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... A Texas mom is accused of packing up her entire apartment while her child was at school, and moving out without telling him. Erica Renee Sanders has been charged with felony child endangerment after allegedly moving out of the Copperas Cove apartment where she and her 12-year-old son were staying while he was at school — without informing him, according to a complaint obtained by PEOPLE. Local outlet KWTX was first to report the news. The middle schooler’s principal alerted officers with the Copperas Cove Police Department to the situation around 5:18 p.m. local time on Friday, Oct. 17,...

Who really won the by-election (Specia election) in Caerphilly (Wales)? I know officially it was Plaid Cymru, and I wouldn’t want to diminish that funny little party’s glee. Congrats, etc. But the true victor was a far newer party. An angry party. A party of the fretful and anxious. A party so fresh it doesn’t even have a name yet. I say we call it Not Reform. I think it is pretty clear that it was this nameless entity that propelled Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle to victory last night. That this seismic upset was fuelled less by a burning enthusiasm...

President Trump issued a chilling warning to Vladimir Putin Monday after the Russian tyrant boasted about testing his country’s new “invincible” nuclear missile. “They know we have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shore,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday as he prepared to travel to Japan. He was speaking after Putin on Sunday hailed an 8,700-mile, 15-hour test flight for Russia’s “unique” nuclear-powered missile, dubbed a “flying Chernobyl,” which the country says could strike targets in the US. The Burevestnik missile is a “unique product, unlike anything else in the world,”...

In another shocking case out of Sweden, Swedish girl Meya Åberg was assaulted and raped by African migrant Yazied Mohamed while on her way home from work at McDonald’s in Skellefteå when she was only 16 years old. However, despite the migrant being sentenced to prison, he will escape deportation, with the four judges out of a five-judge panel citing his belief that the rape did not last long enough to merit deportation. In fact, after the rape, the victim was confronted with seeing her rapist, Mohamed, at school, at work, and around the town she lived in, showing just...

The governor of California, whose dad was the attorney for the billionaire Getty family, went full Hillary-Clinton-and-hot-sauce in his interview with the "All the Smoke" podcast: [Warning: Language] Gavin debuts his hip hop persona on an NBA podcast:"It was about payin' the bills, man.""Hustlin.""I raised myself.""Wonder bread and Mac 'n cheese. That's how I grew up, bro."(His dad was the attorney for the billionaire Getty family.)pic.twitter.com/24CXtlF4fS— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) October 26, 2025Every day in the backyard, just bouncin' the basketball. Throwing the ball against the wall until the ball is just, like, frayin', man ... that's it the whole thing...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is the GOP gift that keeps on giving. In an interview on the BBC show Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Harris said, “I am not done. I have lived my entire career as a life of service, and it’s in my bones.” Republicans can only hope that Harris is the Democratic Party presidential nominee again. In the 2024 race, Harris was a disastrous candidate. After performing reasonably well at the Democratic National Convention and in her only televised debate with President Donald Trump, Harris decided not to engage with the media. She was rarely interviewed and...

Meanwhile in merry ole England…. “We are here to take over your country and uphold sharia law.” The Metropolitan Police prohibited a UKIP march in London’s Muslim-majority Whitechapel neighborhood. In response, hordes of masked Muslim men assembled near Whitechapel station, performing public prayers, chanting slogans like ‘Allahu Akbar’ and ‘Whose streets? Our streets?’, and vowing to defend their community, with no arrests made. A viral video captured a left-wing counter-protester insisting alliance with the group, only to be rejected, fueling online discussions about progressive-Islamic relations and drawing historical parallels to Iran’s 1979 revolution. A rally by the political party UKIP...

President Donald Trump said Monday he was “very much opposed” to the immigration raid at a Hyundai electric vehicle plant in Georgia last month after an operation that saw hundreds of South Korean workers detained and sent home. Nearly 500 employees were arrested during the Sept. 4 raid at Hyundai Motor Group’s facility in Ellabell, Georgia. Workers were sat on the factory floor as officers shackled their legs in scenes that caused outrage in South Korea, where the government scrambled to secure the workers’ release. They were eventually flown home on a chartered flight after urgent negotiations. Speaking to reporters...

Daily Readings from the USCCBBut the leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd in reply, “There are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day.” The Lord said to him in reply, “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering?” Luke 13:14–15Why would the leader of the synagogue be “indignant” that Jesus cured a woman on the sabbath? She was crippled for eighteen...

Gmail users have been urged to check their accounts after it was revealed that more than 183 million passwords were stolen in a data breach. Australian cyber expert Troy Hunt, who revealed the incident, called it a 'vast corpus' of breached data, which totals 3.5 terrabytes. To put that into perspective, that's the equivalent to 875 full-length HD movies. According to Mr Hunt, 'all the major providers have email addresses in there' – so not just Gmail, but Outlook, Yahoo and others too. 'They're from everywhere you could imagine, but Gmail always features heavily,' Hunt told the Daily Mail. So...

The nation’s largest federal workers’ union, the American Federation of Government Employees, is urging Democrats to concede the government shutdown fight and vote to reopen the government, revealing a significant fracture in the Democratic coalition as the shutdown nears the one-month mark.The shutdown began 27 days ago after Democrats refused to back a clean government funding bill, demanding instead that Republicans extend temporary Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. But AFGE, a major ally to the Democratic party which represents 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers, now says it’s time for the party...

COPPELL, Texas - Dozens of parents are speaking against a Coppell ISD proposal to permanently close an elementary school. The district says it needs to cut costs, and parents say their school is being unfairly targeted.

In late September 2017, Palestinian American activist Linda Sarsour, once the darling of the Women’s March and the self-declared face of the "resistance" against Donald Trump, was facing mounting criticism for antisemitic remarks and her embrace of extremist views. But, beaming in a photograph taken on a city sidewalk, Sarsour appeared unfazed, her iconic fist pumped in the air as she knelt shoulder-to-shoulder with campaign volunteers for City Council candidate Khader El-Yateem. The photo was posted by El-Yateem on the Facebook page he used to promote his campaign, which he lost, but among the smiling faces was a young organizer...

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — Oklahoma is experiencing rapid growth in the data center industry, with 36 facilities either planned, under construction, or already operational. This expansion has prompted concerns over the massive consumption of electricity and water by these centers, leading one Oklahoma lawmaker to spearhead an interim study examining their potential impacts on the state's resources. State Rep. Amanda Clinton's (D-District 71) study highlights that decisions regarding the location of these facilities are primarily made at the local level, with minimal state oversight. The study demonstrated that data centers consume significant amounts of water and electricity, potentially straining local...

US entrepreneur and former Dogecoin adviser James Fishback has called for a complete halt on hiring skilled workers from India and other countries, saying American companies should focus on local talent instead. Fishback, who leads the investment firm Azoria and has previously worked with Elon Musk, said in a post on X that major technology companies are giving jobs to people from India and China while qualified Americans struggle to find opportunities. US companies “not looking for Americans” “Here’s the ugly truth: they’re not even looking for Americans. They refuse to interview them. They hide job postings in obscure newspapers...

A woman and her four-day-old newborn have died after her boyfriend allegedly strangled her and set fire to their home in New York while the child was still inside. Kidane Haile, 30, was indicted and arraigned for second-degree murder on October 23 in Erie County after allegedly killing his girlfriend, 29-year-old Kathleen Carrig, and his infant son, Noah, according to the district attorney's office. District Attorney Mike Keane said Haile 'is accused of intentionally killing his girlfriend prior to the fire,' and added that his office anticipates filing additional charges after further investigation. 'My thoughts remain with the family of...

Trump answers whether he would run as vice presidential candidate in 2028President hails Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors while criticizing Democratic opponentsPresident Donald Trump shot down speculation that he would run as a vice presidential candidate in 2028, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that Republicans already have "great" prospective candidates.Trump made the statement during a gaggle with reporters on Sunday, brushing off questions about whether he would fully pursue such an option. Trump pointed to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as two potential successors, while denigrating...

Is Trump Derangement Syndrome New? Or the Latest Expression of a Deep American Divide?In recent years, political hostility toward President Donald J. Trump has been so intense that some label it a form of irrational obsession—Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). But is this a new phenomenon? Or is it part of a recurring cycle in American history in which the nation becomes split into opposing camps that no longer agree on what America is—or should be?Before proceeding, it is important to note that this essay does not attempt to provide a detailed history of every presidency or political conflict in American...

When President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese Communist Party didn’t just retaliate with trade measures. It launched an information war, using American insiders to spread its narrative that tariffs were reckless and self-defeating. One of the most prominent voices in that campaign is Rick Waters, a former senior U.S. diplomat who once directed the State Department’s China House. Since leaving government, Waters has become a reliable messenger for Beijing’s preferred positions, appearing with CCP-linked influence groups and using Western media outlets to promote pro-China talking points that undermine Trump’s trade strategy. From State Department Insider to...

Antonio Gates allegedly hosted and played in a rigged Miami poker game, according to a new report. Sports investigative journalist Pablo Torre reported on Sunday that the Hall of Fame tight end hosted and participated in an allegedly rigged game that was organized by Curtis Meeks, who was indicted by federal prosecutors as part of the massive gambling scandal that rocked the NBA. Details were limited, but Torre’s report follows a report by The Post on Saturday, where one purported victim said that he and his friends had been scammed of nearly $1 million, with an ex-NFL player serving as...