Month: June 2022

Stolen Olympic Gold Medal Found in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Police were working Wednesday to return a stolen gold medal to an Olympic volleyball player after a thief snatched it from her car last month. The medal belonging to Jordyn Poulter was stolen May 25, according to Anaheim Police Sgt. Jacob Gallacher. The setter had parked her vehicle in a garage on East Lincoln…


Famous Chefs: Epoch Word Search


Thursday, June 30, 2022: Epoch Sudoku Easy


Thursday, June 30, 2022: Epoch Crossword


Will China Surpass US Military Power in Asia?

What’s the biggest threat to North America and Europe? The U.S. says it’s China. But the world’s biggest military alliance gives a different answer. As Beijing rapidly expands its military, could the power balance in Asia shift towards China? That’s as questions rise over whether Washington’s aid to Ukraine will impact its commitment to Taiwan….


Death Toll Rises to 53 After Illegal Immigrants Found Dead in Abandoned Truck in Texas

SAN ANTONIO—In the chaotic minutes after dozens of illegal immigrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, a Mexican immigration official said Wednesday. The American truck driver, along with another U.S. citizen and two other men, remained…


Texas Trailer Smuggling Death Toll Rises to 53

SAN ANTONIO—In the chaotic minutes after dozens of illegal immigrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, a Mexican immigration official said Wednesday. The driver along with two other men from Mexico remained in custody as the…


Orange County OKs $8.8 Billion Budget

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors approved an $8.8 billion budget June 28, adding 178 new positions, and increases in homeless and mental health services, among other programs. The new fiscal year budget will begin in July and represent an almost 7 percent—or $1 billion—increase in spending. County Supervisor Don Wagner, vice board chair, thanked staff for…


Queensland Premier Will Address Public Service Integrity Report

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is expected to face a barrage of questions when she addresses the media two days after the release of a damning integrity review. Professor Peter Coaldrake’s landmark report handed down late on Tuesday pointed to a tolerance of bullying within the state’s public service and a reluctance to deviate from the…


Texas GOP Votes on Holding Referendum on Secession

Texas GOP delegates earlier this month voted on a platform item urging the state legislature to put Texit, the movement to secede from the United States, on the ballot in 2023. With their rough-and-tumble independent streak, secession has long been a theme for Texans and the state Republican conference from June 16 to June 18 again…