This week, the US military used a laser to shoot down three drones along the US-Mexico border that were allegedly operated by drug cartels, the Pentagon said Thursday. The three unmanned aircraft systems were shot down late Tuesday and early Wednesday using a “military high-energy multipurpose laser system,” according to U.S. Northern Command, responsible for … Read more
WashingtonReuters – The U.S. military used a laser in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern Command said in a statement that the operation took place late … Read more
A federal judge on Thursday halted, at least for now, efforts to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in voting. The move halted the directive for a second time just about a week before the first mail-in ballots are due to be sent out for the fast-approaching midterm elections. U.S. District Court Judge Indira … Read more
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The release of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from a Texas jail on Thursday despite Minnesota’s request for his return could set a dangerous precedent, increasing friction between states and helping criminal defendants avoid justice, legal experts said. Christian Castro was released from a detention center in Brownsville after Texas … Read more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will rename Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to update the lake’s name in the United States Geographic Names … Read more
Timber Fire passes 19,000 acres in Big Sur as Highway 1 closure planned. The Timber Fire has grown to 19,296 acres and is 21% contained in Monterey County as of Thursday morning, according to CAL FIRE. That’s an increase of 2,928 acres, or about 17.9%, from the 16,368 acres reported Tuesday night. Planned Highway 1 … Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a record average of more than 800 people without criminal records per day in July on average, new federal data shows. The increase in arrests comes as the White House pressures the agency to reach a goal of 2,000 a day. July is the first month of President Trump’s second … Read more
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Mike Gibbons sat out the presidential election two years ago, frustrated that Democrat Kamala Harris did not take a stronger stance against Israel’s war in Gaza and couldn’t bring himself to vote for Republican Donald Trump. That’s not his plan this year. The 33-year-old restaurant waiter in this eastern Pennsylvania city … Read more
AP — A small plane carrying four people crashed Wednesday in shallow waters near a remote coastal town in Alaska, killing everyone on board, officials said. The Piper PA-24 was headed to the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Public … Read more