Frank Mooney
At least 24 people were killed by storms that hit eight U.S. states in early April. A study released this week says that climate change made those storms much worse. A climate science group called World Weather Attribution found that the record-breaking rains were about 9% stronger because of global warming caused by humans. Strong … Read more
Five Marines were killed when a military helicopter crashed more than a year ago. The official probe into what happened is now over. The accident took place on February 6, 2024, on the way back to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, where all the Marines were stationed. The 1,140-page study came out on Wednesday, more … Read more
LAKELAND, FL — Wildlife officers from the state of Florida have named the woman who was killed by an alligator while kayaking on Lake Kissimmee in central Florida. Maj. Evan Laskowski of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says Cynthia Diekema, 61, of Davenport, Florida, died when the canoe she was riding in with … Read more
In Operation Restore Justice, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday that 115 victims of child exploitation had been rescued and 205 criminals of child sexual abuse had been arrested. Utah caught three criminals, one of whom was the head of a public charter school for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade. At a … Read more
Two Mexican nationals are being charged with bringing people into the U.S. illegally, which caused at least three people to die when a panga boat capsized near San Diego. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said she wants the Justice Department to go after the death sentence for them. At first, the Coast Guard said … Read more
Police in Oregon need your help to find the minivan driver who was caught on camera ramming into a motorbike during an alleged case of road rage on Monday, May 5. The crash sent the motorcyclist flying off a U.S. highway. The shocking video was posted on Facebook by the Beaverton Police Department. It seems … Read more
Due to an incident at his house in February, the principal of Enterprise High School in Redding has been charged with resisting a police officer and being drunk in public. Ryan Johnson told the judge in Shasta County Superior Court on May 2 that he was not guilty of the charges against him. Jones, who … Read more
Under President Trump, the Department of Education started telling the first of millions of Americans whose government student loans are past due that their wages will be taken in a few months. The news comes at the same time that the Trump government starts to collect on millions of loans that haven’t been paid back. … Read more
Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley said that two people have been arrested on charges that they robbed a home in March, tied up a couple from Gulfport, and hit a man with a knife. The robbery has been under investigation by police since March 31, when two thieves showed up around 6 a.m. in the … Read more
As the month of May begins, millions of Americans are set to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps. The program, one of the most vital nutritional and financial support systems in U.S. history, reaches more than 42 million individuals across all 50 states and the District of Columbia … Read more