The white-out conditions started in the southeast, many typically warmer climates hammered by a brutal winter storm. Precipitation and bone-chilling temperatures created a dangerous mix that could mean days of recovery. The snow and frigid temperatures paralyzed cities and towns.Thousands of flights have been canceled, and state and local governments are closed. The system is now making its way north,…
The deep freeze gripping most of the country continues its hold, causing accidents and pile-ups on the roads. Parts of the northeast saw arctic blasts of snow and sleet, right as many people were back on the roads after the new year’s holiday. Outside Buffalo, New York, heavy snow and white-out conditions caused a massive pile-up on Interstate-90. Icy roads…
As of January first, openly transgender people can enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. The main requirement is certification from a medical provider, verifying the individual must have gone 18 months without “clinically significant distress or impairment.” Supporters say it’s a landmark moment for American equality and will deliver a much-needed boost in enrollment. In mid-2017, the White House unsuccessfully…
Deputies were responding to a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex near Denver Sunday, when they came under fire. Police say they were shot at more than 100 times. At least four personnel were injured, all of them in their late twenties and early thirties. One Douglas County Deputy, 29-year-old Zackari Parrish was killed. Two civilians were also injured in…
Drug abuse is being blamed for decreased life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control says the life expectancy at birth was 78.6 years, down 0.1 percent from 2015. The life expectancy rate dropped last year as well. Officials say drugs -opioids in particular- are a significant contributing factor….
Despite numerous obstacles, Congress managed to overhaul the country’s tax code before the end of 2017. The next major legislative accomplishment and the first big political football of 2018 could be infrastructure. Since taking office, President Trump has hinted at wanting to fix and upgrade the country’s roads, bridges and tunnels. Immigration could also come up early in 2018. Democrats…
Republicans said they’d do it, and they did, successfully overhauling the United States tax code. The bill offers permanent tax cuts for businesses, and smaller, temporary cuts for individual tax rates. Reaction to the reform bill is mirroring how the vote went. Democrats ask how republicans explain adding to the deficit, when the GOP typically favors fiscal conservatism. Republicans…
In another late night Senate vote, the upper chamber passed the tax reform bill down party lines. The House took up the measure earlier on Tuesday in the first round of the congressional volleyball. The bill was immediately sent to the Senate for the final vote, where open debate began once more. The last step of sending the bill…
Several people were killed and dozens injured -many seriously- when Amtrak train number 501 went off the tracks. The Monday morning derailment set off a chain reaction, pushing more than twelve train cars and an engine off the overpass, many falling onto busy Interstate-5 right below the tracks. Five crew members and eighty passengers were on board, much less than…
The world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta lost power Sunday, bringing air traffic to a screeching halt. The outage left thousands of passengers going nowhere fast. Terminals started overflowing with would-be air travelers and planes just sat on the tarmac. No power also meant no essential basics, like food and other services. Overall, some 1400 flights were canceled. Area hotels…
