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The man who rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol, killing one of them before he was shot to death by police, had been suffering from delusions, paranoia and suicidal thoughts, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Saturday. Investigators believe it was an isolated incident from a disturbed young man. ... Investigators are increasingly focused on Green's mental health as they work to identify any motive for the attack, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity....

An anti-capitalist agitator fell, landing on is back when he attempted to scale the Chase Bank building in Manhattan Friday. Dressed in all black and wearing a large backpack, the man was attempting to climb the exterior while one of his comrades spray painted from the ground. “Get down,” someone shouted from below as the agitator continued to go higher. As he attempted to make his way onto an overhang, the man lost his grip and plunged about 15 feet, landing flat on his back. As he groaned, the paint he was likely going to use to deface the building...

Cher might want to turn back time after getting roasted on Twitter Friday night when she said she was watching the Derek Chauvin murder trial and wondering if she could have helped George Floyd had she been in Minneapolis at the time. “Was talking With Mom & She Said ‘I Watched Trial Of Policeman Who Killed George Floyd,& Cried,'” Cher tweeted. “I Said ‘Mom,I Know This Is Gonna Sound CRAZY,But.. I Kept Thinking …..Maybe If I’d Been There,…I Could’ve Helped.” The 74-year-old singer took heat from many sides, accusing her of being a “white savior” and making the death of...

LGBTQ activists are suing the Department of Education over the "religious exemption" in Title IX that allows Christian schools to follow their beliefs regarding sexuality. The class-action complaint filed in federal court in Oregon by students asks the court to "declare that the religious exemption to Title IX, as applied to sexual and gender minority students, is unconstitutional." It calls for the department to "enforce the protections of Title IX at all taxpayer-funded educational institutions, including at those institutions that discriminate and cause harm on the basis of sincerely held religious beliefs."

Tourists in California were treated to a rare spectacle when 1,000 dolphins swam alongside their boat in a “stampede” last week. The army of dolphins were spotted off Dana Point in Orange County on a boat organized by a local whale-watching group. “They are so graceful even in the frenzied behavior and we are so amazed to see them right off our coast,”

What’s good for Coke is not good for others. Coca-Cola came out strong against Georgia’s new law which helps ensure free and fair elections in the state: .... Snip.... But like most liberals, rules are only good for themselves but not for others. Per a quick review of the requirements to attend CocaCola’s Annual meeting, an individual can only participate after providing an ID:

A video showing an emotional Marine saluting his son after he becomes a second lieutenant has racked up more than three million views on TikTok in the last few days. Master Sgt. Michael Fisher posted “Rendering my son the 1st Salute!” video which shows him in full military dress uniform praising his son for his achievement. “I’ve watched you grow and mature and become the man that you are today,” said Fisher. “You have always been respectful by saying, ‘Yes, sir, no sir; yes ma’am, no ma’am.’ A salute is a sign of respect. It is a privilege to render...

Some residents in Manatee County, Florida, were evacuated from their homes over Easter weekend as officials cited fears that a wastewater pond could collapse "at any time." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for the area on Saturday. County officials said the pond, located at the former Piney Point phosphate processing plant, has a "significant leak," according to CBS affiliate WTSP-TV. The Manatee County Public Safety Department told people near the plant to evacuate due to an "imminent uncontrolled release of wastewater." "A portion of the containment wall at the leak site shifted laterally," said Manatee Director...

Cardinal: Vatican Speaks “Inconsistent With Facts”Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen, 89, criticised the Vatican's foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, on Twitter.com (March 31) for speaking “inconsistent with facts and self-contradictory.”Gallagher had told AmericaMagazine.org that the Holy See doesn't have a diplomatic policy "of denunciation almost anywhere in the world.” However, Zen cited cases where the Holy See did indeed publicly speak out against lawless governments.A statement should produce a "positive change" and not further "complicate" a situation, Gallagher continued but Zen questions what a "positive change" is and whether this should be assessed from the perspective of Faith or from...

On this date in 1936, a German immigrant went to New Jersey’s electric chair for kidnapping and murdering the infant son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh. The kidnapping of the Lindbergh boy in 1932 had touched off an outpouring of public compassion matched only by the clumsiness of the investigation. The circus that formed around a father desperate to retrieve his boy — and prone to rash decision-making thereto — pulled in underworld figures, military intelligence officers (including the founder of the CIA’s forerunner and the father of Gulf War General Norman Schwartzkopf), a meddlesome schoolteacher, and queer characters like...

A new study showed Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as one of the least effective Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

The United States pledged its 'unwavering' support to Ukraine on Thursday as defense officials said they were aware of thousands of troops newly-deployed to the separatist Donbass territory, which is controlled by pro-Moscow factions. Asked why Russia may be pushing for a conflict now, Felgenhauer replied: 'Address this question to a psychoanalyst. Do I need to explain?

The Body of ChristThe Holy Eucharist denied and misunderstoodThe doctrine of the Holy Eucharist — central to Catholic Church teaching — is either not known or outright denied by most Catholics today.According to a 2019 Pew Research poll, seven out of 10 U.S. Catholics don't believe that the Holy Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This is despite the constant teaching of the Church going back to the times of the Apostles.And the Apostles heard it directly from the mouth of Our Lord Himself, Who in John 6:54–57 told His followers:Amen, amen I...

"A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows only 11% of registered voters in the state don’t support any gun control measures. Interestingly, the poll shows a higher percentage of Democrats than Republicans don’t favor any gun control measures, 15% to 9%. The survey found 65% of Utah voters favor universal background checks, which would require almost all firearms transactions to go through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System..."

South Korea’s prime minister said that only people with vaccine passports will be allowed to resume normal life. The south-east Asian country is the latest to launch a vaccine certification system. “The introduction of a vaccine passport or ‘Green Pass’ will only allow those who have been vaccinated to experience the recovery to their daily lives,” South Korea’s PM Chung Sye-Kyun said while unveiling the new COVID-19 vaccination certification system. Before the end of this month, South Koreans will have an app that will show a person’s vaccination status. South Korea’s vaccination program started in February. So far, more than...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Psalm 24Psalm 24 Of David. A psalm. 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.[a] 5 They will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior. 6...

“Who Will Roll Away the Stone for Us?” (Mark 16:1-8) Alleluia! Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed! Alleluia!) That is our joyful shout on this glorious Easter morning. But that was certainly not the thought of the women on the first Easter morning, as they were heading out to the tomb. No, what they were thinking was this: “Who Will Roll Away the Stone for Us?” Our text is the Holy Gospel from Mark 16. It begins not on Sunday morning, but the night before, on Saturday evening: “When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother...

London Cops Raid Polish Good Friday ServiceUnlawful order to stop service threatens to flare up into diplomatic row BALHAM, London (ChurchMilitant.com) - Metropolitan police officers unlawfully disrupted the Good Friday service at a Polish church in South London, ordering clergy to stop the Liturgy and threatening to fine or arrest faithful Catholics if they did not disperse immediately. Parish priest Fr. Władysław Wyszowadzki Police entered the sanctuary of Christ the King Church in Balham at around 6 p.m., during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at the time of the rite of the Veneration of the Cross, the parish said...

John 20:1-10 (KJV) 1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4So they ran both together: and the other disciple did out run Peter, and came first to...

Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:(Hebrews 12:25-28)We are living in the time of shaking. Shaking, like all of God’s methods of trial and testing, does not add anything to...