Month: April 2021

Crews Rescue 14 From Sinking Boat in Newport Beach

NEWPORT BEACH—Orange County first responders and good Samaritans rescued 14 people from a boat that was taking on water off the coast of Newport Beach, authorities said. Harbor Patrol officials received a call at 2:45 p.m. Sunday of a 41-foot Carver vessel taking on water outside the entrance to Newport Harbor. When deputies from the…


Dear Next Generation: Hope Is the Key

Ever feel trapped as if you are watching your life deteriorate in front of your eyes and you can do nothing? Or certain difficult circumstances lead you into wishing for a new life? But that new life will never come. Or so you think; or so your negativity wants you to think. An unseen enemy…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (April 20)

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says he wants to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) over comments that he says “incited violence.” What could this mean for her powerful committee position? Former president Donald Trump discusses a wide range of issues on Fox with Sean Hannity. Trump gives his biggest hint yet about if…


Portland Rioters Smash Windows at Popeye’s, Boys and Girls Club

Rioters in Portland took to the streets late Monday, shattering windows at a range of businesses and establishments including a Boys and Girls Club. A group of people dressed in “black bloc” clothing, or garb often worn by members of the far-left, anarcho-communist Antifa network, gathered after 8 p.m. in Woodlawn Park, the Portland Police…


Portland Police Make 2 Arrests Amid Protest Vandalism

PORTLAND, Ore.—Some people in a small crowd calling for the abolition of police broke windows as they marched in Portland on Monday night, hours after authorities said that a man who was fatally shot by an officer in a city park last week had an orange-tipped replica gun. The Portland Police Bureau said on Twitter…


Japan’s Subaru to Suspend Production in Indiana on Chip Shortage

TOKYO—Japanese automaker Subaru said on Tuesday that it was suspending production at its plant in Indiana through the end of April due to a global shortage of semiconductors. Automakers from Ford Motor to Nissan Motor have cut production due to the shortage of chips, used extensively in new cars for automatic windows, parking assistance, and…


EU Expands Sanctions Against Burma Military, Companies

BANGKOK—The European Union expanded its sanctions against Burma’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the worsening crisis after army leaders deposed the elected government. The Council of the European Union’s latest sanctions target 10 individuals and two military-controlled companies already subject to sanctions by the United States, Britain, and…


Ukraine Says Russia Will Soon Have Over 120,000 Troops on Its Borders

KYIV/BRUSSELS—Russia will soon have more than 120,000 troops on Ukraine’s border, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, calling for new Western economic sanctions to deter Moscow from “further escalation.” Washington and NATO have been alarmed by the large build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine and in Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow annexed from…


EU Regulator Finds ‘Possible Link’ Between J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots

The European Union’s medicines regulator said on Tuesday that there is a “possible link” between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots, but said its “overall benefit-risk remains positive.” At a meeting on Tuesday, the safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded that a warning about unusual blood clots should be added…


Phoenix TV Founder Sells Personal Shares Amid Increased CCP’s Grip of Hong Kong Media

The latest sales of shares of pro-Beijing Phoenix TV suggest that Beijing is accelerating its pace in taking full control of Hong Kong’s media outlets. On April 17, Phoenix TV announced that its founder Liu Changle, also its former chairman and major shareholder, had sold almost all his stake in the company, namely 37.93 percent…