The head of the US Coast Guard said Tuesday he would not “break faith” with transgender personnel, after President Donald Trump said they would be banned from the military. In a series of three tweets last week, Trump upended an Obama-era policy of more than a year that allowed transgender troops to serve openly. His … Read more
The US state of Florida braced Monday for a tropical storm as authorities declared an emergency in some areas and warned of heavy rainfall and possible flash floods. The storm, named Emily, formed in the Gulf of Mexico overnight Sunday and was expected to pass quickly overland for the Atlantic Ocean by Tuesday with maximum … Read more
The US military is preparing to conduct another test of a missile-intercept system in Alaska, the Pentagon said Monday, amid continued tensions with North Korea over its ballistic missile program. Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said a routine test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system had been scheduled to go ahead … Read more
The rapid pace of global warming and ice melting at the poles have underscored the “critical” need for the United States to build four new polar icebreaker ships, US officials said Tuesday. The cost for each of the new ships is estimated to be $791 million, said the report from the National Academies of Sciences, … Read more
A search and rescue exercise turned real for a US Coast Guard crew who found six Tongan fishermen missing at sea for a week, New Zealand officials said Friday. New Zealand Rescue Coordination Centre officer Greg Johnston said Tongan police raised the alarm as the US Coast Guard C-130 Hercules was preparing to return to … Read more
Isolated and agitated, Trump rattles White House from within A buoyant President Donald Trump reemerged into public for the first time in more than a week on Friday, offering few signs of the malaise that has gripped his administration since the hasty dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. “It’s such an honor to be here,” … Read more
The body of a Canadian filmmaker who disappeared off the coast of Florida has reportedly been found. Shortly after announcing that it would be suspending its search, the US Coast Guard tweeted that a body had been found at a depth of 220ft. The 37-year-old from Toronto was known for his 2006 documentary Sharkwater. Crews … Read more
The Southeast picked up the pieces on Monday after deadly tornadoes tore through the region, killing more people in one weekend than in all of last year, and officials called out for the federal government to urgently help their devastated communities. At least 41 reported twisters ravaged the Southern states over the weekend, killing 19 … Read more
Jose Fernandez, a pitcher for the Miami Marlins baseball team, has died in a boat crash at the age of 24. The US Coast Guard said Fernandez was one of three people killed in the crash on Sunday, off Miami Beach, Florida. A scheduled Marlins home game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday has been … Read more