New Orleans Levees Pass Ida’s Test While Some Suburbs Flood

The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to upgrade a system that catastrophically failed when Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years…

Terry McAuliffe touts endorsement from another union opposing right-to-work policy

Post Content Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe touted the endorsement of another large labor union, signaling his intent to oppose right-to-work policies if he wins the governorship in November. “I’m proud to have the endorsement of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 51,” McAuliffe said in a press release Friday. […]

US: Some Americans Unable to Leave Afghanistan

The Pentagon says that some Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were unable to make it to the Kabul airport to board U.S. evacuation flights before the complete evacuation of U.S. forces.Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters that…

Taliban brags: US troops left Kabul, Afghanistan ‘gained full independence’

Post Content The official Twitter account of the Taliban in Afghanistan celebrated the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Kabul in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Afghanistan time. “The last American soldier left Kabul airport at 9pm Afghan time tonight and our country gained full independence. Thank God and blessings,” the Taliban account tweeted. […]

Biden breaks promise to ‘stay’ in Afghanistan until every American evacuated

Post Content President Biden appears to have broken his promise to stay in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. announced Monday evening that the last of the U.S. troops stationed at the Kabul airport had left, completing the military’s drawdown in the country, even though hundreds of Americans […]

Plano Police Shoot Masked Gunman in Headquarters

Police in Plano, Texas on Sunday shot a masked man armed with a handgun after he opened fire inside police headquarters in the direction of two people, who were unharmed, in the lobby, The Dallas Morning News reports.