https://theworldwatch.com/tags/usa/ Thu 10 Sep 2026 21:43:57 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619557/centcom-video-shows-iranian-oil-tankers-ablaze-after-us-forces-targeted/
The U.S. destroys Iranian oil tankers, CENTCOM video shows, after attempted attacks on the American military as sanctions continue to squeeze Tehran and the overall economy. ]]> Wed 09 Sep 2026 22:10:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619557/centcom-video-shows-iranian-oil-tankers-ablaze-after-us-forces-targeted/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619435/5-dead-5-injured-after-amazon-cargo-plane-overshoots-runway-at-miami-airport/
Investigators are looking into what caused an Amazon cargo plane to crash in Miami, killing at least five people and injuring five others Sunday. The Boeing 767-300 cargo plane was traveling at 129 mph when it overshot the end of the runway at Miami International Airport at around 2 p.m. ET, hitting several vehicles and trapping bystanders in their cars. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah said crews on the ground worked to tackle a fuel leak from the aircraft, while local news outlets reported that more than 60 MDFR units had attended the scene. ]]> Mon 07 Sep 2026 15:03:23 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619435/5-dead-5-injured-after-amazon-cargo-plane-overshoots-runway-at-miami-airport/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619285/social-media-influencer-pleads-guilty-to-impersonating-workers-for-viral-pranks/
A social media influencer known for posting viral videos of pranks has pleaded guilty to criminal impersonation in Arizona for posing as an employee of businesses in a Phoenix suburb and orchestrating brief but chaotic takeover attempts. The outcome was welcomed by observers who said it could serve as a reminder to seekers of viral fame that stunts that cross the line legally can lead to serious ramifications. Heston James Cobb, who posts as “Heston James,” was arrested in July 2025 after police in Tempe say he and others went into businesses posing as workers, entered employee-only areas and refused to leave when asked to do so. He entered his plea Friday. In one video Cobb, wearing a Chipotle Mexican Grill shirt, told restaurant staff he was going to “clean house” before a group of men wearing dark shirts flooded into the eatery and ignored requests to leave. One man posing as an employee cleaned a tabletop with a mop. Investigators said the videos had millions of views and potentially generated large amounts of income. Vicki Lopez, an attorney representing Cobb, declined to comment Saturday. The Associated Press left a message with Cobb’s TikTok account seeking comment. Steve Chucri, president of the Arizona Restaurant Association, said he hopes Cobb’s punishment is “severe” to deter copycats. “There’s no place for it,” Chucri said. “That’s the last thing we need to put up with in the restaurant industry. The amount of money it takes to operate today is expensive.” Chucri said the association does not offer any formal training or advice to restaurants on dealing with social media pranksters, and he hopes it does not come to that. “We’re a society of civility,” Chucri said. “We shouldn’t have to.” Matthew Pittman, a social media professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, hopes the arrest will be a warning to influencers about boundaries when creating prank or satirical content. Pittman said he and others who teach aspiring content creators generally stress that “real world norms and laws” extend into the digital world. “So doing something that is illegal in real life would also be illegal on social, even if you are doing it for content,” he said. “This is a clear case of going beyond what the law allows.” ]]> Wed 02 Sep 2026 10:42:22 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619285/social-media-influencer-pleads-guilty-to-impersonating-workers-for-viral-pranks/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619252/she-moved-to-the-usa-but-she-has-allegiance-to-her-old-country/
Deport ]]> Tue 01 Sep 2026 08:48:39 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619252/she-moved-to-the-usa-but-she-has-allegiance-to-her-old-country/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619000/een-driver-pedestrian-seriously-injured-in-multi-vehicle-crash-in-pennsylvania/
A 16-year-old driver and a pedestrian suffered serious injuries Friday afternoon following a multi-vehicle crash on East Grand Avenue (Route 209) in Tower City Borough that remains under investigation by Pennsylvania State Police. According to a Pennsylvania State Police public information release, the crash occurred at approximately 2:56 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2026, at the intersection of East Grand Avenue (SR 209) and South 6th Street. State Police said the teenage driver, a 16-year-old male from Sacramento, Schuylkill County, was traveling southbound on East Grand Avenue in a 2012 BMW 545i. At the same time, a 2011 Subaru Outback was attempting to turn left onto Route 209 from the Mid Penn Bank drive-thru ATM parking lot. Investigators allege the BMW was traveling at a high rate of speed when it swerved into the northbound lane to avoid the turning Subaru. The BMW struck the Subaru before continuing northbound, where it collided with three legally parked vehicles—a 2011 Toyota Tacoma, a 2019 Subaru Impreza, and a 2017 Hyundai Elantra. Police said the BMW then struck a 56-year-old pedestrian from Williamstown who had been walking behind one of the parked vehicles. The teenage driver and the pedestrian both sustained significant injuries and were flown by LifeFlight to Hershey Medical Center. A 75-year-old passenger in the Subaru suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported by Tower City Ambulance to Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital. The Subaru's 52-year-old driver was not injured. Both the BMW and the Subaru were towed from the scene, while the Toyota Tacoma was also removed by a towing service. Emergency responders included Life Team EMS, LifeFlight, Tower City Ambulance, the Muir Fire Department, Pennsylvania State Police Troop L Forensic Services Unit, the Troop L CARS Unit, and Hammer Towing. Pennsylvania State Police said criminal charges are pending as the investigation continues. ]]> Mon 24 Aug 2026 10:18:05 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619000/een-driver-pedestrian-seriously-injured-in-multi-vehicle-crash-in-pennsylvania/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618942/deadly-paper-mill-tank-implosion-in-washington-captured-on-surveillance-video/
Newly released security camera footage captures the moment a 900,000-gallon chemical storage tank failed at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington on May 26, 2026, killing 11 workers. Surveillance video captures the violent implosion of a massive tank at a Washington state paper mill, an industrial disaster that killed workers and tore through part of the Nippon Dynawave facility in May. The video shows the white liquor tank at the Longview mill suddenly collapse, unleashing the deadly force of the implosion and revealing the scale of the destruction in its immediate aftermath. The video, obtained via a records request, was recorded from a surveillance camera located in the Station 6 Central Maintenance parking lot. The tank is barely visible at the top of the frame. Seconds into the recording, the tank rupture occurs. The tank can be seen collapsing on one side, followed by a large gaseous cloud. Minutes later, that cloud and a flow of white liquor slowly fill the parking lot. The catastrophe unfolded on the morning of May 26. Eleven people were killed, making it the deadliest industrial accident in Washington state history. The ruptured tank spilled up to 570,000 gallons of white liquor, a strong alkaline liquid made mostly of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in the papermaking process to dissolve wood chips. ]]> Fri 21 Aug 2026 16:36:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618942/deadly-paper-mill-tank-implosion-in-washington-captured-on-surveillance-video/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618937/a-small-plane-crashed-into-a-pennsylvania-state-police-helicopter-at-carlisle-airport/
The pilot of a small airplane was killed and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured after the plane collided in midair with a state police helicopter near the Carlisle airport in Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley on Wednesday evening, officials said. The Cessna 150 airplane crashed into the Bell 407 helicopter, which was conducting a training exercise, shortly before 7 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Col. George Bivens told reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday. ]]> Fri 21 Aug 2026 12:25:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618937/a-small-plane-crashed-into-a-pennsylvania-state-police-helicopter-at-carlisle-airport/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618909/liberal-american-blonde-claims-she-lives-in-a-3rd-world-country/
]]> Thu 20 Aug 2026 16:45:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618909/liberal-american-blonde-claims-she-lives-in-a-3rd-world-country/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618638/chaos-erupts-at-the-store-as-security-guard-apparently-performs-an-exorcism/
She didn’t do nothing! ]]> Thu 13 Aug 2026 17:41:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618638/chaos-erupts-at-the-store-as-security-guard-apparently-performs-an-exorcism/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618505/israeli-man-american-tourist-clash-at-manila-airport-over-alleged-antisemitic-remark/
n Israeli man and an American man were involved in a physical altercation at an airport in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday after the Israeli alleged that the American had hurled antisemitic remarks at him. Footage shared on X showed the two men grappling on the ground before a passer-by and airport staff intervened to separate them. The footage was released by Israeli writer and activist Hen Mazzig. In the video, the Israeli alleged that the American had called him a "baby killer" and told him it was "too bad Hitler didn't finish the job". The Israeli said the remarks prompted him to act out. After the confrontation, the American was seen in the footage saying: "You proved my point; you're going to jail; you attacked me," before referring to the Israeli man as a "piece of s***." ]]> Mon 10 Aug 2026 10:31:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618505/israeli-man-american-tourist-clash-at-manila-airport-over-alleged-antisemitic-remark/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1617710/u-s-employs-armed-surface-drones-in-combat-for-the-first-time-during-strikes-on-iran/
The U.S. military has confirmed that it employed armed Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) in combat for the first time on July 12, 2026. According to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), three Saronic Corsair USVs were used to strike Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran’s main base overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, targeting a submarine and ship maintenance facility. “Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations,” CENTCOM said in a statement posted on social media. ]]> Sun 19 Jul 2026 22:11:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1617710/u-s-employs-armed-surface-drones-in-combat-for-the-first-time-during-strikes-on-iran/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1617642/kadir-skinner-bodycam-video-released-of-deadly-police-shooting/
Wilmington, Delaware — On June 24, 2026, shortly after 11 p.m., Wilmington Police Officers were patrolling near the intersection of 24th and Jessup streets when they encountered a large gathering of people. According to investigators, officers believed they saw 19-year-old Kadir Skinner with a handgun and moved toward him, prompting him to run from the area. Body-camera footage released weeks later shows an officer leaving his patrol vehicle and sprinting after Skinner along a sidewalk. The recording begins without audio because of the camera's buffering feature, but sound activates moments before the officer fires several shots during the brief foot pursuit. Within seconds, Skinner falls to the ground as officers continue giving commands to drop a weapon while securing the scene. As officers approached the wounded teenager, Skinner repeatedly insisted he was unarmed and soon complained that he could not breathe. The officer who fired the shots told arriving officers that an object had been discarded, leading another officer to search the nearby grass before reporting that a firearm had been recovered. While officers handcuffed Skinner and requested emergency medical assistance, neighbors and family members rushed toward the scene, shouting for police to help him and questioning the officers' actions. The emotional confrontation intensified as bystanders were pushed back and officers worked to control the growing crowd before Skinner was eventually carried to a police cruiser and transported to Wilmington Hospital. Skinner later died from his injuries, and the shooting quickly became the focus of multiple investigations and public scrutiny. After the Delaware Department of Justice released body-camera footage from three responding officers, attorneys representing Skinner's family argued the videos conflict with the official account that he posed an immediate threat before the shooting, maintaining that the recordings do not clearly show him pointing a firearm at anyone. The family has since filed a $25 million claim against the City of Wilmington and is seeking criminal charges against the officer involved. Meanwhile, state officials say both the independent Department of Justice review and the Wilmington Police Department's internal investigation remain active, with a comprehensive report and the identities of the officers expected to be released after the investigations are completed. ]]> Thu 16 Jul 2026 23:36:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1617642/kadir-skinner-bodycam-video-released-of-deadly-police-shooting/