Category - United States

Note found in restroom prompted bomb threat at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth airport, authorities say BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – A bomb threat that shut down the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport for several hours Sunday afternoon was instigated by a note found in a restroom, authorities said. Birmingham police are not releasing the content of the threatening note, spokesman Sgt. Johnny […]

(WJLA) – An incident at Los Angeles International Airport has caused the evacuation of a terminal, CBS 2 in Los Angeles reports. Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/11/los-angeles-airport-evacuated-after-incident-report-96290.html#ixzz2jPhZGH5u

Over the course of Friday to Saturday, close to 15 million people in the Central states will be at risk from powerful thunderstorms, including tornadoes. Cities in the forecast zone are Madison, Des Moines, Kansas City, and Oklahoma City. Warm, tranquil weather over the middle of the nation that started the week is taking a […]

U.S. Capitol Building is under lockdown after reports of gunshots The U.S. Capitol has been put on a security lockdown amid reports of possible shots fired outside the building, The Associated Press says. U.S. Capitol police say they had received reports of gunshots and one police officer has been injured. CityNews.com

Lockdown lifted just before 3 pm The incident injured at least one person. Reuters and The Associated Press reported that a law enforcement officer was injured. Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) tweeted that he has been told the shooter has been arrested. Bloomberg News is also reporting that a shooter is in custody. According to NBC […]

Oct 01, 2013 Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) in Florida was brought to standstill for 5 hours today when 2 packages were discovered in the terminal parking garage. One of the packages had a “destructive device,” as police described it, although they would not explain whether or not that meant that it was a bomb. The […]