Seeking a pet project to lift his sullen spirits, self-taught origami artist Cristian Marianciuc proposed to fold 100 paper cranes in 100 days. But after finishing, it seemed a shame to stop there and he was driven to keep making cranes. One hundred cranes became one thousand. And eventually, his hobby turned into a rare…
Self-Taught Origami Artist Folds Exquisitely Intricate Paper Cranes to Inspire Hope and Light in People’s Lives
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $785 Millions After No Big Winner
The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one as no one won Friday night’s estimated $685 million jackpot. The top prize increased to $785 million ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night. No ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night, Mega Millions said in…
Former Pope Benedict Dies Aged 95 in Vatican Monastery
VATICAN CITY—Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, died on Saturday aged 95 in a secluded monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since stepping down, a spokesman for the Holy See said. The Vatican said his body would lie in state from Monday in St.Peter’s…
Arizona Appeals Court Ruling Harmonizes Conflicting Arizona Abortion Laws
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that doctors who perform abortions according to the state’s 15-week abortion ban can’t be prosecuted under a 1901 law that banned nearly all abortions. However, the court didn’t repeal the territory-era law which outright bans abortions unless the woman’s life is in danger, finding that law harmonized…
Arizona Appeals Court Makes Decision in Abortion Case Untangling Conflicting Laws
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that doctors who perform abortions according to the state’s 15-week abortion ban can’t be prosecuted under a 1901 law that banned nearly all abortions. However, the court didn’t repeal the territory-era law which outright bans abortions unless the woman’s life is in danger, finding that law harmonized…
Australian Stock Market Finishs 2022 Down 5.45 Percent
The local share market has ended a dismal year with a bit of a whimper. After being up as many as 53 points in early trading and again close to that by late afternoon, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell steadily in the final 30 minutes of trading to close Friday up just 18.6 points, or…
No. 6 Tennessee tops No. 10 Clemson 31–14 in Orange Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—Joe Milton completed 19 of 28 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 6 Tennessee finished off its best season in more than two decades by topping No. 10 Clemson 31–14 in the Orange Bowl on Friday night. Squirrel White, Bru McCoy and Ramel Keyton had the scoring catches for the…
COVID-19 Omicron Variant XBB.1.5 More Dominant, Makes Up 40 Percent of New Cases in US: CDC
The COVID-19 Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant nearly doubled in prevalence over the past week, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed on Friday, with it now comprising over 40 percent of new cases in the United States. Specifically, for the week ending Dec. 31, CDC data puts the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant as making…
COVID-19 Omicron Variant XBB.1.5 Becoming More Dominant, Makes up 40 Percent of New Cases in US: CDC
The COVID-19 omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant nearly doubled in prevalence over the past week, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed on Friday, with it now comprising over 40 percent of new cases in the United States. Specifically, for the week ending Dec. 31, CDC data puts the omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant as making…
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Shen Yun Is Spreading ‘What the Modern CCP Tried to Destroy’: Boston Family
BOSTON—Barbara Malamut, her son Max, and her daughter Kathy had long wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. “We just didn’t get a chance to,” Mrs. Barbara Malamut explained on Dec. 30, when they finally saw a performance at the Boch Center Wang Theatre—”and it was just—incredible.” “The dances were awesome and the fact that they make…