The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday afternoon that it is eliminating its scientific division, known as the Office of Research and Development. The move to shutter the ORD comes one day after the agency said it was undergoing a reorganization involving several other EPA divisions. ORD conducts critical research to “safeguard human health and ecosystems
A hospital in Irvine, Calif., on July 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Millions of people are enrolled in government health-care programs in more than one state or signed up concurrently in multiple programs that cost taxpayers about $14 billion a year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on July 17. The announcement
Attendees check out pistols on display at the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoors Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 23, 2024. Michael Clements/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice has proposed a rule to restore the Second Amendment rights of people who have been convicted of certain crimes but
President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was signed by Mr. Trump. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, seeks
Trump sues Wall Street Journal over Epstein story – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was
Why millions of Americans could see their health insurance rates rise – CBS News Watch CBS News Millions of Americans who take advantage of the Affordable Care Act could see their health insurance costs skyrocket next year due to multiple factors, including the expiration of COVID-era subsidies. The national health information nonprofit KFF found that
Nine snapshots of the fast-growing global pharmaceutical industry. The Epoch Times By Lawrence Wilson | July 18, 2025Updated:July 18, 2025 Prescription drugs provide relief from pain, fight infection, stabilize moods, reduce inflammation, combat dread diseases, and extend lives. These medications have become a fact of life for many—perhaps most—Americans. On average, half of them took