Pipeline fire in suburban Houston forces neighborhood evacuation, officials say
Firefighters were battling a massive pipeline fire near Houston on Monday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate as flames shot high into the sky. The fire started at 9:55 a.m. in LaPorte, about 25 miles southwest of Houston. About 1,600 customers were without power in Harris County because several power lines were close to the fire. […]
Houthis Fire Surface-to-Surface Missile at Israel; No Injuries
The Houthis fired a surface-to-surface missile which reached Israel at 6:32 a.m. local time on Sunday, setting off sirens around Tel Aviv but caused no damage as it exploded in the square. The missile was detected during Army Radio's morning newscast, startling the announcer. Initially, it was unclear whether the sirens were due to a […]
Fire alarm goes off during Florida State postgame after expensive, disastrous loss to Memphis
Florida State got off to a similarly poor start in recovering from last season's playoff exit and historic loss to Georgia in the Orange Bowl. Just one year after coming off an undefeated season and contending for a playoff berth, the Seminoles fell to an 0-3 start on Saturday with a 20-12 loss to FBS […]
Accused Line Fire arsonist Justin Halstenberg’s mom speaks out
The man authorities say started the Rhine Fire that's still raging in Southern California is innocent, his mother said, but investigators are looking into whether he may also be involved in other intentionally set fires. Connie Halstenberg said Los Angeles Times Her text message said her “son,” 34-year-old Justin Wayne Halstenberg, “did not start the […]
Texas Officers Rescue Children from House Fire in Nick of Time
Two Vidor, Texas, police officers narrowly rescued a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old child from a fire in their home on Tuesday. Officers were first on scene after receiving reports of a fire at a home at 12 Pin Oak Street shortly before 2 a.m. Reported On Thursday. At the scene, the boys' mother told Officers […]
Biden jokes that he doesn’t remember his own name at Pa. fire station
He was having a typical elderly moment. Just before donning Donald Trump's red hat at the 9/11 memorial on Wednesday, President Biden joked that he couldn't remember his name. Biden, 81, made the joke, poking fun at himself, when he agreed to sign presidential seal hats for Trump supporters at an event honoring emergency workers […]
Illinois ‘supermayor’ under fire for $85K concert
Tiffany Henyard, the self-described “super mayor” of a Chicago suburb, has come under fire after she threw an $85,000 party last month for R&B singer Kiki Wyatt and rapper J. Holiday, but media reports said almost no one showed up. Mayor Henyard of Dalton, Illinois, has been heavily criticized for spending taxpayer money on first-class […]
JD Vance returns fire at Taylor Swift after she endorses Kamala Harris as a ‘childless cat lady’
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance called pop superstar Taylor Swift a “naive” billionaire on Wednesday, a day after Swift endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee, citing Vance's criticism of “childless cat ladies” like herself. “We respect Taylor Swift's music, but whether you like her music or are a fan of hers or not, we don't […]
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter review – a staggering, mesmerising true-crime tale | Television & radio
I It feels like a long time (ten minutes? maybe twenty?) since Netflix last added to the true-crime documentary genre (anthologies focused on men's violence against women and girls), but “Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter” is worth the wait, if only for the strange, perverse way in which such a voyeuristic endeavor takes place. […]
Trump and Vance Stop by New York City Fire Station on 9/11 Anniversary
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a former president, and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), stopped by a New York City fire station on Wednesday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil that killed 2,977 innocent people. Many New York City firefighters lost their lives as first responders to the […]