The state of Maine’s Task Force to Address the Opioid Crisis met last week and is expected to present their recommendations to state legislatures by Dec. 6, 2017. Recommendations will include prevention, law enforcement, harm reduction, drug treatment, and recovery. According to officials in law enforcement, 185 Maine residents died from a drug overdose between […]
On Nov. 30, 2017, a Turkish Airlines flight carrying 107 passengers was forced to land in Khartoum due to a bomb threat. The Boeing 737 was in flight from Nairobi heading to Cairo when a British passenger received a bomb threat in an email as the aircraft flew into Sudanese airspace, according to the Civil […]
In DeLand, Florida, two middle school students called in a bomb threat to their own school. The male students were arrested and charged with making a fake bomb report. They called 911 and said they had a bomb and were going to shoot up the school, according to authorities. The school was put on lockdown […]
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the new Senate GOP tax plan would increase the federal deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years. The projected deficit includes the Jobs Act, and the removal of the individual mandate inside the Affordable Care Act. However, insurance markets for non-group plans will remain stable throughout […]
On Nov. 25, 2017, at 11:10 p.m. ET, Elgin police were called to the 200 block of Crystal Street. The caller said shots had been fired. There were no reported injuries, but property was damaged by the shooting, according to Elgin Police. The Gang Crimes Unit is asking anyone with information on the shooting to […]
At approximately 9 a.m. ET, on Nov. 20, 2017, a decomposed body was found near the Julia Tuttle Causeway eastbound side, in Florida. The body was lying among the trees that border Biscayne Bay. Miami Beach Police Officers are investigating the find and homicide detectives are on the scene. There have not been any other […]
Sixteen earthquakes struck near Tadine, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, on Nov. 19, 2017. The quakes started at 9:25 UTC +11, and continued until 16:08. The size of the temblors and the depths they reached were as follows, beginning with the most recent: 5.7M 10 km depth 5.9M 10 km 6.9M 19 km 6.6M […]
Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist from AC/DC is dead. According to NBC, the member of the Australian hard rock band was 64. The official AC/DC Facebook page announced his death on Saturday but offered no details. In 2014, Young was diagnosed with dementia. NBC reported that he died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. The […]
Steve Bannon has called evangelical Christians to join him in his war against the GOP establishment and now he has asked the Jewish community in America to do the same. Bannon, the former chief strategist for Donald Trump, has been gathering conservative groups to stand against the GOP leaders that have blocked the agenda of the […]
Dover Middle School in Dover, Ohio, received a bomb threat on Nov. 8, 2017. A note was found on the bathroom floor before students were evacuated and police were called. The contents of the note have not been released. Middle school students and personnel are expected to move to the high school for the day. […]