Month: February 2022

VIDEO Shows Bear Cub Rescued From Animal Traffickers Enjoying First Bubble Bath—And It’s Adorable

A bear cub rescued from wildlife traffickers in Vietnam has enjoyed her first bubble bath in the safety of her new enclosure at a bear sanctuary—and the footage is heartwarming. The bear cub, named Wonder, for the W-shaped crescent of fur on her chest, was confiscated from a trafficker who was trying to sell her…


Orange County DA Controversy Highlights California Crime Tensions

Commentary As I have previously reported in The Epoch Times, the elections for California attorney general and the county district attorneys are going to be really nasty this year. That always happens when crime goes up. A race to look out for is Orange County’s district attorney. Four years ago, the election pitted longtime incumbent…


Parents, Teachers Protest Mandates as Unmasked Kids Left Out in the Rain and Cold

A group of more than 100 parents, teachers and students criticized local school trustees at the Temecula Valley Unified School District board meeting in Temecula, Calif., this week over policies that allegedly forced dozens of unmasked students to study outside in the cold. Tricia Werner, a parent, blasted the board for sending unmasked children at…


Jury Convicts All 3 Officers in Second George Floyd Trial

ST PAUL, Minnesota—Three former police officers, charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights by not aiding him the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin, were convicted by a jury in federal court on Feb. 24. The trio, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao, all officers from the Minneapolis Police Department,…


Jury Convicts All Three Officers in Second George Floyd Trial

ST PAUL, Minnesota—Three former police officers, charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights by not aiding him the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin, were convicted by a jury in federal court on Feb. 24. The trio, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao, all officers from the Minneapolis Police Department,…


LA Controller: Prop. HHH ‘Problems Overshadow Progress’

A report by Los Angeles’ city controller found that 2016’s Proposition HHH—a $1.2 billion housing program aimed at creating 10,000 housing units for the homeless—is moving at too slow a rate to successfully address homelessness in the city. In a Feb. 23 report, Controller Ron Galperin said the program’s “problems overshadow the progress.” So far,…


Mask Mandate for LA School Children Lifted (For Outdoors Only!)

Commentary The Los Angeles Unified School District recently announced it was lifting its mandate that all children wear masks at school. Just when I thought some sanity had returned to the city of Angels, I learned that the lifting pertains to outside only. I did not even know such a mandate existed for outdoors. But,…


Americans Are Collecting Unemployment Aid at Their Lowest Rate Since 1970

The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits declined to a 52-year low for the week ending Feb. 19, after another decline in jobless applications, according to a report (pdf) by the U.S. Labor Department on Feb. 24. Jobless claims last week fell by 17,000, from 249,000 to 232,000, but remain above the pandemic low of 188,000 reported…


China ‘Paying Close Attention’ to US Response on Ukraine Crisis: Sen. Braun

China is “paying close attention” to how the United States responds to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, according to Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.). “Our biggest opponent in the long run is not Russia, it would be Xi [Jinping] and China with their strategy. And they are watching closely,” the senator told Epoch TV’s “China Insider” program…


China ‘Paying Close Attention’ to US Response to Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Sen. Braun

China is “paying close attention” to how the United States responds to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, according to Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.). “Our biggest opponent in the long run is not Russia, it would be Xi [Jinping] and China with their strategy. And they are watching closely,” the senator told Epoch TV’s “China Insider” program…