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Joshua Burton Henley, a 34-year-old former minister for Churches of Christ in Kansas, Texas, Tennessee and Indiana, must serve 45 years in federal prison for sexual abuse. U.S. District Judge Stanley Thomas Anderson finalized Henley’s sentence March 3 on eight convictions, including producing sexually explicit images of a minor, transporting and possessing child pornography, transferring obscene material to a minor and transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Court documents list the minors’ ages as 12, 14 and 15 at the time of the offenses, which took place between 2017 and 2021. Law...

Don’t cry for Argentina! Their leaders did this to them. Argetina’s inflation rate just hit 102.5% as their M2 Money printing hit 80% A cautionary tale for Washington DC spendacrats and Fed officials. Brought to the same country that gave us Statist Juan Peron and his wife Eva.

President Donald Trump took his attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a new level Wednesday, as a super PAC linked to the 76-year-old accused his would-be rival of ethics violations tied to what it calls DeSantis’ “shadow presidential campaign.” A draft of the 15-page letter by Make America Great Again Inc. calls on the Florida Commission on Ethics to investigate DeSantis, alleging that the 44-year-old has violated a slew of state statutes as well as federal campaign finance laws. The complaint refers to DeSantis as a “de facto candidate for president” and claims that ​the governor is “leveraging his...

Below is my column in the New York Post on the suggested censorship of bank critics by Sen. Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.). It was only the latest example of how censorship has become a reflexive response of many Democrats to opposing views. It is now increasingly common for certain views to be declared as simply too dangerous to be tolerated or allowed on social media, including (it seems) questioning the solvency of banks. Here is the column: Concerned about your money after recent bank failures? You might want to keep those thoughts to yourself. While some rushed to get their...

I occasionally noodle around in Youtube memory lane, and All In The Family is a favorite place to straighten out my head.But, what the heck's a Lasalle, anyway ?

Nancy Pelosi: Pope Francis is a pope for the peopleTen years ago, the world's Catholics welcomed a new pope: His Holiness Pope Francis. Pope Francis has truly been a pope for the people. A decade after his election, his papacy remains a beacon of peace, light, love and hope — for the global Catholic community and for all.As we mark a decade of his leadership, we reflect on the many blessings and leadership that Pope Francis has bestowed upon the world. His Holiness has been the personification of our sacred responsibility in the Gospel of Matthew to honor the spark...

Great Britain's National Health Service, which is meant to provide “free” universal healthcare , is collapsing under the strain of long wait times, hidden data, and excess deaths.Long held up as the crown jewel of “ socialized healthcare,” the world’s largest government-run system is unraveling.The crisis has led to a surge in excess deaths that has outlasted the coronavirus pandemic, with ambulance and emergency room delays linked to hundreds of deaths each week, leaked internal data suggest . Hospitals already near capacity last fall could not keep pace as the winter flu season took hold.After waiting hours for medical attention,...

An aircraft exited one of the taxiways at Syracuse Hancock International Airport Tuesday morning. According to the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority, that operates the airport, a plane carrying 61 passengers exited one of the taxiways north of the main runway around 7:30a and went onto the grass. Passengers and their luggage were taken back to the terminal building while crews worked to remove the aircraft from the grass. No injuries were reported and the airport remained open and operational.

Former President Donald Trump said this week that if he becomes president again in 2024, he will cut funding from schools that are teaching children divisive curriculum such as Critical Race Theory (CRT) and transgender ideology. “What they’re teaching in schools today is insane,” Trump said in remarks in Iowa. "I will immediately sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school that's pushing Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children. They're children!"PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I will immediately sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any...

HOW THE DRUGS WORK Mifepristone is taken first, swallowed by mouth. The drug dilates the cervix and blocks the effects of the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy. Misoprostol, a drug also used to treat stomach ulcers, is taken 24 to 48 hours later. The pill is designed to dissolve when placed between the gums and teeth or in the vagina. It causes the uterus to cramp and contract, causing bleeding and expelling pregnancy tissue. While the two-drug combination is slightly more effective, misoprostol is sometimes used alone for abortions. That practice is more common in countries...

DeSantis is a possible rival for President Donald Trump in the upcoming Republican primary Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy on Wednesday endorsed Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for president. "The next president of the United States must be a vibrant and energetic leader with the faith, vision and courage to chart a new course," Roy tweeted. "That leader is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis." DeSantis has not declared a candidacy to seek the 2024 GOP presidential nomination but is widely considered the top rival to former President Trump in his reelection bid. Roy argues DeSantis has made Florida "stronger and freer"...

Defendants in the ongoing Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Breach trial suffered a defeat on Monday, as the court ordered that the defendants may not cross-examine an FBI agent for most of the defense attorneys’ allegations that spawned from internal FBI messages ...

Animal rights group PETA is calling on the White House to refrain from using "real chicken eggs" for the White House Easter Egg Roll this year. The White House is holding its annual Easter Egg Roll on April 10, its first celebration after the event was paused for two years due to COVID concerns. PETA President Ingrid Newkirk suggested that the White House could "choose instead reusable plastic or wooden eggs — or even lovely painted rocks or egg-shaped balls" — instead of the traditional chicken eggs. The President of PETA also argued that Jill Biden, who received a Ph.D....

According to the NY Times, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell had been under observation since suffering a concussion during a fall on Wednesday. He also has a “minor rib fracture,” his office said. He’s off to rehab and rumor has it that he might never return. Mitch McConnell could be sidelined. A spokesman, David Popp, said that the lawmaker’s “concussion recovery is proceeding well” and that Mr. McConnell, 81, had been discharged from George Washington University Hospital, where he was taken after the accident at the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington about 9 p.m. Wednesday. “At the advice...

DES MOINES, IA — A local couple has discovered the perfect deterrent to help them handle rowdy children. The exasperated mother and father warned their overly rambunctious kids that if they didn't start behaving, they would take them to Applebee's for dinner. "Worked like a charm! They quieted down right away!" said relieved dad, Michael Tucci. "They have been acting up all day long, whining, bickering, misbehaving…but we fixed that real quick with a simple threat of taking them to a God-forsaken hellscape of greasy, tasteless food guaranteed to cause indigestion." Michael returned home from work to learn that the...

A Russian plot to sabotage Poland's train lines in a bid to stop the country delivering arms to Ukraine has been uncovered, with six suspected foreign agents arrested. According to news outlet RMF FM, the 'foreigners from across our eastern border' were detained by Poland's Internal Security Agency 'on suspicion of working on behalf of the Russian special services'. The six agents - who are thought to be from Belarus - were seized after intelligence officers from Poland’s ABW found hidden cameras recording important railway routes for transferring weapons and ammo to Ukraine. They are suspected of trying to sabotage...

Last month, Revolver profiled the Biden Administration’s persecution of former Twitter anon Doug Mackey, who was a famous pro-Trump voice back in 2016 under the moniker of Ricky Vaughn.For those whose memory is foggy, a quick review: In the late stages of the 2016 race, Mackey posted several memes, designed to resemble Hillary Clinton campaign images, claiming that supporters could vote by simply texting a phone number. (snip) "Basically, “stochastic terrorism” is the idea that, when somebody on the right criticizes somebody, they aren’t really just making a political argument. Instead, they are trying to “stoke hatred” in the expectation...

(Reuters) - Switzerland is under pressure from at least one major government to intervene quickly on Credit Suisse, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, after the Swiss bank led a rout of European bank stocks on Wednesday. Credit Suisse shares dropped by as much as 30.8%, leading a 7% fall in the European banking index, while five-year credit default swaps (CDS) for the flagship Swiss bank hit a new record high, reviving fears of a broader threat to the financial system. Two supervisory sources told Reuters that the European Central Bank (ECB) had contacted banks on its watch...

President Biden's gun control advocacy led him to a "virtual gun-free zone" still wracked with violent crime, where he announced his latest executive order, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Tuesday. Biden traveled to Monterey Park, Calif., to stump for the directive, which — in his words — will take "every lawful action possible to move us as close as we can to universal background checks without new legislation." Massie said Biden chose the Golden State to announce such an order because it is where gun control laws have long failed. "[California has] got a higher-than-average mass public shooting per capita...

You are a treasure to others that do not know, How deeply you intercede as your tears flow, Breaking my heart to answer your prayer, Causing me to come and be right there, I carry your heart's desires in my very hand, Because you go behind enemy lines and take back my land, As Joshua and Caleb you are fearless and true, And this is why I come to you . . . So continue on no matter their heart, Your call and prayer is where I look to let healing start, For you always remain on my front line,...