The first new permit for deep water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has been approved, U.S. officials said. Noble Energy was granted the permit based on demonstrations that it could drill a well 70 miles off the Louisiana coast safely, a recently issued statement said. It is the first such permit issued since BP’s [...]
The Texas Ranger, icon of America as the epitome of “serve and protect”, lives in our society even today through stories, TV shows, movies and songs. The remains of one such legend in real life, James Coryell, who died protecting settlers in 1837, may have been found in Falls County in Texas recently. A clay [...]
A 53-year-old grandfatherly-looking man pleaded guilty in court Thursday to robbing two Virginia banks, federal prosecutors said. Nicknamed “Granddad Bandit” by the FBI, Michael Francis Mara, also acknowledged holding up an additional 24 branches. The maximum penalty is 20 years in prison for each count, a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern [...]
The founder of Wild Oats Market, and former CEO of Sunflower Farms Market, was arrested in a child prostitution sting, police said. Michael Gilliland, 52, was one of eight people arrested. Steve Martos, spokesman for the Phoenix police said he was accused of soliciting sex online from a minor girl on Thursday. Police said Gilliland [...]
The remains of 11 airmen missing since WWII have been found and identified, U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. The crash site was discovered in 1984 in a ravine in the Morobe Province of Papua, New Guinea, but it was only seven years ago the remains were found, due to threat of landslides. The remains [...]
Two recent baby deaths which occurred due to strangulation sparked a recall of Summer Infant baby monitors, Friday, when the cords of the monitors were linked to the incidents. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the electrical cords could be dangerous to infants if placed too close to their cribs. A 10-month-old girl [...]
Even after being rejected from the Army in 2008 for habitual drug use, Jared Loughner the accused Tucson shooter, passed a background check and bought a shotgun. Because he had no record in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), there was nothing to stop him from purchasing the gun. He should have failed [...]
Details about the shooter of Gabrielle Giffords seem to be slowly revealed, and many early reports may end up with the sources having egg on their faces. Despite initial reports from major news sources like ABC and bloggers like Paul Krugman, the shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, does not appear to be a Tea Party conservative. [...]
No one was seriously injured, Thursday, when two packages detonated in the mail rooms of two Maryland state government buildings. Investigators have made no arrests, and do not have a suspect in their sights at this time, Maryland state officials said. Officials said the blasts could not be called explosions, the packages were mostly smoldering, [...]
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) is urging everyone to “Resolve to be Ready” for any crisis in 2011. “Disasters and emergencies often strike without warning, so it is essential to be prepared and make plans for dealing with them,” said PEMA Director Robert P. French. “Knowing what to do in an emergency can help [...]