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 (Mirko Kuzmanovic/Dreamstime.com) The recent controversy over the sexual assault allegation made by Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai against a former top government official illustrates how the country's human rights record is coming under increased scrutiny ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Eva Pils, who teaches law at King's College London with a focus on human rights issues in China, told  The Washington Post  that Peng is "the perfect embodiment of the fact that anyone can become a victim of sexual violence, but also in China, anyone can become a victim of this brutal suppression of critics." The newspaper reports that major corporations, sports associations, and events organizers have come under pressure in recent months to speak out against China's human rights issues. President Joe Biden recently suggested that the White House is "considering" a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Olympic games, which are set to start this February. Yaqiu W

US Vice President Kamala Harris visits a Christmas market for Small Business in Washington, DC, on November 27, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) Kamala Harris attempted to quell concerns over the Omicron variant. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Harris stressed top Biden administration officials are monitoring the variant’s spread. She claimed Joe Biden has taken all necessary health precautions, hoping to keep Omicron from reaching American shores. However, Harris continued to promote getting vaccinated and boosted, despite manufacturers saying they don’t yet know how effective their products work on the new variant. “One, if you’ve not had the booster shot, get the booster shot. Cannot stress enough the importance of getting vaccinated for those who have not been vaccinated. I will say what I say every time because it remains true. They are safe, the vaccines are safe. They are free, and they will save your life,” said Harris. In th

FILE – In this June 1, 2020, file photo, a man leaves a vandalized Home Depot store in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) A citywide tactical alert was lifted throughout a majority of Los Angeles on Saturday after the city was hit with multiple smash-and-grab robberies. Los Angeles Police are on high alert after the city underwent at least six flash mob style robberies on Black Friday. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department continued looking for suspects Saturday after they said eight males barged into a Home Depot Friday night. According to officers, the group walked directly towards their pick of crowbars, sledgehammers and other tools, clearing out the stores entire hammer section. Employees, however, said a group of up to 20 males believed to be 15- to 20-years-old pulled up to the storefront in about 10 cars prior to the incident. One employee said the group put on ski masks and rushed towards cars parked at the end of the lot before beginning to check the doors to see if

Thousands of protesters take to the streets to renew their demand for a civilian government in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The rallies came just days after the military signed a power-sharing deal with the prime minister, after releasing him from house arrest and reinstating him as head of government. The deal came almost a month after the generals orchestrated a coup. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali) Thousands of people in Sudan are protesting against a deal made between the military and the prime minister. On Thursday, tens of thousands of Sudanese flooded the streets of Khartoum and other cities to protest after military leaders struck a deal to bring back civilian Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. Demonstrators gathered in opposition of the prime minister’s reinstatement while accusing him of committing “treason.” Those gathered were heard chanting “power to the people” and “a civilian government is the people’s choice.” “The oppression that the security uses against

FILE PHOTO: Singer Adele arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Music star Adele soared straight to the top of the UK charts on Friday with her new album “30”, making a triumphant and record-breaking return. One of the world’s best selling singer-songwriters, the Grammy Award winner released her fourth studio album last week, with critics and fans praising her honesty on the record she said she made to explain her divorce to her son Angelo, 9. First week sales for “30” totalled 261,000, giving it the biggest opening week of the year so far, the Official Charts Company said. The figure is the biggest for an album since Ed Sheeran’s “Divide” in 2017 and the biggest for a female solo album since Adele’s last record, 2015’s “25”. “It becomes Adele’s fourth UK Number 1 album; she has now reached Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with all of her studio albums, a record for a female act,” the Official

People lineup to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo’s airport in Johannesburg, South Africa’, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. Scientists say it is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) The Biden administration is placing travel restrictions on several South African countries amid the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant. On Friday, the White House said Biden will restrict travel from eight countries, including South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. While a timetable for the travel bans has yet to be disclosed, Joe Biden claimed he will listen to what his medical team advises. As we move forward, we will continue to be guided by what the science and my medical team advises. Fo

U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey speaks to the press. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 11:30 AM PT – Saturday, November 27, 2021 New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) said he blames Joe Biden and his administration for inflation, referring to Biden’s so-called Build Back Better agenda as the “Big Bad Bill.” “This administration is on track to be known as the Grinch who not only stole Christmas, but the Grinch who stole Thanksgiving as well,” said Van Drew. During an interview on Friday, he discussed how the ongoing supply chain crisis is a direct result of terrible policies made by the current administration, which he deemed as the worst in the nation’s history. “This is without question, the Biden tax, it is just one more tax on everybody, it is because of the terrible way he has led this country in so many ways,” said the New Jersey Republican. Van Drew also described the current inflation as the Biden tax, once again stressing how Biden’s policies