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Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC
Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC The final video shared by a 25-year-old active member of the U.S. Air Force who died after lighting himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. has surfaced. Aaron Bushnell identified himself in the video he streamed on Twitch and was shared to a page called Free Palestine, and goes on to say he will "no longer be complicit in genocide," referring to the Palestinian people of Gaza. It happened around 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, a spokesman for the Israeli Embassy said. #Incident: MPD responded to the 3500 block of International Drive, NW, at approximately 1:00 p.m., to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Air Force's Airman Of The Year Is 1st Generation American From Fairfax County Air Force's Airman Of The Year Is 1st Generation American From Fairfax County
Air Force's Airman Of The Year Is 1st Generation American From Fairfax County He's only one year out of college and he's already being recognized by the US Air Force. Fairfax County's Dhruva Poluru, who serves as a staff sergeant in the US Air Force, has been named one of the top 12 Airmen in the 500,000-member total Air Force. Poluru, of Herndon, has been selected as Enlisted Airman of the Year. The 2022 State University of New York at Buffalo grad is assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing, and serves in the wing’s 222nd Command and Control Squadron, which specializes in space operations. “Even though I’m still processing the news, being …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Of NJ Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Of NJ Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago
Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Of NJ Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Authorities in Bergen County are hoping the public can help them locate the family of a man who was struck and killed on Route 17 in Hackensack more than 40 years ago but was only recently identified. Eugene Mack Jr. was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center on February 22, 1978. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was unable to identify the body and the case was registered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Advances in fingerprint forensics helped the FBI identify Mack, who authorities said was born in New York City, served in the U.S. Air Force and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Air Force Lieutenant Who Recorded Kids On Hidden Bathroom Cameras Gets Prison Time Air Force Lieutenant Who Recorded Kids On Hidden Bathroom Cameras Gets Prison Time
Air Force Lieutenant Who Recorded Kids On Hidden Bathroom Cameras Gets Prison Time A Waldorf Air Force Lieutenant who worked in cyber security and used a hidden camera to record four minor victims in a bathroom was sentenced to federal prison time in Maryland, according to officials. Jason Daniel Ort, 36, was sentenced Wednesday, May 5 to 11 years in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release and orders to register as a sex offender, for transportation of child pornography, announced by the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland's Office.  Ort pleaded guilty after admitting to placing several hidden cameras in different rooms and…

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by Annie DeVoe