Disaster_Accident

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The newly formed National Space Council said it will address national space enterprise as well as civil space and commercial space. A 1984 NASA photo shows astronaut Bruce McCandless II, participating in a spacewalk a few meters away from the space shuttle Challenger. (NASA image via AP) (Associated Press)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of the Washington Archdiocese speaks about the importance of safety to the federal agents, law enforcement, emergency personnel gathered in the pews of St. Patrick Catholic Church on May 1st, 2018. The Cardinal presided over the region's 24th "Blue Mass" which supports those who serve as police and firefighters.

SigSauerP320Compact

Sig Sauer P320 Subcompact - Unlike any other pistol in its class, the P320 features a unique 5-point safety system, standard on all models: Striker Safety, Disconnect Safety, 3-point Take Down Safety System, Takedown is prohibited without removal of magazine, System prohibits takedown without slide locked to the rear, Rotation of takedown lever allows disassembly without tools or trigger manipulation. The unique modular design of the P320 offers the user the ultimate in flexibility to change calibers, sizes, and fit. Small, medium, and large complete polymer grip modules ensure comfortable and optimal fit for the widest range of hand sizes

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Illustration on infrastructure improvement by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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After being struck by a pickup truck taking a wide turn, a driver lost control of his silver Chevrolet sedan and careened onto the sidewalk Tuesday, hitting four pedestrians who police say are being treated for serious injuries. [April 24, 2018] (Photo courtesy of D.C. Fire and Emergency Services)

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Metro buses officially rode back into full service on Monday, after Metro took 164 buses off the street in March to investigate two incidents of engines stalling. After weeks of investigation the agency announced it had not found the source of the problem, raising safety concerns about the buses which also stalled last year and caused two accidents." (Julia Airey/The Washington Times). **FILE**

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Law enforcement officials work the scene of a fatal shooting at a Waffle House in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Sunday, April 22, 2018. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP)

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A man holds a bag of synthetic marijuana in Houston. In a report released Tuesday, April 10, 2018, fake marijuana likely contaminated with rat poison has killed three people in Illinois and sickened more than 100 others in the past month. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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The new Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument stand in Section 35 of Arlington National Cemetery, feet from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Carlo Muñoz/The Washington Times. By Carlo Munoz The Washington Times

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This March 20, 2017 photo provided by Kevin Garber at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan., shows Tammie Jo Shults, one of the pilots of a Southwest Airlines twin-engine Boeing 737 bound from New York to Dallas that made an emergency landing at the Philadelphia International Airport after the aircraft blew one of its engines Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (Kevin Garber/MidAmerica Nazarene University via AP)

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A Southwest Airlines plane sits on the runway at the Philadelphia International Airport after it made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (David Maialetti /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

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Illustration on the hazards of being a Chinese-language reporter with VOA by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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More than 200 million eggs from a North Carolina farm have been recalled because of bacterial contamination. (Associated Press)

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The Old Cathedral stands much as it did following the 1972 earthquake. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)

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This image made with a fisheye lens, shows a portion of the 22,000 pills with faces carved into them on display in a memorial by the National Safety Council to the victims of the opioid epidemic at the University of Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Pittsburgh. The exhibit featuring the wall with the carved medicine pills, each representing the face of someone who fatally overdosed, was launched in Chicago in November, 2017. Pittsburgh is the first stop on a nationwide tour. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (Associated Press)

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An overturned dump truck snarled traffic on New York Avenue snarled morning traffic. (photo: Ann Wog)

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David Crosby on Saturday evening wrote on Twitter "oh boy ... burn baby burn" while the news was developing of the four-alram fire at Trump Tower that killed 67-year-old art dealer Todd Brassner. (Associated Press)

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"President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price...to pay. Open area immediately for medical help and verification. Another humanitarian disaster for no reason whatsoever. SICK!" President Trump tweeted. (Associated Press)

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A firefighter looks out from the window of a damaged apartment in Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, April 7, 2018. The New York Fire Department says the blaze broke out on the 50th floor shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)