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CNN — A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week after the trio spelled out “HELP” using palm fronds laid on a white-sand beach. The mission also unexpectedly turned into a family reunion.
Vehicles were stopped from getting onto the bridge after collapse, saving lives, Maryland governor says Between the mayday call and the collapse of the Key Bridge, officials were able to stop the flow of traffic from continuing onto the collapsed bridge, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told reporters this morning. Moore warned that the investigation is still […]
US News By Angelica Stabile , Fox News Published March 3, 2024, 6:08 p.m. ET An injured puppy has met her heroes. US soldiers deployed in the Middle East found Tiny Tammy lying in a pile of trash and unable to move her back legs. The soldiers recognized that she required immediate attention — but they were unable to […]
By Ido Vock and Max Matza BBC News 5 February 2024 Updated 1 hour ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: Flooded streets, downed trees and snow as storms batter California California authorities are conducting rescue operations after a deadly winter storm caused landslides and flooding.
Turkish officials say police rescued seven hostages held at gunpoint for hours at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press February 1, 2024, 12:34 PM ET • 3 min read ISTANBUL — Police have rescued seven hostages held at gunpoint for hours at a factory […]
In Central African Republic (CAR), 1 million people have been displaced by ongoing conflict. The International Rescue Committee has assisted CAR throughout its current crisis despite the high risk to aid workers. We provide medical care, water and sanitation services, and protection for vulnerable women and girls. Source link
This UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter belonging to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, is parked in the hangar at Fort Wainwright after flying to Tok, Alaska, and back for an aeromedical evacuation. The Arctic Dustoff crew evacuated a patient from the village to the hospital in Fairbanks on New Year’s Eve. (Photo by Eve […]
Bob Pardo, a fighter pilot who, during the Vietnam War, kept a wingman’s damaged plane aloft in a daring feat of aviation that became known as the Pardo Push, died on Dec. 5 in a hospital near his home in College Station, Texas. He was 89. His wife, Kathryn Pardo, said the cause was lung […]
The Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that three soldiers were riding in when it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea in the month of November has been found, along with their remains, revealed a Navy dive and salvage team that made the announcement on Thursday. Everyone aboard was humbled by the chance to contribute in any […]
By Robert Greenall BBC News 57 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Zelensky met Mr Biden in Washington in September Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is going to Washington DC to try to rescue a threatened US defence package to Kyiv worth billions of dollars. The aid has . . .