9/14/21 Grid security Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments A major power failure in Dresden, Germany, on Monday, which saw more than 300,000 buildings and apartments lose power, was caused by a commercially available balloon, typically used in weddings or children birthdays. In a joint press conference with the utility, Saxony Energy, police spokesperson Thomas Geithner Read More >

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America, a Canadian professor who was educated in the U.S. mocked people honoring the dead and memorializing the event Saturday morning by tweeting, “I see the U.S. is having its dumb little annual pity party again.” Associate professor of philosophy Jonathan Weisberg from the University of Read More >

Police said fellow students tipped off a teacher, who in turn alerted a school resource officer

A list of common metropolitan police ranks from lowest to highest, plus an overview of sheriff’s department and state police ranks

The series was yanked from Paramount Network in May 2020, but the show never stopped production

9/13/21 Radiation detection Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Every day at ports of entry, hundreds of thousands of vehicles and containers cross into the country. Since 9/11, all incoming vehicles and containers at land crossings, rail crossings, mail facilities and shipping terminals are scanned by Customs and Border Protection officers to detect potential threats, Read More >

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Two K9s with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office are recovering after an armed carjacking suspect shot both service dogs during a police pursuit early Saturday, authorities said. K9 Ax was shot in the side of his face just after midnight while K9 Endo received gunshot wounds to his chin and paw Read More >

9/12/21 Iran’s nukes Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Iran has agreed to allow international inspectors to service surveillance cameras at its sensitive nuclear sites and to continue filming there, averting a diplomatic showdown this week. The announcement was made September 12 after talks in Tehran between Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Read More >

Twenty years ago I was a punk fifteen year old kid who had no idea what he wanted to do with his life other than play football. On September 11, 2001, I was in biology class and I was told a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. My teacher turned on the news Read More >

Dashcam video shows a passenger spring from the back seat and begin shooting