Chinese Actor Li Yifeng–Known for Potraying Mao Zedong–Arrested For Soliciting Prostitutes
Li Yifeng, known as one of China’s most popular actors, has been arrested on charges of illegally soliciting...
Modern Slavery on the Rise as Crises Fuel Poverty: UN Report
The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in recent years to around...
US Emergency Oil Reserves Tumble to Lowest Since 1984
U.S. emergency crude oil stocks fell 8.4 million barrels last week to 434.1 million barrels, their lowest...
Scottish Police Make Three Arrests Over Protests Following Queen’s Death
Scottish police said they had made three arrests in Edinburgh relating to breaches of the peace — causing...
Nestle’s Gerber CEO Sees Formula Shortage Improving By October
Nestle SA's Gerber Products Company is still in "critical task force mode" due to the U.S. infant formula shortage, its CEO Tarun Malkani said last week, adding that he expects the crunch to improve by...
US Holiday Sales Growth Likely to Slow as Inflation Hits Shoppers: Report
U.S. sales growth is expected to slow this holiday season as consumers facing decades-high inflation cut back on discretionary spending, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse report released on Tuesday. No longer able to bank on...
United Nations Forum Sounds Famine Alert in Somalia, Country at ‘Tipping Point’
On Monday, Sept. 5, the United Nation’s (UN) top humanitarian forum warned that Somalia is at a “tipping point” as many people are at risk of famine. A few districts in the country are already...
Harris Says Dems Will Dump Filibuster to Force Through Abortion, Elections Legislation After Midterms
Vice President Kamala Harris told the media that if Democrats manage to win two more seats during the upcoming November midterm elections, they will ditch the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade-style abortion laws in...
US Military Industrial Complex Grants Zelensky an Audience, Foreshadowing Escalation of War With Russia
Commentary The U.S. military industrial complex is set to grant Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a personal audience as the Keynote Speaker to an upcoming crucial industry conference. The move may set the stage for a...
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Halts Operations: Energoatom
Operations at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been fully stopped as a safety measure, Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant, said on Sunday, Sept. 11. The plant "is...
Flash Floods Hit Chicago Metro Area, Stranding Cars
The National Weather Service on Sunday, Sept. 11 issued a flash flood warning for part of northeastern Illinois including Chicago's northern metro area, after heavy rains flooded viaducts, stranded cars, and sent water surging into...
Making Mooncakes: A Chinese Recipe for Reunion
Mooncakes are a traditional Chinese dessert served during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Topped with elaborate patterns, these rich pastries are exchanged as gifts while families reunite for the holiday. Traditional mooncakes made with quality ingredients can...