On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico after devastating several Caribbean islands. Former CNN Correspondent Leyla Santiago was one of the first journalists to reach the remote parts of Puerto Rico where food and water were scarce, and the entire island had lost its power.
“I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet,” Sheeran said.
This week, President Trump will welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C., including a state dinner on Thursday, Sept. 24. The Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show continues in Virginia Beach. The Blue Angels are set to perform at 3pm ET. Football Sunday Now returns with all the NFL football excitement. A full slate of games is scheduled on FOX.
president Trump on Sunday announced that the long-planned triumphal arch near Arlington Memorial Bridge will serve a far less ceremonial purpose. It will differ from other arches in that it will become a state-of-the-art "military complex," which he describes, of course, as "the greatest of them all."
The problems in the Middle East are spreading. Iran's proxy group, Hamas, doesn't seem to be content with making life miserable for Israel or with remaining in Gaza. Now it appears to be working to spread into Europe — in this case, Germany, where several Hamas plotters have been indicted for storing weapons and ammunition for an October 7, 2023-style attack on German citizens.