Month: July 2022

Cinema Film Review: ‘California’s Vanishing Dream: Behind the Rise in Crime’

Not rated | 50m | Documentary | 2022   “California’s Vanishing Dream: Behind the Rise in Crime.” (EpochTV) In recent years, crime in California has been rising at an increasing pace. EpochTV’s documentary, “California’s Vanishing Dream: Behind the Rise in Crime,” sheds much needed light on this problem. Epoch Times Correspondent Siyamak Khorrami investigates how…


Illegal Immigrant Lived in the Same Home as Girl He Allegedly Raped

The illegal immigrant who authorities say confessed to raping a young girl in Ohio lived in the same home as the minor, according to testimony in court on July 27. The girl, 10, was living with Gerson Fuentes, the illegal alien, when she underwent a forensic interview on June 23 after being raped, Columbus Police…


Illegal Immigrant Accused of Raping Young Girl Lived in the Same Home

The illegal immigrant who authorities say confessed to raping a young girl in Ohio lived in the same home as the minor, according to testimony in court on July 27. The girl, 10, was living with Gerson Fuentes, the illegal alien, when she underwent a forensic interview on June 23 after being raped, Columbus Police…


Top Economist Issues Warning as US GDP Declines for 2nd Straight Quarter

A top U.S. economist issued a warning after a report Thursday showed the United States posted a second consecutive quarter of negative growth. Gross domestic product fell at a 0.9 percent annualized rate last quarter, the federal government said. The country’s GDP contracted at a 1.6 percent pace in the first quarter. Mohamed A. El-Erian,…


Top Economist Issues Warning as US GDP Declines for Second Straight Quarter

A top U.S. economist issued a warning after a report Thursday showed the United States posted a second consecutive quarter of negative growth. Gross domestic product fell at a 0.9 percent annualized rate last quarter, the federal government said. The country’s GDP contracted at a 1.6 percent pace in the first quarter. Mohamed A. El-Erian,…


Rural America Getting $401 Million for High-Speed Internet

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $401 million investment to provide high-speed Internet access to rural communities in the country. The investment will benefit 31,000 rural residents in 11 states—Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas—according to a July 28 USDA press release. As part of…


First Televised Sentencing at English Court Makes Legal History

Television cameras have been allowed in an English court for the first time following a change in the law that will allow broadcasters to film judges’ sentencing of serious crimes. Judge Sarah Munro QC made legal history on Thursday as she sentenced 25-year-old Ben Oliver to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 10 years…


Leslyn Lewis Says Questions Not Already Addressed Should be Asked at Upcoming Tory Leadership Debate

Leslyn Lewis says the upcoming Conservative leadership debate should explore topics such as the candidates’ plans for fighting the Liberals’ climate change policies and inquiring into the pandemic response, rather than addressing questions already answered. The Tory leadership candidate suggests that she would not attend the debate next week if those and other questions that…


Police: 2nd Death Discovered After St. Louis-Area Flooding

ST. LOUIS—A second person has been found dead after record rains swamped the St. Louis region earlier this week, police said. A man’s body was found Wednesday about a mile from his abandoned semi-trailer truck, which appeared to have been submerged in floodwaters that hit the area, the Hazelwood Police Department said in a Facebook…


Trout, Sidelined With Back Issues, Says ‘Career Is Not Over’

KANSAS CITY—Mike Trout appreciated all the support he received Wednesday after the Los Angels Angels’ head trainer revealed the three-time AL MVP had a “rare” spinal condition that could affect him for the rest of his career. Even if Trout thought the whole thing was blown out of proportion. “I think he meant that I…