U.S. repatriates child from camp in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters

The United States has repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the State Department said Tuesday. The department estimates that some 30,000 people from 70 countries remain in al-Hol

Gilbert Arenas arrested for allegedly operating illegal gambling ring

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants, including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly operating an illegal gambling and poker ring out of a California home that Arenas owned, according to unsealed court documents.  According to an indictment that was filed on July

US to Impose Duties on All Low-Cost Shipments Under Trump Order

A post office worker delivers mail to a community in San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2021. Jane Yang/The Epoch Times The United States is ending its de minimis exemption globally, extending a recent policy that previously targeted low-value imports from China and Hong Kong. President Donald Trump on July 30 signed an executive order

Senate GOP threatens rule change on nominations as Democrats block votes

Washington — Senate Republicans are mulling a possible rule change to allow them to more swiftly confirm President Trump’s nominees amid Democrats’ efforts to slow the process in protest to the president’s policies.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Wednesday that interest is “growing quickly” among Senate Republicans for a change to the rules