Public officials may block people on social media in certain situations, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 15. The case is separate from but brings to mind a lawsuit that several individuals previously filed against former President Donald Trump after he blocked them from accessing his social media account on Twitter, which was later […]
Two county supervisors in Arizona who stalled certifying mid-term election results have been charged by the state’s attorney general with conspiracy and interfering with an election officer. In the Nov. 27 indictment filed in the superior court of Arizona, Terry Crosby and Peggy Judd, supervisors in Cochise County, are facing two felony counts for initially […]
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping on May 30 told his top national security officials to be ready for “worst case scenarios” and “stormy seas”. Xi was addressing officials attending the first National Security Commission meeting since the CCP’s 20th National Congress last year, according to state-run Xinhua. As commission chairman, Xi said they must […]
A group of bipartisan House lawmakers introduced the “Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act.” They say that federal officials belonging to government agencies shouldn’t be able to impose billions of dollars of regulatory costs on Americans every year, because those agency officials are not elected by the people.
Shen Yun Performing Arts will begin its 2023 world tour on Christmas Eve. This promises to be the company’s biggest season yet, covering more than 180 cities in more than 20 countries across five continents. Shen Yun will perform five shows in Boston from Dec. 27 to 31, then two shows in Worcester on Jan. […]
A federal appeals court has blocked, at least temporarily, the depositions of three high-level government officials in the Big Tech–government collusion case. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, who ordered the depositions, failed to consider whether different methods of obtaining the information sought is sufficient, the appeals court said in the Nov. 21 order. “Thus, before […]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—A public hearing in a lawsuit to block the use of taxpayer money for abortions was held on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The suit was filed by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Philadelphia residents. It seeks to block the city’s half-million dollar donation to the Abortion […]
Some senior Trump administration officials had their phones “wiped” by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Army after the former president left office, meaning messages that were sent around the time of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach are no longer accessible, court filings show. The DOD acknowledged that the phones belonging to former Pentagon officials […]
The principal of Robb Elementary School in Texas, where a gunman opened fire on students and teachers in May, has been placed on paid administrative leave this week her attorney confirmed. Mandy Gutierrez’s lawyer confirmed the news to multiple outlets on Monday but did not provide any further information as to why his client was placed on leave. […]
Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive, who is sanctioned by the United States, has unveiled a new cabinet ahead of his July 1 inauguration ceremony, which includes three pro-Beijing lawmakers also under sanctions for undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy. Washington sanctioned several Hong Kong’s officials in 2020 after they helped pass laws that have expanded Beijing’s influence over […]
North Korea fired a “suspected ballistic missile” toward the sea of Japan on March 24, the Japanese prime minister’s office said in a statement. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s office announced the suspected ballistic missile launch by North Korea at around 2:40 p.m. local time. He later delivered instructions to “dedicate maximum effort to gather and analyze information, and provide […]
MEXICO CITY—State authorities in north-central Mexico have suspended five officials after a huge brawl among fans during a weekend match left 26 people injured, three critically. Guadalupe Murguía, the interior secretary of Queretaro state said late Sunday the private company partly responsible for security at the soccer stadium would also have its contracts cancelled. Police […]
Shen Yun is returning to Philadelphia with 10 performances Feb. 19 to 27. Federal, state, and city officials welcomed back the performers with letters and proclamations. They praised the production’s efforts to revive the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. “I think it was absolutely amazing to be able to sit here and witness history in […]
Click here for live updates Moscow-led attacks on military units in Ukraine killed at least eight people and wounded 14 others, Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Thursday. Shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Thursday, explosions were reported across the country, including in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, […]
The deaths of five people in Commerce City, Colorado, on Feb. 20 were likely related to fentanyl, according to Adams County District Attorney Brian Mason. The bodies of the five people were discovered shortly before 4 p.m in an apartment inside the North Range Crossing apartment complex after an apparent overdose, authorities said. Commerce City is located in Adams County, about […]
RICHMOND, Va.—The Richmond Fire Investigations Unit are working to determine the cause and origin of a fire that engulfed William Fox Elementary School in Richmond. The Richmond Fire Department said in a post on Twitter that crews responded to a report of a building fire Friday at about 10:35 p.m. Officers arrived and encountered heavy […]
North Korea on Thursday morning launched what appeared to be two ballistic missiles off its east coast, the militaries of South Korea and Japan said, marking the nuclear-armed regime’s sixth round of weapons launches this month. Two likely ballistic missiles were launched at about 8 a.m. local time from near Hamhung, North Korea’s second largest […]
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger and House Sergeant at Arms William Walker are working to identify and root out police officers who might pose “insider threats,” they told lawmakers on Tuesday. During a hearing before members of the House Appropriations Committee, Walker said that his office has developed an “insider threat awareness program” to […]
