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Nine suspects allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel were arrested in San Bernardino following a yearlong investigation into organized train cargo thefts targeting Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) trains, authorities announced Wednesday. During the investigation, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department identified numerous suspects and vehicles allegedly used to steal cargo from trains, resulting in millions of dollars in stolen property, according to authorities.

Explanation: Jupiter is one of the least lonely planets in the Solar System, at least when it comes to natural satellites. 115 moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter so far! (Saturn has the most with 293, but who’s counting.) Ganymede and Io, two of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, met in the sky on October 20th, 2026. Today’s video captures the meeting, with Ganymede briefly blocking Io from view. This event, when an astronomical object passes in front of another and either completely or partially blocks it, is called a mutual occultation. The mutual occultations of Galilean moons are rare to witness...

A gun control nut vandalized the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pool with red spray paint in a broad daylight political stunt. Jonathan Andrew Tijerina, 31, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief and making graffiti for tagging a section of the North Tower reflecting pool with the name of his website Monday evening, police said, according to CBS News New York. “Juststopkillingkids.com,” read the red spray-painted markings written across the names of dozens of victims engraved into the memorial at the footprint of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack. Thomas P. Sullivan Tijerina, 31, took credit for the vile desecration, posting...

MINNEAPOLIS — A former federal immigration judge says Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who is under investigation, could face both criminal charges and denaturalization. There are two federal probes ongoing into the congresswoman — the first into alleged immigration fraud and the second involving her financial disclosures and a sharp discrepancy reported just one year apart. “If somebody who’s a naturalized citizen — which I believe Ilhan Omar is — is convicted of a crime, that doesn’t automatically mean that they face denaturalization or anything like that,” Nathan Hansen, an attorney of 23 years, told Fox News Digital. “They would be...

The crazy far-left feminists who talk about men in a way that resembles a cliche-ridden Lifetime movie have now invented a crazy new term that they feel perfectly encapsulates the world they live in. A woman going by V (real name Even Ensler) wrote an article in the far-left The Guardian bemoaning that "endless destructive paradigm of the patriarchy" has worsened to the point that it means a more 'sinister' force is afoot. V has deemed this force "psychopatriarchy." "The wheels are off the cart," she writes. "We are in the midst of a chaotic, demented acceleration of the most...

The Canadian government on Tuesday introduced a bill that would allow Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Canada’s preferred euphemism for euthanasia, to be conducted on people who have lost the mental capacity to give informed consent for the procedure. According to Justice Minister Sean Fraser, the idea is to give Canadians a way to authorize euthanasia in advance, when they are of sound mind, “so their wishes could be respected if ⁠they are diagnosed with an incurable illness that could take ​away the ability to make this decision.” Fraser promised there would be “rigorous safeguards to protect people and ensure...

Dozens of House Democrats are keeping their distance from Rep. Ilhan Omar as the Minnesota “Squad” rep faces a federal investigation — even as party leaders rally behind her and demand that the Trump administration back off. A letter led by Rep. Pramila Jaypal (D-Wash.) and signed by 175 House Democrats accused the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security of weaponizing law enforcement against Omar, whose Washington DC home was searched by federal agents earlier this month. Around 40 Democrats declined to sign the letter from the 214-member caucus. “Congresswoman Omar is seeking reelection in Minnesota’s 5th congressional...

Cardinal Vesco says Catholic Church is ‘not there to convert’ in interview on evangelisation Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco has said the Church is “not there to convert”, arguing that proselytism is “poison” and that Christians should approach other religions through fraternity rather than seeking conversionsCardinal Jean-Paul Vesco has said that the Catholic Church is “not a proselytising Church, not a Church that is there to convert”, arguing that its role is to form part of Algerian society rather than seek religious conversions.In an interview with Belgian Catholic media outlet CathoBel on 23 October, the Archbishop of Algiers said: “We are the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Ilhan Omar reportedly held a lengthy phone call with former President Barack Obama on Tuesday, during which she inquired whether or not he still had the number for that birth certificate guy. According to a source familiar with the matter, Omar is on the market for a birth certificate guy to make all her problems go away, and was hopeful Obama could "help a girl out." ... continue reading at: https://babylonbee.com/news/ilhan-omar-calls-obama-to-see-if-he-still-has-the-number-for-that-birth-certificate-guy

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that there will be a “peaceful transfer of power” when new House members are set to join the lower chamber next year. “Of course, we’ll have a peaceful transfer of power, but it will not be transferring because we are going to keep the majority, and I’m going to be the Speaker of the House, and I will keep steady hands at the wheel, OK?” Johnson said, responding to MS NOW reporter Mychael Schnell in a clip she posted to the social platform X on Tuesday. “Look, you know my background. I’m a...

A Democrat Alaska Senate candidate’s campaign sought out and convinced a retired teacher with the same name as her Republican opponent to put his name on the ballot in an apparent effort to dupe voters, review of communications and interviews reveal.Interviews, text messages, and documents prepared for a potential lawsuit obtained by The New York Times reportedly prove that Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign:Instructed a staffer to find as many people in Alaska named Dan Sullivan (the Republican candidate) as possible. Compiled a list of Alaskan Dan Sullivans, based on voter records. Employed an operative using a fake name to travel...

An Arab-Israeli woman casts her ballot during Israel’s general elections on October 27, 2026 in Umm El Fahem, Israel. Who could have written this script? The most condemned nation on earth, the one accused of a genocide against an Arab population, holds a national election and its own Arab population can determine who will lead the country. Let that sink in. The country accused of apartheid against Arabs empowers Arabs to directly influence its future. I don’t care if you’re right or left, religious or secular, Jewish or non-Jewish. I don’t care if you follow the news, or if you...

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has filed charges against conservative influencers and independent journalists Cam Higby and James O'Keefe over a video they made on vote vouching. Vote vouching charges What we know: Cam Higby and James O'Keefe are charged with identity theft and unlawful voting under Minnesota's Election Day Act. The backstory: The charges relate to a video Higby made during Minnesota's primary intended to expose flaws in the state's vouching provision. The charges detail Higby and O'Keefe visiting four precincts in Hennepin County and allegedly impersonating four different voters. For the first person, identified in the charges as...

If Michelle Tafoya wins Minnesota I will fly to Duluth in the dead of winter and stand outside on a street corner in boxers with a sign that says TAMPON TIM with an arrow pointing at me— Tim Miller (@Timodc) September 18, 2026

When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 psychological thriller starring Charles Durning, Carol Kane, and Colleen Dewhurst. Its follows Jill Johnson, a young woman being terrorized by a psychopathic killer while babysitting, the killer's stalking of another woman, his returning to torment Jill years later, and a detective's trying to find him.When a Stranger Calls (video, 1979 thriller - full movie, Carol Kane, Charles Durning)

As usual, news of Benjamin Netanyahu's political death has been greatly exaggerated by the Protection Racket Media. The current Israeli prime minister has not yet survived his reelection campaign, but his coalition has won the most seats in the Knesset with more than eighty percent of the ballots now counted. It's still short of a majority, however, and that leaves Netanyahu with some tough choices. And Bibi's not alone in that predicament: With 84.5% of ballot boxes counted as of 12:34 p.m., partial results published by the Central Elections Committee give 54 seats to the bloc led by Prime Minister...

<p>The University of Maryland's football program is at rock bottom once again, sitting at 2-5 and having just fired head coach Mike Locksley.</p><p>Attendance is also near the bottom, with their average of 42,264 fans through four home games sitting 15th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten.</p>

[Catholic Caucus]Newly Published Letters Refute Vatican Claim That TLM Pilgrimage Failed to Specify Its Request MiL also publishes the text of a June 12 letter to Pope Leo XIV requesting permission to celebrate Mass.(Pilgrims gather in front of the Obelisk to sing the Credo; Photo: Diane Montagna)New letters have emerged concerning the Vatican’s refusal to let the fifteenth annual Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage Ad Petri Sedem enter St. Peter’s Basilica in procession. They confirm reports on the organizers’ Sept. 8 request and directly refute the Vatican’s claim that the request was not specific enough.Today the Italian blog Messainlatino (MiL) published three...

The police chief at Utah Valley University — who has taken the brunt of the blowback over how few campus officers were present when conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed — has stepped down. Jeff Long, who was named UVU’s police chief in November 2024, resigned earlier this month ... Lt. Eric Beveridge has been appointed acting chief while the university conducts a search for a permanent replacement ... will report to Michael Rapich, who was named this week as UVU’s inaugural chief safety officer. That new position is meant to elevate security and emergency preparedness at the...

28 October 2026 Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles FeastSt. Jude the Apostle - Baton Rouge, LAReadings at MassThis is a preview of Universalis. The Universalis app gives you every day of every year, not just the single week you’re seeing now, and it doesn’t need the Internet. It gives you the official New American Bible version for the readings at Mass. As well as the Mass, it gives you the Liturgy of the Hours. It costs $9.99-12.99 on your phone, or £19.99 (about $26.50) on your computer. Get it now.Liturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).First readingEphesians 2:19-22In Christ you are...