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A 22-year-old woman and her unborn baby were shot to death in a restaurant parking lot in Kentucky after she honked her horn at a man. Ava Woodcock died at University of Louisville Hospital on Tuesday after she was critically injured during a shooting the day before, which killed her unborn baby, according to the Glasgow Police Department, cited by Fox 10. Brandon Bond, 24, was arrested for allegedly shooting the pregnant woman. He was charged with murder, first-degree fetal homicide, and first-degree fleeing or evading police. Woodcock, who was the mother of a one-year-old, pulled into Annie's Restaurant parking...

Earlier this week, the Trump administration took another step toward liberating the economy by rolling back a Biden-era rule that needlessly hampered oil and gas production. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that, with this and several other deregulatory actions, the administration “is unleashing domestic energy and revising burdensome, unworkable Biden-era oil and natural gas policies.” That’s the good news. The bad news is that President Donald Trump has barely scratched the surface of the gargantuan administrative state, and other Trump policies are raising the cost of doing business, a report released today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute shows. In its...

VIDEOHerbjorn Hansson, CEO of Nordic American Tankers, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss shipping uncertainties related to the Iran war.

While preparing to write today’s stories for NRL News Today, I ran across “Please Laugh About My Abortion With Me” which ran in 2022. And while Alison Leiby wasn’t kidding, I wondered what the audience’s response was to her one-woman “comedy.” Prior to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe, Alison Leiby tells us that “When I started performing the show at a tiny theater in Queens and at bars around the city, there were a lot of bombs and uncomfortable silences. Just saying the word ‘abortion’ can quiet a room. I saw crossed arms and scowls when I would...

The mayor of a North Carolina town says he’s not going anywhere despite town commissioners urging him to resign. Chris Carney, the mayor of Mooresville, is in the spotlight over an alleged incident caught on surveillance video inside the town hall in 2024. The incident, according to an IT employee who reported it, involved a man believed to be Carney entering the town hall with a woman described as a town communications consultant. The IT employee said the footage later showed Carney walking through the building without pants. The incident has since led to three lawsuits against the town, with...

(LifeSiteNews) — Planned Parenthood has released its 2024-2025 annual report, which revealed that despite a slew of fully-enforceable state abortion bans and numerous cuts to federal funding, the abortion giant has again managed to commit a record number of abortions in a nation without Roe v. Wade. The document, framed around the euphemistic theme that “care continues” despite “direct attacks on sexual and reproductive health,” reports committing 434,450 abortions and 2.27 million “birth control services.” By contrast, it lists a mere 3,038 adoption referrals. Notably, it boasts 320,390 telehealth appointments. What percentage were for abortions as opposed to other procedures...

[Catholic Caucus] German bishop says homosexuality is ‘part of God’s plan of creation,’ attacks gender rolesPro-LGBT Bishop Ludger Schepers argues support for patriarchy is a kind of ‘discrimination’ and warns a return to traditional gender roles represents a ‘threat to freedom and equality.’ A German bishop has raved against “patriarchy” and traditional gender roles while claiming sexual and gender “identity” is part of God’s design for humanity.Ludger Schepers, auxiliary bishop of Essen and “Queer affairs representative” of the German Bishops’ Conference, lamented in comments to the Catholic press agency KNA that the Church has “not only tolerated but actively promoted”...

If only Atlantic magazine had published just the first four paragraphs of its tribute to the Artemis II mission it would have been an inspirational piece. Unfortunately the author of the story on Tuesday, "An Incredibly Weird Time to Be Alive," was Charlie Warzel who has a history of leftist bias including his extreme anger at Twitter (now called X) for embracing free speech rather than maintaining its previous Orwellian censorship after Elon Musk bought it.The first four paragraphs, containing praise for the Artemis II mission sound normal although the subtitle does give a hint as to where Warzel's derangement...

Please Find a Film (that A.I. Can't Locate): In World War II, two soldiers form a strong bond, one, an orphan, who never had a home and has no one who cares for him or any place to go once the war is over; the other who has a strong home and community life but who dies before returning home causing a strong loss-reaction among his family. The orphan shows up at the deceased soldier's home and is welcomed to a home for the first time in his life. Washouts: Not "The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)". Not "The...

Medi-Cal, unemployment and general welfare fraud are the three main sources, according to journalist Chris Rufo A journalist who claims that California has lost at least $180 billion due to fraud joined "Will Cain Country" to share the findings of his exposé entitled "Gavin Newsom's Empire of Fraud." Chris Rufo of City Journal co-authored the piece. He told host Will Cain on Tuesday that California's fraud stems from three main sources: Medi-Cal fraud, unemployment fraud and general welfare fraud. "And if you add these all together, under Gavin Newsom, experts and HHS officials estimate that California has lost somewhere between...

As the ceasefire began, Tehran was already reshaping the terms of the agreement to its advantage rather than adhering to its spirit. On Wednesday, Tehran only allowed 12 cargo tankers to pass through the strait. This sharply contrasts with pre-conflict levels, when more than 100 vessels could transit the strategic waterway daily. With Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad on Friday for direct negotiations with Iran

@QuantusInsights Our polling shows Thomas Massie with a clear advantage in KY-4. He has the stronger ballot position, the deeper reservoir of prior support, and a district electorate that appears more open to independence than simple allegiance politics. Gallrein still has a path, but for now Massie remains the candidate to beat.

ALS took Brad's voice, but with Neuralink, he's gotten it back. I was honored to join Brad in his home with his family to learn more about ‪@neuralink‬ and how it's completely changed his quality of life. ALS Patient: How Elon Musk's Neuralink Has Given Him Purpose | 33:04 Ellie in Space and 2 more Bradford Smith | Neuralink P3 | Future Link Pod Neura Pod – Neuralink 4,966 views | April 8, 2026

President Donald J. Trump laid out clear objectives in Operation Epic Fury — and in just 38 days, the greatest fighting force the world has ever known has met those objectives with overwhelming strength and lethal precision. Iran has now agreed to a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Administration negotiates a broader peace agreement — once more proving Peace Through Strength victorious.Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: “From the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani to tearing up the disastrous Obama Iran deal, to the precision campaign that obliterated Iran’s nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer...

A new national survey finds voters increasingly view fraud and misuse of taxpayer money as a major factor driving higher costs for families, as the Trump administration expands its anti-fraud campaign ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.The March survey, conducted by Deep Root Analytics for the State Financial Officers Foundation among 1,000 registered voters, found that 87 percent of voters are concerned about fraud or misuse of taxpayer money in government programs, including 50 percent who said they are very concerned and 37 percent who said they are somewhat concerned.The poll also found that 83 percent of voters believe fraud...

Americans have increasingly negative views of Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. * 60% of U.S. adults have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53% last year. * 59% have little or no confidence in Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs – up from 52% last year. * In both political parties, majorities of adults under the age of 50 now rate Israel and Netanyahu negatively. The survey was conducted March 23-29 among 3,507 U.S. adults. It was fielded about a month into the U.S.- and Israeli-led...

Homeland Security Department employees are set to be paid by either the end of the week or, for some workers, by April 16, ending an impasse that has led them to go nearly two months without any compensation. The paychecks will cover back pay dating to Feb. 14, when DHS funding lapsed. The department has operated under a shutdown ever since, with more than 100,000 employees either furloughed or working and not receiving immediate pay. Both groups of workers will soon receive paychecks after President Trump signed a memorandum ordering DHS to use previously appropriated funds to immediately pay the...

False claims about the safety of mifepristone, the abortion pill used in roughly two-thirds of U.S. abortions, are driving legislative and investigative action in Congress, even as major medical organizations and decades of clinical evidence support the drug’s safety. The Monitor also examines how competing interpretations of what censorship and free speech mean for policy and law are contributing to recent developments, including a Supreme Court ruling, a federal lawsuit settlement, and new legal challenges with implications for how health misinformation is managed, moderated, and allowed to spread.

Until the U.K.’s political and cultural elite can defend confidently what it means to be British, the nation will sacrifice women’s safety, Jewish security, and core liberal principles such as free speech. In Britain, March meant Ramadan. My local supermarket advised me to “Make this holy month meaningful” and offered “everything you need for Iftar, Suhoor, and beyond,” including a range of halal foods. At televised Premiership football matches, play stopped to allow Muslim players to break their fast. Days before Eid, Muslims gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square to pray in public. The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, hailed...

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