Category: North America

U.S. immigration agents are planning nationwide raids next week to arrest, among others, teenagers who entered the country without guardians and are suspected gang members, in a widening of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. The raids are set to begin on Sunday and continue through Wednesday, according to an internal memo seen by […]

The United States has long been, and will likely forever continue to be, embroiled in a debate about firearms.  What firearms are okay to own, where is it okay to carry them, and how to prevent nefarious types from getting their hands on them are the subject of polarizing arguments around every national election – […]

A little more than a year after she married, Tiffany Smiley walked into a hospital room to tell her husband he was blind. A car bomb in Mosul, Iraq, had sent shrapnel into Army Maj. Scott Smiley’s eyes as he was serving as an infantry platoon leader and ultimately led him to this bed at […]

If you are a criminal on the run you better start looking up as a drone may be following you. Police departments all over the country are ‘droning up’ to track down criminals and deter crime. Drones have become the newest crime-fighting tool for police departments across the country. Some local police departments have started using them […]

Despite the criticisms of the state’s tourism industry, Hawaiian officials announced the launch of an education and preparedness campaign aimed at informing their citizens on what to do in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack. Tensions have been high in the Pacific for months now, as North Korea continues to test various ballistic […]

While the United States has repeatedly stated that its goals regarding North Korea do not include a regime change, CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s recent statements regarding Kim Jong un may indicate the beginning of a shift from that position. North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs have developed rapidly in recent months, from the almost comical […]

In an appearance at the 2017 International Space Station Research and Development (ISSR&D) conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took the stage to answer questions about the future of his private space travel organization, as well as how some of his other endeavors may aid in mankind’s effort to become an […]

In a hearing set to determine the viability of serving another two years as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva addressed concerns about global threats, and about how budget restrictions effect America’s ability to counter them. The first issue the General was asked to […]

According to the press release from Sen. John McCain’s office, the 80-year-old Republican senator was diagnosed with brain cancer following a procedure last week to remove a blood clot above his left eye. The tumor was found when the clot was being removed. After he missed the healthcare debate this past week, many feared the […]

Although it was introduced way back in 1966, and retired from service a whopping eighteen years ago, the SR-71 Blackbird remains among the most popular military aircraft of all time – and with good reason.  Despite its relative old age when compared to modern feats of aviation ingenuity like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter or […]

The U.S. Navy has passed down punishment for the sailor who was presumed to be lost at sea last month, only to be found days later, hiding on board. “I just can’t believe he’s gone,” Amy James, the missing sailor’s sister, told CBS affiliate WJAX during the search. “Is this real? Is this a nightmare?” […]

Scientists and researchers working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico recently announced the discovery of strange radio signals coming from a red dwarf star only about 11 light years from earth.  The radio pulses, which were characterized as “very peculiar,” seem to be unique to the red dwarf system, and have not been found […]