The People’s Republic of China has erased a number of village names that are culturally significant to the Uyghur people, replacing them with communist language, according to a report from the Human Rights Watch. The names of about 630 villages in the province of Xinjiang have been stripped of any references to Islam or uniquely […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) slammed top Virginia Democrats after they declined his request to address the state’s new budget restrictions on veterans‘ education benefits. “These men and women deserve so much better,” Youngkin said. During a special Senate session on Tuesday, Democratic state Sen. Louise Lucas refused to advance any legislation to address the budget’s […]
Southwest Airlines announced on Tuesday that it is offering $53 one-way flights on select routes to celebrate its 53rd birthday. Travelers can purchase tickets according to the terms of the offer until 11:59 p.m. PDT on Thursday, June 20. Flights within the continental United States must take place on Mondays-Thursdays or Saturdays between Aug. 6 […]
Minnesota has automatically enrolled an additional 15,116 eligible residents since an April automatic voter registration initiative took effect. A law passed earlier this year allowed the Department of Public Safety to enroll eligible Minnesota residents to vote automatically when they renew or obtain a state-issued ID, such as a driver’s license. The measure also allows […]
San Francisco just took home a top prize it didn’t want. The liberal bastion, which has a looming $1.4 billion budget deficit and has been struggling post-pandemic, was listed as the worst-run city in the United States, according to a new WalletHub study. The survey considered everything from the effectiveness of local leadership to the […]
A climate activism group vandalized a 5,000-year-old landmark in the United Kingdom to protest against fossil fuels on Wednesday. Just Stop Oil was behind the incident in which protesters were seen spraying orange powder paint on the historic megalithic site. Video of the protest captured activists spraying the giant rocks in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and several […]
The U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia in May was sentenced to three years and nine months in a Russian prison on charges of theft and threatening murder. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who was arrested May 2, learned his fate Wednesday while he stood inside a glass cage in the district court of Vladivostok, Russia. […]
Actress and activist Jane Fonda dismissed concerns that President Joe Biden is too old to serve another term in the White House, arguing “he’s just fine.” The question on Biden’s mental fitness has been raised by many ahead of the election after numerous clips online showing him standing motionless or wandering away from events. Fonda, […]
China named 11 swimmers who previously tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs to its 2024 Olympic swim team. The Chinese Swimming Association revealed its roster of 31 swimmers Tuesday, including 11 who tested positive for the drug trimetazidine seven months before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Trimetazidine is typically used to treat heart-related conditions and works by […]
Attorneys representing the city of Baltimore are asking a federal judge to prevent some of the crew members from the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge from leaving the country. In a Tuesday court filing, the attorneys claimed that they were informed earlier that day that some of the Dali crew […]
