Military Takes Over Another Stretch of Public Border Land in Effort to Catch and Charge Migrants
Another stretch of federal land along the border has been transferred to the U.S. military, this time in Texas, expanding the territory in which troops can be used to apprehend migrants and the government can pursue trespassing charges. U.S. Northern Command announced on Thursday that the new area will be an extension of Fort Bliss […]
Army Cancels Planned Public Visits to Trinity Bomb Site in April. You Can Blame 'Oppenheimer.'
The Army has canceled the April 6 open house for the public to visit the New Mexico site of the Trinity atomic bomb blast for lack of funds following a crowd surge last October brought on by the blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer.” In a January posting, the website of the Army’s White Sands Missile Range, where […]
Texas Public Records Loophole Lets Cities Keep Suicide Reports from Families of Dead Soldiers
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