US Evacuates Non-Emergency Personnel from Embassy in Beirut as it Prepares Potential Attack on Iran

Confirmed Deaths In Ebola Outbreak Eclipse 1,000 Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Ebola outbreak spreading in Africa has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said on July 23. A doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Congo, on July 13, 2026. Benediction Murhabazi /AFP via Getty Images The number of confirmed deaths from Ebola in Congo in recent months hit 1,033, Congolese authorities said. Forty percent of the confirmed 2,536 patients have died. Another 506 people have recovered, and 738 are...

NYC Bans AI For Public Elementary, Middle Schools For 2026-2027 Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has placed a one-year moratorium on classroom use of generative artificial intelligence tools for pre-K-8 grades, and all public high school students will be required to complete AI awareness refresher courses twice a year. "Just because technology is everywhere, doesn't mean it belongs everywhere," Mamdani said on Sept. 2 during a news conference at Brooklyn Steam Center School, where he was joined by school administrators and state legislators....