Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” “We are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation, and do our best to meet the wishes […]
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Fire at Los Angeles interstate puts public scrutiny on stockpiling of flammable materials
The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend, damaging a section of a key thoroughfare in the car-dependent city, was stacked with flammable materials on lots leased by the state through a little-known program that now is under scrutiny. The blaze Saturday burned about 100 support […]
Read MoreGeorgetown’s Ed Cooley advises reporters to ‘grow up’ and ask tough questions after Rutgers loss
Georgetown men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley gave unsolicited advice to “young writers” at his press conference following the Hoyas’ 71-60 loss to Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Wednesday night. Cooley and a few Hoyas players sat down for the postgame presser for nearly eight minutes after the loss and […]
Read MoreBody found in suitcase floating in California lake identified as 23-year-old man
The body found stuffed inside a suitcase floating in Northern California’s Lake Merritt last month has been identified as authorities ask the public for help in solving the gruesome homicide. Gabriel Gomez Raymundo, 23, was the victim found just before 11:00 a.m. on Oct. 31, the Oakland Police Department announced […]
Read MoreOsama bin Laden’s infamous ‘Letter to America’ after 9/11 promoted by TikTok influencers, goes viral
A TikTok influencer went viral this week for promoting Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America.” Online personality and pro-Palestinian activist Lynette Adkins urged her over 175,000 TikTok followers on Tuesday to read the words of the terrorist mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks. “I need everyone to stop what they’re doing […]
Read MoreLas Vegas ready for F1 races after a year of construction preparing for the event
The Las Vegas Strip has been fully transformed for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix slated to begin with practice races on Thursday. Some Las Vegas favorites, like the Bellagio fountains, have become a less impressive spectacle, having been largely blocked due to construction. The gondolas in the Venetian […]
Read MoreXi tells Biden Taiwan is ‘most potentially dangerous issue’ between US, China
President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping warned President Biden that the Taiwan issue is the most dangerous threat to peace. Biden hosted Xi for a summit in San Francisco on Wednesday, when the two world leaders had a conversation about the greatest issues facing their nations — […]
Read MoreNational championship odds as college football season reaches Week 12
The college football world has been embroiled in controversy after the Big Ten decided to punish Michigan amid the NCAA’s investigation into whether Michigan conducted off-campus scouting and sign stealing. The conference announced Jim Harbaugh will not be allowed to coach during games for the remainder of the 2023 regular […]
Read MoreWashington Post columnist endorses ‘The Rock’ for president: ‘Pathway’ out of Trump/Biden ‘doom loop’
Washington Post deputy opinion editor David Von Drehle argued in a new column that actor and former WWE wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the best nominee for U.S. president in 2024. “For four years, I have been saying to anyone who will listen — not many people, I must […]
Read MoreDC pro-Palestinian protest turns violent, Senate averts shutdown, passes funding bill and more top headlines
OUT OF CONTROL – Pro-Palestinian protest turns violent outside DNC, Capitol police injured. Continue reading … ABOUT TIME – Senate passes federal funding bill, evades government shutdown. Continue reading … TOUGH TALK – Biden lashes out at ‘dictator’ Xi Jinping as China vows to be ‘unstoppable’ in retaking Taiwan. Continue […]
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