Month: February 2022

LA Metro Reduces Services Due to Staff Shortage

Los Angeles Metro bus and rail riders can expect longer wait times, as services have been temporarily reduced, as of Feb. 20, due to a labor shortage. LA Metro Board of Directors voted on Jan. 27 to make a temporary service change to reduce the number of canceled trips brought on by the pandemic and…


Bride Weeps as Dad Dons Dusty Paper Tie She Made Aged 5 for Father-Daughter Dance

A blushing bride was surprised by a heartfelt gesture from her dad when he wore a handcrafted paper tie she made as a child, aged 5, for their father-daughter dance. She had never believed her dad’s promise to wear the relic at her wedding and thought the tie had been lost years before. The gesture…


Supreme Court Denies Injunction Against San Diego School Vaccination Mandate; Leaves Door Open

The Supreme Court decided to not intervene–for the time being—in the case of a San Diego high school student with natural immunity who claims that the local school district’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate imposed on students aged 16 and older unconstitutionally discriminates against her by not offering a religious exemption. The San Diego Unified School District…


Tory and Bloc MPs Say Emergencies Act Unwarranted, While Liberals and NDP Cite Protesters’ Views in Supporting Use of the Act

As MPs debated the historical decision by the federal government to invoke the Emergencies Act, some trends emerged in the arguments put forward by both camps. Some Conservative and Bloc Quebecois MPs said the standard hadn’t been met to implement the measure, while some Liberal and NDP MPs cited the political views attributed to the protesters…


Liberal MP Uncertain If Emergencies Act Is Warranted

A Liberal MP says he is uncertain if the use of the Emergencies Act is warranted, but says he may have to vote in favour of it due to “the fact it is now a confidence vote.” In a speech on Feb. 21, Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith said he has concerns about the invocation of…


Veteran Journalist Tells Florida Students to ‘Find the Truth to Get Justice’

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Florida Gulf Coast University journalism students got a glimpse of what it is like to be an investigative reporter on Feb. 16, as they sat listening intently to a 30-year news veteran tell of his experiences while reinforcing the need for investigative journalists. Journalist Jerry Mitchell spent three decades as an investigative reporter…


China’s Military Has Made Impressive Gains—But Do They Matter?

Commentary U.S. military planners are justifiably concerned that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is fielding increasingly advanced military and space platforms and systems in impressive quantities. But is this the heart of the Chinese threat to the United States? Or is Beijing’s non-military conflict capability of greater concern? And, even then, under what circumstances would…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Feb. 21)

Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a pivotal announcement, Canadian lawmakers vote on the Emergencies Act as protesters and truckers are removed from Ottawa, and former President Donald Trump’s social media app, Truth Social, makes its debut on Presidents’ Day.


Official White House Christmas Ornament Unveiled at Nixon Library

YORBA LINDA, Calif.—The official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament was unveiled Monday at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda in connection with Presidents Day. The White House Historical Association and Richard Nixon Foundation revealed the gingerbread-themed ornament (and recipe) inspired by First Lady Pat Nixon’s own gingerbread house during a special…


Kevin Hines Miraculously Survives Suicide Attempt Off the Golden Gate Bridge

Kevin Hines jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in a desperate attempt to end his life at the age of 19. A split second after releasing his hands from the rail, falling 245 feet at over 90 mph, Kevin desperately wanted to live! A sea lion saved him and the coast guard called him a…