From child obesity to screen time to genetically modified food, readers of The Epoch Times share opinions on the root causes of childhood health. Add to My List Save By Lawrence Wilson | August 16, 2025Updated:August 16, 2025 The United States leads in wealth and technology, yet U.S. children (ages 1 to 19) face an
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter aboard Air Force One on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised him that China will refrain from invading Taiwan for the next four years. Trump made the remarks during a nearly 30-minute-long interview with Fox News’ Brett
A full moon is seen behind the Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2022. Cory Huston/NASA via AP The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been tasked with adding nuclear power to its future
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 met for nearly three hours at a military base in Alaska as part of a U.S.-led effort to bring Russia and Ukraine into peace talks. Trump was joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, while Putin was
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Aug. 15 to discuss an end to the Russian–Ukrainian conflict, and lawmakers’ reactions are
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters speaks during a special state Board of Education meeting in Oklahoma City on April 12, 2023. Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo Oklahoma’s education chief announced on Aug. 14 that the Sooner State’s public schools are kicking off the 2025–2026 academic year with 4,000 new “America First” teachers who he said
President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten speaks during a rally in front of the Department of Education to protest budget cuts in Washington on March 13, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A federal judge in Maryland on Aug. 14 struck down a U.S. Department of Education directive aimed at removing diversity, equity, and