Commentary For four days in April, I was transported to a different world in downtown Hollywood. There were still homeless people on the sidewalk, street artists peddling caricatures to passersby, and a salesman huckstering bargain souvenirs over a loudspeaker—but once I stepped inside the historic theaters where the Turner Classic Movie Film Festival (TCMFF) was taking…
Rite Aid, CVS Issue Product Restrictions After Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade Decision
Several national pharmacy chains said they’re imposing purchase limits on emergency contraception known as “morning-after pills” after a surge in demand after the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Roe v. Wade. CVS and Rite Aid told the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets on Tuesday that they will place limits on buying Plan B, One-Step, and Aftera medications—which…
At Least 51 Dead in Prison Riot Fire in Colombia, Prisons Agency Says
BOGOTA—At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency said on Tuesday, one of the worst incidents of recent prison violence in the country. “It is a tragic and disastrous event,” General Tito Castellanos, director of the…
Chipmakers Will Abandon Plans for US Plants Unless Congress Passes $52 Billion Funding, Warns Raimondo
U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo urged lawmakers to quickly approve $52 billion in funding for chipmakers as multiple companies have stalled their expansion plans in the country. “Mark my words … if Labor Day comes and goes and this Chips Act isn’t passed by Congress, these companies will not wait and they will expand…
Nissan Recalls About 323,000 SUVs, Hoods Can Open Unexpectedly
WASHINGTON—Nissan is recalling nearly 323,000 Pathfinder SUVs in the U.S. because the hoods can unexpectedly fly open and block the driver’s view. The recall covers Pathfinders from 2013 through 2016 model years. The automaker says in documents posted Tuesday by U.S. safety regulators that dust and dirt can accumulate on the secondary hood latch. That…
Suburb Pushes to Secede From Democrat-Run City Amid Surge in Homicides
The head of an Atlanta suburb, Buckhead, said Tuesday that his district is still trying to secede from the Georgia capital city amid surging violent crime rates. “We are really feeling like this is a war zone, and I don’t say that lightly, especially given what you experienced in a war zone,” Buckhead City Committee…
Missing North Carolina Man’s Boat Found in Azores
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C.—The boat of a North Carolina man missing for seven months has washed ashore in the Azores Islands, thousands of miles from the marina where it was last seen, officials announced Monday. Joseph Matthew Johnson has not been found, but Carolina Beach police said that authorities in the Azores said a boat registered…
Developer Convicted for Bribing Former Los Angeles City Councilman
June 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A real estate developer was convicted for paying a $500,000 bribe to then-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar in order to “grease the wheels” for the approval of a downtown condominium project. Dae Yong “David” Lee, 57, of Bel Air, was the first defendant to go on trial in the City Hall corruption scandal…
Re-Arrested Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich to Appear in Court on June 29
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich who was re-arrested in her hometown of Medicine Hat in Alberta is scheduled to appear in an Ottawa court on June 29, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) says. Lich was arrested for “breach of court conditions,” the police service said, adding that the warrant was sought by the OPS. “The…
South Korean Prosecutors Grant Ex-president Temporary Release
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean prosecutors granted ex-President Lee Myung-bak a three-month release from prison over health concerns Tuesday after he served less than three years of a 17-year sentence for corruption. Lee, 80, could be sent back to prison at the end of that period, barring further health setbacks, but there is also the possibility…
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