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US: Wildfire Erupts in Pittman Center, East Tennessee, Prompts Evacuation 2

A wildfire erupted in the town of Pittman Center, eastern Tennessee on Tuesday, March 4, prompting evacuations of nearby residents. This video was filmed from a car driving on US 321 highway.

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JetZero To Build USAF Blended-Wing-Body Prototype

Handout rendering of the blended wing body prototype aircraft. The U.S. Air Force says it has picked aviation startup JetZero to design and build a full-size demonstrator aircraft with a blended wing body, or BWB, configuration on August 16, 2023. The goal is for the aircraft, which has already received the informal moniker XBW-1, to be flying by 2027."Blended wing body aircraft have the potential to significantly reduce fuel demand and increase global reach," Secretary Kendall said in a statement in a separate press release. “Moving forces and cargo quickly, efficiently, and over long distance[s] is a critical capability to enable national security strategy.” Photo by U.S. Air Force via ABACAPRESS.COM

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ANA displays "Star Wars"-themed plane designs

All Nippon Airways Co. displays an airplane model (foreground) with a new design featuring the BB-8 droid from the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo inquiry fails to pin down blame for new market design debacle

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike holds a press conference at the metropolitan government offices on Sept. 30, 2016. Koike said that a task force she set up in the metropolitan government has been unable to determine exactly who made the decision to build the new site for the capital's Tsukiji fish market without a sufficient soil embankment to protect it from toxic contaminants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo inquiry fails to pin down blame for new market design debacle

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike holds a press conference at the metropolitan government offices on Sept. 30, 2016. Koike said that a task force she set up in the metropolitan government has been unable to determine exactly who made the decision to build the new site for the capital's Tsukiji fish market without a sufficient soil embankment to protect it from toxic contaminants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo inquiry fails to pin down blame for new market design debacle

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike holds a press conference at the metropolitan government offices on Sept. 30, 2016. Koike said that a task force she set up in the metropolitan government has been unable to determine exactly who made the decision to build the new site for the capital's Tsukiji fish market without a sufficient soil embankment to protect it from toxic contaminants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo