This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The defense chiefs of Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost bilateral military ties over mutual concerns driven by an “increasingly severe” security situation in their respective territorial disputes with China. The two officials met amid a flurry of visits to…
An archaeologist at a construction site reported finding unexploded military munitions, Washington police said. The explosives found Tuesday, Feb. 25, appear to be mortar shells dating back to World War I, the Vancouver Police Department said in a Feb. 26 news release. World War I mortar (Vancouver Police Department/Facebook) They were found during construction at Pearson Field, a municipal airport, police said. A police…
President Donald Trump said he is starting a program to offer residency and a path to citizenship to investors who pay $5 million, offering a new avenue for legal immigration even as he carries out a sweeping crackdown on undocumented migrants. Trump said the program, dubbed the “gold card,” would launch in two weeks, adding that he…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday suggested Beijing may be “deliberately” flooding America with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, in a “reverse” form of the mid-1800s Opium Wars that enfeebled China’s international standing. U.S. officials blame fentanyl for ravaging communities…
They’ve been honoring heroes in Colleyville for a long time, and now they’re preparing to honor them in an even bigger way. Heroes Park is moving from its original location on the south side of the Colleyville City Hall to a much larger place on the south lawn. It will increase in size from less than a fourth of an…
Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos plans to launch an all-female crew into space that includes pop star Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez. Also aboard the New Shepard rocket will be former NASA scientists Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen, along with film producer Kerianne Flynn. The flight is scheduled to take off some time this spring, Blue Origin announced in a…
