Month: January 2023

Man Falls 50 Feet to Death on Ship at Port of Los Angeles

SAN PEDRO, Calif.—A man fell nearly 50 feet to his death Jan. 25 on the deck of a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded at 4:45 p.m. to the port and found that a man had fallen about 50 feet from the “superstructure” of the cargo ship,…


Study Finds Link Between Common Chemicals and Inflammatory Skin Disease

A new government study has found an association between diisocyanates, a class of widely used chemicals, and eczema, a chronic inflammatory skin disease. People affected by eczema experience severe itching, skin redness, oozing from the skin, and scaly rashes, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). These symptoms can be painful,…


3 Killed, 8 Others Injured, in Suspected DUI Crash in Placentia

PLACENTIA, Calif.—A 24-year-old Santa Ana man was in police custody Jan. 26 on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing a two-vehicle crash that killed two adults and a 10-year-old girl in Placentia. Placentia Police Department officers responded at 8:45 p.m. Jan. 25 to the intersection of Orangethorpe Avenue and South Melrose Street where…


77 Democratic Lawmakers Author Letter Criticizing Biden’s Handling of Border Crisis

Two days after President Joe Biden met with Democratic congressional lawmakers, 77 of those elected officials sent a letter on Jan. 26 urging him to reverse plans to limit asylum access and eligibility on the U.S.-Mexico border. The letter illustrates the divide among Democrats about how the Biden administration should handle the illegal immigration crisis….


Unemployment Filings Drop in Fresh Sign of Tight Labor Market and Persistent Inflation Pressures

Unemployment filings in the United States dropped last week, as fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits while the labor market remains tight and inflation pressures continue to persist. Applications for jobless claims for the week ended Jan. 21 fell to 186,000 from 192,000 the previous week, the Department of Labor reported on Jan. 26. This was…


A Wounded Warrior Reflects: 2 Years in Purgatory and 10 Years of Steps

Commentary Not a drop. Not an ounce. Not a molecule. Not a bit of comfort. The war didn’t make me feel that way, but I felt that way after the war. The hospital and the two years of Starship Reed purgatory didn’t help, then the zombie dope follow-up finished me. Dead man walking. Dead but…


Davis Scores 21 Points in Return as Lakers Defeat Spurs

LOS ANGELES—LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are starting to get key pieces of their lineup back as he makes his push toward becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Anthony Davis scored 21 points in his return from a right foot injury and Rui Hachimura added 12 in his Lakers debut as they bounced…


Chinese Communist Party Wants to ‘Destroy’ the United States, Bans Are Necessary: Gov. Kristi Noem

The Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, wants to destroy the United States and is actively trying to purchase agricultural property and property adjacent to military complexes to achieve that goal, South Dakota’s Governor, Kristi Noem, explained in an interview, which aired on Newsmakers by NTD and The Epoch Times on Jan. 25. “[The CCP are] not a…


‘This Won’t Stand’: Senators Say Biden Officials Are ‘Stonewalling’ Access to Classified Documents

Anger and frustration were the feelings expressed by bipartisan members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Jan. 25 over a lack of access to the classified documents found in the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Speaking with reporters at the Capitol after a classified briefing with…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Alvin Lui: How Schools Are Weaponizing ‘Inclusion,’ Empathy, and ’Social Emotional Learning’ to Indoctrinate Children

“My great grandfather ran from communism. The people that dragged him out of his little bakery shop and beat him weren’t soldiers. They were college kids—the Red Guard. And I see that that’s what they’re creating now with a lot of these kids.” After watching the destructive impact that progressive policies were having in California,…