Category: Local News

New York Man Jailed for Plotting to Steal Trade Secrets for China

A New York man has been sentenced to two years in prison on Jan. 3 for conspiring to steal trade secrets from American multinational company General Electric (GE) to benefit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage in March 2022, the Department of…


Feds Say Railroad Must Deliver Grain to California Chickens

OMAHA, Neb.—Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to make sure a livestock producer gets the grain it needs in California to prevent millions of chickens and hundreds of thousands of cattle from starving. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board told the railroad it must improve service to Foster Farms to keep it from running out…


Suspect in Brooklyn Subway Shootings Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges

NEW YORK—The man who set off smoke bombs on a crowded New York subway train before shooting 10 people last April pleaded guilty on Tuesday to terrorism and weapons charges. Frank James, 63, appeared in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn and read aloud from a short statement confessing to the attack on a Manhattan-bound N…


Socialist ‘Equity’ Invades Orange County Schools in California

Commentary Even in Orange County, California, parental control continues to slip away, replaced by dictates from unelected local, state, and even federal bureaucrats. That’s going to be a big topic at the Jan. 4 meeting of the Orange County Board of Education, which still has a board majority representing the interests of parents. At issue…


Socialist ‘Equity’ Enters Orange County Schools in California

Commentary Even in Orange County, California, parental control continues to slip away, replaced by dictates from unelected local, state, and even federal bureaucrats. That’s going to be a big topic at the Jan. 4 meeting of the Orange County Board of Education, which still has a board majority representing the interests of parents. At issue…


Pennsylvania House Majority Still Unclear as New Speaker Named

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives will be led by a Democrat who vows to become an independent, was nominated by Republicans, and has ties to Democrat Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro. In a tense nomination process on Tuesday, Rep. Mark Rozzi of Berks County was named Speaker of the House, with 115 members voting for Rozzi and 85…


Costa Mesa Resident Wins the 2022 Congressional App Challenge

Costa Mesa resident Joyce De Quiros, a junior at Newport Harbor High School, has won the 2022 Congressional App Challenge in the 48th District—an annual nationwide competition meant to encourage high school and middle school students’ interests in computer science and coding. “[Joyce’s] app is a reflection of the exceptional talent of Southern California students,…


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Inaugurated for Second Term

TALLAHASSEE—Pledging to keep Florida growing and defend its freedom from what he called “the woke mob,” Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in today to a second term as governor of the nation’s third most populous state. In an outdoor ceremony at the state’s picturesque old state Capitol building, DeSantis took the oath of office along…


Orange County Expected to Be Hit by Heavy Rainstorm Starting Wednesday

Orange County and Los Angeles are due for a large storm beginning Jan. 4 through Jan. 6, which may bring mudslides and flooding in some areas, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. A strong Pacific storm system is the cause of the heavy rainfall affecting the coastal and inland areas as far as the…


3 People Stabbed in Irvine, Suspect Arrested

A man who allegedly stabbed three people Tuesday has been arrested, according to the Irvine Police Department. Ricardo De La Riva, 43, of Irvine, was booked at Orange County Jail on attempted murder and assault with deadly weapon charges. Ricardo De La Riva, 43, of Irvine. (Courtesy of the Irvine Police Department) Authorities responded to…