Underwater Volcano Near Tonga Erupts, Triggering Tsunami Warnings Across the Globe
On Jan. 15, a massive undersea volcanic eruption took place near Tonga, a Polynesian nation comprising...
Nearly One Third of Likely US Voters Would ‘Favor Criminal Punishment’ of Vaccine Critics: Poll
Results of a Jan. 5 telephone survey of 1,016 “Likely Voters” in a series of eight questions conducted...
Retirement Planning: Five Common Yet Critical Mistakes
According to Fidelity Investment, around 41 percent of Americans have a Retirement Preparedness Measure...
Civilian Massacres in Myanmar Appall United Nations; Calls for an Investigation Rise
At the end of 2021, around 35 civilians in Myanmar, including women and children, were reported to have...
4 Out of 5 Freight Containers Are Being Looted in LA County
Train robbing has become the new normal in Los Angeles County, where four out of five freight containers are reportedly being looted while authorities struggle to come up with a fitting solution. Freight-hauling railroad company...
Djokovic Deported Out of Australia, Losing Out on Australian Open
On Sunday, Jan. 16, a court decision to accept the Australian government’s ruling to cancel tennis star Novak Djokovic’s Australian visa has forced him to leave Australia, depriving Djokovic of his chance to compete in...
Weibo Influencer Banned for Offering Advice on How to Boost China’s Birth Rate
Chinese economist and influencer Ren Zeping was banned from Weibo on Jan. 12 after publishing a string of audacious posts stating authorities should print extra money to pump up the birthrate. In an article published...
Sun Lijun, China’s Ousted Vice-Minister of Police, Formally Charged With Political Crimes
The former deputy head of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), Sun Lijun, has been indicted for a litany of crimes, from accepting “an exceptionally large” amount of bribes and illegal firearms possession to market...
Disintegrating the Culture of the Chinese Communist Party (Chapter Two, Part II): The CCP’s Attacks on Confucius
First published in 2006 by the Chinese-language Epoch Times, this series lays out in detail the vast system of Communist Party culture that dominates mainland China today and how it violently replaced the ancient moral...
Martin Luther King Jr.–The Makings of a Hero
As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday this Monday, let us reflect and remember what it was that made him one of the greatest inspirational heroes of our nation. King himself was inspired by...
Working Age People Are Dying: Some States Saw 60% More 18-49 Year-old Fatalities in 2021, but It’s Not All COVID
Although some states saw as much as 65 percent more deaths in the 18 to 49 age bracket between October of 2020 and 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels, only a portion of fatalities were attributed...
State Department Calls on Beijing to Allow Guo Feixiong Reunion With His Family in the US
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price released a statement on Jan. 14 calling on Beijing to immediately grant Chinese human rights activist Guo Feixiong permission to travel to the U.S. to be reunited with his...