Category: State News

LIVE 5 PM ET: America the Beautiful Festival: A Celebration of Independence Day and Beautiful Heritage—Day 1

Come join us Sat & Sun, July 1–2 for America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty (America TheBeautifulFestival.com) presented by The Epoch Times and New Century! Enjoy our two-day all-star music lineup features Zach Myers of Shinedown, Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, and Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego! Spectacular fireworks display Sunday night,…


America the Beautiful Festival: A Celebration of Independence Day and Beautiful Heritage—Day 1

Come join us Saturday and Sunday, July 1–2, for the America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty (AmericaTheBeautifulFestival.com) presented by The Epoch Times and New Century! Enjoy our two-day all-star music lineup, featuring Zach Myers of Shinedown, Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, and Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego! Plus, a spectacular fireworks display…


Groups Protest at Drag Story Hours in California, Part I

Commentary On Fathers’ Day weekend, as part of June Pride Month, four public libraries in Sonoma County, California, chose to hold “Drag Story Hours” with a “Drag King named Vera” as the presenter. The events on Saturday were in Petaluma (where the largest number of parents and children attended—132 in total at room capacity) and…


Georgia Police Arrest Mother of 7-Year-Old Girl Whose Body Was Found Decaying in Closet

ATLANTA—Police in Georgia have arrested the mother of a 7-year-old girl whose body was found decaying in the closet of a vacant apartment. Alondra Hobbs, 27, was charged with felony murder and cruelty in the second degree, DeKalb County police said on Facebook. It was not immediately clear whether she had an attorney. A police…


IN-DEPTH: Trump Wants to Forge Futuristic Frontier, Reignite American Ingenuity

Former President Donald Trump, who made his fortune as a real-estate magnate, is tapping into that background to chart America’s future. While making his third run for the U.S. presidency, Trump released a proposal that fell outside of conventional campaign rhetoric. If elected, Trump says his plan would propel the nation into a new era…


IN-DEPTH: Modern Homesteading Conference Offers Practical Advice on Self-Reliance

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho—Traditional naturopath and clinical herbalist Patrick Jones said that in the beginning, “there were weeds—and the war began.” The weapons to fight the weeds improved over the centuries, he said, as “our troops were well-armed. Our resolve was firm.” But the weeds were winning; it was time for a new strategy. Clinical herbalist…


Michigan Lawmakers Approve Ban on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Minors

Michigan lawmakers gave final approval to legislation that would ban so-called conversion therapy for minors, joining other blue states to advance protections for the LGBT community. The approach includes an array of verbal counseling methods by which consenting clients are helped to bring their sexual feelings and identity in line with their biological sex. House…


IN-DEPTH: ‘Sacrifice on the Altar of Green Energy’: Commercial Fishing Industry Faces Extinction if Offshore Wind Turbine Development Continues

Advocates warn that what’s at stake if developers and their foreign investors succeed in constructing offshore wind turbines along the east coast is a crucial food source and a rich cultural heritage preserved among fishermen. “Generations of fishermen could be sacrificed on the altar of green energy,” Meghan Lapp told The Epoch Times. Lapp is…


IN-DEPTH: ‘Sacrificed on the Altar of Green Energy’: Commercial Fishing Industry Faces Extinction If Offshore Wind Turbine Development Continues

Advocates warn that what’s at stake if developers and their foreign investors succeed in constructing offshore wind turbines along the east coast is a crucial food source and a rich cultural heritage preserved among fishermen. “Generations of fishermen could be sacrificed on the altar of green energy,” Meghan Lapp told The Epoch Times. Lapp is…


Former Olympic Speed-Skater Found Guilty of Pandemic Loan Fraud in Utah

A federal jury found a former Olympic speedskater guilty of fraud Thursday, ruling that the Utah native gave false information to banks to receive a fraudulent $10 million small business loan from government pandemic relief funding. Allison Marie Baver, 42, a retired Olympic short track speedskater who was on a team that won a bronze…