Category: News

Republicans, Democrats Hold ‘Same Position’ on Russia, Senior Diplomat Says

Both political parties in the United States hold identical positions vis-a-vis Russia, Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow’s deputy foreign minister, has said. He made the claim on Dec. 9 following a meeting between U.S. and Russian officials in Istanbul, where the two sides reportedly discussed issues affecting bilateral relations. Ryabkov, who did not attend the Istanbul meeting,…


State Legal Bureau Claims Democrats Don’t Control Pennsylvania House

Democrats claim to hold power in the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives, but a legislative agency in the state has given an opinion to the contrary. In a legal opinion obtained by The Epoch Times, the non-partisan Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau opines that “While the Democratic Party won a total of 102 elections to…


Close to 100 Illegal Immigrants Arrive in Denver Triggering Emergency Services

The City and County of Denver has activated an emergency shelter after nearly 100 illegal migrants showed up on busses overnight on Monday. Officials say they were completely unprepared for the arrival of the illegal migrants and had to set up cots in a recreation center to accommodate them. The city has been working with…


DeSantis Pledges to Hold Vaccine Manufacturers ‘Accountable’

A comment made by Gov. Ron DeSantis during a private Republican Party of Florida event at the Florida Governor’s Mansion has activists across the state abuzz with hope for change they’ve been requesting for more than a year. “We are going to work to hold these manufacturers accountable for this mRNA because they said there…


Russia’s Putin Issues Warning on Mounting Risk of Nuclear Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of an “increasing” threat of nuclear war following months of steadily escalating rhetoric between Moscow and Washington. “This risk [of nuclear conflict] is increasing,” Putin said at a Dec. 7 meeting in Moscow of Russia’s Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights. “Why deny it?”…


More Russian Airfields Hit Amid Fresh Strikes on Ukrainian Infrastructure

Three Russian military airbases came under attack earlier this week by combat drones that Moscow says were launched from Ukrainian territory. The attacks coincided with a fresh round of Russian artillery strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, which have further degraded the country’s beleaguered power grid. On Dec. 6, a military airfield near the Russian city…


The City of Chicago Reaches $10 Million Settlement With Uber Eats

As part of its $10 million settlement with the City of Chicago, Uber must pay millions and provide free services to Chicago restaurants that claimed they were taken advantage of by the ride-share company. The settlement resolves claims that Uber Eats and its Postmates platforms listed restaurants on their applications without the restaurant’s permission and even…


Florida School Cuts Ties With LGBT Group Over Explicit Card Game

Duval County Public Schools has ended a 25-year relationship with a local LGBT  youth organization citing “apparent inappropriate conduct.” Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network (JASMYN) fell out of favor with the school district after a parent complained after seeing a social media post by the organization showing a minor participating in a lewd novelty card…


Kyiv Slams French Proposal to Address Russian Security Fears Over the Expansion of NATO

Kyiv has decried a French proposal to provide Russia with “security guarantees” aimed at addressing the latter’s longstanding concerns over further eastward expansion by the NATO alliance. According to Ukrainian officials, Moscow—not NATO—should provide security guarantees. “[The] civilized world needs ‘security guarantees’ from [the] barbaric intentions of post-Putin Russia,” Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian…


Antifa Aims to Disrupt Florida Rally Opposing the Sexualization of Children

A rally organized to out activism that encourages children to question their gender identity and sexual orientation has inspired fury. Now, threats of a rage-filled counter-protest have rally organizers requesting law enforcement officers to attend their planned gathering on Dec. 3 at a beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Conflict bubbled up after three very different…