The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran’s economy is in a death spiral. They say that more than 1 million people are out of work because of the war. Food prices are soaring, and a prolonged Internet shutdown has destroyed online businesses. The talks between the US and Iran are…
NASA astronaut Anil Menon holds a news conference at 1:45 p.m. ET on April 29 at the agency’s Johnson Space Center to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station. …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared Louisiana’s newly-drawn Congressional map an unconstitutional gerrymander. The high court issued the ruling 6-3. Liberal justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented. The case, State of Louisiana v. Phillip Callais (and the related Press Robinson v. Phillip Callais), stems from Louisiana’s woke lawmakers caving to…
The clock is ticking: The incoming government has until the end of August to make reforms to try to secure the leftover Covid recovery funds, or lose them for good.BRUSSELS (AFP) — Incoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar met EU chiefs Wednesday on his first visit to Brussels since his election…
Traffic in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesFederal auto safety regulators have issued a nationwide ban on certain air bag inflators and related components linked to 10 deaths in otherwise survivable crashes.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on April 29 that the ban applies…
Former FBI Director James Comey is under arrest and in court in Alexandria, Virginia, after a grand jury indicted him on two felony counts related to his Trump assassination Instagram post. “Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said in his caption in May 2025. ’86 47′ is a…
Philip Kennicott, according to his bio, is “the Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic of The Washington Post.” He joined the Post in 1999 as a music critic and later became the art and architecture critic. He eventually graduated to the title of culture critic, which I guess means he gets to…
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly proposed redistricting plan aims to net the GOP four seats, but it could backfire if Democrats repeat their recent Sunshine State success in November. The governor on Monday unveiled a map that would redraw four of the eight Democratic-held House seats in Florida as…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (L) speaks alongside FBI Director Kash Patel during a press conference about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesActing Attorney General Todd Blanche on April 29 said that President Donald Trump did…
Jacqueline Falk, adopted daughter of the late Peter Falk, died by apparent suicide Monday at the age of 60. The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Jacqueline hanged herself inside a residence in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unknown, and it is reportedly…
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, April 29, 2026Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesA new report is raising fresh concerns about religious freedom in Egypt, warning that Christians and other religious minorities continue to face systemic discrimination despite signs of progress.The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a report Monday…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has revealed that his home was targeted in a firebombing attack in the latest example of political violence directed towards the Brexit leader. While the world was once again forced to hold its collective breath on Saturday evening as an attempted assassin sought to slay…
The Supreme Court delivered a unanimous rebuke to New Jersey Democrat Attorney General Matthew Platkin for his demand that a pro-life pregnancy center hand over its donor information. Platkin had issued a subpoena to First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, seeking to prove that the pregnancy center was misleading donors. The…
The Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee didn’t loop Democrats in on the new deposition date before Wednesday’s announcement: “I don’t even talk to them,” Kentucky Representative James Comer said.WASHINGTON (CN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee were furious Wednesday after the panel’s Republican leadership said it had agreed…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the end of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 23, 2025. Thomas Mukoya/ReutersThe U.S. Department of State issued travel advisory updates for Turkey and Azerbaijan this week, warning that American travelers risk their safety when visiting these countries.The risk of terror…
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Social media users are comparing a resurfaced clip of Johnny Carson to Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. Carson gave an opening monologue at the 1981 Oscars, an event that was delayed due to the failed assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, carried out…
Image: Shutterstock By Mark Tanos British police arrested six members of a fringe religious sect Wednesday after launching a massive dawn raid over allegations of sexual abuse, forced marriage, and modern slavery. More than 500 officers from Cheshire Constabulary and neighboring forces descended on three properties in Crewe, England, linked…
The suspension of the search came two weeks after the crew notified the Coast Guard that the ship had lost its starboard engines and needed assistance.SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands…
Trump’s Iran war: A micro-military disaster that accelerates America’s decline President Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, striking nuclear sites despite campaign promises to end endless wars. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic within the first week, cutting off oil and…
Drone strike kills nuclear plant worker as Ukraine gambles with nuclear accidents with global consequences A Ukrainian drone strike killed a transport shop worker at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on April 27, 2026. The IAEA condemned the attack but continues negotiations with Kiev, even as Ukraine demands ownership…
Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis will resign in June amid reported disagreements with Trump over his softening stance toward Russia. The State Department insists the departure is a routine retirement, but Davis is the second top envoy to Kyiv to leave under Trump in over a year. Davis’s…
A shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 25, 2026, has exposed security vulnerabilities that could increase Iran’s motivation to target senior U.S. officials, according to a former Defense Department intelligence officer. The suspect, identified as Cole Thomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, breached a security checkpoint…
Meal timing matters: Study reveals breakfast timing and fasting window impact weight and metabolic health A new study shows that eating breakfast early and maintaining a longer overnight fast leads to lower body weight, while skipping breakfast and delaying the first meal until afternoon provides no weight-loss benefits and is…
The guts of civilization: Why modern food is reprogramming your microbiome to recycle estrogen New research shows that people in industrialized societies harbor gut microbes that are seven times more effective at reactivating estrogen and returning it to the bloodstream than those in hunter-gatherer or rural farming communities. The estrobolome…
Combining physical activity with proper nutrition yields greater cognitive protection than either alone. Exercise boosts neuroplasticity and BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), while anti-inflammatory diets (Mediterranean/MIND) enhance these effects by reducing neurodegeneration. Studies included aerobic exercise, resistance training, balance programs, omega-3 supplementation and dietary counseling. Simple, sustainable routines (walking, bodyweight exercises,…
New photos show that the man accused of attempting to kill President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday took selfies prior to the incident at the Washington Hilton hotel in the District of Columbia.The images were included in court documents from the U.S. government, arguing against bail…
U.S. Supreme Court (Image: YouTube screen grab) By Ashley Brasfield The United States Supreme Court has knocked another peg out of the legalized racism instituted by progressive election law, ordering Louisiana to redraw its congressional map in a landmark voting rights decision. On Wednesday, the Court dealt a blow to…
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of religious pregnancy centers Wednesday and decided that courts can rule against subpoenas targeting donors, even if those subpoenas are not enforced. Former Democratic New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin issued a subpoena against the First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc.,…
NPR “domestic extremism correspondent” Odette Yousef has a consistent pattern of finding extremism only on the “far right.” When Cole Tomas Allen shot up the White House Correspondents Dinner, that was somehow not left-wing extremism, as NPR’s headlines over Yousef’s reportage/camouflage from Monday’s All Things Considered claimed: Shooting suspect’s online…
Two people have been indicted on federal charges related to the attack on TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez. “I am extremely grateful to the DOJ and FBI for how swiftly they handled this case. I have been assaulted by violent left wing activists multiple times and there has never been a…
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland collapsed in 2024. No one has rebuilt the bridge yet despite Gov. Wes Moore’s describing the project as “the nation’s ‘fastest-moving’ large infrastructure effort.” Plans hit a major snag on Tuesday when Maryland officials “canceled a key construction… The post Francis Scott Key…
The Fed on Wednesday is widely expected to leave its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% for its third straight meeting, defying the president’s calls for lower rates.WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to approve Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal…
PARIS (CN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ex-campaign manager Claude Guéant continued Wednesday to dispute the details of their dealings with former autocratic Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s inner circle.“I’m not saying he’s lying, I’m saying his memory has changed,” Sarkozy exclaimed in a hot courtroom Wednesday morning.…
Democratic Washington Rep. Adam Smith pressed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Wednesday about his seemingly contradictory nuclear claims about Iran’s nuclear program. Hegseth said Iran’s nuclear facilities were “obliterated,” even though the administration has claimed that the war was necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. While Smith…
Democratic Washington Rep. Adam Smith pressed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Wednesday about his seemingly contradictory nuclear claims about Iran’s nuclear program. Hegseth said Iran’s nuclear facilities were “obliterated,” even though the administration has claimed that the war was necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. While Smith…
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A quiet life far removed from Hollywood headlines ended in tragedy this week, as the daughter of a beloved television icon was found dead in Los Angeles. According to Page Six, Jacqueline Falk died Monday at the age of 60, after the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office ruled her death…
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe Supreme Court appeared divided on April 29 over the Trump administration’s terminations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation.During oral argument, the justices focused on whether lower court judges had exceeded their authority…
The shots that rang through the ballroom at the Washington Hilton last week bounced off the same walls as when President Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed 45 years ago. But the reaction to the two events shows how much our culture has degraded. In 1981, the Academy Awards…
Australian governments have repatriated Australian women and children from Syrian detention camps on two occasions.BEIRUT (AP) — A group of Australian women and children who left a camp in Syria that houses people with alleged ties to Islamic State group militants are stuck in the country because Australian authorities have refused to allow their…
The latest slide of Iran’s currency comes months after a currency shock helped fuel nationwide protests in January.TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national rial currency hit a record low Wednesday of 1.8 million to the dollar as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel holds.The rial had remained stable in the…
A U.S. fugitive accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a child in Florida nearly four decades ago is now behind bars in the Philippines, an agency said. Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents took Young Tom Talmadge, 69, into custody April 23 at his home in General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite,…
A federal grand jury has indicted two people in connection with the April 11 assault on Turning Point USA Frontlines reporter Savanah Hernandez, according to multiple reports. The assault of Hernandez on April 11 near the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis was caught on video later posted by the TPUSA…
A university is pulling its transgender-focused training event after the state’s governor made it clear that he will not stand for it. The story first came to light thanks to LibsofTikTok, which exposed an email from the University of Nebraska at Kearney advertising a voluntary “How Can I Move From…
(AP) — Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new outbreak — one of at least five in the past year — sickens U.S. children.More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, The Associated…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices. In 2021, Heather Honey from VerityVote asked Lycoming County, PA, for their 2020 election Cast Vote Records. She was denied. Over five years, they have battled with the county Office of Open Records and three different court jurisdictions. Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that CVR…
Who could have guessed that recruiting recent African migrants who can’t speak English to become officers in the Canadian military would turn out to be a bad idea? Advertisement Not me. I have been reliably informed that diversity is our strength, that migrants inject new vitality into our ossified societies,…
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