3-D-printed gun fires real bullets A Texas group run by a self-described anarchist has posted what appears to be the first video of the live firing of a handgun created with a 3-D printer. The 53-second video shows a single shot being fired from The Liberator, a plastic handgun that, with the exception of its metal firing pin, was assembled from parts made with a 3-D printer, according to Defense Distributed. More
Abused disabled Iowa plant workers awarded $240M A Texas company has been ordered to pay 32 mentally disabled workers $240 million in damages for what government lawyers described as years of around-the-clock abuse. More
Afghanistan quake kills at least four, wounds 69 An earthquake centered in Afghanistan's east killed at least four people and injured almost 70, after wet weather weakened the country's traditional mud-brick homes, officials said on Wednesday. More
Rail car with ammonium nitrate didn't cause Texas blast: fire official A rail car filled with extremely hazardous ammonium nitrate did not cause the fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, investigators said on Tuesday, in their first statement ruling out possible sources of the deadly blast six days ago. More
Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Whiskeys Of The Week: 25 Year Olds From Michter’s & WhistlePig Is the (North) American single malt market ready for such an extravagance ... The finish is big and sweet and a touch citric, reminding me a bit of Crepes Suzette. And all this from a bourbon that’s ... 05/13/2024 - 8:25 am | View Link
NASA’s Quest to Touch the Sun The outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere are a blistering million degrees hotter than its surface. NASA sent a probe to find out why—by getting closer to the star than ever before. 05/11/2024 - 7:00 pm | View Link
North Augusta Department of Public Safety hosts Touch-a-Truck North Augusta’s Public Safety’s Community Action Team hosted Touch-A-Truck where people of all ages could get inside of swat cars, police boats, tow trucks and more. 05/11/2024 - 4:21 pm | View Link
Confirmed tornado causes destruction through Washington County, PA LONG LEAF ROAD LOOKING TOWARDS CHURCH HILL ROAD WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – Following Severe Thunderstorm Warnings across the Ohio Valley, rotation began to develop. The National ... 05/11/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
Tornadoes with 110 mph winds touch down in North Carolina counties An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph and a width of 100 yards touched down in Gaston and Cleveland counties during severe weather on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, ... 05/10/2024 - 1:53 am | View Link