The Legislative Yuan, the single body serving as Taiwan’s legislature, was rocked by a donnybrook between lawmakers of opposing parties Friday. President-elect Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party will be inaugurated Monday. His party has 51 seats in the 113-person Yuan. At 54 seats, the plurality in the Yuan is held by the Kuomintang, […]
BALTIMORE — The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been postponed because of weather conditions, officials said Sunday afternoon. Crews have been preparing for weeks to use explosives to break down the span, which is an estimated 500 feet (152 meters) long and […]
Brian Wilson, a founding member of the legendary band The Beach Boys, was placed under a conservatorship on Thursday by a California judge after it was determined Wilson no longer could independently take care of himself. USA Today reported that Wilson, 81 and a recent widower, is battling what court documents called a “major neurocognitive […]
Denver officials have announced plans to clear a migrant encampment located in the city’s Central Park, citing safety issues and unauthorized use of private property. The encampment, currently home to approximately 100 migrants, is situated on land owned by the Union Pacific railroad company. The group residing at the encampment includes individuals, families, and children, […]
WASHINGTON — Facing heat over its military support for Israel‘s war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare civilians from the worst horrors of war. A decision against […]
Columbia University has decided to cancel its main commencement event due to “safety concerns,” according to an announcement issued by the administration. “All school ceremonies scheduled for the South Lawn of Morningside Campus will relocate. Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention on our Class Days and school-level graduation ceremonies, […]
Fox News host Bret Baier was absent from his show last week to be by his son’s side while the teen underwent emergency open-heart surgery. In a pair of posts on the social media platform X, Baier explained he was away from “Special Report” because the life of his 16-year-old, Paul, was in danger. The […]
Time for a little “soul” searching. Here’s a particularly relevant set of questions for today’s presidential candidates regarding this year’s election and politics in general: “Would you sell your soul to the devil to win the presidential election this year, one which all competitors have routinely labeled ‘the most important of our lifetime, if not […]
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was overturned by a New York court on Thursday, setting the stage for a retrial. The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the judge in the notable #MeToo case had prejudiced the jury against Weinstein with incorrect decisions, including allowing testimony from women about accusations not […]
The Coast Guard this week fired its senior military chaplain, only months after praising him as “instrumental in the upliftment of the U.S. Coast Guard’s spiritual and moral framework.” In a brief statement on Wednesday, the Coast Guard said it “permanently removed” Capt. Daniel Mode, chaplain of the Coast Guard, from his primary duty due […]
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