Month: January 2023

Trial Begins for Woman, Her Boyfriend Charged With Son’s Murder, Torture

LOS ANGELES—A prosecutor told a judge Jan. 25 that a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend tortured and abused her 10-year-old son for two weeks before his death, while an attorney for the male defendant countered that his client should be acquitted of murder. Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta was chosen to hear the case after…


‘Unimaginable:’ 2 Children Dead, Infant Hospitalized

DUXBURY, Mass.—A 32-year-old mother in Massachusetts is expected to be charged in the killing of her two children and the injuring of her infant son, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Wednesday. Authorities arrived at a house in Duxbury on Tuesday night after receiving reports that a woman jumped out of a window. They found…


European Commission Approves 2 More Insect Species as ‘Food’ for Humans

The European Commission recently green lighted two insect species for human consumption in the region despite admitting to concerns about the bugs triggering allergies, as the World Economic Forum (WEF) is extensively promoting insects as a source of protein for people. “The Commission has authorized the placing on the market of a fourth insect, Alphitobius…


Sheriff: Gunman Didn’t Know Monterey Park Dance Hall Victims

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—The 72-year-old gunman who sprayed bullets into a Southern California ballroom dance hall, killing 11 people, had no known connection with the victims and investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the massacre, the Los Angeles County sheriff said. Before the shooting Saturday night, Huu Can Tran parked a motorcycle just…


‘A Crucial Message for All Human Beings’: Chinese Find Insight From Article by Founder of Falun Gong

What’s the purpose of our lives? Legends from China and elsewhere say that divine beings created humans modeled in their own image. By following Heaven’s commandments, humankind can enjoy a harmonious life, while waiting for the Creator’s return.  But communism detests these traditional ideas. Since it seized power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


More Than 160 Afghans Die in Bitterly Cold Weather

KABUL—More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing. “162 people have died due to cold weather since January 10 until now,”…


Countering CCP Hegemony: Xi’s Belt and Road Gambit and Mongolia’s Fight to Be Free–Committee on the Present Danger: China

The Chinese Communist Party plans dominate the world with its colonial infrastructure build-out program: Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI). To date, over 140 nations have yielded to the seductive debt-trap financing, bribes, or coercive inducements Beijing employs, including Mongolia. In the forum at 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 26, held by the Captive Nations Coalition of the Committee…


LIVE NOW: Countering CCP Hegemony: Xi’s Belt and Road Gambit and Mongolia’s Fight to Be Free–Committee on the Present Danger: China

The Chinese Communist Party plans dominate the world with its colonial infrastructure build-out program: Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI). To date, over 140 nations have yielded to the seductive debt-trap financing, bribes, or coercive inducements Beijing employs, including Mongolia. In the forum at 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 26, held by the Captive Nations Coalition of the Committee…


Australian Firm Launches Bid to Rescue Collapsed UK Battery Company Britishvolt

An Australian start-up has launched a rescue bid for British electric car battery business Britishvolt, which was once praised by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson but fell into administration last week. Recharge Industries said it lodged a late takeover bid on Tuesday for the firm, a week after Britishvolt collapsed and made the majority of…


Asteroid to Pass Closer to Earth Than Satellites

An asteroid roughly the size of a minivan will skim past Earth on Thursday night, coming closer than some satellites to the Earth’s surface, NASA reported on Wednesday. NASA calculated that the asteroid will make one of the closest approaches to Earth ever recorded, but will safely miss the planet. The space agency’s impact hazard…