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Officers ambushed at Texas ICE facility
Tensions over the federal government’s immigration agenda erupted into violence 25 miles from downtown Fort Worth. A group of 10 to 12 people ambushed corrections and police officers July 4 outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado,...
Prayers, power grid repairs follow Ernesto hitting Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
(OSV News) ─ Prayers and power grid repairs are underway in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as Hurricane Ernesto roared through the Caribbean. Ernesto struck Puerto Rico late Aug. 13 as a tropical storm, then strengthened into a hurricane...
Can you buy weed with a credit card? It's complicated.
Whether you regularly purchase cannabis edibles or dabble in tinctures, it feels like weed is everywhere now. About 75% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for recreational or medical use, and 79% of Americans live in a county...

New desalination technology being tested in California could lower costs of tapping seawater
Californians could be drinking water tapped from the Pacific Ocean off Malibu several years from now — that is, if a company’s new desalination technology proves viable. OceanWell Co. plans to anchor about two dozen 40-foot-long devices, called...

Davidson Hospitality to operate two resorts in US Virgin Islands
Davidson Hospitality Group has been named the operator of two interconnected resorts in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, marking an expansion of its Caribbean presence. The two properties are The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman’s Reef and...

Complex, Church of God Holiness back on top at Regional Science Bowl
ST. THOMAS — St. Croix Educational Complex High School and Church of God Holiness Academy took top honors again at the U.S. Virgin Islands Regional Science Bowl, held Friday on St. Thomas. The St. Croix schools won in the high school and middle...

Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Gonzaga Bulldogs play in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Gonzaga Bulldogs (4-3) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech takes on Gonzaga in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The Red Raiders are 6-1 in non-conference play. Texas Tech...

Pittsburgh Panthers and the Auburn Tigers square off in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Auburn Tigers (4-2) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-2) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Friday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh takes on Auburn at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The Panthers have a...

Missouri State Bears and the Florida State Seminoles play in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Florida State Seminoles (6-1) vs. Missouri State Bears (4-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida State and Missouri State meet at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands....
Latest News, highlights Today August 13, 2024: Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, with heavy rainfall and strong winds
Latest news on August 13, 2024: A drone view shows storm clouds over a coastal community as Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches Loiza, Puerto Rico, August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Get the latest news updates and breaking news stories from...

George Washington Revolutionaries and the Illinois State Redbirds square off in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Illinois State Redbirds (4-2) vs. George Washington Revolutionaries (5-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Monday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Revolutionaries -1; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State and George Washington square...

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the UAB Blazers meet in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
UAB Blazers (3-4) vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-5) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Monday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB and Louisiana meet at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The Ragin' Cajuns are...

McNeese Cowboys and the Longwood Lancers play in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Longwood Lancers (6-0) vs. McNeese Cowboys (3-2) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -8; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: McNeese faces Longwood at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in...

Kansas State Wildcats and the Liberty Flames play in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Liberty Flames (5-1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (4-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Liberty and Kansas State square off in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The Wildcats are 4-1 in non-conference play. Kansas...

Kansas State squares off against George Washington in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
George Washington Revolutionaries (4-0) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (3-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas… George Washington Revolutionaries (4-0) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (3-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin...

Liberty takes on Louisiana in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-3) vs. Liberty Flames (4-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Liberty will square off against Louisiana at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The...

The Epstein Files: The Truth Is Out There
It’s more than obvious that influence has triumphed over justice once again, but to advertise that fact with this type of blatant neon sign is a smack in the face to all of those who held out hope that this type of degradation would not go...
ESGR Announces 2025 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award Recipients
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES 07.07.2025 WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense is pleased to announce the 15 recipients of the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award--the highest U.S. government honor to...

Ten Bizarre Things Hidden in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
We’re bidding farewell to “Trump’s Beautiful Disaster,” as the Republican tax and spending bill was passed and signed by President Trump last week. Well, everyone, it’s official. Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the House last Thursday...

V.I., Puerto Rico universities launch partnership on climate change, cancer research
ST. THOMAS — Principal investigators from the University of the Virgin Islands and the University of Puerto Rico gathered Tuesday at the Orville Kean campus on St. Thomas to announce the launch of the Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation, Cancer...