When toxic chemicals spilled into the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia a couple of weeks ago we got another glimpse into what the world might look like in the aftermath of a major, widespread disaster. There were several lessons we can take from this regional emergency and all of them are pretty much exactly what you might expect would happen when the...

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An image of the U.S. Capitol being hit by an explosion has been posted on a North Korean propaganda website. The video, published by the semi-official Uriminzokkiri agency and posted on its YouTube account, at first shows still images of North Korean artillery, missiles and soldiers. It then moves on to film of numerous missiles being fired, before showing...

A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” — even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S. The document, a copy of which was...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev caused a stir around the world and (maybe?) the universe over the weekend when he mentioned ‘top secret files’ he has about aliens that may have landed in Russia. It was apparently just a joke, although sometimes jokes can get lost in translation. According to the Associated Press, the comments came after a television...