Missing teen presumed dead and 6 injured after boat runs aground in Austin

A teenager is missing and presumed dead and six others are injured after a boat ran aground in northwest Austin on Sunday night, authorities said. The boat, which had 7 people on it, ran aground off Lake Austin just after 6:10 p.m. about 13 miles northwest of downtown Austin, according to tweets from the Austin-Travis… Continue reading Missing teen presumed dead and 6 injured after boat runs aground in Austin

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin blasts GOP senator’s blockade of military promotions as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘unsafe’

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday criticized Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s ongoing hold on hundreds of military promotions as an “unprecedented” move that threatens the country’s safety. “Because of this blanket hold, starting today, for the first time in the history of the Department of Defense, three of our military services are operating without Senate-confirmed… Continue reading Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin blasts GOP senator’s blockade of military promotions as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘unsafe’