Weekend Review: Hurricane Harvey Devastates Texas, UN Condemns Trump, North Korea Fires Another Missile
It has been confirmed that one person has been killed in a house fire caused by the destruction of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Charles J. Wax, mayor of Rockport, Texas, confirmed on Saturday in a news conference that the victim was found after the storm has passed through the inland. As a city on the […]
New Photos from North Korea Reveal Possible Missile Program
New photos out of North Korea appear to showcase new developments in the country’s missile program, according to experts, which includes a previously hidden type of projectile. KCNA, the North Korean State media, announced on Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Un had taken a trip to the nation’s Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of […]
US Navy Vessel Collides with Oil Tanker
The US Navy is looking for answers after the USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant ship. Search and rescue operations are underway to locate 10 missing sailors. The guided missile destroyer collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore.This is the fourth incident of its kind so far this year. The rise in [...]
Trump Press Conference Transcript Defending Racist Protesters
If you have any doubt about President Donald J. Trump position on the Charlottesville Racist Protest, here’s his latest media conference transcript. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Hello, everybody. Great to be back in New York with all of our friends, and some great friends outside the building, I must tell you. I want to thank all […]
Mudslide, Flooding Devastate Sierra Leone
The nation of Sierra Leone has been rocked by a severe mudslide, leaving at least 300 people dead in the capital Freetown. According to NBC News, the mudslide, coupled with heavy rains and flooding have devastated the nation, as the Red Cross fears some 600 souls to still be missing. Bodies were still being found [...]
Charlottesville Mayor Places Partial Blame on Trump for Violent Protest
Michael Signer, Democratic mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia said on Sunday that Trump should take a bit of responsibility for the protest that turned deadly on Saturday morning. He essentially alluded to the fact that Trump has indirectly encouraged organized white supremacists and far-right activists who caused the racially charged violence in the city. “Look at […]
Violence Erupts in Charlottesville VA
Another horrific day of violence beset Charlottesville Virginia, leaving three dead. Emboldened white supremacists, neo-nazis, and members of the Ku Klux Klan converged on the city, in what is believed to be the largest gathering of white nationalists in a decade. Hundreds came to protests the ideas espoused by the groups, carrying signs that read [...]
Trump Intensifies North Korea Rhetoric
Donald Trump warned North Korea that a military option is “locked and loaded” in an escalating war of words between US and North Korea. “Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!” Trump tweeted Trump warning came after North […]
Ethnic Based Massacres Erupt in DRC
According to the UN more than 250 people, including 62 children have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The attacks apparently have been "taking on an increasing and disturbing ethnic dimension". The UN report, which was based on interviews with roughly 100 victims, said it believed that the government may be complicit in [...]