The downing of four aerial devices by U.S. warplanes has touched off rampant misinformation about the objects, their origin and their purpose, showing how complicated world events and a lack of information can quickly create the perfect conditions for unchecked conjecture and misinformation. The presence of mysterious objects high in the sky doesn’t help. “There will be an investigation and we will learn more, but … Continue reading Speculations abound on balloons and UFOs while authorities remain silent

An ABC News article reports on a train derailment that has prompted water utility precautions in the United States. The incident occurred when a train carrying a hazardous chemical derailed, posing a potential threat to the local water supply. In response to the incident, water utilities in the area have taken precautionary measures to protect the safety of the water supply, including shutting down water … Continue reading Train derailment prompts water utility to take precautions

Speaking on a conference call Sunday, Air Force General Glen VanHerck was asked whether the United States has ruled out the possibility that the “objects” that have been spotted and shot down over North America are extraterrestrial in origin. The incursions seemed to become so common that Biden administration officials have found themselves issuing private assurances that there is no evidence that they involve extraterrestrial … Continue reading NORAD Commander Doesn’t Rule Out Aliens

The pilots of US Air Force F-35 fighters sent to intercept the mystery object over Alaska on Friday say that whatever it was had been “interfering with the sensors of their aircraft” before they shot it down. Three unidentified objects have been spotted over North America in the past 10 days. The first, a giant airship “the size of three buses” is understood to have … Continue reading Baffled pilots who shot down object say it ‘interfered with sensors’

A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent. Part of the reason for the repeated shootdowns is a “heightened alert” following a … Continue reading US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

Patrick Mahomes barely made it off the field after he was tackled in the second quarter. It was a reminder Mahomes was playing Super Bowl LVII 57 with a high ankle sprain on Sunday. He was tackled on a third down and stayed down for a while. He limped off, slowly. Trainers looked at him on the sideline while he writhed in pain. Shortly after … Continue reading Super Bowl 2023: Patrick Mahomes comes up clutch, Chiefs come back to beat the Eagles

For the second time in about a week, a New Jersey council member was found shot to death in a car. Milford Borough Councilman Russell Heller, 51, was in the parking lot of a PSE&G energy company facility in Somerset County when a former employee approached his car and shot him, a statement from the Somerset County prosecutor’s office said. “The investigation has revealed that … Continue reading A 2nd New Jersey council member is shot dead in a car

US intelligence officials believe that the recently recovered Chinese spy balloon is part of an extensive surveillance program run by the Chinese military, according to multiple American officials familiar with the intelligence. The surveillance program, which includes a number of similar balloons, is in part run out of the small Chinese province of Hainan, officials tell CNN. The US does not know the precise size … Continue reading Spy balloon part of a broader Chinese military surveillance operation, US intel sources say

As Tyre Nichols sat propped against a police car, bloodied, dazed and handcuffed after being beaten by a group of Memphis police officers, one of those officers took a picture of him and sent it to at least five people, the Memphis Police Department said in a document released by the state on Tuesday. The document was sent to the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and … Continue reading Memphis Officer Texted Photo of Tyre Nichols After Beating

Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace. The balloon’s presence in the sky above the United States before a military jet shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean with a missile … Continue reading The Chinese Spy Balloon story is ballooning out of control

Chinese authorities said Friday that a suspected Beijing-operated spy balloon spotted hovering over sensitive U.S. airspace was in fact a civilian airship intended for scientific research. China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that westerly wind had caused the airship to stray into U.S. territory, describing the incident as a result of “force majeure” — or greater force — for which it was not responsible. … Continue reading China says suspected spy balloon over U.S. skies is a civilian airship

A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars. Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U..S.-China tensions. The cancelation came despite China’s claim that the balloon was a weather research “airship” that had blown off course. The Pentagon rejected that … Continue reading Chinese balloon now over central US as Blinken cancels visit

A New Jersey councilwoman was shot and killed in a possible attack outside her home, an incident officials are calling “shocking” and “senseless.” Eunice Dwumfour was the first sitting elected official in recent memory who had been shot and killed in office in the state, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told reporters Thursday. “I am stunned by the news of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour’s murder … Continue reading NJ councilwoman killed in shooting outside home

The U.S. military has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days, and military and defense leaders have discussed shooting it out of the sky, according to two U.S. officials and a senior defense official. “The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental … Continue reading Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.

After more than a year of debate about whether a Chinese company’s plan to build a corn mill in North Dakota was an economic boon or a geopolitical risk, an assistant secretary of the Air Force has weighed in with a warning that the “project presents a significant threat to national security.” The letter from Assistant Secretary Andrew P. Hunter, released publicly on Tuesday by … Continue reading Air Force Says Proposed Chinese-Owned Mill in North Dakota Is ‘Significant Threat’

This time, Tom Brady says he’s done for good. The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and Tampa Bay announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, exactly one year after first saying his playing days were over, by posting a brief video lasting just under one minute on social media. Unlike last winter, though, the most successful quarterback in league history, as well … Continue reading Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it’s ‘for good’