David A. Clarke Jr has resigned his post as sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, according to the county clerk. Clarke has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump and has been rumored as a nominee for secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security.
The US and Russia have agreed on zones of operation around the Euphrates river in Syria, where different forces are going after ISIS, according to the outgoing commander of the US-led coalition fighting the terrorist group.
Hurricane Harvey, now weakened to a tropical depression, has caused widespread devastation along the Texas coast, including record rainfall and flooding comparable to 2005's Hurricane Katrina. Relief efforts will be costly and take years, authorities say.
A police lieutenant in the state of Georgia will be fired after telling a female driver, “remember, we only kill black people.” The officer made the statement to the woman amid her reluctance to move her hands out of fear of being shot during a routine traffic stop.
A southern Oregon couple who breed mastiffs has been ordered to lacerate their dogs’ vocal cords, following a lawsuit by their neighbors who complained about “incessant barking”
The artist behind the Pepe the Frog character has forced the author of a controversial book, which some believe depicts the cartoon as a hateful Islamophobe, to withdraw it from sale, demanding all the profits go to the largest Muslim advocacy group in the US.
In the midst of a once in a lifetime flooding event in Texas, citizens are fleeing the rising flood waters, leaving their homes and livelihoods behind. A mandatory curfew in Houston has been imposed in an effort to prevent potential looting.
The US and Russia have agreed on zones of operation around the Euphrates river in Syria, where different forces are going after ISIS, according to the outgoing commander of the US-led coalition fighting the terrorist group.
The Trump administration has selected four US companies to build concrete prototype designs for the US-Mexico border wall. The companies will have 30 days to complete a prototype.
David A. Clarke Jr has resigned his post as sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, according to the county clerk. Clarke has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump and has been rumored as a nominee for secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security.
A southern Oregon couple who breed mastiffs has been ordered to lacerate their dogs’ vocal cords, following a lawsuit by their neighbors who complained about “incessant barking”
The US State Department’s announcement that Russia must close a consulate in San Francisco and reduce consular presence in Washington, DC and New York is a further escalation in already tense relations with Moscow, several US experts say.
Two explosions were reported Thursday at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas with the company saying more expected are to follow. The extent of the risk posed by Texas’ petrochemical industry in the wake of Harvey is unknown.
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has announced he’s signed an order to send more troops into Afghanistan. The move comes after the Pentagon confirmed it has way more troops in the country than previously admitted.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed regret over the “escalation of tensions” after the US State Department ordered Russia to close several diplomatic offices in the US within 48 hours.
Eight more containers at a chemical plant northeast of Houston, Texas are expected to explode after one of them caught fire last night due to refrigeration failure. At least 15 sheriff’s deputies working on site were taken to the hospital.
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