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Shoppers in a Kroger supermarket in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 14, 2022. (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images)…

Dr. Hal Puthoff claims the U.S. has recovered remains of four separate species of alien life from UFOs, citing people involved in the recoveries.…

Classical schools are among the fastest-growing segments of American K–12 education. Classical academies—most of them Christian evangelical—have grown tenfold over the past 16 years, from just 150 sch…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson poses for an official portrait in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)…

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington on March 11, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)…

Brian Barnum (L), of Phoenix, hugs daughter Elizabeth, 5, as she visits the grave marker of her great-grandfather George Barnum, a WWII veteran, for the first time at the National Memorial Cemetery of…

Macon Harrell, a high school senior from Oxford, Miss., answers a question about the Federalist Papers during the semi-final round of the Presidential 1776 Award competition in Washington, D.C., on Ma…

Jared Bodine, executive director of the nonprofit Arizona StRUT, reconnects with an old iPod musich player—one of many in his Tempe office—on May 20, 2026. (Allan Stein/The Epoch Times)…

Students hold a discussion at a Bridging the Divide event held at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, on April 30, 2026. (Daniel Kramer for The Epoch Times)…

When Rabbi Jacob Schacter visited the Normandy American Cemetery in 2014, one detail stayed with him long after his return home. The observation seemed insignificant at first. But for Schacter and the…

Former Republican congressman David Brat David Brat poses for a photograph in Glen Allen, Virginia, on April 26, 2014. (Jay Paul/Getty Images)…

A dramatic rescue unfolded in Beeville, Texas, as an officer pulled a baby from a vehicle being swept toward a creek by rising floodwaters Saturday.…

Police tape blocks off at a crime scene on a sidewalk on 17th and Pennsylvania Ave near the White House on May 23, 2026, after shots were fired. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)…

The United Nations headquarters is seen in New York, in this file photo. (Osamu Honda/AP Photo)…

Water is sprayed on a damaged tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on May 24, 2026, after the tank containing a chemical used to make plastic parts overheated Thursday. (Ethan Swope/AP Photo…

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) highlighted Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Rep. James Talarico (D-TX), and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper as three Democrats he sees as “leaders” in the party who are “stepping…

The remains of Fireman Third Class Royle Luker, killed during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, are returning to Arkansas for burial with military honors.…

Chinese Coast Guard vessel 3501 entered restricted waters around the Pratas Islands on May 23, 2026, prompting Taiwan to dispatch its Taichung patrol ship for a close-range response and radio exchange…

United States officials said Sunday that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have been slowed in part because Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is operating from an extremely isolated location that has ma…

Nineteen people were injured on Sunday in a stampede at the Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, officials said.…

Horseback riders participate in the Hell's A-Roarin' Horse Drive, a fundraiser for disabled veterans, in the gateway town of Gardiner, Mont., on May 23, 2026. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)…

Felix Rosenqvist, center, of Sweden, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 24, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP Photo)…

Boston firefighter Robert Kilduff Jr. died battling a three-alarm Dorchester fire after all five residents were safely rescued, officials said.…

Donald Trump Jr. (L) and Bettina Anderson attend amfAR Palm Beach Gala in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 15, 2025. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images for amfAR)…

President Donald Trump endorsed Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson for governor of Kansas on Sunday, formalizing support for the Trump-aligned candidate. Trump cited Masterson’s record on the Second…

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., on May 22, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)…

Eyewitness Captures Gunfire Ringing Out Near White House (Reuters)…

A bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remained in serious but stable condition Sunday.…

Robots appear on stage during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference in San Jose, Calif., on March 18, 2024. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)…

Crews at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove discover a possible crack in the unstable chemical tank that officials say may be relieving pressure inside.…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a joint news conference after their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on May 24…

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Sunday said Republicans no longer worried about reelection have the freedom to more openly criticize President Donald Trump and his allies. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Un…

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) participates in a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on March 18, 2026. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)…

A suicide bomb killed 23 people and wounded 70 others on a railway in Pakistan, with the Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist militia group, claiming responsibility for the attack on a passenger …

Water is sprayed on a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove, Calif., on May 22, 2026. (Ethan Swope/AP Photo)…

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) blamed his reelection loss to challenger Ed Gallrein on the times he has worked across the aisle with Democrats instead of voting with Republicans, particularly pointing to h…

World War II veteran David Yoho's emotional speech about sacrifice went viral as he addressed crowds in the rain at the National WWII Memorial.…

President Donald Trump said his administration will “not to rush into a deal” with Iran as the two nations near a peace agreement, emphasizing that the Islamic regime “cannot develop or procure a Nucl…

(L–R) U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, and U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) walk over to speak to reporters after a closed door meeting at the …

"Peasants Merrymaking Outside an Inn," circa 1676, by Jan Steen. Feasts and festivals were vital to New Amsterdam colonists, and some settlers also took part in Native American feasts. (Courtesy of Th…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, on May 21, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via Reuters)…

Russia hit Ukraine with a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile for the third time on Sunday morning during an airstrike barrage that killed four people and injured about 100, according to Ukrain…

Authorities braced for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 50,000 residents wit…

The Department of Justice in Washington on March 11, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Donald Trump “the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House” as he spoke out Sunday morning against the shooting near the White Hous…

Breta Meria Conole was in a state psychiatric hospital for more than two decades. But the reason why is a family mystery.…

On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one the boilers of the USS St. Louis.…

The gunman killed after firing at a White House checkpoint had a history of mental health concerns and prior Secret Service encounters, officials say.…

A Walmart store in Florida, on Aug. 5, 2025. (JC Milhet/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)…

Viral teen takeovers are erupting across the U.S., with police responding to brawls, robberies and gunfire in restaurants, malls and neighborhoods.…

Hong Kong's iconic bun festival drew throngs of revelers to the densely populated city's outlying island, Cheung Chau, to celebrate a century-old tradition that is rooted in prayers for peace and bles…

A judge ruled that a lawsuit accusing Sierra Canyon School of ignoring an alleged student-run "kissing club" involving sexual abuse will proceed publicly.…

A border health officer measures a passenger's temperature at the Bunia airport in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 21, 2026. (Seros Muyisa/AFP)…

Hannah Bettini had never really thought about the abortion issue. Watching her daughter cling to life changed that.…

Thousands of Cuban Americans showed up for a rally to support U.S. intervention in Cuba's communist government. Attendees held a sign saying "Cuba Next" in Hialeah, Fla., on March 25, 2026. (Troy Myer…

Family of NJ woman shot by Olympic equestrian trainer condemns Netflix and 48 Hours documentaries, alleging biased coverage favoring her attacker.…

A housing complex in San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2024. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)…

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A routine Boy Scout river trip turned into a rescue mission when floodwaters trapped 28 scouts along the Cacapon River in West Virginia Saturday.…

A spearfisher was mauled on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday in Australia's second fatal shark attack in just over a week, police said.…

The trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made clear the two billionaires agreed on one thing: building artificial intelligence would require significant resources - and enormous amoun…

Planes cue on the runway for takeoff as another lands at New York's LaGuardia airport, where closure of one of the runways due to a sinkhole on Wednesday is expected to continue until early Saturday, …

A self-driving Waymo vehicle awaits passengers in Los Angeles on July 1, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)…

Water is sprayed on a failing tank of flammable liquid called methyl methacrylate, used in the aerospace industry, which forced an evacuation in the surrounding area in Garden Grove, Calif., on May, 2…

An employee at a Volvo car dealer is seen in a showroom in Brussels on May 28, 2020. (Yves Herman/Reuters)…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (second from right) stands alongside Indo-Pacific Quad ministers (L-R) Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Aust…

An armed Secret Service agent reacts at the White House after gunshots were apparently heard on May 23, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)…

An armed Secret Service agent reacts at the White House after gunshots were apparently heard on May 23, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)…

A gunman armed with a pistol opened fire near the White House Saturday before being shot by U.S. Secret Service agents, officials said. He later died at a local hospital.…

The Department of Justice building in Washington on March 11, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)…

President Donald Trump looks on during a swearing in ceremony for new Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Ima…

President Donald Trump looks on during a swearing in ceremony for new Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Ima…

Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage ahead of the midterm elections following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened minority protections under the …

A former executive at the Atlanta Housing Authority was sentenced this week for committing Section 8 and COVID-19 pandemic insurance fraud.…

Emergency crews launch overnight mission to neutralize a volatile chemical tank at a Southern California aerospace facility in Garden Grove as Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency.…

The Pokemon Fossil Museum, an exhibition featuring real fossils as well as sculptures of fossil creatures found in the Pokemon games, opened at Chicago's Field Museum Friday.…

Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del., on May 17, 2026. (Meg Oliphant…

An 11-year-old female clouded leopard managed to slip her restraints during a show Friday at a zoo in Washington state and climb into a tree.…

Democratic-controlled Maryland could be jumping into the national redistricting surge, state Senate President Bill Ferguson said Friday.…

Investigators were combing through a New York City shipyard on Saturday trying to find the cause of a fire and an explosion that killed one person and injured more than 30 firefighters and other first…

A nurse holds a COVID-19 vaccine in Miami in this file photograph. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)…

An Iranian tugboat is in the foreground as cargo ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 4, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)…

A man was found dead on Friday after he was electrocuted while trying to take wiring out of a power line, the Pennsylvania State Police said.…

A map shows the location of an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 that struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on May 22, 2026. (USGS)…

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer addresses journalists with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (unseen) following a new round of trade discussions with Chinese officials at the Organisation…

Evacuation centers remained open in Southern California on Saturday as authorities worked to cool an overheated chemical storage tank and keep it from exploding less than a mile from Disneyland's two …

A person was hospitalized in Baltimore Friday night after a Maryland Transit Administration light rail train struck the car they were in.…

One night after Stephen Colbert recorded his final episode of "The Late Show" on CBS, he made a surprise appearance hosting the "Only in Monroe" community access show broadcast in southeast Michigan a…

A multi-national tracking operation led to the interdiction of an aircraft with around 636 kilograms of illicit cocaine. (Courtesy of the JIATF South)…

The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will allow two immigration reform bills to go into law without putting his pen to paper.…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) waves to the media as he comes out after a visit at Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, on May 23, 2026. (Bikas Das…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, in Washington on Sept. 19, 2025. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in a spat with a major oil company over who is to blame for the state's high gas prices, with the Democratic governor's office urging drivers not to fill up at Chevron …

The USGS reports a 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii's Big Island Friday night near Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo amid ongoing Kilauea volcano monitoring.…

Twenty-five years after UC Davis student Andrew Wieman was found dead with 29 stab wounds, a new podcast questions the official suicide ruling.…

The San Francisco skyline on Jan. 20, 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)…

Alex Murdaugh faces a murder retrial after a court found clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors. Here are the key names to know now.…

Filmmakers probe the mystery of Benjaman Kyle found unconscious behind a Georgia Burger King in 2004, raising questions about his missing 21-year gap.…

Ohio's State Preservation Office is trying to locate the graves of 7,000 Revolutionary War heroes before Memorial Day by using an app to document sites at cemeteries.…

As millions travel for the FIFA World Cup, one iconic Kansas City barbecue restaurant says it’s preparing for major crowds, longer lines and fans from around the world.…

A suspected drug smuggler was arrested after federal agents allegedly discovered $6.4 million worth of cocaine aboard an oil tanker in California.…

A mystery substance that hospitalized over a dozen first responders in New Mexico has been identified as fentanyl after three people died at the scene.…

Former Georgia teacher Maris Nicols is accused of sex crimes involving six students, including grooming, sexual assault and child molestation.…

Rhode Island teen Wily Medina, already out on bail for a weapons charge, was arrested in connection with a stabbing at a crowded Narragansett beach.…

An explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard left at least one person dead and at least 34 people injured, including multiple firefighters, after workers were reported trapped in the building.…

U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. said the trafficking case was ‘vindictive.’…

‘At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,’ Gabbard said.…

Speakers at the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum described China’s unique advantages and explained what the U.S. needs to do to keep pace.…

Robberies, rapes, murders, and aggravated assaults have increased significantly in Fairfax County.…

DNC Chairman Ken Martin finally released a draft version of the report after taking flak for withholding the findings from the public.…

The National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism gathered in Washington this week to confront the multi-headed hydra of Jew hatred.…

The RNC raised $18.6 million in April, bringing its total cash on hand to $123.8 million, according to FEC filings.…

A new watchdog report reveals that the administration spent over $60 million on DEI-related grants last year.…

Several progressives, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, endorsed Rabb before Tuesday’s election.…

Farmer and former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein prevailed in the most expensive U.S. House primary on record.…

Trump said that Cornyn ‘was not supportive of me when times were tough.’…

The late-night host was losing money hand over fist, but allies insist he was canceled for daring to speak out against Trump.…

The first of Mamdani’s five city-owned grocery stores is set to open next year in the Bronx.…

Police and probation officers recommended a harsher sentence, but Judge Sanders defied them, citing Brown’s difficult upbringing.…

It was argued that the black share of students would fall substantially — by more than half at Harvard — if universities had to abandon affirmative action.…

Justice Clarence Thomas argued that the drugmakers are not entitled to block a court order ‘based on lost profits from their criminal enterprise.’…

Yale’s use of race resulted in black applicants being as much as 29 times more likely to get an admission interview than an Asian applicant, the report finds.…

The mother of a woman who was murdered by an illegal immigrant at a bus stop made a plea for accountability during a hearing on Thursday.…

Kristof’s report contains the ‘most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel,’ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.…