A Florida Chick-fil-A employee came to the rescue when a woman with a baby had her car keys stolen in the restaurant parking lot. He took down the thief, helping foil the attempted carjacking, and has since been recognized for his bravery with a community service citizens’ award. On Sept. 14, Mykel Gordon was working…

Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical coming-of-age drama “The Fabelmans” won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) top prize, the People’s Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner. Toronto’s audience award was announced Sunday as the largest North American film festival wrapped up its 47th edition and first full-scale gathering in three years. Toronto’s audience…

WASHINGTON—The Transportation Department on Friday said it is awarding $12.6 million in grants for nine marine highway projects as part of ongoing efforts to improve ports and address supply chain issues. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement the funds “will help us move more goods, more quickly and more efficiently” and ease the…

NEW YORK—Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani was voted player of the year and the American League outstanding player by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards from the Major League Baseball Players Association. Philadelphia outfielder Bryce Harper was voted National League outstanding player, the union said Thursday. Toronto infielder Marcus Semien…

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON—A contract worker has won a $137 million jury award over workplace racism against Tesla Inc., raising pressure on the electric vehicle maker whose shareholders will vote on Thursday on a proposal to review how it addresses similar complaints for full-time employees. The nonbinding shareholder resolution asks Tesla’s board to study the impact of…

Alone with three children amidst a divorce, an Ohio mom once forewent most of her own meals to feed her kids. She’d even been rejected by her local food bank, a hardship which would inspire her to start her own free grocery store 16 years later. In late 2020, mom Nicole Adkins started With God’s Grace out…

The Epoch Times and Epoch TV’s “Crossroads” program have won awards in the News & Journalism category at CONTENT2021, a Texas-based film festival and media summit. The award for Truth in Journalism went to The Epoch Times, a New York-based media network that covers 21 languages and 33 countries, and is driven by a stated dedication…

Chloe Zhao, a Chinese filmmaker, became the first Asian woman in history to win best director at the Golden Globes awards for the movie “Nomadland.” She was quickly hailed by the CCP media as the “Pride of China”. But a few days later, the praise suddenly reversed. The CCP began to blast her as a…

GENEVA—A jailed Chinese lawyer who defended other human rights lawyers arrested in a sweeping crackdown against activism has won an international human rights award, the jury said on Thursday. Yu Wensheng was arrested in Jan. 2018, a day after publishing an open letter calling for reforms. He is serving a four-year sentence announced in June…

Every year, students compete to win the James Dyson Sustainability Award. The contest has produced remarkable, innovative inventions, from bionic hands to the O-Wind turbine and single-use plastic alternatives. This year, a Filipino engineering student has caught international attention for his ingenious method of turning food waste into eye-catching decorative solar panels. Twenty-seven-year-old Carvey Ehren…