5 things to do in Hong Kong for Lunar New Year, from fireworks to shopping
Hong Kong is welcoming the Year of the Snake with a string of events and activities across the city. Advertisement The celebrations will start...
Education Department Probes Denver Schools Over ‘All-Inclusive’ Gender Bathroom
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights publicizes its first notice of investigation under the new administration. The U.S. Department of Education...
Senate Fails to Clear Procedural Hurdle on ICC Sanctions Bill
The tally to enact cloture on The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act was 54–45, six votes short of the 60 votes needed. The Senate failed...
Trump Admin’s Pause on Federal Aid Raises Constitutional Issue
The White House said the move would align spending with Trump’s agenda. Critics said it’s unconstitutional. The Trump administration’s pause on federal aid raises...
Trump Admin Offers Buyouts to Nearly All Federal Employees
Federal employees are being offered buyouts through a new ‘deferred resignation’ initiative, allowing them to resign while receiving pay until September. Federal employees are...
One Bill or Two? House GOP Debates Reconciliation at Retreat
Most lawmakers who spoke to The Epoch Times expect and support a single bill. The House Freedom Caucus and the Senate want two. DORAL,...
At least 15 die in stampede at India’s Kumbh Mela festival
Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in north India’s Uttar Pradesh State on...
Can online gifts match digital red packets’ Spring Festival popularity?
Lunar New Year, arguably China’s biggest annual holiday, can be seen as a barometer for the country’s economy. As more than a billion people...
US federal workers offered 8 months’ pay to quit their jobs
Published: 9:38am, 29 Jan 2025Updated: 9:57am, 29 Jan 2025 US President Donald Trump’s administration has announced it would begin subjecting all federal employees to...