Despite last minute negotiations, the US government went into partial shutdown due to Congress failing to pass the necessary funding bills. Although lawmakers avoided a complete shutdown of the government, some agencies are left out without legal funding authority by the deadline. By achieving a partial shutdown, the lawmakers assure …
Read More »“Assassination List” Doctor Jailed for 12 Years
In March 2017, former British emergency room doctor Martin Watt was found guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Martin Watt was working in Monklands Hospital since 1994 until he was fired in 2012. Police found three machine guns, two handguns and a bunch of bombs in his …
Read More »Bay Area Chinese Community Happiness Party
With around a hundred people in attendance, the Chinese American Literature Magazine hosted a Chinese Community Happiness Party with the hopes of gathering everyone together and forming tighter bonds with each other. There were shows, seminars, games, and gifts given out to those who participated. Outside, tents were set up …
Read More »Louisville Bank Shooting
About half an hour before opening for business, employees at the Old National Bank branch near the Ohio River in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, were preparing to begin a board meeting. Just minutes later, five bank employees would become casualties in a mass shooting. Amongst the five victims of the bank …
Read More »SpaceX Starship Launch
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has just test launched its massive new rocket, Starship. The gargantuan spacecraft exploded just minutes in on its maiden flight. No-one was hurt during the uncrewed test that lifted off from the Texas coast on Thursday morning local time. Just two or three minutes into …
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