Among the top-ranked retirement spots on the East Coast, affordability can vary significantly. East Coast states landed 25 cities within the top 70 of U.S. News & World Report’s best places to retire for 2026. Not surprisingly, Florida — a well-known destination for retirees — dominates the list with 20 entries. North Carolina was the…
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Bankruptcies, suicides: US farmers detail cost of trade tensions illustration by Brian Wang High fuel costs, rising interest rates, falling crop…
Venise Chan Wing-yau has said that Hong Kong’s recent march to the Pickleball World Cup final in the United States was another step towards Asian talent ruling the sport. Former city tennis No 1 Chan has been one of the pioneers of pickleball’s growth in Hong Kong after she was introduced to the sport at…
Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals and two US citizens with a scheme to ship hundreds of sophisticated chips made by Nvidia Corp. to China in violation of national security export restrictions. The men used a fake real estate business in Tampa, Florida, as a front to move the shipments through Malaysia and ultimately to…
The Trump administration announced new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades on Thursday, as President Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems. The oil industry has been seeking access to new offshore areas, including off…
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account, the Justice Department said in a statement. The Justice Department alleged that in 2021, a year before Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress, a health…
A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly beat and murdered a suicidal woman from the United Kingdom who visited him with the intent of being killed, according to reports. Sonia Exelby, 32, was found dead in a shallow grave deep in the woods in Marion County, Fla. on Oct. 17 — one week after…
WARNING: This article contains graphic details that some may find disturbing. OCALA, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) – A woman was murdered last month after she traveled from the United Kingdom to the United States to have a man in Florida kill her, according to investigation reports obtained by WCJB. Authorities say Sonia Exelby, 32, of Portsmouth,…
Across the United States, more workers are collapsing from dangerous heat, reported The Washington Post. But now, new research shows exactly what’s happening inside their bodies. In Florida, a team from Emory University asked farmworkers to swallow pill-sized thermometers that tracked their core temperature during long, hot workdays. What they found confirms what workers have…
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, is gearing up for another attempt to launch its giant New Glenn rocket, carrying two NASA satellites on their first journey toward Mars. The rocket is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during a window between 2:57 and…