The United States has an “urgent and immediate need for blood and blood components.” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that the “COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges to the U.S. blood supply.” On top of coronavirus patients receiving blood, the FDA says they have “experienced a dramatic…
Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempt to Blow up White House
April 2, 2020
A man from Georgia has pleaded guilty for a planned attack on the White House using semi-automatic weapons, improvised explosive devices, an anti-tank weapon, and hand grenades. In addition to the White House, undercover FBI agents discovered he was also targeting the Washington Monument, the Statue of Libery, the Lincoln…
Train Operator Charged with Deliberately Derailing Train at U.S. Navy’s Hospital Ship
April 1, 2020
A train engineer “was arrested this morning on federal charges for allegedly running a locomotive at full speed off the end of rail tracks near the USNS Mercy.” 44 year-old Eduardo Moreno “ran the train off the end of tracks, and crashed through a series of barriers” towards the Mercy Hospital…
U.S. Air Strike in Somalia Allegedly Kills Two Civilians
April 1, 2020
The United States has been conducting airstrikes (1, 2, 3, 4) in Somalia, targeting al-Shabaab terrorists (part of the “al-Qaida-aligned terrorist network”). Amnesty International, an independent group investigating human rights violations and ensuring governments respect international law, reports they have “unearthed evidence” that two U.S. air strikes in February of…