On A Positive Note: U.S. Taps First Woman to Ever Lead Largest U.S. National Guard
Cheddar News is highlighting Major General Denise Donnell, who is the first woman to ever lead the largest Air National Guard in U.S. history. Major Gen. Donnell takes viewers on a tour of the aircraft she now leads that helped Afghan refugees escape from the Taliban. "It was emotional. It was not only making a lot of decisions in a chaotic environment, they were getting shot at," Major Gen. Donnell said. "And then you're entrusted with taking care of hundreds and hundreds of people. It was a very, very difficult three weeks."
The Israeli military has ordered the 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to evacuate to the south within 24 hours as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faced a new charge Thursday that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government, a remarkable accusation against a Democrat who had a powerful role in U.S. policy as head of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee.
An Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip would further escalate the war raging since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack, killing hundreds of civilians.
A retired bank official testified that former president Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans based on financial statements that have since been deemed fraudulent.
More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday.