Jan. 27, 2026, 4:22 p.m. ET A snow leopard in China recently mauled a tourist who tried to get close enough to snap a photo of the rare animal. China’s Forestry and Grassland Bureau said the tourist, who is a skier, was bitten on Friday, Jan. 23, in Koktokay town in China’s Xinjiang region, while…
Jan. 13, 2026, 8:41 a.m. ET A former U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for selling secret military information on American ships to China, officials said. Jinchao Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei, was sentenced on Jan. 12 to 200 months on espionage charges, the Department of…
Jan. 4, 2026, 4:00 a.m. ET As we head into a new week, let’s take a look at the news from this past week. A 33-year-old New Bedford woman was killed early New Year’s Day by a hit-and-run driver after exiting church on Acushnet Avenue. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that…
Hong Kong — Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tuesday. John Lee, the chief executive of the Chinese region, pledged to overcome…
Frederick “Fast Freddy” Anderson became a Detroit cultural icon after appearing on the 1970s dance show “The Scene.” Anderson gained national attention in a 2000 GQ magazine feature that dubbed him “The Head to Toe Man” for his matching outfits. A new photo memoir titled “Detroit Style: The Fast Freddy Anderson Story” is set to…
As we head into a new week, let’s take a look at the news from this past week. Cape Air has discontinued its New Bedford Regional Airport to Logan International Airport flights as of Nov. 7 after six weeks of service. The route was launched in May and began service on Sept. 29. It was discontinued following…
The BBC apologized to Donald Trump after splicing two separate soundbites from his Jan. 6, 2021, speech, making them sound like one continuous statement. Editing is a common and necessary practice in journalism, but it can distort the truth when used to change the original meaning or intent of a statement. Following the incident, the…
Rogue Ales & Spirits closed its operations in Newport and all its restaurants — including the recently opened Rogue Salem Public House — suddenly on Nov. 14. The Lincoln Chronicle reported that the 37-year-old business owed $545,000 in back rent to the Port of Newport and up to $30,000 in taxes to Lincoln County. The…
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth after being stranded for nine days on the Tiangong space station. Their original return vehicle, the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, was damaged by space debris, rendering it unsafe. The crew used the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, which had brought their replacements, to land safely in northern China. Three Chinese astronauts have returned to…
New Jersey Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill used the U.S. House of Representatives’ first session since the government shutdown on Oct. 1 to announce her resignation as the representative to New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. “This will be my last speech in this chamber,” she said Wednesday evening as the House debated in advance of a vote…