Across the Nation: Nov. 11

Actor Jussie Smollett told the Osundairo brothers he paid to fake a hate crime attack against him to yell "This is MAGA country," according to Chicago prosecutors. ...

February 22, 2019

Jussie Smollett Told Black Brothers to Yell ‘MAGA’ While Staging Fake Attack: Prosecutors

By Zachary Stieber

Trump Presidency

February 22, 2019

Trump to Leave 200 Troops in Syria, Graham Applauds Decision

By Zachary Stieber

President Donald Trump will leave 200 American troops in Syria, the White House said on Feb. 21. The United States began operations in the country in late ...

In a major victory for limited-government advocates, the Supreme Court unanimously found that a constitutional ban on excessive fines that Indiana had argued applies only to the ...

February 22, 2019

Supreme Court Applies Constitutional Ban on Excessive Fines to States

By Matthew Vadum

A federal judge ruled Thursday, Feb. 21, that prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida broke the law when arranging a controversial ...

February 22, 2019

Federal Judge Rules Prosecutors Broke the Law in Epstein Plea Deal

By William Patrick

The father of the ISIS bride who left her Alabama home to travel to Syria has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision by the U.S. secretary of ...

February 22, 2019

Father of Alabama ‘ISIS Bride’ Files Lawsuit to Overturn Decision to Block Her Return

By Simon Veazey

February 22, 2019

Family of ISIS Bride ‘Sickened’ by Her ‘Vile Comments’ but ‘Cannot Abandon Her’

By Tom Ozimek

The family of jihadi bride Shamima Begum—whose return to the UK has been blocked on grounds of affiliation with the ISIS terror group—has told the British government ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado—California authorities have released a decades-old photo of a suspect in the 1973 killing of an 11-year-old girl in the hopes of jogging the memory ...

February 22, 2019

Authorities Release Photo of Suspect in ’73 Killing

By The Associated Press

Australia

February 22, 2019

Homogenised Temperature Data From Australian Weather Bureau in Spotlight Again

By Richard Szabo

A report in The Australian has warned that the integrity of Australia's historical temperature record is being challenged after the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) updated its temperature ...

Politics

February 21, 2019

New Election Ordered in Disputed North Carolina House Race

By Reuters

North Carolina's elections board on Feb. 21 unanimously ordered a new election for a U.S. House seat after officials said corruption surrounding absentee ballots tainted the results ...

Politics

February 21, 2019

Florida Governor Welcomes Amazon with Open Arms

By William Patrick

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis welcomed global e-commerce giant Amazon on Feb. 20 in response to the company’s recent decision to pull out of a planned headquarters expansion ...

Canada

February 21, 2019

‘Claws of the Panda’ a Chilling Exposé of China’s Influence in Canada

By Ryan Moffatt

Jonathan Manthorpe’s “Claws of the Panda” is a comprehensive exposé of just how deeply Beijing’s influence has penetrated Canadian political, corporate, and civilian life.

Trump Presidency

February 21, 2019

People Are Wrong About Donald Trump, Parkland Victim’s Father Says

By Petr Svab

Americans need to turn off their TVs and look into President Donald Trump on their own, said Andrew Pollack, the father of Meadow Pollack, who was slain ...

CHICAGO—“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been released from jail after posting bond on Feb. 21. Smollett walked out of the Cook County jail in Chicago on Thursday ...

February 21, 2019

Smollett Quiet After Posting Bond, Leaving Jail

By The Associated Press

Twenty-four media organizations, including The Washington Post, NBC Universal, and Fox News, have sided with the conservative National Review and free market-leaning Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) over ...

February 21, 2019

24 Media Organizations Oppose Defamation Suit Waged by Climate Scientist

By William Patrick

An analyst with the Internal Revenue Service was charged Thursday with leaking the financial records of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. An affidavit submitted in the case ...

February 21, 2019

IRS Analyst Charged With Leaking Michael Cohen’s Financial Records

By Chuck Ross

Trump Presidency

February 21, 2019

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Trump Climate Rollbacks

By Bowen Xiao

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from an environmental organization and two Pennsylvania boys that sought to block deregulatory action by the Trump administration against climate change ...

February 21, 2019

UK Faces Influx of ‘ISIS Brides’ As At Least 12 More Surface In Refugee Camps

By Tom Ozimek

Ever since remorseless jihadi bride Shamima Begum began her campaign to be allowed back into Britain after fleeing the toppling ISIS "caliphate," it has emerged that at ...

In India, it’s not unusual for parents to spend a fortune to throw a lavish wedding for their children. For one father, he chose to spend the ...

February 22, 2019

Rich Man Gives His Daughter Ultimate Wedding Gift By Donating 90 Houses for the Poor

By Li Yen, Epoch Times

President Donald Trump is a family man. First Lady Melania Trump, their 12-year-old son Barron, and Trump’s four children from previous marriages have supported him through years ...

February 22, 2019

Life With President Trump as a Dad Means: ‘No Alcohol, No Cigarettes, No Drugs’

By Louise Bevan

Actor Gary Sinise, 63, has written a book in which he chronicles his personal journey from “self to service.” The book, Grateful American, reveals lesser-known details about ...

February 22, 2019

Gary Sinise Opens Up About Raising $30 Million a Year for Vets, Gives Credit to Lt. Dan

By Louise Bevan

The pain parents have to go through when they see their child battle cancer can be devastating. However, one Cleveland family with a cancer-stricken child found comfort ...

February 21, 2019

Shop Owner Puts Aside Orders to Design a Free Wig for a 5-Year-Old Battling Cancer

By Li Yen, Epoch Times

For people living outside of sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, the pangolin, otherwise known as the scaly anteater, isn't a creature they're likely too familiar with. They ...

February 21, 2019

Customs Make Largest-Ever Seizure of World’s Most Trafficked Animal in Warehouse Freezer

By Cat Bolton

To lose your best friend as a teenager is a life-altering experience and something very hard to come to terms with. This young boy helped overcome his ...

February 21, 2019

12-Year-Old Who Lost Best Friend to Leukemia Raises $2,500 to Buy Him a Tombstone

By Chris Ford

Many people tend to blame the media for their girls’ body image securities. But you'll be surprised to know that Dr. Leslie Sim, clinical director of Mayo ...

February 21, 2019

Forceful Mom Publicly Shames Daughter to Lose Weight, Strangers Jump to Defence

By Li Yen, Epoch Times

Out of kindness, a man picked up a cellphone that he found in the middle of the road, hoping to return the phone to its rightful owner. ...

February 21, 2019

Lost Phone Recovered from the Middle of the Road Gets a Call from 93-Year-Old in Danger

By Li Yen, Epoch Times

When I was going through Ranger School we would do missions all over the United States—up in the mountains of North Georgia, the desert in Texas, and ...

February 21, 2019

Stop, Listen, Look, Smell

By Scott Mann, Rooftop Leadership Training

No matter who you are or what you do, stress is bound to catch you from time to time. Sometimes, it's a part of everyday life. The ...

February 21, 2019

Riding Motorcycles to Relieve Stress

By Andrew Thomas

When a stray momma dog passed away by the side of the road far away from her three puppies, all seemed lost for the little ones. But ...

February 21, 2019

Man Promises Dead Stray Dog That He Would Save Her Three Puppies, and He Did

By Simone Jonker

Arts & Culture

February 21, 2019

Traditional Chinese Tea: An Amazing Antidote That Fights Off Poisons in the Body

By Li Yen, Epoch Times

There is a Chinese saying: “Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” With tea being an integral part ...

There are a number of times when our mind clings to something tightly, and it is rarely helpful. Some ideas will run circuits through our mind, like ...

February 21, 2019

The Practice of Letting Go

By Leo Babauta, www.zenhabits.net