The United States has rejected Chinese claims that a U.S. warship was driven out of waters it illegally entered in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday. China’s military said that the U.S.S. Milius, a guided missile destroyer, had “illegally intruded into China‘s Xisha territorial waters without the approval of the Chinese government.” Chinese forces … Read more
Mar. 23—Two new Hawaii laws will allow island prosecutors to return to the 40-year-old practice of how they charge criminal defendants — and a second protects abortions and healthcare workers who provide them, even from out-of-state prosecution. Gov. Josh Green signed Act 1 and Act 2 into law today to applause, surrounded by members of … Read more
The world’s first 3D-printed rocket made it off the launch pad Wednesday night but failed to reach orbit in a key test flight by a California-based aerospace startup. Relativity Space’s Terran 1 booster lifted off at 11:25 p.m. ET from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Several minutes into flight, however, mission controllers reported that … Read more
Mar. 22—A bill under consideration by the state legislature would alert victims of violent crimes when the individual accused of those crimes, but never prosecuted because of mental illness, is about to be released into the community. The bill, RB1231, is sponsored by State Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton and tailored to fit the local case … Read more
Six highway workers in Maryland were killed Wednesday after a car entered a work zone and struck them, state police said. The crash at the inner loop of Interstate 695, known as the Baltimore Beltway, occurred around 12:40 p.m., Maryland State Police said. An Acura went in between Jersey barriers before hitting the workers and … Read more
Powell is keeping up the fight against inflation, for now, despite financial turmoil. Source link
House Members get a sense of the threat if China invaded in 2025. Source link
Comment on this story Comment PARIS — The face of the young woman fiercely confronts a police officer, guarded by helmet and shield. Her bravery and the strength of her gaze echo the determination of so many in France’s younger generations to defend not only an endangered welfare system but also a way of life. … Read more
Comment on this story Comment People can be imprisoned, but their ideas can’t. Dictatorships never seem to figure this out. The latest example comes from Moscow, where Russia’s police ran around on Tuesday searching apartments and arresting a leader of Memorial, the storied human rights group that President Vladimir Putin has been trying to extinguish … Read more
Comment on this story Comment You’re reading the Today’s Opinions newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Mom, where do covid babies come from? How could there not have been a baby boom nine months after the covid-19 lockdown started? People didn’t have anything to do other than … you know … don’t … Read more