Month: January 2023

LIVE NOW: Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Monterey Park Mass Shooting

A candlelight vigil will be held at the Monterey Park City Hall from 10:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 for the victims of Saturday’s mass shooting. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Bus Drivers Boycott Suburbs in Response to Spike in Violent Youth Crime

Violent incidents on Brisbane’s public transport system have spurred bus drivers to boycott travelling into the lower socio-economic areas of Inala and Forest Lake—two suburbs within the electorate of state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. The move comes as Australian authorities grapple with a youth crime wave that has gripped southeast Queensland and the central town of…


Alberta Health Forced to Cancel Non-Urgent Surgeries, Reduce Lab Services After Network Outage

EDMONTON—A network outage that affected Alberta Health Services (AHS) for much of the day on Jan. 23 has been resolved and services are returning to normal, according to a 2 p.m. local time update on a temporary website the government health agency created to provide ongoing information. The outage resulted in the postponement of some…


Prime Minister Set to Visit Alice Springs Following Surging Lawlessness

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs Linda Burney, and the Northern Territory’s (NT) Chief Minister Natasha Fyles are set to visit Alice Springs amidst accelerating rates of crime, violence, and lawlessness, which have been labelled as a crisis by the town’s authorities. Federal Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten told Sky News…


The Land of Majestic Volcanoes, Seething Geysers, Powerful Waterfalls, & Threatening Fjords

This documentary is a scenic expedition through Iceland’s majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, powerful waterfalls, threatening fjords, and almighty glaciers. Hardly any other country offers such a variety of spectacular forces of nature! But not only that, this island offers its people a bout of freedom and equality that puts it on the list as the…


6 People Arrested in Atlanta Riots Identified, Charged With Domestic Terrorism

Police have charged the six suspects they arrested late on Jan. 21 at a riot in downtown Atlanta with multiple charges, including domestic terrorism. None of the six suspects were from Atlanta, and five of them were from out of state. The names of the suspects charged in connection with the riot, released by the Atlanta…


San Diego Community College District Fires 3 Employees Over Vaccine Mandate

The San Diego Community College District terminated three employees—a professor, a counselor, and a lab technician—Jan. 19 for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, even though they had exemptions based on religious beliefs. According to district officials, employees can be exempt from job-related requirements due to a disability or religious belief as they don’t impose…


Mobile Phone Records Swept Under the Rug in Sexual Assault Trials

Commentary When it comes to teasing out the murky truth in sexual consent cases, the mobile phone is a key source of evidence offering a lifeline that often serves to exonerate accused men. That’s why phone evidence has become such a hot-button issue, with police and prosecutors now routinely withholding or deleting phone evidence that…


Man Gets Life in Prison for Murdering Estranged Wife, Her Sister in Escondido

VISTA, Calif.—A man who killed his estranged wife and her sister in Escondido was sentenced Jan. 23 to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 26 years to life in state prison. Juan Carlos Ortega, 38, was convicted by a Vista jury last month of first-degree murder for the August 2018 deaths of…


2 Victims of Monterey Park Shooting Identified, Death Toll Rises to 11

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office on Monday released the names of two victims in the Monterey Park mass shooting, which has seen the death toll rise to 11, with nine others injured. The coroner identified two victims as Mymy Nhan, a 65-year-old woman, and Li Lilan, a 63-year-old woman. The identities of the remaining…