The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who sent a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile earlier this month has refused to cooperate with a Federal Communications Commission investigation, an FCC official said Thursday. Lisa Fowlkes, chief of the FCC’s public safety and homeland security bureau, said she was “disappointed” […]
Daily Archives: January 26, 2018
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Canton police officers and members of the Wester-Wayne Special Operations Team are still at the scene. They said the robber is barricaded inside the bank with an undisclosed amount of employees. Canton Township Supervisor Pat Williams said: “We are praying.” At least one hostage has been released and the assistant […]
It’s too soon to determine whether the current flu season, which may last until May, will lead to more pediatric deaths than usual. As of Jan. 13, there had been 30 flu-associated fatalities in children, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The actual number of pediatric […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will support a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, according to a telephone briefing by the White House for Republican congressional staff members. His remarks could move negotiations on an immigration deal that is […]
Scientists predict there could be twice as many earthquakes this year and they have a theory as to why the increased seismic activity will occur. They believe there is a link between the Earth’s rotation speed and intense seismic activity. The link between earthquakes and the Earth’s rotation was presented […]
WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office on Thursday warned that the security clearance process is one of the most significant “high risks” programs in the U.S. government. The agency was not due to update its threat list until early next year, but it broke tradition to raise its concern with […]
Lou Anna Simon resigned from her job as president of Michigan State University amid accusations that she put the reputation of the Big Ten school ahead of the suffering of the 150 gymnasts who accused Larry Nassar of violating them. But she has free tickets for life to all MSU […]
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump are endangering the survival of our “entire civilisation” with their threats of nuclear war, billionaire philanthropist, George Soros warned. Speaking to Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos about his charity Open Society, Soros said: “The situation has deteriorated, not […]