TrendingAdvertisementSoldiers with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct close-combat attack at the Oberdachstetten Local Training Area in Germany in this 2014 photo. Conservative leaders in Germany have sharply criticized reported plans to withdraw one-third of American troops permanently stationed in the country as part of a longstanding arrangement. Photo by Luis Viegas/U.S. ArmyConservative German and American leaders have criticized President 's proposed plan to remove about one-third of U.S. troops currently stationed in Germany.On Friday...…TrendingAdvertisementSoldiers with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct close-combat attack at the Oberdachstetten Local Training Area in Germany in this 2014 photo. Conservative leaders in Germany have sharply criticized reported plans to withdraw one-third of American troops permanently stationed in the country as part of a longstanding arrangement. Photo by Luis Viegas/U.S. ArmyConservative German and American leaders have criticized President 's proposed plan to remove about one-third of U.S. troops currently stationed in Germany.On Friday...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementOregon environmentalist George Atiyeh, 72, was confirmed dead this week after a wildfire in the region burned his home earlier this month. Photo via the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center/A well-known Oregon environmentalist who has been missing since Sept. 7 amid wildfires in the region was confirmed dead Friday in the forest he spent much of his life trying to save.Family members of 72-year-old George Atiyeh said in a that that remains found on Atiyeh's burned property belonged to him.Advertisement"Although we are saddened that this was the final outcome, we are...…TrendingAdvertisementOregon environmentalist George Atiyeh, 72, was confirmed dead this week after a wildfire in the region burned his home earlier this month. Photo via the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center/A well-known Oregon environmentalist who has been missing since Sept. 7 amid wildfires in the region was confirmed dead Friday in the forest he spent much of his life trying to save.Family members of 72-year-old George Atiyeh said in a that that remains found on Atiyeh's burned property belonged to him.Advertisement"Although we are saddened that this was the final outcome, we are...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementPunjab's Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered an inquiry into the deaths of 86 people due to tainted alcohol in the region. Photo via CMO Punjab/Officials say at least 86 people have died this week after drinking illegally-made alcohol in the northern Indian state of Punjab.Police more than 100 raids Saturday to confiscate supplies of the suspected tainted liquor. They made 25 arrests.AdvertisementPunjab's Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered an inquiry into the deaths Friday. He also announced families of the deceased would receive compensation equivalent to...…TrendingAdvertisementPunjab's Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered an inquiry into the deaths of 86 people due to tainted alcohol in the region. Photo via CMO Punjab/Officials say at least 86 people have died this week after drinking illegally-made alcohol in the northern Indian state of Punjab.Police more than 100 raids Saturday to confiscate supplies of the suspected tainted liquor. They made 25 arrests.AdvertisementPunjab's Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered an inquiry into the deaths Friday. He also announced families of the deceased would receive compensation equivalent to...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementPennsylvania state legislator Mike Reese died Saturday at 42. Photo courtesy Pennsylvania House Republican CaucusPennsylvania state legislator Mike Reese, died Saturday at the age of 42, colleagues reported.According to posted to the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus website, Reese died of an apparent brain aneurysm at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg.AdvertisementReese, a Republican who represented Westmoreland/Somerset in the western part of the state, was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008 and served the Pennsylvania...…TrendingAdvertisementPennsylvania state legislator Mike Reese died Saturday at 42. Photo courtesy Pennsylvania House Republican CaucusPennsylvania state legislator Mike Reese, died Saturday at the age of 42, colleagues reported.According to posted to the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus website, Reese died of an apparent brain aneurysm at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg.AdvertisementReese, a Republican who represented Westmoreland/Somerset in the western part of the state, was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008 and served the Pennsylvania...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementExperts say deals for Lockheed Martin's F-35, pictured, are a primary cause of significant increases to foreign military sales by the U.S. government this year, and pending deals -- including one for $23 billion -- suggest sales could increase even more in 2021. File Photo by Julie M. Shea/U.S. Air National GuardThe United States approved a record number of foreign military sales in 2020, by its own accounting and that of arms industry observers.According to R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the State...…TrendingAdvertisementExperts say deals for Lockheed Martin's F-35, pictured, are a primary cause of significant increases to foreign military sales by the U.S. government this year, and pending deals -- including one for $23 billion -- suggest sales could increase even more in 2021. File Photo by Julie M. Shea/U.S. Air National GuardThe United States approved a record number of foreign military sales in 2020, by its own accounting and that of arms industry observers.According to R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the State...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementPresident-elect announced members of his incoming administration's climate and energy team Saturday.former E.P.A. chief Gina McCarthy, Biden has tapped to serve as the first-ever national climate advisor.AdvertisementMcCarthy will head the newly created White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy.Biden also confirmed that he has asked Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to serve as secretary of the interior and Michael Regan, secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.Also on Biden's climate team, per a posted...…TrendingAdvertisementPresident-elect announced members of his incoming administration's climate and energy team Saturday.former E.P.A. chief Gina McCarthy, Biden has tapped to serve as the first-ever national climate advisor.AdvertisementMcCarthy will head the newly created White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy.Biden also confirmed that he has asked Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to serve as secretary of the interior and Michael Regan, secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.Also on Biden's climate team, per a posted...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementBiden and Harris supporters set up before Kamala Harris candidate for Vice President of the United States talks to supporters during a campaign stop for Biden for President at a drive-in rally at Florida International University in Miami Saturday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI |Democratic presidential candidate and former President criticized President 's handling of the pandemic and urged Michigan voters to turn out for Tuesday's election during rallies in the state.Musician and Michigan native , along with Gov. , Democratic U.S. Sens. and before a crowd of hundreds at...…TrendingAdvertisementBiden and Harris supporters set up before Kamala Harris candidate for Vice President of the United States talks to supporters during a campaign stop for Biden for President at a drive-in rally at Florida International University in Miami Saturday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI |Democratic presidential candidate and former President criticized President 's handling of the pandemic and urged Michigan voters to turn out for Tuesday's election during rallies in the state.Musician and Michigan native , along with Gov. , Democratic U.S. Sens. and before a crowd of hundreds at...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementF-35A Lightning II test aircraft assigned to the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, California, release AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X missiles during a June 2018 test. Photo by Michael Jackson/U.S. Air ForceThe State Department has approved potential sale of an integrated air defense weapon system to India for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.According to the DCSA, India's government requested an air defense system including five AN/MPQ-64FI Sentinel radar systems, 118 Advanced Medium-Range...…TrendingAdvertisementF-35A Lightning II test aircraft assigned to the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, California, release AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X missiles during a June 2018 test. Photo by Michael Jackson/U.S. Air ForceThe State Department has approved potential sale of an integrated air defense weapon system to India for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.According to the DCSA, India's government requested an air defense system including five AN/MPQ-64FI Sentinel radar systems, 118 Advanced Medium-Range...WW…

The nomination of William Perry Pendley to permanently lead the Bureau of Land Management was withdrawn Saturday amid political pressure from both Democrats and Republicans. Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land ManagementThe Trump administration withdrew the nomination of William "Perry" Pendley to the Bureau of Land Management Saturday amid political pressure from both sides of the aisle.The public lands agency about one-tenth of the landmass of the United States, but has not had a permanent, Senate-confirmed director since President was inaugurated.Pendley was formally nominated to lead the...…The nomination of William Perry Pendley to permanently lead the Bureau of Land Management was withdrawn Saturday amid political pressure from both Democrats and Republicans. Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land ManagementThe Trump administration withdrew the nomination of William "Perry" Pendley to the Bureau of Land Management Saturday amid political pressure from both sides of the aisle.The public lands agency about one-tenth of the landmass of the United States, but has not had a permanent, Senate-confirmed director since President was inaugurated.Pendley was formally nominated to lead the...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementYersinia pestis, bacteria that causes the plague. Image by royaltystockphoto.com/ShutterstockA New Mexico man in his 20s has died from septicemic plague, health authorities say. It is the first human plague death in New Mexico this year and the second case this year in the state., the man lived in Rio Arriba County and died after being hospitalized.AdvertisementThe Department of Health said officials will conduct an environmental investigation in the man's home in order to ascertain ongoing risk to family members and neighbors.On July 27 a Santa Fe County man in his 60s...…TrendingAdvertisementYersinia pestis, bacteria that causes the plague. Image by royaltystockphoto.com/ShutterstockA New Mexico man in his 20s has died from septicemic plague, health authorities say. It is the first human plague death in New Mexico this year and the second case this year in the state., the man lived in Rio Arriba County and died after being hospitalized.AdvertisementThe Department of Health said officials will conduct an environmental investigation in the man's home in order to ascertain ongoing risk to family members and neighbors.On July 27 a Santa Fe County man in his 60s...WW…