Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency may be at least partly responsible for a Mexican navy tall ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night. Schumer made the claim in a press release on Sunday, saying he had been briefed on the details of the deadly crash, which […]
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Russian assault groups continue attempts to enter Sumy Oblast, Ukraine’s border guard says
Russia continues deploying small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian territory in Sumy Oblast to broaden the front line area, the State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Ukrinform on April 27. According to Demchenko, the situation in the Sumy Oblast remains “challenging,” with Russian troops focusing their assaults on specific areas such as the border […]
Azov, Khartiia commanders to lead 2 new National Guard corps
The National Guard has formed two new military corps as part of a broader reform of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko told Interfax-Ukraine in comments published on April 15. Ukraine announced earlier this year that it would transition its military to the corps system to improve its efficiency and organization on the […]
Florida boat capsizes, leaving 1 person dead; Coast Guard searching for 3 others, including 2 children
The Coast Guard on Saturday said it was still searching for three passengers, including an adult and two children, after a boat capsized on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, near Goat Island, leaving one person dead. Around 7 p.m. Friday, Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received an alert of a capsized 18-foot vessel with […]
Russia attempting to gain foothold in Sumy Oblast, Border Guard warns
Russian forces are attempting to establish a foothold near Novenke, a Ukrainian village in Sumy Oblast near the border with Russia’s Kursk Oblast, State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on air on March 10. The news comes after Russia reportedly achieved a breakthrough in Kursk Oblast, seeking to encircle the Ukrainian forces fighting there […]
Inmates takeover another New York prison, all visits canceled day after Gov. Hochul deploys National Guard
Dozens of corrections facilities across New York state have ceased visits as the safety of personnel grow after another riot erupted inside an upstate prison. “Visitation in all DOCCS facilities is cancelled until further notice,” the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision wrote in a post on their Facebook page. The latest prison unrest […]
US wants to get 50% of Ukrainian minerals, may deploy its troops to guard them, NBC reports
The U.S. seeks to obtain 50% of Ukraine’s rare minerals and has signaled openness to deploy American troops to guard them if there is a deal with Russia to end the war, NBC reported on Feb. 15, citing unnamed American officials. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a draft of the agreement to President Volodymyr […]
Aircraft matching description of missing Alaska plane found, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said Friday afternoon that it had located an aircraft matching the description of the Nome-bound plane that went missing after takeoff with 10 people onboard on Thursday. The Coast Guard also reported that three deceased individuals were found inside the plane. The flight, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from […]
Texas National Guard deputized to make immigration arrests
President Donald Trump’s administration has reached a deal to grant the Texas National Guard new authority to make immigration arrests this weekend. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott referenced the deal on social media, saying it would “boost manpower for border security.” Under the agreement, Texas National Guard troops would be able to arrest illegal immigrants so […]
Coast Guard cutter intercepts boat with 16 Mexicans off coast of California
The Coast Guard intercepted a boat with 16 illegal aliens on board about 15 miles off the coast of Mission Bay in California on Sunday morning. The Coast Guard said in a press release that at about 12 a.m., cutter Active notified Joint Harbor Operations Center of a 25-foot panga-style vessel with about 15-20 people […]