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Otto Warmbier’s parents sat down for an interview and discussed seeing their son for the first time when he came back on a plane from North Korea. Fred and Cindy Warmbier told Fox News of the moment a plane brought their son back home to Ohio. Medical staff entered the plane first, and then the […]

Girl Scout Melina Lakey, 9, from Pendleton, Indiana, was awarded a prestigious Girl Scout award for rescuing her mother from an overturned car this spring. This April, she was riding home from a movie theater with her parents when their Nissan Rogue hit a drain ditch and rolled over six times, landing on its roof. […]

Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was found to have severe CTE at the time of his suicide, while serving a life sentence. Hernandez’s lawyer released the results of a study that happened after Hernandez’s brain was released to researchers. The result was one of the worst CTE cases ever for a person of his age, […]

In 2011, prior to the public opening of the World Trade Center Memorial, memorial designer Michael Arad shared about his inspiration and intentions for the project. It’s worth taking a moment to reflect on those thoughts once again. There is not going to be a single way in which people respond to the memorial. What I wanted to do […]

This year is the 75th anniversary of the forming of one highly specialized World War II marine platoon, known as the Navajo code talkers.  During World War II, the 382nd Platoon of Marines from the Navajo Nation was essential in taking Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. Major Howard Conner, the Fifth Marine Division’s […]

The Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is urging residents to leave while there is still time. Levine is hoping residents are taking the time between now and when Hurricane Irma arrives to evacuate. He said he will not endanger the lives of first responders by sending them out during the hurricane to rescue people who did […]

DAYTON, Ohio—She was the perfect child, her mother said—straight A’s and a 4.2 GPA in school. Then, just like the other kids were doing at the time, April Erion took an Adderall, an ADHD drug prescribed to a friend. That seemingly innocuous moment dragged her life into a hell she could never have imagined. “It […]

A Texas gas station has been found charging $20 for a gallon of gas in the wake of flooding caused by Hurricane-turned-tropical storm Harvey. The gas price gouger was discovered on Aug. 28, and reported to the Texas state attorney general. The office of State Attorney General Ken Paxton has already received 600 price gouging complaints, […]

The 53-year-old medical worker and mother of two who won the $758 million Powerball jackpot never thought she would be holding the winning ticket by choosing birthdays, random numbers, and her lucky number “4.” “I was reading these numbers and I pull mine out and I go, ‘I have that … I have that … […]

DAYTON, Ohio—The sheriff of Montgomery County is fighting an uphill battle. He has been fighting it for four years, but it has only gotten worse. His county has the unfortunate burden of being the worst in the nation for opioid overdose deaths, per capita. His deputies are spending more than half their time responding to […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Four hundred miles from Washington, it’s not hard to find ordinary Americans who voted for Donald Trump and are happy with how he is following through on his promises. The Epoch Times talked to several Ohioans to find out how their values align with Trump’s and the issues that are close to their hearts, […]

The Epoch Times talked to five Ohioans to find out how their values align with President Trump’s and the issues that are close to their hearts. The interviews occurred from to July 28 to Aug. 5. Read the whole series HERE Even before the primaries last year, Amy Blazitz, 62, had a feeling Trump would become president. […]

The Epoch Times talked to five Ohioans to find out how their values align with President Trump’s and the issues that are close to their hearts. The interviews occurred from to July 28 to Aug. 5. Read the whole series HERE Kim Murphy, 55, has lived in central Ohio all her life. She grew up on a […]

The Epoch Times talked to five Ohioans to find out how their values align with President Trump’s and the issues that are close to their hearts. The interviews occurred from to July 28 to Aug. 5. Read the whole series HERE Steve Miller, 74, has been a Democrat for most of his life. But when Trump burst […]

The Epoch Times talked to five  Ohioans to find out how their values align with President Trump’s and the issues that are close to their hearts. The interviews occurred from to July 28 to Aug. 5. Read the whole series HERE Kris Thomas, 30, wanted to see economic change in America.   “We are still in […]

The Epoch Times talked to five Ohioans to find out how their values align with President Trump’s and the issues that are close to their hearts. The interviews occurred from to July 28 to Aug. 5. Read the whole series HERE Marsha, 66, wished to remain anonymous for this interview, saying “with our country as divided as […]

President Donald Trump updated his previous remarks, by specifically mentioning racism and hate groups in a talk he gave at the White House on Aug. 14. He was condemning the protest that turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia. His earlier remarks about the violence were highly criticized when he didn’t state the groups that were involved by […]

After criticism over his response to the Charlottesville, Virginia, violence that occurred on Aug. 12, President Donald Trump’s administration sought to clarify the president’s statements by specifying that the remarks were aimed at white hate groups, as The Hill reported. Media outlets and politicians have criticized the president’s remarks for not specifically addressing the groups […]

Two U.S. diplomats had to leave Cuba after being attacked with a covert sonic weapon. The weapon is believed to operate out of the audible range of hearing. The weapon left the diplomats with headaches and hearing loss. Symptoms were similar to a concussion, according to CNN. The officials were living in housing supplied by […]

The city examiner identified a man killed in the Sept. 11 attacks nearly 16 years after they happened. It is the first new identification of a victim from the terrorist attack since 2015. As DNA testing methods have advanced, the chief medical examiner’s office becomes more capable of identifying remains of the victims, according to […]