Home Depot customers walk by a posted “Now Hiring” sign in San Rafael, Calif., on March 8, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The long‑described stable but stagnant U.S. labor market showed signs of warming up in March, with hiring momentum continuing, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on May 5. The number of
A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, in Alexandria, Va on April 21, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo The Tennessee state legislature is meeting on May 5 in a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map following a Supreme Court ruling that restricted a key provision of the Voting
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a town hall meeting near Columbus, Ohio, on May 4, 2026. Janice Hisle/The Epoch Times COLUMBUS, Ohio—On the eve of Ohio’s primary election, the unopposed Democrat, the Republican frontrunner, and his challenger for governor all made campaign stops in or near the Buckeye State’s capital city. On
Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Meta logo, in this illustration taken on Sept. 11, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Monday requested that a judge declare Meta Platforms Inc. a public nuisance and require the company to pay $3.7 billion, while also requiring wide-scale
A polling site in Alexandria, Va., on April 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Voters are heading to the polls in three states on May 5 ahead of the midterms. Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan will be holding elections, although the contest in the Wolverine State is a special election. Ohio The Buckeye State is holding
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 temporarily allowed a popular abortion pill to continue to be sent in the mail after a federal appeals court ruling blocked the practice days before. Justice Samuel Alito stayed a May 1 order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that halted mailing of the
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 temporarily allowed a popular abortion pill to continue to be sent in the mail after a federal appeals court ruling blocked the practice days before. Justice Samuel Alito stayed a May 1 order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that halted mailing of the