Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East
President Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking

President Donald Trump has pardoned five former NFL players for crimes that include perjury, counterfeiting and drug trafficking
President Trump nominates a hospitality executive to lead the National Park Service

President Donald Trump has nominated for director of the National Park Service an executive from a hospitality company that has extensive contracts with the agency he would lead
Is ‘Pommel Horse Guy’ now an Olympic curler? There’s a new cult hero at the Winter Olympics

Move over, “Pommel Horse Guy.” There’s a new bespectacled breakout star of the Olympics.
Drought conditions linger…when much needed rain arrives this weekend across SE Georgia, Lowcountry

A breakdown of rain timing and possible rain totals over the holiday weekend
NY officials raise rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration

New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd
A Marine dies and 2 ships collide in separate incidents in the Caribbean, US military says

The U.S. military has reported two major incidents that occurred in recent days tied to the massive buildup of forces in the Caribbean Sea
Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan’s tariff barriers

Taiwan has reached a trade deal with the United States that cuts almost all of its tariff barriers.
The beloved Olympic mascots are color-changing critters that are vulnerable to climate change

The two animals chosen as the mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats, a weasel-like animal that’s at risk because of climate change
Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Former FBI agent weighs in on tracking ransom money

A former FBI agent, who worked 14 years investigating illicit finance cases, said the ransom note could be the opportunity to find Nancy Guthrie.