Month: January 2023

HSA vs. FSA: What Are the Key Differences?

By Entrepreneur Staff When researching the best healthcare plan for you, thoroughly exploring your options is vital. Throughout your search, you may come across HSAs and FSAs. For more information on what they are, their pros and cons and the key differences between the two, check out the information below. What Is an HSA? A…


Nanjing Sees 6-Fold Increase in Deaths: Report

Did Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s gamble pay off? Some Chinese officials are saying the COVID-19 peak is coming down. But is that true? China just saw a massive spike in virus cases across the nation. And investigative reporting by NTD’s sister media found some regions have seen numbers around six times higher than in last month….


Active Tuberculosis Case Reported at National City Boys and Girls Club

NATIONAL CITY, Calif.—Students and staff at Boys & Girls Club’s National City location and some Boys & Girls Club summer campsites may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB), San Diego County public health officials announced Jan. 26. The county’s Health and Human Services Agency’s Public Health Services department and club officials have worked to identify…


Belgian Malinois Joins the Ranks of Laguna Beach Police Department

Laguna Beach Police Department officials announced the newest addition to their team: a 52-pound officer who goes by the name “Bear.” The 2-year-old Belgian Malinois will be assigned to one of the department’s two four-legged squads. “The new K-9 Teams are a valuable asset,” Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen told The Epoch Times. “They add…


Capitol Report: 77 Democrats Oppose Biden’s Border Policy; Biden Policy on Strategic Petroleum Reserve Triggers Vote

The Biden administration says its new border measures are proving effective—but a large number of Democrats on Capitol Hill are dissatisfied, accusing President Joe Biden of reviving Trump-era policies. The Biden administration has been using America’s strategic reserves to try to lower gas prices for Americans. Now the House has taken up a bill that…


Is Heaven Overrated? David Crosby Thought So

David Crosby, of the famous musical group “Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,” recently died at the age of 81. Just before his passing, he wrote on Twitter that he heard heaven was overrated, and kind of cloudy. This brings up an interesting question that many ask: am I going to heaven when I die, and…


Feds Reject California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant’s Request to Stay Open

Federal regulators Jan. 24 rejected Pacific Gas and Electric’s license renewal application to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon, saying the utility’s application to stay open, originally submitted in 2009, would need to be updated for consideration. The plant, which is located in San Luis Obispo County midway between…


Weaponization of Government Panel Will Investigate ‘Signature Abuse of Our Time,’ Say GOP Members

Operating with a broad mandate, Republican members of the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government told The Epoch Times that they will investigate any area where the federal government has abused its power and violated the rights of citizens. The GOP members of the subcommittee, which is under the House Judiciary…


Long Lines at In-N-Out’s New Spot in Huntington Beach

Burger fans are lining up Jan. 26 at the grand opening of the second In-N-Out restaurant in California’s Surf City. “There’s no such thing as too many In-N-Outs, the lines are always insane,” Huntington Beach resident and University of California–Irvine student Allison Hyunh told The Epoch Times while waiting to order at the newly opened…


Second Hiker Found in Area Where Julian Sands Went Missing

A 75-year-old hiker found by rescuers in California was lost on the same snow-covered mountain where actor Julian Sands is believed to have gone missing. Jin Chung, of North Hollywood, was photographed being loaded into an ambulance on Jan. 24 by reporters. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, he had a leg injury…