New York-based dance company Shen Yun Performing Arts has become a victim of a string of hit pieces by The New York Times. Many of the articles rely on sources with known ties to the Chinese communist regime. The latest report uses vague language and inaccurate examples to target Shen Yun’s practicum program, which allows […]
Alphabet’s Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures—including possibly selling Android—to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday. Such changes could result in Google being regulated for as many as 10 years via a committee appointed by the Washington […]
LOS ANGELES—Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare $20 “double eagle” gold coin at a Southern California auction house Tuesday afternoon, but only one walked away victorious after paying a hefty price. The gold piece—minted in Carson City, Nevada, in 1870—sold for $1.44 million including the buyer’s premium, […]
MALAGA, Spain—As Rafael Nadal retires from tennis, current and former players — from Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic to Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz and so many more — have been sharing their thoughts on what the owner of 22 Grand Slam titles meant to them and to their sport. ___ “He was pretty much […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders this week to protect the state from hostile actions by the Chinese Communist Party within its borders. The orders highlight three areas: espionage, infrastructure attacks, as well as harassment and “policing” people from China who are legally residing in Texas.
LONDON—The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month. A horse-drawn carriage carried the coffin to St. […]
NEW YORK—An apologetic FTX co-founder was sentenced Wednesday to no time in prison after a prosecutor and a federal judge praised his cooperation against Sam Bankman-Fried and his efforts to recover money for victims of the cryptocurrency fraud. Gary Wang testified for parts of three day s at Bankman-Fried’s trial last year, explaining his role […]
NEW YORK—New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she’ll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post. The move comes at a critical time for the nation’s largest police department, shoring up its leadership after a tumultuous […]
HERNANDO, Miss.—A man arrested in August after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant a few blocks from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is being returned to Mississippi, where he had escaped from a county jail. Joshua Zimmerman is being extradited, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed Wednesday to The Associated […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in 2022. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated malicious wounding and five counts of use of a firearm in […]
NEW YORK—Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 billion. Hwang was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, where a jury convicted Hwang in July on 10 criminal charges […]
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Scott Atlas, senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and former adviser of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, speaks with NTD about what changes we can expect.
An Israeli airstrike reportedly struck a Lebanese army base, killing three soldiers. Meanwhile, a U.S. envoy met with Middle East leaders to push for a ceasefire, with Hezbollah providing feedback on the U.S. proposal.
An 18-year-old freshman basketball player collapsed and died on the University of Mobile campus Tuesday morning. The deceased student has been identified as Kaiden Francis from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A university statement said students and medical professionals quickly came to the freshman guards’ aid, but attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. “Despite the quick and […]
Hakeem Jeffries has won reelection as the Democratic Party leader in the House of Representatives in the aftermath of the party’s recent election losses. For more insight and perspective, NTD spoke to Democratic political consultant Lee Neves.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to reduce the U.S. reliance on Chinese-made products and scale back renewable energy investments. One product set to be impacted by both of these measures is Chinese-made solar panels—a product, like many made in China, that is often dependent on slave labor. NTD spoke to Bret Manley, executive director of […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is harassing Chinese dissidents on U.S. soil, and the governor of Texas is taking executive action against it. NTD spoke to Michael Lucci, founder of State Armor, to discuss what the CCP aims to achieve.
