Across The Nation: June 20, 2014

Across the Nation: June 20th

June 20, 2014 Updated: July 18, 2015

RECOMMENDED

Civil Rights Leaders Decry Decision in Chokehold Case

Civil rights leaders Thursday decried the grand jury decision not to charge a white police officer in the chokehold death of a black man and announced plans ...

October 11, 2014

Susan Marie Mellen Exonerated, Freed After 17 Years in Prison

By Linda Deutsch

A woman who spent 17 years in prison for the death of a homeless man hugged her grandchild for the first time and did a dance of ...

October 8, 2014

Detained Without Conviction

By Genevieve Belmaker, Epoch Times

One-third of world’s prisoners are in pretrial detention. Some as long as years.

September 19, 2014

Across the Nation: September 19

By Epoch Times Staff

Get the latest news from around the nation for September 19.

June 3, 2016

Teen Pays Off College Tuition By Selling Newspapers Every Sunday

By Jack Phillips

A 17-year-old from Tennessee said he's earned enough money to pay for his college tuition by selling newspapers on the street. "I just stay away from the ...

May 18, 2016

Why the History of News Explains Its Future

By Heidi J.S. Tworek, Hopkins P. Breazeale and John Maxwell Hamilton

Was May 2016 the month that faith in print newspapers finally died?

December 22, 2015

Advertisers Expected to Speed Up March to Digital Media in Canada

By The Canadian Press

More trouble is on the horizon for Canadian newspapers and magazines.

December 22, 2015

Analysts: SCMP Sale Indicates Jiang Faction Cut Funds

By Li Zhen, Epoch Times

In 1993, the CCP was still under Jiang's control. Kuok, who had never been in the media business, spent a huge amount of money on the purchase ...

China

December 18, 2018

Beijing Desperate to Rescue Its ‘Key Asset’ Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou

By Nicole Hao

News analysis Soon after Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, was arrested by the Canadian authorities in Vancouver, the Chinese regime prioritized her release. Meng ...

US News

December 18, 2018

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Criminal Justice Overhaul Bill

By The Associated Press

The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill on Dec. 18 that addresses concerns that the nation's war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too ...

US News

December 18, 2018

Trump Warns Fed Ahead of Key Policy Meeting

By Emel Akan

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 called again on the Federal Reserve to refrain from hiking interest rates ahead of the central bank’s two-day policy meeting. ...

US News

December 18, 2018

Federal School Safety Commission’s Report Recommends Arming Teachers

By Holly Kellum

WASHINGTON—A new school safety report commissioned by President Donald Trump in the wake of the February shooting in Parkland, Fla., throws support behind the use of school ...

China Business & Economy

December 18, 2018

Xi Champions China’s Socialist Path on Anniversary of Economic Reforms

By Annie Wu, Epoch Times

Four decades after China first introduced ‘opening up’ economic policies, the Communist Party’s control of the economy remains as aggressive as ever. In 1978, then-leader Deng Xiaoping ...

Trump Presidency

December 18, 2018

Flynn Sentencing Delayed So He Can Further Cooperate With Investigators

By Petr Svab

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, will have to wait longer to find out his penalty for lying to the FBI, ...

Entertainment News

December 18, 2018

Penny Marshall of ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Dies at Age 75: Reports

By Jack Phillips

Penny Marshall, the actress and director famed for her role in “Laverne & Shirley," died at age 75, according to reports. Marshall died in her home in ...

Trump Presidency

December 18, 2018

Trump Administration Moves to Ban Bump Stocks

By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Dec. 18, moved to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, and has made them illegal ...

US News

December 18, 2018

FDA Warns Chinese Drug Maker of Recalled Blood Pressure Medicine Valsartan

By Jack Phillips

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to the Chinese drug manufacturer of the active ingredient in valsartan, a drug used for blood ...

US News

December 18, 2018

Polar Vortex Could Mean Brutal Cold Snap in Parts of the US

By Tom Ozimek

Some weather experts say a polar vortex disruption could hit the United States and Canada by the end of this month or in January, bringing with it ...

Politics

December 18, 2018

Martha McSally Appointed to Senate Seat Left by John McCain

By Zachary Stieber

U.S. Rep. Martha McSally has been appointed to the U.S. Senate seat left by John McCain, who passed away in August. McSally ran for the state's other ...

Crime and Incidents

December 18, 2018

Illegal Alien Who Re-Entered US After Deportation Dies After Criminal Rampage

By Zachary Stieber

An illegal alien who re-entered the United States after being deported died following a criminal rampage that included shooting at his ex-girlfriend and injuring four people while ...

Entertainment News

December 18, 2018

CBS Denies Former CEO Les Moonves $120 Million Severance

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK—CBS announced on Dec. 17 that former CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the board of directors concluded he violated ...

December 18, 2018

British Government to Activate Full ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Preparations

By Reuters

LONDON—The British government said it would implement plans for a "no-deal" Brexit in full, and begin telling businesses and citizens to prepare for the risk of leaving ...

US News

December 17, 2018

Families of Children Killed by Illegal Aliens Rally at US–Mexico Border

By Colin Fredericson

Families of people killed by illegal immigrants visited the U.S.–Mexico border on Dec. 14 to call for stronger border security. The Angel Families organization held a rally ...

International

December 17, 2018

China Uses ‘Debt Trap’ Diplomacy to Seek Hegemony

By Emel Akan

WASHINGTON—Through its Belt and Road initiative (BRI), China is pouring billions of dollars into emerging countries to help build massive infrastructure projects. Many of these projects, however, ...

Health

December 18, 2018

9 things that cause acne on different parts of the body—and how to improve your health!

By Michael Wing

Acne. It's the bane of existence for millions all over the world, and the number of adults suffering from acne is growing. While miracle treatments abound, the ...

Treatments and Techniques

December 17, 2018

A More Deliberate Way of Living

By Leo Babauta, www.zenhabits.net

Our lives are often spent in a rush, almost on autopilot, drifting from one wave of busyness and distraction to another, adrift in a sea of crises ...

Literature

December 17, 2018

The 19th-Century Book That Spawned the Opioid Crisis

By Robert Morrison

In 1804, a 19-year-old Oxford University undergraduate named Thomas De Quincey swallowed a prescribed dose of opium to relieve excruciating rheumatic pain. He was never the same. ...

Literature

December 17, 2018

A Backward View: Older Books and the Culture of the Now

By Intellectual Takeout

For almost 20 years, I have written book reviews for a weekly newspaper in Western North Carolina. In general, reviewers take an interest only in new books. ...

Entertainment

December 18, 2018

Man takes 500,000 Xmas lights and connects them to his piano

Artists from the group who call themselves "The Piano Guys" have combined two elements—the piano and half a million decorative lights—to light up a street in Sandy, Utah, ...

Entertainment News

December 18, 2018

After Penny Marshall’s Death, Ex-Husband Rob Reiner Says He’s ‘So Sad’

By Jack Phillips

A number of people mourned the death of actress and director Penny Marshall following her death this week. She was 75. Director Rob Reiner, who was married ...

Drinks

December 18, 2018

Around the World in 12 Holiday Drinks

By Amanda Burrill

For most, the festive season is rooted in ritual and tradition. But who says you can’t explore a drinkable tradition different from your own? In examining the ...

Recipes

December 18, 2018

Christmas Stories, Told in Food

By Crystal Shi

The holidays are a time for family and food, and for carrying on the traditions that continue to bring them together throughout the generations. The festive foods ...

Travel

December 16, 2018

Christmas in New York City

By Isabelle Kellogg, Epoch Times Contributor

New York City reaches an intensity during the holiday season that can be felt by visitors and locals alike. Holiday decorations adorn office building lobbies and facades, ...

Consummate Traveler

December 14, 2018

What’s Your Cruise Style? How to Choose the Cruise That’s Right for You

By Janna Graber, GoWorldTravel.com

When it comes to cruises, there’s no such thing as one size fits all. Cruises vary by ship, by theme, by itinerary, and even by type of ...

Family

December 18, 2018

Late BBC host arranges for 3-year-old son to receive birthday presents for the next 18 years

By Li Yen, Epoch Times

For a young mother who knows she's going to pass on in life, one worry that most likely would be on her mind is “Who’s going to ...

Family

December 18, 2018

Arkansas Couple Adopts 7 Siblings, and They Say It’s the ‘Best Christmas Ever’

By Michael Wing

Terri and Michael Hawthorn didn’t think they were ready to adopt a child, let alone seven. That all changed this year, however, and on December 3rd, after ...