The fast-moving Mountain fire forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed neighborhoods in the hilly communities of Ventura County. “We figured we were trapped,” one resident said.
An unnecessary regulation requiring operable windows in residential buildings is preventing a solution to both homelessness and empty downtowns from being implemented.
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as Fat Leonard, bribed Navy officials with cash and luxury goods in exchange for over $30 million in contracts for his business, officials said.
A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed.
David Lin had tried to open a Christian training center in Beijing. The United States considered him one of three Americans “wrongfully detained” by China.