During its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, Lung Wah Hotel was a converted Spanish Revival villa that offers a tree-lined shelter from the hustle and bustle of city life, close to the bay and surrounded by parks of Hong Kong’s new territory. The winding staircase, flanked by red lanterns, leads to a huge Chinese-style…
A large group of cycling teenagers were robbed by cell phone cameras, robbed Ralph, released pepper spray in Los Angeles stores, and then turned their attention to a married couple, throwing insults and rocks at their vehicles, terrorizing the two men. The incident took place on April 19 at the Ralphs grocery store on Vermont…
After strong protests from scientists and experts, federal officials said Thursday they will restore funding from women's health programs, one of the largest and longest women's health studies ever. The findings of WHI and its randomized controlled trials have changed medical practices and helped shape clinical guidelines to prevent hundreds of thousands of cases of…
Authorities said this week that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official was arrested by allegedly using two fake businesses to illegally demand and received nearly $150,000 from a Covid-19 pandemic relief program targeting small business owners. Amer Aldarawsheh, 45, was indicted on Wednesday on five counts of wire fraud. According to the U.S. Attorney’s…
The construction of the world's tallest open space skyscraper may be restored next week after nearly 10 years of work next week, according to Chinese state media reports. The 597-meter-high (1,959 feet) Goldin Finance 117 is the top spot in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin, but has not been completed since 2015 but…
Mattel has reduced its dependence on China's manufacturing industry to about 40%. AFP via Getty Images There is one notable exception in President Trump’s list of high tariffs on Chinese goods, ranging from 245% on needles and syringes to 170% of squid: zero tariffs on children’s books. They are eligible for one of the few…
Health authorities said a bat infected with rabies was found near Lake Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County this month. The bat was found on April 17 and was tested as part of the county's routine rabies surveillance efforts, according to the OC Healthcare Agency. The bodies of infected bats were frozen and then taken…
The National Humanities Foundation announced Thursday a grant program to support President Trump’s National Garden of Heroes, the first step in achieving one of his central priorities for the 250th anniversary of his independence in the United States. According to the press release, the Garden was announced during Mr. Trump’s first semester and it will…
HuffPost will attend the White House Communications Association’s annual dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, amid ongoing government attacks on the federal workforce and the press, both without precedent in the United States. Trump attempted to use the power of the country to intervene in CBS news – seemingly successful. The White House blocked offenders…