US-Israeli Strikes in Tehran Damage Orthodox Church

3 LA County Residents Charged In Luxury Car Insurance Scam Involving Bear Suit Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times, Three Los Angeles County residents were charged on April 16 with insurance fraud involving a bear suit and luxury vehicles. A fourth awaits trial. The California Department of Insurance said the defendants used a person in a bear suit to stage fake attacks on their luxury vehicles, then submitted fraudulent claims for payouts to insurance companies that totaled around $142,000. “What may have looked unbelievable turned out to be exactly that—and now...

Israeli attacks pounded targets across Gaza on Sunday and Monday, killing at least seven Palestinians and wounding 17, according to the daily update from Gaza’s Health Ministry. One strike on Monday targeted a bicycle in Gaza City, killing one person and critically injuring a child, according to the Quds News Network. QNN put the 24-hour […]

Improper US Government Payments Rose To $186 Billion In 2025: Watchdog Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal government agencies reported a total estimate of about $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025, an increase of $24 billion from 2024. The U.S. Government Accountability Office building in Washington on May 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times About $153 billion—roughly 82 percent—of this total arose from overpayments. The Government Accountability Office estimated that cumulative improper payments have reached about $3 trillion since fiscal year 2003. The actual amount may...