AT&T said Thursday afternoon that it is making progress in restoring service to customers during a nationwide outage that impacted significant numbers of customers, who couldn’t make phone calls, access the Internet, or send texts. “Some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning,” the company said in a statement to news outlets. […]
An SUV collided with an exterior gate of the White House complex shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, according to the Secret Service. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi provided details about the incident in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. “Shortly before 6 p.m., a vehicle collided with an exterior gate […]
Tucker Carlson’s new subscription-based streaming video service featuring interviews and commentary went live on Monday, priced at $9 per month, as the former Fox News host looks to capitalize on his popularity among conservative viewers. Access to both free ad-supported and paid video content will be available on The Tucker Carlson Network website, according to […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will soon launch its tax e-filing program, allowing some taxpayers from 13 states to use the service beginning next year. During the upcoming 2024 tax-filing season, the IRS will conduct a “limited scope pilot” of its free online tax return-filing service called Direct File, the agency said in an Oct. […]
LOS ANGELES—An armed man was arrested by police at an event attended by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after the Democratic presidential candidate’s unsuccessful requests for Secret Service protection since declaring candidacy in April. Photos provided to The Epoch Times show the man, who was wearing a shirt with “EMS” on the back, being held in […]
Service is the rent we pay to live on Earth. Art Harman serves in manned space exploration. Kevin McGovern serves by helping people find clean water, and also helps foster children. Bishop Joseph Mattera serves to meet the spiritual wellbeing of people throughout the world. Watch their stories on this episode of America’s Hope with […]
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday said that he has not received U.S. Secret Service protection after about three months, alleging that the White House has denied his request. “Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection,” Mr. Kennedy wrote on Twitter. “But not […]
Commander, the German shepherd owned by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, is reported to be a terror—and dangerous. The dog has been involved in 10 attacks on members of the Secret Service over a four-month span, from October 2022 through January 2023, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) records the watchdog […]
The U.S. Secret Service has refused to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records relating to the cocaine that was recently found in the White House, citing the potential for interference in an ongoing investigation. In a letter dated July 11, the Secret Service told Bloomberg Business investigative reporter Jason Leopold that […]
BEIJING—China’s factory activity declined for a third straight month in June and weakness in other sectors deepened, official surveys showed on Friday, adding pressure for authorities to do more to shore up growth as demand falters at home and abroad. Services sector activity for June also recorded its weakest reading since the Chinese regime abandoned […]
A military service member was discovered dead in the Pentagon parking lot on Tuesday, according to the Department of Defense (DOD). DOD press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement Pentagon officials were alerted on Tuesday afternoon. “At approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT today the Pentagon Operations Center received a call requesting a welfare check on […]
Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform Twitter will introduce an “Official” label for select verified accounts including major media outlets and governments when it launches its new $8 premium subscription product, its early stage products executive Esther Crawford said on Tuesday. Crawford also confirmed that the revamped Twitter Blue subscription product, which will allow paid […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Friday it has 4,000 customer service representatives as part of efforts to prepare for the 2023 tax filing season. The 4,000 new hires, which the federal agency dubs a “milestone,” were recruited over the last several months and “are being trained to provide help to taxpayers, including answering phone questions,” […]
The driver of former First Lady Michelle Obama, who is also a U.S. Secret Service employee, has been charged with witness intimidation and criminal harassment. According to a report filed by the Oak Bluffs Police Department last month, Douglas Vines, 53, was involved in a relationship with a woman which allegedly ended up with the […]
The cost-of-living crunch that’s frustrating American households is also putting the squeeze on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which on Friday announced plans to raise prices to “offset the rise in inflation.” The agency said in an Oct. 7 statement that it has proposed a range of price hikes, including for stamps and raising fees […]
Tony Ornato, who was former President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for operations during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, has retired from the U.S. Secret Service. Ornato took on the White House post in December 2019, when the former president made the appointment saying that he was comfortable with Ornato since he had worked […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he will appoint Kim Cheatle as the next director of the U.S. Secret Service. Cheatle has worked for the Secret Service for more than 25 year, including serving in Biden’s security detail when he was vice president in the Obama administration, before moving to the private sector. “I […]
U.S. Secret Service text messages sent on the day the U.S. Capitol was breached were deleted, a watchdog said this week. A number of texts from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, “were erased as part of a device-replacement program,” Joseph Cuffari, the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, told lawmakers in a July 13 […]
Popeye and Bluto both run a taxi service. Bluto bullies Popeye and gets him to turn over all of his cab fares. Popeye eventually gets the better of Bluto. Animation by Tom Johnson and Frank Endres Music by Winston Sharples Produced in 1954 Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original […]
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday announced it will take into account noncitizen person’s U.S. military service when determining whether they should be deported. ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson said in a statement that the agency “values the incredible contributions of noncitizens who have served in the U.S. military.” “Through this directive, ICE will […]
