A fire broke out in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia at around 3:15 this morning. Three buildings and a shed were destroyed. Several businesses were located in the buildings. The nearby MARC commuter railroad station was closed, so that the firefighters could use its parking lot.
Read more at The Washington Post, WUSA, WTOP and WJLA.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Wednesday Links
Once again in the middle of the week, here's a bit of what's going on:
From Fox News, in the United Kingdom, a Muslim delivery driver has been charged with plotting against the American military and trying to join ISIS.
Also from Fox News, a contractor for Maryland's "initially flawed" health care website has agreed to repay the state $45 million.
From CNN, the city of Ferguson, Missouri has hired a black interim police chief.
From KORN, a police officer in Hayward, California is shot and killed during a traffic stop. (via Twitchy)
From The Hill, the arguably most obnoxious Republican presidential candidate plans to visit the border between Texas and Mexico.
From Townhall, a certain obnoxious Democratic presidential candidate is not doing too well in Quinnipiac polls in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia.
From CNBC, the National Retail Federation has revised their 2015 U.S. retail sales forecast downward.
From USA Today, improved ties with the United States will force Cuban 20-somethings to brace for change.
From The Washington Post and the "driver's worst nightmare" department, in an experiment, an SUV gets hacked.
From National Review, the recent nuclear agreement with Iran includes two side deals that will not be shared with Congress, the American people, or other nations.
From BBC News, scientists have discovered similarities in DNA between Native Americans in the Amazon basin and the indigenous peoples of Australia and Melanesia.
From Investor's Business Daily, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina uses the Planned Parenthood exposé video to assert that Hillary Clinton (D) has extremist positions on abortion.
From Bloomberg, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says that the man he wants to replace "has no class".
From The Washington Free Beacon, New York City's comptroller disagrees with Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to allow only 200 new Uber licenses each year.
From the New York Post, the father of Kate Steinle, who was allegedly killed by an illegal alien, speaks to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
And from Mashable, Australian youngsters brace for the new varieties of Parrot MiniDrones.
From Fox News, in the United Kingdom, a Muslim delivery driver has been charged with plotting against the American military and trying to join ISIS.
Also from Fox News, a contractor for Maryland's "initially flawed" health care website has agreed to repay the state $45 million.
From CNN, the city of Ferguson, Missouri has hired a black interim police chief.
From KORN, a police officer in Hayward, California is shot and killed during a traffic stop. (via Twitchy)
From The Hill, the arguably most obnoxious Republican presidential candidate plans to visit the border between Texas and Mexico.
From Townhall, a certain obnoxious Democratic presidential candidate is not doing too well in Quinnipiac polls in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia.
From CNBC, the National Retail Federation has revised their 2015 U.S. retail sales forecast downward.
From USA Today, improved ties with the United States will force Cuban 20-somethings to brace for change.
From The Washington Post and the "driver's worst nightmare" department, in an experiment, an SUV gets hacked.
From National Review, the recent nuclear agreement with Iran includes two side deals that will not be shared with Congress, the American people, or other nations.
From BBC News, scientists have discovered similarities in DNA between Native Americans in the Amazon basin and the indigenous peoples of Australia and Melanesia.
From Investor's Business Daily, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina uses the Planned Parenthood exposé video to assert that Hillary Clinton (D) has extremist positions on abortion.
From Bloomberg, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says that the man he wants to replace "has no class".
From The Washington Free Beacon, New York City's comptroller disagrees with Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to allow only 200 new Uber licenses each year.
From the New York Post, the father of Kate Steinle, who was allegedly killed by an illegal alien, speaks to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
And from Mashable, Australian youngsters brace for the new varieties of Parrot MiniDrones.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Rod Blagojevich Partially Wins Appeal
A federal appeals court in Chicago has overturned 5 of the 18 counts against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D), along with his 14-year sentence. He had been convicted of the 18 counts in two trials. Prosecutors have the option of retrying Blagojevich on the 5 counts or dropping them. This does not mean that he will be released from prison any time soon, only that the length of his sentence can be reconsidered.
Read more at the Chicago Tribune, WGN, CBS Chicago and Fox 6 Now.
Read more at the Chicago Tribune, WGN, CBS Chicago and Fox 6 Now.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Massachusetts Woman Fatally Shot While Sleeping
In the wake of the death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco, here's another incident in an American appears to have been killed by an illegal alien. In this case, the two aliens possibly involved were previously deported. From the Boston Herald:
Deportation orders failed to oust two illegal immigrants who are now up on drug charges and under investigation in the July 4 shooting death of a Lawrence grandmother — in an alarming case that critics say illustrates a revolving immigration door with dangerous consequences.
Dominican Republic nationals Wilton Lara-Calmona and Jose M. Lara-Mejia were arrested on drug charges by police investigating the shooting death of Mirta Rivera, 41. The Lawrence nurse was killed in her sleep by a gunshot fired through the ceiling from an upstairs apartment, where both men lived.The two illegal aliens had a third roommate, who was likewise arrested on drug charges. I'm not a lawyer, but I can see where the shooting could result in some kind of homicide charge. Lawrence, Massachusetts is about 30 miles north of Boston. Read the full story.
ISIS Suicide Bomber Strikes In Turkey
At least 27 people were killed and over 100 others injured in an explosion at the Amara Culture Center in the Turkish border town of Suruç, near the Syrian city of Kobane. About 300 young people had been staying at the cultural center, who were reportedly there to help rebuilidng work in Kobane. The blast is believed to have been set off by an ISIS suicide bomber.
Read more at BBC News, Russia Today, CNN and the Daily Mail.
Read more at BBC News, Russia Today, CNN and the Daily Mail.
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Chattanooga Shootings Claim Fifth Fatality
A fifth military serviceman has died as a result of the shootings at two recruitment centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Naval Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith, 26, has died from the wounds he suffered two days ago.
Friday, July 17, 2015
Slain Marines Identified
The four U.S. Marines killed in yesterday's attack on two military recruiting centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee have been identified:
Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, 40, of Springfield, Massachusetts, who was deployed twice to Iraq and fought in the Battle of Abu Ghraib in 2005.
Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, 37, who lived in Chattanooga and served in Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea.
Sgt. Carson Holmquist, originally from Wisconsin, who lived in Jacksonville, NC and served in Afghanistan.
Lance Cpl. Skip Wells, 21, of Marietta, Georgia, who briefly attended Georgia Southern University.
Lance Cpl. Wells was a reservist. The other three were on active duty. I regret not being able to learn Sgt. Holmquist's age.
Read more at Fox News Insider, NBC News, The Tennessean, and last but never least, The Marine Corps Times.
UPDATE: The Daily Mail has more about the four fallen Marines, and reports Sgt. Holmquist's age as 27.
Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, 40, of Springfield, Massachusetts, who was deployed twice to Iraq and fought in the Battle of Abu Ghraib in 2005.
Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, 37, who lived in Chattanooga and served in Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea.
Sgt. Carson Holmquist, originally from Wisconsin, who lived in Jacksonville, NC and served in Afghanistan.
Lance Cpl. Skip Wells, 21, of Marietta, Georgia, who briefly attended Georgia Southern University.
Lance Cpl. Wells was a reservist. The other three were on active duty. I regret not being able to learn Sgt. Holmquist's age.
Read more at Fox News Insider, NBC News, The Tennessean, and last but never least, The Marine Corps Times.
UPDATE: The Daily Mail has more about the four fallen Marines, and reports Sgt. Holmquist's age as 27.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Colorado Theater Shooter Found Guilty
James Holmes, who fatally shot 12 people and wounded 70 others in a theater in Aurora, Colorado in 2012, has been found guilty. The jury thus rejected his plea of insanity. The trial, which has already gone on for 11 weeks and involved over 250 witnesses, now moves into the penalty phase, in which Holmes faces either life imprisonment or the death penalty.
Read more at KABC, Newsweek, CBS News, The Denver Channel and The Denver Post.
Read more at KABC, Newsweek, CBS News, The Denver Channel and The Denver Post.
Policeman And Four Military Personnel Shot In Chattanooga
A police officer was shot this morning near a Navy recruiting center on Lee Highway in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and has been taken to a hospital. Some nearby locations, including Chattanooga State University, have been placed under precautionary lockdowns. There are reports, apparently not yet confirmed, of other victims.
Read more at WHNT, WREG and WRCB.
UPDATE: The links are now indicating that up to four other people, all U.S. Marines, have also been shot, and that the shooter is now dead.
UPDATE 2: According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, four military personnel were shot and killed. There were two military recruiting locations where the shootings occurred, one on Lee Highway, now identified as an Army recruiting center, and the other being a Naval and Marine Reserve Center at the Chattanooga River Park. A quick look on Googlemaps shows U.S. Naval Reserve location on Amnicola Highway, a road mentioned in several of the above links, adjacent to a Tennessee River Park.
UPDATE 3: As reported by the Star Tribune, the shooter has been identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez of Hixton, TN, who was believed to have been born in Kuwait. Whether his citizenship was American or Kuwaiti has not been determined. Besides the four Marines who were killed, a fifth Marine was wounded in the leg. The police officer was hit in the ankle.
Read more at WHNT, WREG and WRCB.
UPDATE: The links are now indicating that up to four other people, all U.S. Marines, have also been shot, and that the shooter is now dead.
UPDATE 2: According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, four military personnel were shot and killed. There were two military recruiting locations where the shootings occurred, one on Lee Highway, now identified as an Army recruiting center, and the other being a Naval and Marine Reserve Center at the Chattanooga River Park. A quick look on Googlemaps shows U.S. Naval Reserve location on Amnicola Highway, a road mentioned in several of the above links, adjacent to a Tennessee River Park.
UPDATE 3: As reported by the Star Tribune, the shooter has been identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez of Hixton, TN, who was believed to have been born in Kuwait. Whether his citizenship was American or Kuwaiti has not been determined. Besides the four Marines who were killed, a fifth Marine was wounded in the leg. The police officer was hit in the ankle.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Wednesday Links
Some things in the news, here on earth and elsewhere in the solar system:
From AOL, as Greek legislators debate the latest bailout bill, a riot breaks out.
From The Washington Times, an immigrant recently released from jail after serving time for attempted murder, is now charged with a different murder.
From Fire Andrea Mitchell, a testy exchange between President Obama and reporter Major Garrett.
From The Verge and the New Horizons mission, the first high-resolution picture of Pluto.
From BBC News and the New Horizons mission, Pluto has mountains of ice.
From ABC News, a teen explains life in a coma.
From Fox News, here's the latest fake Cherokee.
From The Will County News, welcome to Mr. Obama's socially engineered neighborhood.
From The Daily Beast, the real winner of the Iran deal is Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
From Al-Watan, a Saudi reaction to the Iran deal. (via The Daily Caller, with a bit of translation)
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli security forces have a arrested a man suspected of killing a hiker.
From Wired, more than 70 people around the world have been arrested as Darkode is taken down.
From National Review, Jonah Goldberg asks, "Why does the left treat Islamic terrorism with more nuance than the Confederate flag?"
And from The Daily Star, just as it's not advisable to yell "fire!" in a crowded theater, it's also not a good idea to yell "mouse!" in a crowded mosque.
From AOL, as Greek legislators debate the latest bailout bill, a riot breaks out.
From The Washington Times, an immigrant recently released from jail after serving time for attempted murder, is now charged with a different murder.
From Fire Andrea Mitchell, a testy exchange between President Obama and reporter Major Garrett.
From The Verge and the New Horizons mission, the first high-resolution picture of Pluto.
From BBC News and the New Horizons mission, Pluto has mountains of ice.
From ABC News, a teen explains life in a coma.
From Fox News, here's the latest fake Cherokee.
From The Will County News, welcome to Mr. Obama's socially engineered neighborhood.
From The Daily Beast, the real winner of the Iran deal is Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
From Al-Watan, a Saudi reaction to the Iran deal. (via The Daily Caller, with a bit of translation)
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli security forces have a arrested a man suspected of killing a hiker.
From Wired, more than 70 people around the world have been arrested as Darkode is taken down.
From National Review, Jonah Goldberg asks, "Why does the left treat Islamic terrorism with more nuance than the Confederate flag?"
And from The Daily Star, just as it's not advisable to yell "fire!" in a crowded theater, it's also not a good idea to yell "mouse!" in a crowded mosque.
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