The Chinese government’s annual “two sessions” — simultaneous meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) — are scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 4. This year’s sessions will likely be preoccupied with the dismal Chinese economy, the accelerating demographic crisis, and the rotation of government officials that occurs every
Released Migrants Camp on El Paso Streets in Freezing Conditions
February 12, 2023 by
El Paso Sector Border Patrol officials released more than 10,000 migrants in El Paso during the past week. Now, as temperatures fall below freezing, thousands are forced to camp on streets after shelters closed their doors due to overcrowding. Data obtained from the City of El Paso’s Migrant Crisis Dashboard states that Border Patrol officials
Earthquake Survivors Now Risk Freezing to Death
February 9, 2023 by
The death toll from Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Turkey-Syria border has topped 11,000 and is climbing as aid agencies warn the coming days could be the worst yet. Hope for those still trapped alive under the rubble has grown dim as freezing temperatures and forecast snowstorms complicate chances for survival. The World Health
WATCH: Officers Rescue Boy, Woman from Freezing Pond: ‘They Acted Without Hesitation’
January 25, 2023 by
Police in Aurora, Illinois, rescued a nine-year-old boy who fell through the ice on a retention pond at an apartment complex on November 23. When a 911 call came in about a drowning, Officer Andrew Soderlund and his partner immediately responded to the scene, WBBM reported Monday. Once they arrived, the officers ran straight to