Responders hone parachuting, other skills at doomsday drill

SHELTON, Wash. –  The parachutes slowly float down from Chinook helicopters, first carrying boxes of supplies, and later, paratroopers who use those supplies to set up a field operations center as part of a readiness drill for a megaquake and tsunami. Thursday’s exercise was part of a four-day event that ends Friday, called Cascadia Rising, […]

Man accused of falsifying military service charged with 3 felonies

A Tempe man is accused of  telling a tall tale about his supposed military service to obtain veteran status for his driver’s license and vehicle plates. The Arizona Department of Transportation says the agency’s detectives have arrested 45-year-old Eric Wolfe on suspicion of forgery and using falsified documents. Wolfe was booked Tuesday into the custody […]

White House confirms ‘criminal’ probe over Clinton emails, ‘shreds’ campaign claim

Perhaps it was an unguarded moment, but the White House has seemingly confirmed that the Justice Department is conducting a “criminal investigation” regarding Hillary Clinton’s personal email use – despite persistent claims from the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee that investigators are pursuing a mere “security inquiry.” Press Secretary Josh Earnest used the term at Thursday’s […]

Sheriff: Army Reserve Officer Threatens Members of Mosque

A decorated Army Reserve officer left bacon at a mosque and brandished a handgun while threatening to kill Muslims and bury them there, North Carolina authorities said Friday. Russell Thomas Langford, 36, made death threats against members of the mosque about 20 miles southwest of Fayetteville, authorities said. “He told people at the mosque that […]

Benghazi panel subpoenas Pentagon official who blasted probe

WASHINGTON –  The House Benghazi committee has issued a subpoena to a senior Pentagon official who criticized the GOP-led panel for making costly and unnecessary requests to the Defense Department. Stephen Hedger, an assistant secretary of defense, will be interviewed under oath next week. Hedger claimed in a letter to the committee that officials could […]

Bristol Palin marries Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer

The 25-year-old daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin married her on-again, off-again beau, Dakota Meyer, ET exclusively confirmed on Wednesday. “Life is full of ups and downs but in the end, you’ll end up where you’re supposed to be,” Palin and Meyer told ET. “We are so happy to share with loved ones the […]

The names of some CIA personnel could have been compromised in release of Clinton emails

WASHINGTON (AP) – The names of CIA personnel could have been compromised not only by hackers who may have penetrated Hillary Clinton’s private computer server or the State Department system, but also by the release itself of tens of thousands of her emails, security experts say. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, turned over to […]