makenoodle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Pentagon advisory committee is recommending waiting periods and other gun restrictions for service members to help reduce suicides in the armed forces. Among the nearly 130 recommendations in a report last week from the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee are: a seven-day waiting […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls for more than a decade, staking her argument on claims of juror misconduct, a violation of the statute of […]
David Crespo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Domestic terrorism-related cases increased 357% from 2013 to 2021, according to the Government Accountability Office, which urged the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to do more to combat the issue. In 2013, there were 1,981 open domestic terrorism cases compared to the 9,049 […]
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Six train cars, including two carrying propane, derailed in Manatee County, Florida, on Tuesday, according to the train’s operator, Seminole Gulf Railroad. There is no immediate danger or leaks and no one was injured, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Robert […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The jury in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh — who is accused of killing his wife and younger son at the family’s property in 2021 — will travel to the site of the brutal killings on Wednesday ahead […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Following a brief pause, crews are still cleaning up contaminated soil and liquids in East Palestine, Ohio, after the Norfolk Southern train derailment and controlled release of toxic chemicals. Residents of the small town, located near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, face ongoing uncertainty and concern over […]
Angelo Merendino/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Feb. 3 near East Palestine, Ohio, sending toxic chemicals into the air, soil and creeks in the area. The incident has caused lingering concerns and anxiety for residents of the town, located near the Ohio-Pennsylvania […]
Robert Smith/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images (BOSTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating another close call involving two jets at Boston Logan International Airport. The FAA said a Learjet took off from a runway without clearance from air traffic control while a JetBlue flight was preparing to land on […]
Around 8:00 a.m. on Feb. 26, Sanpete County Search and Rescue received a call about two vehicles stuck in Manti Canyon. According to reports, one individual’s vehicle became stuck the night before and they had called a friend to help, but the friend’s vehicle became stuck as well. Due to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is taking aim at a Utah company that has been blamed for a significant portion of the state’s air pollution. The governor asked the EPA to change the boundaries of an air pollution non-attainment area to include the section of Tooele County where […]
