Brent Jones, who is currently running, as the incumbent, for Nevada Assembly District 35, announced today, Jan. 21, 2016, he is endorsing Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Jones decided to publically support Trump for several reasons. First and foremost they are both Republican. Trump’s platform supports those the assemblyman wants to change for Nevadan residents. […]
The Harney County Sheriff’s office held a press conference on Jan. 4, 2016, regarding the militia group who has forcefully occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, near Burns, Oregon. The militants originally claimed to be in Burns for a peaceful rally protesting the reincarceration of two Harney County ranchers. However, after the rally several men, […]
A skyscraper fire has erupted in Dubai. According to NBC News, on Dec. 21, 2015, The Address Hotel and Mall is engulfed in flames. The 63-story hotel is in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hotel is across the plaza from the world’s largest building, the Burj Khalifa. New Year’s Eve celebrations were set to […]
According to CNN, Ethan Couch and his mother have been located and are being detained in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. On Dec. 28, 2015, the teen, who allegedly violated his probation, was reported to have been located after the U.S. Marshals have spent weeks searching for him. Couch missed a meeting with his probation officer on […]
In the early hours of Dec. 24, 2015, a fire began on the first floor of the Jizan General Hospital in Saudi Arabia. According to Reuters, 107 people have been injured and 25 are confirmed dead. Yahya al-Qahtani, the spokesman for the Directorate of Civil Defense of Jizan Major, stated the fire erupted in the […]
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch at 12:05 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on Dec. 23, 2015. According to the NWS Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., the watch in effect from 12:05 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. CST. Affected areas include East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma. There is […]
A major traffic accident occurred in Las Vegas on Dec. 20, 2015. The Clark County Fire Department arrived at 3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South responding to a “mass casualty” incident. A vehicle ran into pedestrians at 6:38 p.m. As a result, the boulevard was closed down between Flamingo Blvd.and Harmon Avenue. The crash outside Planet […]
Both chambers of Congress passed the new $1.1 trillion spending bill on Dec. 18, 2015. The legislation, that has been in negotiation since September, now waits for President Obama’s approval. The omnibus, as the bill is commonly referred to, passed Congress easily during the last vote. The House vote was 316-113 and the Senate quickly […]
Flight 463 bound for Paris was forced to divert its route due a bomb threat on Dec. 20, 2015. According to CBCNews, the flight left Mauritius, an East African Country, and made an emergency landing in the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya. In Kenya, the police have begun questioning six passengers. One of which […]
The death of Kurt Masur, the former New York Philharmonic Conductor, was announced on Dec. 19, 2015. He was 88 years old. According to The New York Times, the music director transformed the orchestra during his tenure between 1991-2002. Masur was born in the country now known as Poland. At the time of his birth […]