Dont be scared: FEMA issues Halloween emergency plan warning, urges parents to supervise kids

Halloween Safety Alert: FEMA advises families on preventing accidents

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released safety guidance urging Americans to remain vigilant and prepared during Halloween weekend and throughout the autumn season, under the headline, “This Halloween, Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared.” Halloween Safety Alert: FEMA advises families on preventing accidents Published on the FEMA website on Wednesday, the guidance cautions that … Read more

Vietnam veterans group president says he was misled before backing Trumps DC arch plan: Report

The Vietnam Veterans of America says it was given “inaccurate information” before joining a legal brief supporting Trump's arch. (Vietnam Veterans of America, AFP)

Tom Burke, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, said on Thursday that he was given wrong information before the group joined a legal brief supporting President Donald Trump’s planned arch. The 250-foot-tall arch is part of Trump’s plan to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Vietnam Veterans of America says it … Read more

Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants show

Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants show

ATLANTA — Three people arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had gotten a floor plan of the school and chosen a date to carry it out early next school year, according to arrest warrants. Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had … Read more

Trump denies plan to turn White House press room into swimming pool, hints at moving reporters

US President Donald Trump has denied plans to remove the White House press briefing room and restore a swimming pool. (REUTERS)

US President Donald Trump has denied plans to remove the White House press briefing room and restore a swimming pool beneath it, but has indicated that journalists could still be moved to another location amid his strained relationship with the media. US President Donald Trump has denied plans to remove the White House press briefing … Read more

In 2025, an AI data center plan put a Kentucky familys farmland in developers sights; a mother and daughter refused $26 million and kept their land

A Kentucky family turned down $26 million rather than sell their farm to a data center. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

Would you turn down $26 million? A mother and daughter in Kentucky did. According to a WXIX/Gray News report, a company wanted their farmland for a data center, and they said no. The decision comes as AI demand continues to grow. The 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … Read more

US officials plan to travel to Norway for Ukraine talks, sources say

US officials plan to travel to Norway for Ukraine talks, sources say

By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth US officials plan to travel to Norway for Ukraine talks, sources say NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Norway this week for the next round of negotiations on ending … Read more

US daylight saving time 2026: What we know on November clock change and Trumps stalled plan

US daylight saving time 2026: Essential details on clock changes. (Unsplash)

Americans will turn their clocks back by one hour on November 1, 2026, as daylight saving time ends across most of the United States, with Congress yet to approve a proposal backed by President Donald Trump to eliminate the twice-yearly clock change. US daylight saving time 2026: Essential details on clock changes. (Unsplash) The change … Read more

Trump halts livestream plan for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution

Trump cancels plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP) (AFP)

US President Donald Trump has cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to the public. Trump said Thursday that Hasan will still be executed by firing squad as scheduled on December 3, but the public will not be allowed to watch it online, according to Donald Trump’s Truth Social post. … Read more

Trump backs Nidal Hasan’s execution for killing 13 US soldiers, but casts doubt on livestream plan

Trump backs Nidal Hasan’s execution for killing 13 US soldiers, but casts doubt on livestream plan

Handout photo of Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood. US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood military … Read more

‘Abhorrent’: UN condemns US plan to livestream execution of gunman who killed 13 at Texas military base in 2009

'Abhorrent': UN condemns US plan to livestream execution of gunman who killed 13 at Texas military base in 2009

The United Nations on Friday condemned US plans to livestream the execution of former US Army Major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base on November 5, 2009, calling the move “abhorrent” and warning that it could violate the prohibition against torture.“These kinds of public executions we’ve seen in other … Read more