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An Arizona street evangelist is suing the city of Tucson and challenging an event policy barring religious speech after police officers threatened to arrest him for discussing Jesus at an annual holiday festival. David Hoffman has been evangelizing at public events for over a decade and views large public gatherings as crucial to his Christian ministry. “What we do is we share the gospel with people that are most likely never going to go into a church, and we go to events and places where there’s not already a Christian witness, and we have conversations,” he told Fox News Digital....

Ukraine’s Zelensky wouldn’t be included in proposed talks, as Russia’s leader seeks to negotiate end to war favorable to Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow, said people familiar with the discussions. The plan represents an effort by Putin to capitalize on warming ties between Trump and the Russian leader that have alarmed Ukraine and its allies in Washington and Europe. Such a summit—one without the involvement of Ukrainian...

The shelves are absolutely ransacked. Glass jars and other items have been ripped off all the shelves and smashed on the ground. Yet the looters didn't steal (or even touch!) the ham, bacon, or other delicious pork options in the refrigerators. The looters also avoided the toilet paper and tissues on the other side of the store. The truly eagle-eyed might have also noticed that a good portion of the wine was left on the shelves. The media tells me that these riots are being carried out by "French students" who want "better schools" and that the riots are "mostly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump faced heavy criticism on Friday for replacing White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia with Jessica Rabbit. Critics pointed to her prior work as a lounge singer and the fact that she wasn't technically human as two major red flags. "It's obvious that Trump just wanted a pretty face behind the podium, but a lounge singer? How's she going to convey the president's agenda?" questioned MS NOW personality Rachel Maddow. "Press secretary used to be a prestigious role. Who would have thought the position once held by Karine Jean Pierre could sink so low?"...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Bernardin’s ‘seamless garment’ theology lives on under Pope Leo Pope Leo’s Vatican praised Cdl. Bernardin as a model for the Church despite his ‘seamless garment’ theology undermining Catholic teaching on bioethical matters.The Vatican’s media arm has published a tribute to Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, whose controversial “seamless garment” theology – which blurs important distinctions in Catholic moral teaching – has influenced Pope Leo XIV’s approach to bioethics.On October 17, Vatican News published the complete text of a lecture delivered by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, exalting his predecessor, Bernardin, on the 30th anniversary of his death as “An example...

A 27-year-old Valley man appeared in a Maricopa County courtroom Friday after being arrested on felony terror charges for allegedly plotting a mass casualty assault on a Jewish or Muslim house of worship. What we know: Matthew Bjornholt faces a felony count of making a terrorist threat following an investigation that Maricopa County prosecutors say revealed a chilling blueprint for violence, involving firearms, explosives and an accomplice tasked with gunning down survivors. ‘The Anarchist Cookbook’ is suspect's ‘Bible’ What they're saying: During an initial court appearance on Oct. 16, prosecutor Stephen Garcia requested a $500,000 cash bond, describing Bjornholt as...

This book is an absolutely delightful read. It is at once wonderfully entertaining and incredibly informative about the life of one of America's founding personalities. Few men contributed as much to the success of the American Revolution as Lafayette, and yet we scarcely remember him at all. Author Nikos Vlachos brings Lafayette to vibrant, compelling life in an extremely relatable, enjoyable way. The book is at the same time a very well-written micro-biography of this important historical figure. Nobleman, general, revolutionary, hero, leader, patriot, thinker, idealist, Freemason, husband, father and man; all of these titles apply to Lafayette, and each...

Back in Print: Ferdinando Antonelli's Revealing Diaries During the Liturgical Reform Based on the diaries and notes of Ferdinando Cardinal Antonelli, a pivotal figure in the Catholic Church's liturgical reform movement for over twenty years, Nicola Giampietro's The Development of the Liturgical Reform reveals many important details about the forceful personalities that drove the process from Pius XII to Paul VI, the systems and methods by which decisions were made, and the competing principles invoked, with at times chaotic results.Like his collaboratores Fr. Louis Bouyer and Fr. Boniface Luykx, Antonelli had an insider's grasp of the personnel, dynamics, and designs....

Here’s what you can do to help us win; it’s easy effective, fun and costs almost nothing. I have worked in war rooms in New York and New Jersey and witnessed the value of organized sign waving at busy intersections. It is a big winner every time it is used. Here’s how it works: Get a few friends – the more the better – and take over the busiest intersections in the district. Come with handwritten signs on oak tag or corrugated styrene sheets you can buy at a Dollar store. Using red or black markers, spell out brief messages...

Young Men Are Being Left BehindThey are finding it harder to reach the American Dream.From a young age, we ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. Firefighter, doctor, president, mechanic, astronaut, teacher, actor—the list goes on.Dreams shift as children discover their gifts, what they enjoy, and where the two overlap. The kid who wanted to be a doctor might change his mind after finding out he can design spaceships and likes math better than anatomy.Allowing people to follow their dreams has always been an American aspiration and part of what makes our country exceptional. Yet today,...

A controversy erupted on social media after rumors began circulating that the NHRA had placed an index cap on the Outlaw Street class at the Texas FallNationals. The truth is far less salacious, and it all boils down to perfect atmospheric conditions allowing the cars to show their teeth. For years, there was a rather large misunderstanding of just how quick and fast the cars on Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings were actually running. Racers were running deep into the low 3.80s (in the 1/8 mile), and the fastest of the fast were living in the 3.70s. When the NHRA...

We're seeing a lot of rioting and looting going on now in France and Italy. Now, as if things weren't crazy enough already, there are reports of bomb threats in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Police in Northern Ireland and Scotland are investigating. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) stated that up to 300 schools had reported receiving the same emailed message which contained a generalised threat and originated from outside the UK. "It is believed similar emails have been received by some schools across UK," they added. Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan told reporters, "At this stage the...

SEATTLE — The debate over what parents should legally be allowed to know about their children in public schools, known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” has gone back and forth for the past several years, and on November 3, voters get their say. "Washingtonians should vote no on this issue because it removes common sense protections for students, their families, and even for our schools," mom and Washington State Director for the Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Courtney Normand said. "Instead of moving towards taking away their rights, we need to empower parents and teach them that their job is...

Matthew McConaughey has released a video on October 18, 2026, urging American voters to ditch the traditional two-party framework and embrace an Independent candidate ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections.In a video posted on social media, titled Independent counts, the 56-year-old actor said: “So, they’ve been telling us for years that an independent vote is a wasted vote.” He then asked the viewers how that 'unwasted vote' had been working out for them. The Dallas Buyers Club star then told the viewers that “this is about the upcoming ballot,” and he is not endorsing any party or a candidate....

A day after President Donald Trump offered his latest appraisal of Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's muscular physique, it had already become a running joke — if not an explicitly stated one — during a GOP gathering in rural western Ohio. "I know the president's been talking about me as a football player and a few other things these days," Husted said to knowing laughs at the Darke County GOP hog roast, where a crowd of about 300 dined on cuts of pig barbecued just outside. Trump most recently praised the physical appearance of Husted, a former college football player, during...

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Modern Times Café once served free food to the community as federal immigration agents flooded Minneapolis. Now, the restaurant is closing by the end of the year. "For the last 6 years, I’ve been trying to prove that Modern Times can continue to exist. I’ve exhausted every option without compromising the core fundamentals that make Modern Times what it is. Because of this, we have made the choice to close at the end of the year. This has been an incredibly difficult decision and one that did not come lightly. I announce this decision now, with...

SNIP This famous evidence of the creature known as Bigfoot was shot by a man named Roger Patterson in Northern California on Oct. 20, 1967. The footage lasts just 59 seconds. We don’t get to spend much time gawking at the creature (it’s only a tantalizing glimpse), but he’s there just long enough for us to notice several things. The hair on his back looks a bit shiny. And is it our imagination, or is this primitive creature not just walking but strolling, with a rather jaunty sense of purpose? Why did this footage possess the world? As an opening...

A growing chorus of House Republicans is warning President Trump that they're ready to block additional Pentagon funding unless the administration gets tougher on Russia. Behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the administration is pushing Republicans on Capitol Hill to approve at least $350 billion in new military spending as part of a partisan reconciliation package in the postelection lame-duck session. But several of Ukraine's GOP allies are furious with Trump's latest foreign policy moves, chief among them a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel to America in an effort to curb rising fuel costs. Advertisement That...

With just nine days left until the election, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party has maintained a consistent lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud in four recent election polls, but neither political bloc comes close to securing the 61 seats needed for a Knesset majority, according to surveys published by Maariv, Channel 13, Kan News, and Channel 12. The four surveys paint an almost identical picture: the Zionist opposition averages 51.25 seats, compared with 51 for Netanyahu's bloc, a virtual tie that leaves the Arab parties and smaller factions hovering around the electoral threshold in key positions ahead of election day....

Jalen Hurts will miss the rest of the season after doctors discovered multiple blood clots in the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback's lungs, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter. Hurts will undergo treatment for the blood clots that will take at least three months, according to Rapoport. Hurts' agent, Nicole Lynn, and the Eagles released a statement Monday detailing Hurts' medical status.