More Action Needed on Hospital Price Transparency, Experts Say

A medical staff member walks inside Lenox Health Greenwich Village Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 2, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times Congress passed the No Surprises Act in 2020 to protect patients from receiving unexpectedly high medical bills. Yet patients may still get hospital charges that seem unreasonably high or are

Trump Says Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Will Be Coated in ‘American Flag Blue’ Hue

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being cleaned in preparation for America’s 250th Anniversary in July 2026. National Park Service President Donald Trump said on April 23 that his administration plans to coat the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s surface in an “American flag blue” hue. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the

Education Dept. Launches Inquiry Into NYC Schools Over Pro-Palestinian Teachers Group

Students in a classroom in New York City on Sept. 27, 2021. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has opened an investigation into the New York public school system in regard to a pro-Palestine teachers’ group, the DOE announced on April 23. The DOE’s Office of Civil Rights received complaints that NYC

Man accused of spraying Omar with apple cider vinegar plans to plead guilty

The man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with apple cider vinegar during a January town hall in her Minnesota district has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, according to court filings.   Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is expected to change his plea to guilty during a May 7 hearing in U.S. District Court in St. Paul,…

Trump confirms he’s weighing a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines “for the right price”

President Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier after oil prices drop. The president confirmed his continued interest in offering Spirit a financial lifeline after a lawyer told a U.S. Bankruptcy Court that the airline was in advanced talks with