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“So the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the men, ‘Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?’ They went out of the city, and were coming to Him” (John 4:28–30). Leaving her jar at the well, the woman hurried back “into the city” and, gathering a crowd, excitedly said to the men, “Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done.” A stranger who knew all about her past was no ordinary man. Jesus’ impact...

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Daniel Keene did not expect a post on X to derail his life. The small-business owner posted a video of an Indian block party taking over an entire street of his North Texas suburb and expressed his frustration at the rapid demographic and cultural changes sweeping through large swaths of the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. “We have to cancel the H-1Bs. I want my kids to grow up in America. Not India," he wrote in the since-deleted post. The post went viral on X, and all hell broke loose. As previously reported by Blaze News, Keene and his family were...

The notification pinged on smartphones across America on Friday, September 19, night. US President Donald Trump had signed a proclamation that would add a staggering $100,000 fee to H1B visa applications, sending shockwaves through the Indian Diaspora that forms the backbone of America's tech industry. For Priya and her husband Rajesh (names changed on request), the news arrived like a digital earthquake in their quiet suburban home. She, on an H4 dependent visa, watched helplessly as her husband -- an H1B holder with three years remaining on his current visa -- absorbed the implications of what seemed like a career-ending...

Washington, D.C., police on Sunday arrested a man with hundreds of explosive devices outside a church holding a Mass in honor of the Supreme Court. The man had a manifesto that suggested he was targeting the Supreme Court and Catholics, according to court papers obtained by The Daily Wire. Louis Geri, a 41-year-old from Arizona and New Jersey, was apprehended outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on October 5, the same day the church held its annual “Red Mass” in which a cardinal prays for the high court as it embarks on a new term, and which is...

Dolly Parton has been facing some “health challenges,” and her sister, Freida Parton, has asked for prayers for the country star. After Dolly Parton postponed her Las Vegas residency in September, her sister Freida took to social media to ask her fans to pray for her. “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn't been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me,” Freida...

The number of Indians securing US student visas has witnessed a dramatic plunge, diving by over 44 per cent in August 2025, according to data released on Monday. This marks the steepest drop among all countries and signals a major shift in global student mobility trends, with China now surpassing India as the leading source of US student visas. The International Trade Commission reported that the US issued a total of 313,138 student visas in August — a critical month for university admissions — which reflects a 19.1 per cent decline compared to the previous year. India, which was the...

An entitled passenger triggered a chaos on a plane when she blocked the isle and refused to move while others were trying to disembark. Footage of the ordeal shows a crowd of people waiting to leave the Frontier Airlines aircraft after landing in Baltimore, Maryland, only to be blocked by the stubborn woman. As she refused to budge, fuming passengers ganged up on her and demanded she get out of the way.

The cost of Gordon Brown’s decision to sell the nation’s gold on the cheap 25 years ago has ballooned to £35billion. The then-Labour Chancellor sold 395 tonnes of bullion between 1999 and 2002 for a paltry £2.6billion. The gold price has soared since then, hitting a record high of $4,040 an ounce on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's political muscle in Republican nomination races was on full display Tuesday as a candidate he endorsed last week won a crowded and competitive GOP special election primary for a vacant congressional seat in Tennessee. Trump-backed Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services, came out on top in a field of 11 Republican candidates vying to fill the seat in the state's solidly red 7th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. Van Epps will now be the favorite in the Dec. 2 general election in the race to succeed former Republican...

Illegal crossings along the US-Mexico border plummeted to a 55-year low in fiscal year 2025 – with the vast majority of unlawful attempts to enter the country taking place during the final months of the Biden administration. Federal authorities apprehended a total of 237,565 migrants along the southwest border during the period between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025, according to data released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The figure is the lowest fiscal year total for apprehensions since 1970, when authorities caught 201,780 migrants attempting to cross the...

Public data show that the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, under Larry Krasner, may be leveraging violence prevention grants for political capital, raising troubling questions about transparency and accountability, especially surrounding the surge in funding to so-called “violence interrupters.” These groups, composed of faith-based organizations, nonprofits led by former felons, and other community groups that promise to use their roots in the community to intervene in “beefs” before they escalate to violence, gained national traction following the 2020 “defund the police” movement. The evidence shows that the vast majority of the grants to violence interrupters was dispensed outside normal city auditing...

Gold prices smashed past $4,000 per ounce late Tuesday, hitting an all-time high that signals investors may be bracing for turbulence ahead. Spot gold rose to $4,022.87 per ounce at 12:50 a.m. ET on Wednesday, extending a rally fueled by a potent mix of safe-haven flows, expectations of imminent Fed rate cuts, and rising geopolitical anxieties.

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - The sheriff has identified the three men who died in Mississippi County. Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell identified the first victim as Gerard Essner, 62, who is from the Benton, Chaffee, Oran area. Essner died on Monday night, Oct. 6. The second victim was an officer. The Sikeston Department of Public Safety confirmed one of its officers was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 6 while responding to the standoff. They say Henry Franklin was a member of the Sikeston DPS Tactical Team. Sheriff Ferrell said the man who barricaded himself inside the...

Moldova's economy is forecast to accelerate next year, supported by a landslide victory by a pro-European party in parliamentary elections last month. The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 50.2% of the votes and 55 of 101 seats in the parliamentary election, despite alleged interference by Moscow. The pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc (PEB) received 24.2% of the vote on September 28. "The outcome of Moldova's parliamentary election reduces near-term political uncertainty and will support greater integration with the EU," Fitch Ratings said on September 30. Strong European Union (EU) support has "helped Moldova navigate successive shocks in recent years,...

A Missouri man was found dead from a likely bear attack this week, just two days after he sent photos to his family of a bear at his campsite in Arkansas, according to officials. Police found the 60-year-old man’s body several hundred yards from his campsite near Mt. Judea, Arkansas, on Thursday. The area showed signs of a struggle and had drag marks away from the camp. The man's son had asked for a welfare check because his dad hadn’t checked in for a couple of days since sending the photos. His body has "extensive" injuries "consistent with those expected...

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man they say was wanted for an armed robbery and brandishing a handgun in Pajaro, on Monday. The man, identified as Agustin Ayala Castellanos of the Watsonville and Pajaro areas, was arrested a week after his first crime. On Sept. 29, deputies responded to a report of a victim that had a gun brandished at him in the parking lot of a convenience store located at the intersection of San Juan Road and Porter Drive. The victim said Castellanos asked him for money while he “racked” the handgun multiple times before leaving...

The retracted study concerned GFAJ-1, a bacterium collected in Mono Lake's arsenic-filled waters by Felisa Wolfe-Simon, then a researcher at the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey. Citing experiments on the microbe, she and colleagues suggested it used the normally toxic element in place of phosphorus to make DNA and proteins. A NASA release claimed the discovery "broadens our thinking about the possibility of life on other planets, and begs a rewrite of biology textbooks." But the work swiftly attracted challenges by other researchers, and attempts to replicate it failed...After controversy sparked by the paper's online publication delayed...

The following is a refreshing podcast by John Solomon which shines a vigorous light on the ongoing 'grand conspiracy' against President Trump. The podcast is 38 minutes in length so my notes are rough and I will post them in two parts. The introductory text posted below the podcast at the link follows: John Solomon ReportsRussiagate Revisited: Uncovering the TruthIn this Just the News special report, John Solomon tackles the grand conspiracy against President Donald Trump. Senator Ron Johnson unpacks the intricate web of political scandals that have shaped the recent landscape of American politics. From the Ukraine impeachment to...

A Mexican free tailed bat found on September 29th, 2025, in the Cachagua area of unincorporated Monterey County has tested positive for the rabies virus, the County of Monterey has reported. Hitchcock Road Animal Services investigated this incident and determined that there was exposure to owned pet(s) and those pet(s) that were exposed have been placed under quarantine. No human exposure has been identified. Officials also warn that domestic animals, including companion dogs and cats, are at higher risk for rabies once they come in contact with wildlife. Pet owners are reminded to visit veterinarians regularly and keep up with...