WASHINGTON– The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer publishing information about any sailor’s service history, information the service has provided for free for decades. The move, which officials say is being driven by heightened security threats and harassment concerns, comes amid a
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi. — The family of Nolan Xavier Wells is still searching for answers about what exactly led to the 18-year-old elite athlete’s death during a Fourth of July boat trip with friends on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Although Wells traveled by boat with his friends to Horn Island, he did not return to
HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is abandoning its plan to use two rural Pennsylvania warehouses to house thousands of people. The plan had been slowed by the state’s denial of drinking water and wastewater permits, and an ICE attorney filed paperwork Wednesday withdrawing his agency’s appeal of the denial. The state had
DETROIT– The tense relationship between the United States and Canada is ruining the celebration of an extraordinary project between the two countries: a new six-lane bridge named after a famous Canadian who played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings. After years of planning and billions of dollars in construction, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is
SCARBOROUGH, Maine– New protections for endangered right whales in the North Atlantic would be postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle in Washington last week with the full support of the fishing and lobster industries. Environmentalists say this could mean the end for missing whales, which can drown after
CHARLESTON, WV — Torrential rains caused flash flooding that inundated homes and businesses, washed away bridges and prompted numerous water rescues in parts of West Virginia, officials said. Gov. Patrick Morrisey sent 100 National Guard members to the hardest-hit areas in the northern part of the state and declared a state of emergency for all