A series of major earthquakes rocked Japan on Monday, but authorities rolled back a high-level tsunami warning. However, people residing near the coast were warned not to return – yet – to […]
Earthquakes strike Japan
Ukraine, Russia exchange fire
The war between Ukraine and its Russian invaders is not stopping for the holidays. Following a major attack by missiles and drones on targets in Ukraine, the Ukrainians struck back on Saturday. […]
Gaza refugees flee the war
Where to go to flee the war? Many Palestinians – described at tens of thousands – have fled into Rafah in Gaza Strip as Israeli forces move into the center of Gaza. […]
High surf warning for coast
A high surf warning and a coastal flood advisory have been declared for Orange County, including Huntington Beach, in place through Monday. The National Weather Service predicts that high surf will be all […]
Maine bars Trump from ballot
Maine became the second state to bar former president Donald Trump from the ballot based on the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, issued the ruling […]
Biden issues ‘pot’ pardons
Thousands of people convicted of possession of marijuana on federal lands or in the District of Columbia were pardoned on Friday by President Joe Biden. “Criminal records for marijuana use and possession […]
14 killed in Prague shootings
Fourteen people were killed and at least 20 hurt when a student opened fire at Charles University in Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The shooter is also dead, […]
Cease-fire talks continue
Negotiations between Egyptian officials and Hamas leadership continued on Wednesday work to try to come up with the terms of a possible truce in the war in Gaza. At the same time, […]
Trump off the Colorado ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former president Donald Trump is ineligible to serve as president on the grounds that his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the […]
Renewed calls for cease-fire
The accidental killing of three Israeli hostages by Israeli troops has led to a call for a cease-fire from European allies. America’s State Department has expressed concern about civilian casualties as the […]
