STOCKHOLM—Turkey on Saturday canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister in response to anti-Turkish protests that increased tension between the two countries as Sweden seeks Turkey’s approval to join NATO. An activist from Denmark received permission from police to stage a protest outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm where he burned the Quran. A…
US Military Says Somalia Strike Killed 30 al-Shabaab Terrorists
WASHINGTON—A U.S. military strike has killed approximately 30 Islamist al-Shabaab terrorists near the central Somali town of Galcad, where Somalia’s military was engaged in heavy fighting, U.S. Africa Command said in a statement. The operation, which the U.S. military described as a “collective self-defense strike,” occurred on Friday about 162 miles (260 kilometers) north of…
Shen Yun ‘Much Higher’ Than Just Entertainment, Says Executive
RALEIGH, N.C.—Tracy Deans, an IT executive with a financial company, says there’s something deep in Shen Yun Performing Arts that makes it more than just a beautiful dance performance. “It adds an additional element that you see, this faith element coming through their dance,” said Mr. Deans, who saw Shen Yun with his daughter, Emily,…
P&G Raise Prices as Inflation Persists, Sales Fall
The maker of Tide detergent Procter & Gamble (P&G) is raising prices as due to persistent inflation and falling sales. P&G reported a decline in revenue and profits in 2022 in a second quarter of 2023 earnings call on Jan. 19. The personal care conglomerate and parent company of Tide, Dawn, and Gillette, is looking…
Year of the Rabbit 2023
The Chinese zodiac is an ever-repeating, 12-year astrological cycle represented by a specific zodiac animal each year. In 2023, the forward-looking “Rabbit” influence will preside for clarity and focus in managing affairs and goals. In the Chinese zodiac model of how energy flows and nature grows in the “Cycle of Life,” the Rabbit embodies the…
Police: Woman Shoots Terminally Ill Husband at Hospital
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—A woman shot her terminally ill husband inside a Florida hospital on Saturday and then barricaded herself in his room, officials said. Daytona Beach police said they evacuated part of AdventHealth Hospital and were negotiating with the woman. They did not say if the husband is dead or the extent of his injuries….
Colorado Police, Paramedics Plead Not Guilty to Homicide in Elijah McClain Death
DENVER—Three Colorado police officers and two paramedics pleaded not guilty on Friday to homicide charges in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a Black man subdued by police, placed in a choke hold and injected with a sedative, though he was neither armed nor suspected of a crime. Attorneys for all five defendants entered pleas…
US Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Juul Consumer Settlement
Juul Labs Inc on Friday secured preliminary court approval of a $255 million settlement resolving claims by consumers that it deceptively marketed e-cigarettes, as the company seeks to resolve thousands of lawsuits. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco said the proposed class action settlement resolving claims by consumers who said they overpaid for…
Life Sentence Sought for Suspect in Baltimore Jail Killing
BALTIMORE—Baltimore’s new top prosecutor Ivan Bates announced Friday that he’ll personally prosecute a defendant who was jailed on murder charges last year when he strangled his deaf cellmate to death, according to police. The case has already raised serious questions about Baltimore’s jail operations and its backlogged court system. Javarick Gantt, a deaf man who…
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Shen Yun Tells ‘The Chinese Story, Outside of Communism’: Virginia State Senator
FAIRFAX, Va.—Virginia State Senator J. Chapman Petersen has always been interested in Asian cultures. And on the eve of the Lunar New Year, he was able to celebrate a revival of traditional Chinese culture with his wife and youngest daughter attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the George Mason University Center for the Arts on Jan….