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The U.S. must rebuild fragile alliances with partner nations or risk rivals such as China moving into Afghanistan to collect strategic assets including Bagram Air Base, according to Nikki Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations. The fate of the base, abandoned by U.S. troops in the middle of the night at the start of July, has been seized on by President Biden's critics to symbolize what they say was an ill-thought out withdrawal. And now the base, which was once the hub of America's war in Afghanistan, could be a prize for rivals seeking to extend their reach.  'We need to watch China, because I think you are going to see China make a move for Bagram Air Force Base,' said Haley in an interview with Fox News as she made the case for reconnecting with allies who felt let down by a precipitous withdrawal.  Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, warned that China was eying Bagram Air Base, which was once the hub of the U.S. war effort in

The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday that the state can take down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has towered over the state's capital for more than a century but became widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice. The court's ruling shot down two lawsuits filed by Virginia residents who attempted to block removal of the 21-foot bronze equestrian sculpture on Monument Avenue in Richmond that shows Lee in military attire atop a 40-foot pedestal. It's removal will mark the 64th to be toppled since the George Floyd protests began in May 2020.  Gov. Ralph Northam announced his decision to remove the statue in June 2020, 10 days after George Floyd's killing by a Minneapolis police officer sparked protests over police brutality and racism in cities across the country, including Richmond.   Art work, graffiti and memorials sprawled across the statue's base call out racial equity and  social injustice George Floyd's image is projected on the Robe

A New Jersey home has exploded shortly being evacuated due to flash flooding caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida.   The property, located in Rahway, 26 miles southwest of New York City, was inundated by rain late on Wednesday night.  The family living at the home were forced to flee  by 1am Thursday morning, before the home allegedly exploded shortly before 6am.   Investigators are working to determine how flooding caused the building to blow up, but there were no fatalities.   A man driving past the home at the time it exploded suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.  The explosion was so severe that it caused damage to neighboring properties.   Dramatic aerial photos taken by ABC7 after daylight show the residence reduced to a pile of rubble. Clean-up crews are currently on the scene working to clear debris.  A New Jersey home has exploded shortly being evacuated due to severe flooding brought on by Hurricane Ida The home is pictured prior to its explosion, which

A Florida teen accused of murdering his classmate by stabbing her 114 times has been caught on camera saying he believes 'demons are going to take his soul away'. Aiden Fucci, 14, made the bizarre remark on Wednesday during a pretrial hearing  over the brutal slaying of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, which took place in St. Johns on May 9.  Fucci - who has been charged with first-degree murder -  attended the hearing virtually from a meeting room at Duval County Jail, where he is currently being held without bond.   'Please don't let the demons take my soul. The demons are going to take my soul away,' Fucci could be heard mumbling in the recorded hearing.   'Why am I here? I just want to talk to my mom and dad. What's going on? What's going on?' he subsequently asked.   Fucci was also seen in the clip rocking back and forth on a prison chair with a confused look upon his face.  A forensic psychologist who is not affiliated with the murder case told NEWS

R. Kelly married R&B singer Aaliyah when she was just 15 in a 10-minute ceremony held inside a Chicago hotel room, a New York court has heard.  Pastor Nathan Edmond, who conducted the 1994 nuptials, testified Wednesday via video link at Kelly's sex abuse trial which is currently being held at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn.  Edmond alleged that he was recruited to marry Kelly, who was aged 27 at the time, after he was shown a falsified document that stated Aaliyah was 18.   'I didn't know it was anyone special,' Edmond stated. 'You couldn't see her whole face because her hair was over half of her face.'  Aaliyah, whose full name was Aaliyah Dana Haughton, worked with Kelly, who wrote and produced her 1994 debut album, 'Age Ain´t Nothing But A Number.' Late last month, Kelly's former tour manager, Demetrius Smith, testified to the same court that he bribed a government worker with $500 to obtain Aaliyah's fake ID so that Kelly could marr