Government Shutdown: Scenic overlooks are being closed
The National Park Service is expanding their closures, even after the publicity surrounding the WWII Memorial, now closing scenic overlooks along the George Washington Parkway. Considered some of areas of amazing More...
President Obama suggests GOP would ‘get fired’ for shutdown, making comparisons to worker strikes
Described as a gaffe by conservative critics, President Obama spoke to a Maryland crowd Thursday about the shutdown, comparing the GOP to workers refusing to show up for work until their demands were met. donkeyhotey More...
Democrats block GOP bills to fund national parks, veteran affairs, DC in government shutdown battle
The House of Representatives will make another attempt Wednesday to pass three emergency funding bills after each failed to obtain the required two-thirds majority Tuesday. Harry Reid caricature by donkeyhotey More...
401 national parks closed due to government shutdown
Because of the shutdown of the federal government caused by the lapse in appropriations, the National Park Service has closed all 401 national parks and suspended operation of dozens of community assistance programs. photo More...
White House rolls out government shutdown propaganda with new post
October 1st is day one of the government shutdown resulting from a stalled budget debate over Obamacare. House GOP members put forth a bill which would fund the government with the exclusion of Obamacare. photo More...
Statue of Liberty opens for July 4th, first time since Superstorm Sandy
The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on the Fourth of July months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the small island in New York Harbor as Americans across the country marked the holiday with fireworks and barbecues. photo More...
Florida daredevil Nik Wallenda prepares for Grand Canyon walk, praises God, says wire is his ‘prayer closet’
Nik Wallenda, the Florida-based daredevil, acrobat and heir to the famed Flying Wallendas circus family,confessed to be afraid of only one thing – God. “I would say the only thing I fear is God,” More...
Norovirus outbreak expands in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, at least 200 people sickened
In a follow up to a story last week, the norovirus outbreak that struck 30 Yellowstone National Park employees on June 7, has grown to some 200 people from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and areas More...
Yellowstone employees stricken with norovirus, isolated to Mammoth Hot Springs
An outbreak of the gastrointestinal virus that sickened some 30 Yellowstone National Park employees has been confirmed as norovirus, according to a Jackson Hole News and Guide report Friday. Norovirus Image/CDC The More...
Aleh Kalman, California teen on church trip gets caught in current, goes over 600-foot Yosemite Falls
A 19-year-old California man is feared dead after he was caught in river currents and swept over the massive waterfall while swimming in Yosemite National Park over the weekend. Aleh Kalman of Sacramento was swimming More...
China ‘rat meat’ scandal results in more than 60 arrests, government says food-related crimes will receive harsher punishment
Some 63 people who allegedly ran an operation in Shanghai and the coastal city of Wuxi who bought rat and fox and passed it off as lamb were arrested as part of a three-month food safety crackdown in China, according More...
Sequestation blamed for flight delays while taxpayers spend $152K on transgender voice study
Sequestration may be the topic of discussion in Washington budget talks and reductions, but critics are getting increasingly louder as air travel delays mount, national parks close and the federal spending includes More...
Statue of Liberty to Reopen by July 4th: Salazar
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the National Park Service expects to reopen the Statue of Liberty to visitors by July 4, 2013, after repairing the extensive damage to Liberty Island caused More...
Rand Paul’s FY2014 Budget ‘A Clear Vision to Revitalize America’ doesn’t pass the Senate with a vote of 18-81
Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul introduced his proposed plan, “A Clear Vision to Revitalize America”, to balance the budget in five years by implementing serious spending cuts, entitlement More...
Move over ‘Whale Wars’ the intense Animal Planet show ‘Battleground Rhino Wars’ debuts in March
The intesne “Whale Wars” from Animal Planet has spawned a new show – “Rhino Wars,” which examiners the dangerous and shocking world Rhino poaching. Animal Planet recently announced More...
Komodo dragon attack lands two in the hospital
Forest police officer Ahmad Main was attacked by the two-meter lizard, a Komodo dragon, as he sat alone in an office at the national park on Rinca Island in East Nusa Tenggara province(Indonesia). photo Midori More...
In commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all national parks will have free admission on Monday
Have a long holiday weekend? If you’re looking for something to do Monday, the National Park Service has announced that the nearly 400 national parks across the country will have free admission on January More...
Bat from Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park confirmed positive for white-nose syndrome
Bat with White-Nose SyndromeImage/CDC/HHS A northern long-eared bat from a cave in the south central Kentucky park has been confirmed with the deadly fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, according to a National More...
Body of missing Ohio man, Christopher Mondiek, found on Santa Cruz island
The body of a 23-year-old Dublin Ohio man was found on the beach of Santa Cruz Island in California Tuesday morning. According to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office, the body of Christopher Anthony Mondiek was More...
‘Rat-bite fever’ cases reported in several Washington State residents
Chelan and Douglas County health officials are reporting the confirmation of a “few” cases of rat-bite fever in a few Chelan and Douglas County residents and possibly in a Grant County resident who may More...
