A second-grade teacher goes over a worksheet at Cordova Villa Elementary School in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo Reading levels in early elementary school grades have remained fairly stagnant since the COVID-19 pandemic, a national education assessment and research organization revealed this week. A new policy brief from NWEA, formerly the Northwest Evaluation Association,
Glyphosate, one of the world’s most widely used ingredients in herbicides, is being debated at the highest levels in the United States as concerns grow over its impact on Americans’ health. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February to ensure an adequate supply of the chemical, while members of Congress have proposed legislation
News Analysis President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit China from March 31 to April 2 for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. What was already shaping up to be a high-stakes meeting on tariffs, trade rules, tech controls, and Taiwan has become more complicated in the past few weeks. We had a problem
The joint U.S.-Israel military operation against Iran has already been a “tremendous success,” as President Trump explained this week: “they have no navy, they have no air force, they have no anti-aircraft equipment. It’s all been blown up. They have no radar. They have no telecommunications. And they have no leadership. It’s all gone.” Trump
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) speaks during a hearing with the heads of the FBI, Homeland Security, and the National Counterterrorism Center, in Washington on Nov. 15, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) defeated challengers Evan Turnage and Pertis Williams III in the March 10 Democratic primary election to run for Mississippi’s 2nd
Ed Martin speaks at an event in Washington on June 13, 2023. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Photo The District of Columbia Bar initiated disciplinary proceedings against former interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin on March 10, accusing him of trying to coerce Georgetown Law School to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Martin, who filled the U.S.
A group known as Prairieland Defendants support the alleged Antifa members outside the federal courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 24. 2026. Darlene McCormick Sanchez/The Epoch Times DALLAS—The prosecution rested Tuesday in a landmark domestic terrorism case against an alleged Texas Antifa cell, as did attorneys for all nine defendants, setting up closing arguments