Oldest Living Olympic Athlete Ágnes Keleti Passes Away
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Oldest Living Olympic Athlete Ágnes Keleti Passes Away

Five-time Olympic champion artistic gymnast Ágnes Keleti, the Sportswoman of the Nation, passed away on Thursday at the age of 103. She was Hungary’s most Olympic medal-winning female…

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College-bound students fear ‘outing’ undocumented parents on FAFSA form
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College-bound students fear ‘outing’ undocumented parents on FAFSA form

A few days before winter break, Lynda McGee, a college counselor at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles Unified, got an unexpected visit from a student’s father.…

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January Madness! Swimmers Take to Frosty Lake Balaton
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January Madness! Swimmers Take to Frosty Lake Balaton

Brave swimmers took to the icy waters of Lake Balaton on New Year’s Day to take a traditional splash in Hungary’s most popular vacation hot-spot, albeit one mostly…

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Paks Nuclear Power Plant Project Soon to Reach an Important Milestone
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Paks Nuclear Power Plant Project Soon to Reach an Important Milestone

Cement is arriving by the trainload from Slovakia for the Paks II project; the total investment may now be 20-35 percent complete. However, the so-called first concrete pour,…

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How Los Angeles ended up with the same nickname as the Confederacy
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How Los Angeles ended up with the same nickname as the Confederacy

If you’re curious about our country’s long history of polarization, look at the term “Southland.” Most Californians are unaware of exactly how the greater L.A. region wound up…

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Ukraine Celebrates Cutting off Neighbors’ Gas Supplies as Victory
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Ukraine Celebrates Cutting off Neighbors’ Gas Supplies as Victory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the Telegram social media network on Wednesday that the halt of Russian gas transit to Ukraine was one of Moscow’s biggest defeats…

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2025 Welcomes a New Schengen Country at Our Southern Borders
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2025 Welcomes a New Schengen Country at Our Southern Borders

As of January 1, 2025, Romania has officially become a member of the Schengen Area, marking a historic milestone in the expansion of the community. The European Union…

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Hungary Mugged of €1 Billion by the EU despite “Meeting All Conditions”
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Hungary Mugged of €1 Billion by the EU despite “Meeting All Conditions”

As of January 1, 2025, Hungary has permanently lost €1 billion of EU funding that was due to be allocated by the end of 2024. The funding was…

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L.A. Sheriff’s dispatch system crashes on New Year’s Eve
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L.A. Sheriff’s dispatch system crashes on New Year’s Eve

A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the computer dispatch system for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department crashed, rendering all patrol car computers…

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FBI investigating deadly Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel
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FBI investigating deadly Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel

One person was killed and seven others injured after a Cybertruck burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the glass entrance doors of Trump International Hotel in Las…

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