Democrats mount another desperate attack against Justice Alito — with the election in mind
Democrats and their allies in the liberal media are desperate to undermine the U.S. Supreme Court and blunt its conservative influence. This public-private campaign is focused on portraying Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas as ideologically compromised culture warriors who are incapable of impartially deciding cases related to the January 6 protests and former President […]
Climbers Stranded By Avalanche At Over 12,000 Feet High On Mount Shasta Rescued By Emergency Teams
An avalanche on Saturday left two veteran mountaineers stranded at 12,000 feet on Mount Shasta, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO). SCSO coordinated the rescue of two experienced climbers in difficult conditions. The climbers were stranded at 12,000 feet on Mount Shasta after an avalanche, and one suffered a fractured femur, SCSO announced. […]
One Climber Dead, Another Seriously Injured After 1000-Foot Fall Off Alaska’s Mount Johnson
One climber was killed and another seriously injured after plummeting 1,000 feet from the summit of 8,400-foot Mount Johnson in Alaska’s Denali National Park on Thursday night, authorities said. Bad weather prevented rescuers from reaching the body of Robbie Mekas, 52, until the weather cleared Saturday morning, the National Park Service (NPS) said. The surviving […]
New York park ranger Robbi Mecus died while ice climbing Mount Johnson
A longtime New York state forest ranger and transgender advocate died Thursday night after falling more than 1,000 feet while attempting to scale a steep cliff in Alaska, officials said. Robi Mekas, 52, of Keene Valley, and her climbing partner fell while ice climbing a particularly dangerous section of Mount Johnson known as the “escalator” […]
Photos, videos show Mount Etna volcano released volcanic smoke rings in Sicily
In recent days, a mysterious ring has hovered over Sicily, surprising onlookers in Italy. Mount Etna put on an otherworldly show as the volcano sent smoke into the Sicilian sky. Last week, a near-perfect smoke ring emerged from Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and most active volcano. A volcanic vortex ring emerged from the 11,014-foot Mount […]
Blowing ‘smoke’: Mount Etna puts on a show by emitting rare rings into the sky
Tourists in Italy have been treated to quite the show as Europe’s largest active volcano, Mount Etna, has been spewing spectacular “smoke rings” into the sky since last week. The unusual phenomenon, known as a “volcanic vortex ring,” is caused by a combination of rapid outgassing and the shape of a vent erupting from a […]
‘Grave Threat’: Calls Mount For SCOTUS To Intervene In Key Climate Lawsuit Against Major Energy Companies
A number of current and former government officials, military veterans, and legal scholars are asking the Supreme Court to take up important climate change liability cases in Hawaii and remove them from the state’s jurisdiction. An organization led by former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, former military officials, a number of state attorneys general and […]
Trump lawyers mount fresh bid to oust hush money trial judge
Donald Trump on Friday urged the judge in his “hush money” criminal case to recuse himself over his daughter’s marketing efforts for prominent Democrats. This is the latest in a series of attempts to delay the trial, which is scheduled to begin in 10 days. Lauren Marchan, the daughter of Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan […]
Iran Asks US To ‘Step Aside’ As Plans For Retaliation Mount, Official Says
Iran asked the United States to not interfere in its plans for retaliation against Israel, an Iranian official alleged Friday. Mohammad Jamshidi, Iran’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, claimed in a tweet that this exchange occurred. “In a written message, the Islamic Republic of Iran warned America not to fall into Netanyahu’s trap: […]
Experienced climber Roscoe ‘Rocky’ Shorey found dead after falling 1,200 ft. Mount St. Helens volcano crater
The body of an experienced mountaineer who has climbed Mount St Helens nearly 30 times has been found inside the volcano after apparently dying in the fall. Roscoe “Rocky” Shorey, 42, was found 1,200 feet below the summit of Mt. Washington around 7 a.m. Saturday as a climbing group was exploring the area, Skamania County […]