@bt_optics / Unsplash Olympics Committee Upholds Honor of Games, Keeps Ban on Protests and Political Stunts The International Olympic Committee upheld its rule disallowing protests at the Games, sending a message to woke American athletes. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal April 24, 2021
@thisisengineering / Unsplash Federal Officials Identify Over 500 'Scientists of Concern,' Many with Connections to China A Senate subcommittee previously said China tried to take advantage of access to research labs and academic institutions in the US. By Landon Mion, The Western Journal April 24, 2021
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz / Flickr Opening of Biden's International Climate Summit 'Marred' by Significant Technical Difficulties The summit is part of the Biden administration’s effort to rejoin worldwide efforts to reduce climate change. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 22, 2021
DOE PHOTOGRAPHER, KEN SHIPP / Flickr White House Announces Major International Climate Summit with Bill Gates as a Featured Speaker 'We are encouraging the development of new net-zero energy technologies, championing policies that speed innovation from lab to market.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 21, 2021
haberlernet NET / Flickr Imprisoned Russian Activist's Group Has Nothing Left to Lose, Shows the World How Putin Spends His Free Time Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny's activist group released floor plans that detail Putin's secret extravagant lifestyle. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal April 19, 2021
@PeterMartin_PCM / Twitter Satellite Images Show Staggering Size of China's New Aircraft Carrier, Can Rival American Capital Ships New satellite imagery shows that the next generation of Chinese aircraft carrier has almost arrived, and the US is not prepared. By Andrew Thornebrooke, The Western Journal April 19, 2021
@cdc / Unsplash Team of American and Chinese Scientists Announces Human-Monkey Hybrid Embryos Have Been Created A group of American and Chinese scientists manufactured monkey-human hybrid embryos, raising a series of ethical questions. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal April 18, 2021
NSW SES / Facebook screen shot Rescuers Called to Remove Cow After It Ran Through Fence and Ended Up Stuck in Backyard Pool Thankfully, the cow did not appear stressed - quite the opposite. She seemed to be thoroughly enjoying her weekend soak. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 17, 2021
@WillAAmos / Twitter Canadian Lawmaker Caught Nude During Virtual Legislative Session A Canadian MP was caught looking as nude as the day he was born during a virtual session of the House of Commons. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Trump Was Right About News Hoax: Russian Bounties on American Troops Story Falls Apart At the time, Trump called the report 'fake news,' saying, 'Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible.' By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz/ Flickr Biden Signs Executive Order to Declare a 'National Emergency' Over Russia Threat President Joe Biden has issued an executive order aimed at punishing Russia for the Solar Winds cyberattack and other activities. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
RNLI Redcar / Facebook Rescue Volunteer 'Fearing the Worst' Finally Locates Dog Trapped in Rockfall for 3 Days Despite having been stuck under a rock in cold temperatures, Murphy is reportedly doing well and is back home where he belongs. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 13, 2021
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. True Thao/ Flickr Biden Admin Announces It Will Deploy More Troops Overseas in Drastic Reversal of Trump Policy The Biden administration announced the drastic reversal of former President Donald Trump's policies on Tuesday. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 13, 2021
@mrmarkdejong / Unsplash Prince Philip's Funeral Set for April 17, Guest List Revealed A partial guest list for the funeral service for Prince Philip has been released, and one name is conspicuously missing. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 10, 2021
Micha Brandli / Unsplash Report: North Korean Education Official Executed for 'Anti-Party Activities' 'Everyone knows that the nation is experiencing difficulties, but policies can’t be executed properly because of people like [Park].' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 10, 2021
Federalreserve / Flickr Biden Treasury Secretary Now Pushing a 'Global Minimum Tax' After working to raise taxes in the US, President Joe Biden and his administration are now pushing other countries to do the same thing. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal April 9, 2021
@TheFreds / Twitter screen shots COVID Enforcers Flee as Angry Patrons in Packed Restaurant Stand Up to Them People are sick and tired of being pushed around by authoritarian health officials on a power trip and media-stoked panic. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
Francesco De Tommaso / Unsplash Chinese Zoo Displays Unconventional Lion That Looks Suspiciously Like a Golden Retriever: Report 'Is that an African lion? Is it because it hasn’t grown up yet? It looks familiar to me,' one visitor to the zoo joked. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal April 7, 2021
Alexander Lasarev / YouTube screen shot Shock Video: Man Questioning Masks Attacked, Has Window Shattered for Daring to Question Media Narrative The man was chastising people for wearing masks outside when his car window was smashed by an unhinged man with a bike. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
openDemocracy / Flickr US and Iran to Hold Nuclear 'Talks' Without Actually Talking to Each Other In a diplomatic version of parallel play, the US and Iran will start a process that could revive the nuclear deal torn up by President Trump. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 5, 2021
@nytimes / Twitter screen shot Stunned Hiker Captures Rare Optical Illusion of 'Floating Ship' on Camera This remarkable 'hovering ship' offers a lesson in optics that most baffled viewers would not have understood. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal April 5, 2021