Tag: US News

2 New Jersey Firefighters Died Battling a Blaze Deep in a Ship Carrying 5,000 Cars

NEWARK, N.J.—Two firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began when cars caught fire deep inside a cargo ship carrying 5,000 cars at a New Jersey port, Newark’s fire chief said Thursday. Responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles already on fire when they reached the 10th floor of the cargo ship at Port Newark…


Yellen Arrives in China for Talks as Beijing’s Unfair Trade Practices Come Under Scrutiny

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for a four-day visit, a trip that has drawn concerns over the Biden administration’s continued effort to engage Beijing. According to China’s state-run media, Ms. Yellen was greeted by Chinese officials led by Yang Yingming, director general of China’s Finance Ministry’s international cooperation department, as…


Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Scraps $100 Million Private School Voucher Program for Low-Income Kids

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has ditched plans to pursue a $100 million private school voucher program in the state’s annual spending plan amid a deadlock between Republican and Democratic leaders. Mr. Shapiro announced the decision to pull the program to pay for tuition at private and religious schools—known as the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success scholarship program—in…


Senator Challenges Secret Service Over Cocaine Found at White House

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday pressed the U.S. Secret Service for details regarding its ongoing investigation into the discovery of cocaine at the White House. The Secret Service confirmed that cocaine was found in the West Wing of the White House on Sunday, believed to have been brought in by someone who works there…


California Hotel Workers Back on the Job After Strike, but Union Warns More Walkouts Are Possible

Workers who picketed 19 major Southern California hotels over the long holiday weekend were back on the job Wednesday. But their union warned that more walkouts could come at any time. No progress was reported in negotiations between employers and Unite Here Local 11, which represents bellhops, front desk agents, room attendants, cooks, servers, and…


Rip Currents Prompted 200 Rescues in Virginia and North Carolina Over the July Fourth Weekend

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Strong rip currents prompted lifeguards to pull about 200 swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia and North Carolina over the holiday weekend. Tom Gill, chief of the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, told The Virginian-Pilot that the city’s more than 180 rescues were high even for a holiday weekend. Mr. Gill said that…


Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Saga Driven by Corporate Fear of Doxxing: Christian Pastor

Whether it’s compliance with pushing woke ideology or just attempts to keep their businesses afloat, corporate America is playing a big role in towing the Marxist ideology behind the woke trend, said Pastor Lucas Miles. Mr. Miles, author and host of EpochTV’s “Church & State” program, told “Crossroads” host Joshua Philipp on July 5 that “there’s a…


Biden’s SAVE Student Loan Relief Measure Another Way of Canceling Debt, Critics Say

Following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to block the current administration’s student loan forgiveness proposal, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would pursue different avenues to offer relief to millions of borrowers. “I’m not going to stop fighting to deliver borrowers what they need, particularly those at the bottom end of the economic scale,”…


Maryland Panel Approves $2.9 Million Compensation for Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 32 Years Behind Bars

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A Maryland board approved $2.9 million in compensation Wednesday for a man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two murders he did not commit. John Huffington was pardoned by former Gov. Larry Hogan in January. The former governor cited prosecutorial misconduct in granting a full innocence…


Relatives of El Paso Walmart Shooting Victims Seek Justice, Saying They’re Down but Not Out

EL PASO, Texas—A brother who traveled more than 1,000 miles to confront his sister’s killer. An uncle of an orphaned 4-year-old whose parents died while shielding the boy from the spray of bullets. A wife whose husband was gunned down at her side while their 9-year-old granddaughter looked on. Nearly four years after a gunman…