STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for works that explore the legacies of imperialism on uprooted individuals.The Swedish Academy said the award was in recognition of his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf…Continue Reading
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Police and prosecutors in southern Poland are investigating graffiti in English and German that appeared on multiple buildings at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, the site of the former Nazi German death camp.A security guard found the graffiti Tuesday sprayed on nine wooden barracks in an area where there is no closed-circuit television…Continue Reading
People walk along the sidewalks near the Port of San Diego, Calif., on March 27, 2021. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Seven dogs transferred to San Diego Humane Society’s Oceanside Campus from Loreto in Baja California, Mexico, are now available for adoption as part of the “Adopt a Shelter Dog” month. The dogs were stray,…Continue Reading
The Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif., on Jan. 26, 2021. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) The City of Irvine, California, is celebrating its 20th annual Global Village Festival Oct. 9, a multicultural event that shows off a large range of food, crafts, and live performances. The event, which will take place from 10 a.m.…Continue Reading
Two Republican senators vowed late Wednesday to try again to bar the Department of Defense (DOD) from dishonorably discharging members of the U.S. military who decline to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, also known as novel coronavirus, the cause of COVID-19. “I just hope the people here realize what a dishonorable discharge really means,”…Continue Reading
Mikaela Shiffrin is planning a return to speed racing in the alpine skiing World Cup season, after reducing her schedule almost exclusively to slalom and giant slalom last year. The American two-time Olympic champion said on Thursday she was eyeing a start at the first speed races of the season: Two downhills and a super-G…Continue Reading
A Virginia-based parent group attempting to oust five Loudoun County School Board members was given a small win after a Loudoun County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday in favor of the organization’s recall petition against a board member who sought to dismiss it. On Tuesday, a judge denied Loudoun County school board member Beth Barts’ motion to dismiss…Continue Reading
Oct. 7 (UPI) — An Indian athlete who stands at 3 feet, 4 inches tall has been named the world’s shortest competitive bodybuilder by Guinness World Records. Pratik Vitthal Mohite, 25, told Guinness World Records he began bodybuilding in 2012, and participated in his first competitive event in 2016. “My family are very happy and…Continue Reading
Prosecutors said the fraudulent claims totaled about $3.9 million, of which $2.5 million was paid out. File Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/UPI | License Photo Oct. 7 (UPI) — Federal prosecutors in New York said Thursday that they have charged 18 former NBA players with defrauding the league’s health plan out of almost $4 million by…Continue Reading
Robert Plant (L) and Alison Krauss released “High and Lonesome,” a new song from their forthcoming album, “Raise the Roof.” File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo Oct. 7 (UPI) — Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are back with new music. Plant, 73, and Krauss, 50, released the song “High and Lonesome” on Thursday.…Continue Reading