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Dog found in shipping container by Coast Guard is pregnant

This dog is full of surprises! The adorable and strong dog, who was trapped inside a shipping container in Texas for more than a week before being rescued by U.S. Coast Guard personnel, is pregnant, the animal rescue group announced this week. The container dog, called Connie, was found on January 31st and taken to […]

Louisiana to deploy National Guard to southern border

Louisiana plans to send 150 National Guard troops to the southern Texas border as Congress fails to secure a border deal. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the move Thursday in Baton Rouge, adding himself to a growing list of Republican governors offering resource assistance to Texas as the Biden administration and Texas tussle over border […]

Alaska National Guard planning deployment to US border with Mexico

The Alaska Army National Guard plans to deploy to the U.S. border with Mexico. “The Alaska Army National Guard has been notified by the National Guard Bureau that it is authorized to begin training in preparation for early mobilization in support of the Commonwealth’s southwest border mission. [fiscal] 2025,” Alaska National Guard Maj. Gen. Torrence […]

Coast Guard rescues dog trapped for a week inside shipping container at Texas port

A dog was rescued Wednesday after the U.S. Coast Guard found it trapped inside a shipping container in Texas, officials said. According to the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland, members of a Coast Guard inspection team were randomly selecting containers from thousands of containers at the Port of Houston when suddenly one of the containers was […]

I Offered to Let Biden Use Guard on Border, He Won’t and Blames Congress

On CNBC’s Friday broadcast of “Squawk Box,” Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) offered to authorize President Joe Biden to use the Connecticut Guard to help with border security, but Biden said He said he would not. Co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin said, “You may need housing for other reasons, immigration, where people are being bussed, but […]

Republicans want National Guard to have lethal force powers at the border

A group of Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would give the National Guard the authority to use deadly force against “armed invaders” who cross the southern border into the United States. The bill, entitled the “Securing our Borders from Armed Invaders Act,” was introduced by freshman Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) and referred to […]

Patient shoots security guard after discharge from Kansas City hospital

A patient was shot and injured at a Kansas City hospital Friday morning after disarming himself, authorities said. Tennessee police officer opens fire as man with missing girl tries to run over deputies, authorities say The patient had just been discharged from University Health Truman Medical Center. Phil DiMartino said in a news release. DiMartino […]