After more than a decade of development, hype and pent-up demand, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit. New Glenn, originally intended to launch as early as 2020, is slated to fly on Sunday out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a nearly four-hour launch window that…
A video shows a power line catching on fire after a tree fell on it during a major ice storm in Indiana over the weekend. Fox Weather reported that the fire occurred after a tree fell onto a power line and caused a power transformer to break in the backyard of a house in Evansville,…
The downtown Los Angeles Macy’s department store, situated on 7th Street and a cornerstone of retail in the area, will shut down as the company prepares to close 150 underperforming locations in an effort to revamp and modernize its business. The iconic retail center announced this week the first 66 closures, including nine in California spanning from Sacramento…
Rory Callum Sykes, a former Australian child star who was born with cerebral palsy and blindness, was killed by the massive Palisades fire last Wednesday. According to Rory Sykes’ mom, Shelley Sykes, the 32-year-old former child star who was featured in the British television show “Kiddy Kapers,” died at the family’s home in Malibu. “It…
Jordan Goudreau, a U.S. Army Special Forces “Green Beret” veteran facing federal charges for arms trafficking and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, has told a federal court he intends to prove he committed those acts at the behest of officials in the highest levels of the U.S. government. Goudreau is the founder of the private security…
The city is trying to quash a lawsuit seeking pivotal data on the toxins that hovered over lower Manhattan following the 9/11 terror attacks, claiming it doesn’t have the important documents and that the search for the long-sought records is nothing more than a “fishing expedition,” the Daily News has learned. In court papers filed late last year, the city’s…
At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week, bringing powerful gusts that will challenge fire crews struggling to contain two destructive blazes and likely force thousands more residents to evacuate. After a brief respite from the winds over the weekend, a shifting pressure gradient is set to…
David Anderson was around 19 when he was deployed to the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War shortly after enlisting and becoming a Marine. Now at 93, his service continues to inspire his daughter to make a better life for veterans in Bridgeport. In 1950, David Anderson deployed as part of the U.S. Marine Corps to assist South Korea as it fought against communist…
Calabar, Nigeria – In a way to kickstart the new year, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has distributed palliatives to security agencies in Cross River State. The beneficiary agencies include the Nigerian Navy (NNS Victory), Nigerian Army 13 Brigade Command, Nigeria Police State Command, Nigeria Police Zone 6 Command, Department of State Service (DSS),…
West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS) will host a groundbreaking ceremony at noon Jan. 27 for its new Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Abilene. This state-of-the-art facility will expand access to high-quality health care for veterans in the region, furthering our commitment to honor and serve those who have served the nation. It will be at 5602 Health Center Drive in Abilene….
