by Siyao Long | Jul 22, 2015 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON —— Sea level rise and associated storm surge could do $4 billion worth of damage to the Gulf Islands National Seashore along the coast of Mississippi and Florida, according to the National Park Service. The value of damage was based on the cost to replace...
by Siyao Long | Jul 22, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — After 73 years, Pvt. Arthur Kelder, of McHenry, Ill, who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines during the WWII, is finally home. “I feel like a lot of weight has been lifted off my back,” said Douglas Kelder, Pvt.Kelder’s nephew and primary...
by Siyao Long | Jul 15, 2015 | Science + Technology
LAUREL, MD.—— NASA’s New Horizons unmanned spaceship flew past Pluto Tuesday after a journey of nine years and 3 billion miles, sending back reams of data that provide a better understanding of the solar system. “This is true exploration. New Horizons is flying into...
by Siyao Long | Jul 13, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to finalize its new Clean Power Plan this summer, but some congressional critics question whether what they see as a costly regulation will be all pain and no gain. “Everything will cost more – from...
by Siyao Long | Jul 7, 2015 | National Security, Topics
ARLINGTON, Va. — After 64 years, Army Sgt. Joseph M. Snock, who went missing in action during the Korean War, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery Monday. “He was 21 years old when he was wounded, captured and died,” said KathleenBaker, niece of Sgt....
