just now (414+ words) An HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter with the 106th Rescue Wing Operations Group on the tarmac at the'Gabreski Air National Guard base in Westhampton Beach in April. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Across Long Island, members of the New York Army National Guard and the New York Air National Guard wait for orders to leave their day jobs to airlift civilians trapped on roofs above hurricane floodwaters or rescue troops from active war zones. None of those assigned to National Guard facilities across the state are currently deployed in the nation's capital, according to Eric Durr, a spokesman for the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, which oversees local National Guard outfits.'That includes about 1,500 members across Long Island. Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot there'Wednesday in what the Washington'mayor said was a targeted attack. Durr declined…...

1+ min ago (616+ words) President Trump ordered an additional 500 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after two West Virginia National Guard members were shot a few blocks from the White House, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "This happened just steps away from the White House," Mr. Hegseth said. "It will not stand. And that's why President Trump has asked me, and I will ask the secretary of the army, to the National Guard, to add 500 additional troops, national guardsmen, to Washington, D.C." Law enforcement officials including the F.B.I. director Kash Patel held a news conference with Washington's mayor, Muriel E. Bowser, in which the shooting was described as "targeted." The only suspect was in custody, the officials said. There were still many details about the shooting that were unknown by nightfall on Wednesday. Mr. Trump, who was in Palm Beach, Fla., for the Thanksgiving holiday, wrote…...

2+ min ago (767+ words) HONG KONG " Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning. Police had arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with fire which began Wednesday afternoon in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories. By Thursday morning local time, the fire was yet to be put out and rescues continued. Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire spread across seven of the eight towers in the Wang Fuk Court complex, as bright flames and smoke shot out of windows. Forty of the 44 fatalities were declared dead at the scene, officials said. At least 62 others were injured, many suffering from burn and inhalation injuries. Authorities suspected some materials on the…...

4+ min ago (100+ words) The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House has been identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, CBS News reported, citing multiple law enforcement officials.According to the report, Lakanwal... Suspect in National Guard shooting identified as Afghan national " reports The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House has been identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, CBS News reported, citing multiple law enforcement officials. According to the report, Lakanwal entered the United States in 2021 and allegedly used a handgun to carry out the attack....

4+ min ago (100+ words) The man who opened fire on US National Guard soldiers in Washington is a citizen of Afghanistan. This was reported by CBS News, citing sources.The criminal's name is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, and he entered the United States in 2021, the... The man who opened fire on US National Guard soldiers in Washington is a citizen of Afghanistan The man who opened fire on US National Guard soldiers in Washington is a citizen of Afghanistan. This was reported by CBS News, citing sources. The criminal's name is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, and he entered the United States in 2021, the TV channel reported....

4+ min ago (66+ words) In Coconut Creek, a family escaped safely after flames damaged their home; two dogs were treated for smoke inhalation and are recovering. The Red Cross is assisting, and the cause remains under investigation. In Coconut Creek, a family escaped safely after flames damaged their home; two dogs were treated for smoke inhalation and are recovering. The Red Cross is assisting, and the cause remains under investigation....

5+ min ago (212+ words) According to Brigade Commander Oleh Cherkashyn, a battle broke out with the enemy, during which some of the occupiers were eliminated and others withdrew from the building. Ukrainian soldiers entered a five-story building and, in one of the apartments, in the bathroom, found a woman with two children. "At that time, the building was under heavy enemy fire, and the city was under intense UAV control, with which the enemy conducted reconnaissance and delivered strikes. The building was partially on fire," Cherkashyn said. To evacuate the civilians, the soldiers themselves had to change into civilian clothes and move without weapons. Soon it turned out that two elderly women were also in the building and needed evacuation. They had to walk six kilometers. The movement of the group was monitored by drones throughout the entire route, and covering groups were assigned....

5+ min ago (48+ words) New video shows the chilling moments as a young mother was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash last year in Carlsbad. New video shows the chilling moments as a young mother was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash last year in Carlsbad....

6+ min ago (495+ words) A video of a gang of teenage e-bikers beating up a man near the Hermosa Beach Pier until one of them yells "he's dead, he's dead" sent waves of outrage through the tight-knit coastal community this week. On Wednesday, the Hermosa Beach Police Department announced that it had identified five juveniles involved in the attack. Their ages range from 13 to 15. Two who are accused of being the primary aggressors in the incident are under arrest. The two teens were booked on suspicion of felony assault at the city jail and will be transported to Juvenile Hall. Their case will be presented to the L.A. County district attorney's office's juvenile division for filing consideration, police said. The assault took place around 8 p.m. Friday when a 56-year-old male resident was assaulted by the teens near 11th Court and Beach Drive. Police said that the incident…...

6+ min ago (211+ words) The Pakistan Government has issued notices to shut down 35 Afghan Refugee Camps in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said on Wednesday. A total of 42 refugee camps were established across the province, seven of which have already been closed. The schedule for shutting down the remaining camps is now moving forward rapidly, an official from the provincial Home Department said. The phased evacuation is already underway, and several additional camps are expected to be fully cleared by next week, the official added." Officials are briefing Afghan refugees about alternative arrangements after the closure of camps. More than half a million Afghan refugees had been living in these facilities for decades. The Pakistan Government has decided to carry out a structured screening process and launch a possible enforcement operation targeting undocumented migrants, citing security reasons. Federal agencies will lead the initial…...