As state and local governments across the United States ease pandemic-related restrictions, the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii has decided to end a program that allowed for the release of low-level inmates early in hopes of controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the Aloha State’s detention facilities. The three-page ruling ending judicial oversight…
Russia Expels 20 Czechs After Blast Blamed on Skripal Suspects
MOSCOW/PRAGUE—Moscow expelled 20 Czech diplomats on Sunday in a confrontation over Czech allegations that two Russian spies accused of a nerve agent poisoning in Britain in 2018 were behind an earlier explosion at a Czech ammunition depot that killed two people. Prague had on Saturday ordered out 18 Russian diplomats, prompting Russia to vow on…
Arizona State Troopers Release 17 Illegal Aliens After ICE Declines to Take Custody
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said state troopers were forced to release 17 illegal aliens after Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) both declined to take them into custody. A state trooper initiated a traffic stop early on April 16 and discovered the 17 illegal aliens in the vehicle, the Department of…
Remodel a Bathroom With a New Vanity and Cabinets
Dear James: I am planning a partial remodel of my bathroom with just a new vanity and cabinets. What are reasonably priced options, and can I easily install them myself? —Oliver J. Dear Oliver: Just replacing the cabinets and vanity is the typical do-it-yourself bathroom remodeling project. A full remodel would include replacing the tile…
Suspect Apprehended in Fatal Shooting at Wisconsin Tavern
KENOSHA, Wis.—Authorities say they have apprehended a person in connection with a shooting at a busy tavern in southeastern Wisconsin early Sunday that left three men dead and three men injured. Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. David Wright said the suspect is facing a charge of first-degree intentional homicide, with additional criminal charges likely…
In the Rush To Socialism, Biden Is Channeling The Worst of FDR – Bullying The Supreme Court
Commentary The Democrats are undertaking a full court press in an effort to transform the American form of government into their big government dream. Their latest push includes an effort to pack the Supreme Court with what would be four liberal justices and a push to eliminate the filibuster in the Senate. In doing so,…
In Search of Truth and Beauty, an Antidote to Nihilism: Stephen Blackwood
The idea that there is no truth but only power has pervaded today’s cultural, civic, and political institutions at large. Nihilistic in nature, it’s being witnessed alongside an “extraordinary civilizational crisis.” “This idea that there’s no truth but power, the nihilism behind it, it emanates into all of the institutions and the forms of life…
Chinese Regime ‘Thrives on Apathy’: New York Parade Draws Attention to Persecution of Falun Gong
NEW YORK—The “extreme and unthinkable” suffering that the Chinese regime has inflicted on members of faith group Falun Gong typifies Beijing’s totalitarian tactics that, if left unstopped, could eventually come to the free world, cautioned human rights advocates on April 18. “The Chinese Communist Party thrives on the ignorance and apathy of people around the…
Orange County Reports 79 New COVID-19 Cases
SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths April 18, while coronavirus hospitalizations in the county decreased. The latest numbers brought the county’s totals to 252,963 cases and 4,896 fatalities since the pandemic began, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The number of COVID patients in county hospitals…
Egypt Says 11 Killed in Train Crash North of Cairo
CAIRO—A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years. Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a…
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