Biden Administration Delays Decision on Menthol Cigarette Ban
The Biden administration announced a further delay on an expected ban of menthol cigarettes after considering the costs and benefits of addressing health concerns and the apparent appeasement of black...
View ArticleTexas Homeowners Said Police Didn’t Help When Squatters Invade Their Home
A Texas couple is calling on lawmakers to address the issue of squatters—people who occupy people’s homes without permission—after their police report about a squatter brought no results. Yudith...
View ArticleNew State Monitor Brian Sanvidge Sets Out to Improve Orange County IDA
The new state monitor of Orange County Industrial Development Agency, Brian Sanvidge, said his goal was to leave the entity a better place than he found it. Enacted by the state budget last April, it...
View ArticleBiden Admin Announces $6 Billion in New Security Funding for Ukraine
The Biden administration is unveiling $6 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine as the embattled nation attempts to fend off Russia’s invasion. The new assistance package, announced on April...
View ArticleCalifornia Democrats Kill Bill That Aimed to Criminalize Using Children to Steal
SACRAMENTO—Democratic lawmakers in the California Assembly’s Public Safety Committee have rejected a measure that would make it a crime to cause a minor to commit theft. At issue was Assembly Bill...
View ArticleCandlelight Vigil in Los Angeles Marks 25 Years Since 10,000-Person Appeal in...
Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles April 21 for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of those who have faced severe persecution by the Chinese...
View ArticleNTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 26)
President Joe Biden said for the first time on Friday that he is willing to debate former President Donald Trump. This came as President Trump appeared in court for day 8 of his New York campaign...
View ArticlePro-Israel Demonstrators Rally at Columbia University, Call for Release of...
Pro-Israel demonstrators convened at Columbia University in New York City on Friday, rallying for the release of the hostages still held by the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. The rally came in response...
View ArticleCrews Douse Hot Spots on Fire-Ravaged Oceanside Pier
OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Firefighters April 26 continued dousing smoldering hot spots on the fire-ravaged Oceanside Pier, a day after flames of unknown origin engulfed the western end of the historic seafront...
View ArticleKey Takeaways From Week 2 of Trump Trial in New York
Testimony began in earnest the second week of trial for former President Donald Trump in New York, where he has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. The Manhattan District...
View ArticleTrump Throws Down Gauntlet, Challenges Biden to Debate: ‘Just Tell Me Where’
After the 8th day of his hush money trial and amid recent news of slow economic growth, former President Donald Trump threw down the gauntlet on Friday, challenging President Joe Biden to a debate “any...
View ArticleLos Angeles Metro Declares Public Safety Emergency
LOS ANGELES—Following the death of woman on the Metro B (Red) Line and a series of violent attacks on bus drivers, the transit agency’s Board of Directors declared a public safety emergency April 25...
View ArticleNames of 5 Additional Defendants Revealed In Arizona’s ‘Fake Electoral’ Case
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has revealed the names of five additional defendants who were indicted earlier this week by a grand jury in the state’s ongoing investigation into the so-called fake...
View ArticleUSC President Defends Response to Pro-Palestine Protest
LOS ANGELES—USC President Carol Folt said Friday, April 26, the recent unrest on campus has been heartbreaking, but she defended the university’s response to a massive protest on Wednesday that ended...
View ArticleLA Man Arrested on Suspicion of Human Trafficking in Irvine
A Los Angeles man was arrested last week at an Irvine hotel for alleged sex trafficking and pimping, authorities said. He was identified as Winston Jones, 33, according to the Irvine Police Department....
View ArticleWhat’s Next in Congress After Passage of Foreign Aid Package
After passing a $95 billion package last week that included assistance to Israel, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and a bill with measures such as banning TikTok, Congress returns next week from a week-long...
View Article2 Sentenced in Killing of College Student Whose Remains Were Found in Mojave
LOS ANGELES—A man who owned a marijuana dispensary and the business’ manager were sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for murdering a community college student whose remains were found in...
View ArticleYosemite’s Popular John Muir Trail Closed After Rockfall
The National Park Service has closed a 1,000-foot section of the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park until further notice after a rockfall sent boulders and trees onto it. The large rockfall...
View ArticleICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Who Was Repeatedly Arrested, Released by NYC...
The New York City Department of Corrections and the New York Police Department refused to detain a Venezuelan national despite his alleged five-month crime spree after entering the country illegally,...
View ArticleWhen OC Was Glued to the News
Commentary With the recent passing of O.J. Simpson, it has brought back many memories, as his trial in 1995 was accurately depicted as the trial of the century. The murder charges 29 years ago was a...
View ArticleLos Angeles County Woman Pleads Guilty in Counterfeit Postage Case
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles County woman pleaded guilty April 26 to using counterfeit postage to ship millions of parcels in a scheme prosecutors say caused the U.S. Postal Service to lose more than $60...
View ArticleNearly Half of Those Arrested at UT-Austin Pro-Palestinian Protest Had No...
Nearly half of the pro-Palestinian protesters arrested earlier this week at The University of Texas at Austin were not affiliated with the university. Law enforcement officials arrested 57 protesters...
View ArticleLA County Opens $4.1 Million Grant Program for Businesses Impacted by COVID,...
LOS ANGELES—A new $4.1 million grant program is available for small and micro businesses impacted by both the coronavirus pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Los Angeles County officials announced...
View ArticleTrump ‘Ready, Willing, and Able’ to Debate, Questions Biden’s Willingness
Former President Donald Trump issued a challenge to President Joe Biden in New York on Friday to debate “any time he wants.” Required to be in court during his ongoing “hush money” trial, President...
View ArticleMan Who Filmed Ashli Babbitt Killing Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
John Earle Sullivan, the onetime racial-justice activist and provocateur who filmed the deadly shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to six years in federal...
View ArticleJudge Unseals Grand Jury Interview of Trump Codefendant in Documents Case
Waltine Nauta’s interview with the grand jury in Washington that recommended charges against former President Donald Trump was made public on April 26, as part of U.S. District Court Judge Aileen...
View ArticleUSDA Tells Producers to Reduce Salmonella in Certain Frozen Chicken Products
Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture...
View ArticleFlight Attendant Indicted in Attempt to Record Teen Girl in Airplane Bathroom
BOSTON—An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Police have...
View ArticleUS Probes Tesla Recall of 2 Million Vehicles Over Autopilot, Citing Concerns
WASHINGTON—U.S. auto safety regulators said on Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot...
View ArticleNew York to Require Internet Providers to Charge Low-Income Residents $15 for...
NEW YORK—New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The decision from the...
View ArticleMan Accused in Harvard Bomb Threat and Extortion Plot Sentenced to 3 Years...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—A New Hampshire man accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb threats last year to Harvard University and demanded a large amount of bitcoin was sentenced...
View ArticleChinese Nationals Charged With Conspiracy to Export US Technology
The Department of Justice has arrested two Chinese nationals who allegedly plotted to export U.S. technology to advance the People’s Republic of China’s military operations. Han Li, 44, and Lin Chen,...
View ArticleTied to Courthouse, Trump Conducts Guerilla Campaign on Evenings, Weekends
Former President Donald Trump has shifted his campaign strategy while standing trial in New York, visiting key constituencies in the city, hosting foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower, and taking daily...
View ArticleAnother State Passes Legislation Banning Minors From Creating Social Media...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill requiring children under 16 to have their parents’ consent to create social media accounts. Mr. Kemp signed the bill into law in a ceremony in Atlanta on April...
View ArticleJack Smith Argues Codefendant Lacks Merit to Dismiss Charges for Vindictive...
Special counsel Jack Smith argued in a filing on Friday that Trump codefendant Walt Nauta failed to provide evidence of his assertions of selective and vindictive prosecution in his motion to dismiss...
View ArticleTornadoes Strike Nebraska and Iowa, Damaging Hundreds of Houses
Tornadoes ripped through parts of Nebraska and Iowa on Friday, causing extensive damage to hundreds of homes and buildings, and leaving at least three people injured, according to multiple reports. The...
View ArticleWatchdog Blasts IRS for ‘Significant Deficiencies’ That Put Sensitive...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is facing criticism for a handful of operational shortcomings, with a government watchdog taking the tax agency to task for several “significant deficiencies” in the...
View ArticleHow the Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision Could Limit the Cases Against Trump
The Supreme Court indicated on April 25 that it would issue a narrow ruling refining the scope of presidential immunity while leaving the details of former President Donald Trump’s other legal battles...
View ArticleNews Brief (April 27): Trump’s Trial, Tax Tensions, Campus Clashes, and...
Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Saturday, April 27, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and today, we’ve got a handful of intriguing topics, including updates on former President Donald...
View ArticleAssault on California Mayor’s Security Guard Points to Larger Issue
A security guard for the San Jose mayor was recently assaulted at a downtown news event, and law enforcement leaders weren’t exactly shocked. “It’s not surprising to me at all that happened, because...
View ArticleDOJ Continues to Refuse Handing Over Audio Recording of Special Counsel’s...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) stands its ground on its refusal to surrender the audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden to the House Oversight Committee....
View ArticleFreight Train Carrying Gasoline Derails, Catches Fire Near US–Mexico Border
A freight train carrying gasoline and odorless propane derailed Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line and caught fire, leading to the closure of an interstate highway, according to authorities....
View ArticleOffice Market Availability Rate Hits Record High in San Francisco
A confluence of factors continues to impact San Francisco’s office market, with vacancy and availability rates reaching record highs in the first quarter of 2024, according to commercial real estate...
View ArticleWilliams-Sonoma Must Pay Nearly $3.2 Million Fine for False ‘Made in the USA’...
Luxury home goods company Williams-Sonoma must pay a large fine for making false claims that some of its products are “Made in the USA,” marking the second time the company agreed to a settlement over...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Call for Donors to Pull Funding From Columbia University...
Republicans in the House of Representatives sent an April 26 letter urging major donors to Columbia University who are against the anti-Israel demonstrations to express their disapproval by way of...
View Article‘Wasted Protest Vote’: Trump Says He’d Take Biden Over RFK Jr.
Former President Donald Trump criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid for presidency in the 2024 elections, pointing out his progressive stances on climate, guns, border, and energy. “RFK Jr. is a...
View ArticleCalifornia Bill Would Put Some CLEAR Users in Their Own Airport Line
A California lawmaker is seeking to require private security fast-tracking services at airports to have their own security line, instead of allowing those who pay for such services to jump to the head...
View ArticleTrump Responds to Newsom’s Abortion Ads
Former President Donald Trump denounced California Gov. Gavin Newsom after the Democrat promoted an ad characterizing Republicans as a threat to women and abortion laws. On April 21, Mr. Newsom posted...
View ArticleRetired Navy Doctor Shot and Killed in Seattle Child Sex Crime Sting
Seattle police officers in an April 17 operation fatally shot a man who thought he was meeting up with two minor girls at a Tukwila hotel. The suspect has now been identified as a retired Navy doctor....
View ArticleSan Francisco’s Sales Tax Revenue Tumbles Despite Tourism Boom
SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco’s sales tax revenue, a key metric of economic activity, dipped during the last three quarters of 2023 compared to the same period the prior year, according to data released...
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