The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will brief reporters Tuesday afternoon about its investigation into the recent fatal crash at New York’s LaGuardia International Airport. Dozens of passengers were injured and two pilots died in a collision between a jet and a fire truck on the LaGuardia runway late Sunday night. air Canada… Source link
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US ending the war in the Middle East would practically give up control of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil passes, to Iran. “Iran right now, if we declared victory, they would now say they own the straits. You would see a…
One of President Trump’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), is rejecting a proposal that some GOP colleagues are calling an “unrealistic dream” to reopen the Department of Homeland Security by funding emergency evacuation operations through the budget reconciliation package. Scott says the proposal presented to Trump by Senator Katie Britt… Source…
A fire was brought under control after an explosion Tuesday at Valero’s largest oil refinery in Texas, prompting shelter-in-place orders for area residents. The explosion occurred at a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, about 90 miles east of Houston. Mayor Charlotte Moses told residents that there were no injuries in the incident. Source link
Lawmakers from both parties should do the right thing by paying TSA officers instead of playing politics with the safety of the nation’s air system and the 2.5 million passengers who fly on average every day. Source link
At Houston’s Bush Airport, TSA PreCheck closed at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Source link
Democrats in Florida are looking for a rare opportunity to flip a state House district that includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, as the party tries to energize voters and maintain its streak of outperformance ahead of November. Democrat Emily Gregory is competing against Republican John Maples for a state House seat in Palm Beach County….
Defense & National Security Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {Beacon} Defense & National Security Presented by The Big Story Trump, Iran send conflicting signals on talks President Trump said Monday the US had “very good” and “productive” talks with leaders in Tehran as they pledged to stop attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure… Source link
The Defense Department will issue new press credentials but is still considering closing its media offices and keeping some journalists out of the building after a federal judge ruled the Pentagon’s restrictive press policy unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., sided with The New York Times, which had sued… Source link
UNICEF deputy executive director Ted Chaiban said on Monday that 324 children have been killed in Iran and Lebanon since the US-Israeli war with Iran began. At a press briefing in New York City, Chaiban said 206 children have been killed in Iran and 118 in Lebanon since the US and Israel… Source link
