Superstorm Sandys toll: Mounting deaths, historic destruction
RT @CNNweather: #Tornado watch issued for parts of AR, OK, TX effective until 10 pm CDT. #arwx #okwx #txwx.. [Update 3:12 p.m.] JetBlue Airways has posted a few flooding pictures from New Yorks LaGuardia Airport, which is closed because of the storm.. I, along with many other Breezy Point residents, lost our homes last night and I am grateful that my family and I are safe after this destructive storm, Turner said in a statement released Tuesday. I hope you��.
Snowboarder Survives Avalanche, Captures The.
Miraculously, Radu told The Huffington Post he was unhurt. The snow covered me for a couple of seconds, but I managed to get up again and float, the 25-year-old said, adding, If I panicked, I would be dead now. He even��.
Hawaii Passenger Arrested After Alleged Rape Attempt During Flight
The woman, who was returning home to Japan with her mother after a four-day vacation in Hawaii, went to use the restroom about an hour and 45 minutes after takeoff. Tanouye forced his way inside, grabbed her by the shoulders and began to forcefully.
For Obama, A First Term Bookended By Crises In New York
Time is not all that separates the collapse of the financial markets and the destructive force of Hurricane Sandy, which hit New York City this past Monday. The longterm social, economic and environmental impacts of the��.
These Images Show Just How Much Some Neighborhoods Were Changed By.
The following GIFs show pre-Sandy satellite images, followed by immediately post-Sandy images and finally what the shoreline looks like in the most recent satellite photos. Hurricane Sandy is estimated to have caused $65 billion in damages in the.
White House Outlines 2014 Drug Control Policy
Officials are particularly concerned about preventing fatal overdoses, said Michael Botticelli, acting director of the White Houses Office of National Drug Control Policy. He outlined the administrations blueprint at a news conference Wednesday at a.
7 Children Die In Brooklyn Fire As Mother Pleads For Help
NEW YORK (AP) ��� Seven siblings from an Orthodox Jewish family were killed early Saturday when a fire tore through their Brooklyn home after they had gone to bed, a tragedy that authorities believe was caused by a malfunctioning hot plate left on for.
Paul Douglas Weather Column: Morning Flakes, Spring.
Update From the New York Times: At Least 54 Dead in Storms Across South A deadly tornado stretching a mile wide tore through downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday evening, destroying homes and buildings and bringing.. Heres a YouTube clip shot south of Van, Texas on Tuesday.. The latest round of severe weather Tuesday night and early Wednesday came a day after a series of powerful storms killed 10 people in Arkansas and one in Mississippi.
Oklahoma governor says 237 people injured in tornado as it.
A major disaster has been declared in Oklahoma after a tornado struck, killing scores of people.. up to that school looking for their children. It was a very frightening time, and still is for those who dont know yet, the outcome from someone who may still be missing... The devastation in Moore and the money that will be required to rebuild the town puts Oklahomas two senators in an awkward position, the Huffington Posts Christina Wilkie writes: Senators Jim Inhofe��.
Rick Perry Believes Oklahoma Beheading Was More Than Workplace Violence
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said Monday that the beheading at a workplace in Oklahoma last week ���is an act of violence that is associated with terrorism.��� On Sept. 25, Alton Nolan brutally attacked two women, beheading one, at a Vaughan Foods plant in.
Joni Ernst: My Gun Will Defend Me If Government Decides My Rights Are No.
Ernst made the remark a little more than a month after gunman James Holmes allegedly killed 12 people and injured 58 in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Ernsts campaign did not respond to The Huffington Posts request for comment about the remark .
Horse Dies On Highway In Hawaii After Falling Out Of Trailer
Emergency responders and the horses owner did what they could to help the horse, but it was too late. The four remaining horses were unhurt and the horses owner eventually continued west down the freeway. Im surprised it happened, but Im.
Paul Douglas Weather Column: Fine Friday (was climate.
Heres a summary from NOAA, including a look at high-resolution aerial imagery to assess tornado damage: Emergency responders and members of the public can now get a birds-eye view of the destruction wreaked by more than 305 reported... Here is something to think about from Huffington Post: In a provocative deconstruction of the Patriot Act, Elaine Scarry theorizes about the implications of this involuntary dissolution of privacy on social interaction. As she��.
Texas Hurricane Dome - Huffington Post
Posted: 12/28/2012 2:50 pm EST Updated: 02/27/2013 5:12 am EST. TEXAS. First-responders and local leaders will also be able to take refuge in the domes, allowing them to begin recovery efforts faster after a storm has passed.
Here Are Some Of The Best Photos From Obamas Trips To.
The Huffington Post | By Sara Bondioli. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush checked out all the states during their administrations, too, though George H.W. Bush made it to just 49, missing out on Vermont, according to The Washington Post.. Arkansas. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI via Getty Images. President Barack Obama speaks with resident Daniel Smith during a tour of tornado-damaged areas May 7, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Obama was surveying��.
#RaceTogether -- A Coffee Cups Impact
After Ferguson reignited the feeling of helplessness that so many in this country feel about discrimination and authority, one thing was abundantly clear to me. This was a conversation among people. Even the most cynical of responders cant overlook.
HUFFPOLLSTER: American Worries About Terrorism.
LITTLE CHANGE IN TERROR WORRIES - Pew Research: In the aftermath of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris ��� and months after the start of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS ��� there has been little change in the publics worries about an. 7-11 among 1,504 adults, finds that about half of the public (49%) is more concerned that the governments anti-terrorism policies havent gone far enough to protect the country, while 37% are more concerned that these policies have��.
Oklahoma hit by perhaps the worst Tornado in history. Update!
It looks like a war zone. Update 4: Reports of two dozen or more fatalities in that school. They are apparently the missing school children. Update 5: President Obama has notified FEMA to get all available assistance to the area ASAP.. Im already sick of people posting that you shouldnt live in tornado alley. I grew up in tornado alley. This is a HUGE part of the US - from Texas up to Nebraska. From Colorado over to Missouri. Should we just shut down a third of��.
Snowboarder Survives Avalanche, Captures The Experience In Terrifying Footage
Miraculously, Radu told The Huffington Post he was unhurt. The snow covered me for a couple of seconds, but I managed to get up again and float, the 25-year-old said, adding, If I panicked, I would be dead now. He even shared a post-avalanche selfie.
Responders Look For Missing After Deadly Tornadoes In Texas And Arkansas
VAN, Texas (AP) ��� Emergency responders searched the wreckage of communities in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas early Monday, after a rash of tornadoes killed at least two people, left dozens injured and 10 missing. Howard County Sheriff Brian.
Half Mile Wide Tornado on the Ground in N Little Rock.
Monday Morning Update: Huffington Post reports over a dozen dead from this storm. Because this tornado came at dusk, the full extent of the disaster will be known later today after emergency responders are able to assess��.
Buffalo Just Got Hit With A Wall Of Snow So Thick It Stranded Drivers In Their.
The snow was so thick in places, drivers were forced to camp out in their cars until emergency responders could dig them out, including an entire basketball team, the band Interpol and one man who live-Tweeted his more than 24-hour-long ordeal stranded .
State Of The Union Education Proposals Focus On Nations.
Those teacher quality measures have all but dropped off the administrations billboard agenda for the presidents second term, and after Tuesdays speech, both teachers unions issued effusive statements. But in the eyes of Amy Wilkins, a vice president of the Education Trust, Obamas next four years will likely have something in common with his first term: The equity agenda was missing from the first term and its also missing from the second term, Wilkins said,��.
Here Are Some Of The Best Photos From Obamas Trips To The 50 States
Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush checked out all the states during their administrations, too, though George H.W. Bush made it to just 49, missing out on Vermont, according to The Washington Post.. President Barack Obama speaks with.
West Virginia Governor Bucks Legislature, Vetoes Permit-Less Concealed Carry.
Just a handful of states -- Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Vermont and rural parts of Wyoming -- do not require a permit to carry a concealed gun.. After years of operating in state legislatures unchecked, the NRAs agenda of putting gun lobby.
Cultivating Compassion for Survivors
Now, officers know what the warning signs are; how to talk to someone who might be feeling suicidal; what resources are available; and how to take care of themselves after handling such a situation (which is especially important if the outcome of a.
Pair Arrested After Body Found In Back Of Burning Car
Two people in Arkansas were arrested after police found a charred body in the back of a burning car. Nathaniel Talkington, 25, is suspected of first-degree murder in the case. Police found a vehicle ablaze on the side of the road near Knoxville on Nov.
Obama Speaks After Touring Hurricane Isaac Damage On.
Posted: 09/03/2012 8:19 pm EDT Updated: 09/03/2012 10:33 pm EDT. LAPLACE, La., Sept 3 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited Louisiana on Monday for a first-hand look at the damage from Hurricane Isaac, seeking to show his administration was on top of the relief effort on the eve of his... First responders seek the assistance of a City of Bay St. Louis, Miss., dump truck to tow their airboat back to their launch site after running aground Tuesday, Aug.
Fake Islands Off The Coast Of New York? - Huffington Post
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) ��� A string of artificial islands off the coast of New Jersey and New York could blunt the impact of storm surges that proved so deadly during Superstorm Sandy, accordi.. After Sandy, Feds Consider Building Fake Islands Off The Coast. AP | By By WAYNE PARRY. Weve discussed this with the governors office of Recovery and Resiliency and the Department of Environmental Protection, and they all look at me like, Whoa! This is a big��.
Joplin Tornado Death: Jefferson Jeff Taylor, Officer Hit By.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri police officer who was struck by lightning while helping with rescues after a massive tornado ripped through Joplin has died. Riverside Police Chief Greg Mills says 31-
280 Dead in 2nd Deadliest Tornado Outbreak Since 1932
The Vilonia tornado (damage in image at left, from CBS News) was part of a series of major tornadoes that struck Texas and Arkansas during the afternoon and overnight on Monday the 25th. The worst looking. The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for the town of Vilonia shortly after these reports came out, and hoped that residents would get the warning in time and take cover. The base velocity.. Sadly, towns they all grew up in are now gone.
Suspected Cop Killer Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte Had Multiple Identities
A search of Utah court records for Marcelo Marquez shows a history of about 10 tickets and misdemeanor traffic offenses between 2003 and 2009, which typically dont trigger a fingerprint check against immigration records. The records list one speeding.