U.S. Border Patrol announced on Friday that it is changing its policy on using deadly force against moving vehicles and people who throw rocks.
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Senate Blocks Bill To Overhaul Military Sex Assault Prosecutions
The Senate has voted to block a bill that would have removed the authority of senior military commanders to prosecute sexual assault cases within their ranks.
Kerry Will Travel To Kiev Amid Escalating Crisis
Secretary of State John Kerry, who has described Moscow’s military intervention in the Crimea an “incredible act of aggression,” will travel to Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday to meet with the country’s embattled government.
Pennsylvania Woman Claims To Have Killed At Least 22 People
The 19-year-old woman says the majority of her murders took place in Alaska.
‘Mind-Boggling,’ Historic Ice Storm Headed For Deep South
“Mind-boggling if not historical” ice accumulations are expected Wednesday and Thursday across a wide swath of the Deep South that includes Atlanta, other parts of Georgia, Columbia, S.C., and up to Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
At Least 14 Dead In Eruption Of Indonesian Volcano
An Indonesian volcano that had been rumbling for months finally unleashed a deadly cloud of poisonous gas and gray ash, killing at least 14 people only a day after authorities had allowed thousands of evacuated villagers to return to their homes.
Looking To Escape The Deep Freeze? Head To Alaska
The National Weather Service is warning, once again, that brutally cold weather is going to be spreading across much of the nation, from the upper Midwest down to the deep South and up through the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England.
Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Might Be Heading For U.K.
A ghost ship full of diseased, cannibalistic rats could be nearing landfall somewhere in the British Isles.
Keystone Pipeline’s Southern Section Begins Delivering Oil To Gulf Coast
A large section of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline went into official operation Wednesday, in a move that supporters say will help ease the flow of oil to refineries in the Gulf Coast region.
Nuclear Missile Officers Reportedly Implicated In Drug Probe
Two U.S. Air Force officers with authority to launch nuclear-tipped Minuteman 3 missiles, have reportedly been implicated in an illegal-narcotics investigation.