Month: January 2023

Composer Applauds Shen Yun’s Artistry and Passion: ‘I Had Tears in My Eyes the Whole Time’

FOLSOM, Calif.—Music is a window to the soul, and dance and music complement each other in a way that no other two art forms can. With Shen Yun Performing Arts, both its dance and music are unique. I appreciate the discipline and the organic process of Western and Eastern fusion.— Marcus Feldman “That was very…


Use of Grenades, Projectiles, Tear Gas on Jan. 6 Only Enraged Crowd: Police Officer

After more than an hour shooting tasers, throwing rubber-pellet grenades, shooting chunks of rubber baton, and tossing a smoke canister at protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a District of Columbia police officer concluded that the show of force did little but enrage the crowd. Nearly two hours of newly-released public body…


Use of Grenades, Projectiles, Tear Gas on Jan. 6 Only Enraged Crowd: DC Police Officer

After more than an hour shooting tasers, throwing rubber-pellet grenades, shooting chunks of rubber baton, and tossing a smoke canister at protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a District of Columbia police officer concluded that the show of force did little but enrage the crowd. Nearly two hours of newly-released public body…


Terrorists Storm Government Office in Somalia’s Capital; 5 Dead

MOGADISHU, Somalia—Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists stormed a regional government office in Somalia’s capital Sunday, and five civilians were killed, the government said. The founder of the Aamin ambulance service, Abdulkadir Adan, told The Associated Press his team collected 16 wounded people from the scene. The al-Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assault on the Banadir Regional…


Amazon Launches a Subscription Prescription Drug Service

Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business. The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription service for customers who have Prime memberships. Amazon said people will pay $5 a month to fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of about 50…


Man Accused of Killing 23 in 2019 El Paso Mass Shooting to Plead Guilty

The man accused of killing 23 people and injuring dozens more in a 2019 shooting targeting people of Mexican descent at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, will plead guilty to federal hate crimes charges, his attorneys said in a court filing. It comes days after federal prosecutors said they will not seek the…


Microsoft’s Dour Outlook Raises Red Flags for Tech Sector

Microsoft Corp.’s lackluster quarterly outlook points to more gloom ahead for the tech sector, analysts said, after the tech bellwether warned that its customers were cautious about spending in a turbulent economy. The warning from Microsoft, the second most valuable U.S. company, came after a steep fall in client spending prompted tech heavyweights from Amazon.com…


School Board in Virginia Votes to Fire Superintendent After Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Sues School District

The Virginia elementary school teacher who was shot by a student in a classroom earlier this month is suing her school district, which she alleged could have done more to prevent the shooting. Following the announcement of the lawsuit, the Newport News Public Schools school board on the same day voted 5-1 to fire its superintendent, Dr. George Parker…


Microsoft Cloud Outage Hits Users Around the World

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it had recovered all of its cloud services after a networking outage took down its cloud platform Azure along with services such as Teams and Outlook used by millions around the globe. Azure’s status page showed services were impacted in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa. Only services in…


Rep. Ralph Norman Questions DOJ’s Handling of Biden Documents Case

After potentially classified documents have been found at President Joe Biden’s former office space and his Wilmington, Delaware, home, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) is questioning whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) will carry out searches of other properties Biden owns. The White House has said lawyers and aides for Biden found the first set of…