Sheriff officer dies after jail attack in Arizona
A corrections officer who suffered a severe head injury Tuesday after being attacked by an inmate in an Maricopa County, Arizona jail and went into a coma has died, reports AzCentral. “While at work, without any initial interaction leading him to believe there’s a potential threat, he was attacked by an inmate,” Sheriff Paul Penzone said. […]
Navy officer, wife, 2 others charged in China inflatable boat smuggling conspiracy
A U.S. Navy officer, his wife and two Chinese nationals have been charged with conspiring to unlawfully smuggle military-style inflatable boats to China, the Justice Department announced Friday. Lt. Fan Yang, 34; his wife Yang Yang, 33; Ge Songtao, 49; and Zheng Yan, 27, were charged with “conspiring to submit false export information and to fraudulently attempt to export articles from the United States,” according […]
Maryland man gets 1 year probation for Del. 1 crash that killed 5 members of family
A Maryland man who last year drove his pickup truck across a median on Del. 1, causing a horrific crash that killed a New Jersey man and his four daughters and seriously injured his wife was sentenced Friday to one year of probation. If Alvin Hubbard III does not satisfy the terms of that probation, he could face 14 years […]
LA City Hall lights up in honor of Fil-Am History Month
FOR the first time, Los Angeles City Hall was illuminated in yellow, blue, crimson red and white to represent the Philippine flag on Friday, October 25 during a celebration for Filipino American History Month. The momentous occasion was witnessed by over 200 Fil-Ams representing local government, businesses and community organizations who gathered at the City […]
Former Vietnam War refugee faces deportation to country he’s never visited
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington in 2018.Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileOct. 29, 2019, 1:32 PM EDTBy Kimmy Yam A former refugee who came to the United States after the Vietnam War is facing deportation to Cambodia, a country he has never visited. Philya Thach, who is of Cambodian descent […]
Pompeo slams ‘communist’ China in fiery speech, says US must ‘confront challenges’ from Beijing ‘head-on’
By Liam Quinn | Fox News Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a fiery speech Wednesday night, describing how America has “taken on the challenge” posed by the “communist government” in China. Speaking while receiving the Hudson Institute’s 2019 Herman Kahn Award in New York City, Pompeo said it’s time to realize “the degree to […]
Vietnam Seizes $4.3 billion in Falsely Labeled Chinese Aluminum
(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Vietnamese customs discovered and seized about $4.3 billion of Chinese aluminum falsely labeled “Made-in-Vietnam” before being shipped mostly to the U.S., the Dan Tri news website reported, citing Nguyen Van Can, head of the General […]
China fines church for owning ‘wrong’ version of the Bible
China is cracking down on Christianity and other religions as part of a campaign by the country’s Communist Party to “eradicate” so-called “pornography and illegal publications,” according to a Chinese persecution watchdog. One branch of the Protestant Three-Self Church, located in the northeastern province of Liaoning, was fined the equivalent of $1,400 after South Korean versions of the […]
Newt Gingrich: America’s way of life is threatened by an adversary seeking world domination – We must respond
For decades, American leaders have accepted a fantasy version of China. We believed that China is a fragile, peaceful, developing country that is trying to shed outdated, backward policies and philosophies. We believed China wanted to participate in global markets and ultimately become freer and more open. We believed all of this because it was our strategy for […]
Missing West Point Cadet Kade Kurita Found Dead
West Point announced that its missing cadet, Kade Kurita was found dead Tuesday night, CNN reports. Kurita had been missing since Friday. Law enforcement began searching for 20-year old Kurita when he did not show up for a military skills competition that Friday. His M4 rifle was also missing. Officials said that he wasn’t believed to have […]