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Well-known priest shot dead after officiating Mass in Mexico state wracked by cartel violence Updated on: / 6:01 PM EDT / CBS/AP Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. The Chiapas public prosecutor's office said on Tuesday it had arrested the suspected killer, AFP reported. It was a killing that many say was a tragedy foretold, in a state where drug cartels have caused thousands of people to flee their homes. Mourners gathered in San Andres Larrainzar, near the city...

"I had to take a step back and realize that biological realities are real and competitive advantages will always exist despite the number of years or whatever surgeries and hormones you've done, and then understood that my place is not in women's sports." Nicole Powers, a trans-identified male, used to compete in the women’s division of golf but has backed out over the unfairness of competing against biological women. In an interview with OutKick, Powers said, "I had to take a step back and realize that biological realities are real and competitive advantages will always exist despite the number of...

A prominent doctor and trans rights advocate admitted she deliberately withheld publication of a $10 million taxpayer-funded study on the effect of puberty blockers on American children — after finding no evidence that they improve patients’ mental health. Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy told the New York Times that she believes the study would be “weaponized” by critics of transgender care for kids, and that the research could one day be used in court to argue “we shouldn’t use blockers.” Critics – including one of Olson-Kennedy’s fellow researchers on the study SNIP For the National Institutes of Health-funded study, researchers chose 95...

Republican incumbent Senator Billy Garrett faces Democratic challenger Francie Kleckley within the redrawn Senate District 10. With the boundaries having been redrawn, the district has ousted McCormick County and now includes part of Lexington County, in addition to Greenwood and Saluda counties. The two have different perspectives on what the district needs in the next 4 years. Both candidates told WIS News 10 they are focused on addressing infrastructure concerns throughout the district but specifically in Lexington County. Garrett claims his record as senator speaks to his ability to ensure goals are reached should he be elected in November while...

Reps voting by Mail and did not vote in 2020: 28.5% Dems voting by Mail and did not vote in 2020: 22.2% Others voting by Mail and did not vote in 2020: 44.3%

A former model who says she met Donald Trump through the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein has accused the former president of groping and sexually touching her in an incident in Trump Tower in 1993, in what she believed was a “twisted game” between the two men.

The DHS Bureaucrat Watch List is dedicated to exposing the career staff who have outsized influence on efforts to secure the southern border. While everyone knows who Alejandro Mayorkas and Merrick Garland are, few Americans know who the career bureaucrats are that implement their orders. By uncovering hidden agendas and failures, we aim to restore integrity to our immigration system and border protection by showing America who can be counted on to reform America’s broken immigration system and who is in league with left-wing open border groups. Join us in defending our borders and reclaiming America's sovereignty.

Black supporters of Donald Trump in Philadelphia shared their reasons for opposing Vice President Kamala Harris with MSNBC in a special election episode of Alex Wagner Tonight. Wagner spoke with members of the Black Republican Club of Philadelphia in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. Members offered a myriad of reasons for supporting Trump over Harris that ultimately boiled down to her record and qualifications. “She’s a woman of color. I’m not putting her down because of that, and I’m not putting her down because she’s a woman,” Crystal Canty told Wagner. “I’m not a feminist so I’m sorry, but...

Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a “closing argument” speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday at the site where former President Donald Trump spoke shortly before the Jan. 6 riot, according to a senior campaign official. NBC News obtained the permit application from the National Park Service, which showed the Harris campaign amended the request earlier this week to specifically ask for space on the Ellipse. That's where Trump spoke to his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, as he challenged the election results that he falsely claimed had been "rigged" against him. During his address, he told them he would...

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, who was Donald Trump's longest-serving White House chief of staff, has warned that his former boss, if elected again, would govern like a dictator, that he lacks empathy, and that he has no understanding of the U.S. Constitution.

A recent report found that companies were dissatisfied with their Generation Z (Gen Z) new hires and may avoid hiring recent graduates in the future.Generation Z is beginning to enter a workforce that isn't fully prepared for them. As many recent graduates face complaints about how they fit into the workplace, employers report increasing hesitancy in hiring them, according to a recent report by the education and career advisory platform, Intelligent. The report, which was based on a survey of nearly 1,000 hiring managers, found that one in six employers were reluctant to hire Gen Z workers mainly due...

"We are coming together to support those affected by the recent hurricane. All proceeds from this event will be donated to hurricane relief efforts, providing much-needed aid and resources to communities in need.” Former President Donald Trump will join Tucker Carlson at a live event in Glendale, AZ to benefit victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton on Oct. 31, just days before the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election. The event is part of a tour organized by the Tucker Carlson Network that brings Carlson together with notable Republican and conservative leaders at designated cities across the US. The Glendale stop...

A survey conducted by Santander Holdings USA, attempting to probe the status of middle-class households over the last twelve months, has reported that over half are actively delaying new-vehicle purchases. While the study is broad in scope, encompassing some similarly bleak news about home buying, the two issues seem closely related as rising costs don’t appear to be doing the economy any favors. With 77 percent of the middle-class respondents saying they need a vehicle in order to get to work, one would assume that the demographic is one the automotive sector can rely on for business. However, 52 percent...

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender affirming health care, as he slammed the tide of other states rolling back transgender rights. “We want every Minnesotan to grow up feeling safe, valued, protected, celebrated, and free to exist as their authentic versions of themselves,” Walz said. “Protecting and supporting access to gender affirming health care is essential to being a welcoming and supportive state.” Advocates for LGBTQ rights say Republican-led states across the country are trying to erase the legal existence of people who are...

Veteran political journalist Mark Halperin, who was among the first to report that President Biden would withdraw from the race in July, revealed on Tuesday that there is a "certain story" that has been pitched to major news outlets that — if true — could derail Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign in its final days. Speaking on his "Morning Meeting" show on YouTube, Halperin shared that although he does not believe the story is accurate, its impact—if it were—would be the October Surprise the political media has been waiting for. "I know of one story... I don't believe it is...

A shocking video has captured the moment a Democrat voter hurled abuse at a woman over her yard signs supporting Donald Trump. Her expletive-filled rant against a homeowner was caught on a Ring doorbell camera just after 6pm yesterday - just two weeks before the presidential election. In the clip, filmed in the unknown foliage-filled neighborhood, the irate woman was seen marching up to the front door and branding the signs 'shameful'. A shocking video has captured the moment a Democrat voter hurled abuse at a woman over her yard signs supporting Donald Trump. Her expletive-filled rant against a homeowner...

So-called “journalist” Bob Woodward believes President Joe Biden deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his handling of the disastrous Ukraine-Russia war. Appearing on CNN this Thursday, he said Biden deserves praise for the “very sensible things in the interest of this country” that he’s allegedly done during the war in Ukraine, such as “not sending U.S. ground troops” overseas. “Someday he may get the Nobel Peace Prize for that, because very, very important, so we don’t have another Vietnam,” Woodward added. “Biden’s old enough to remember Vietnam. He’s someone who, going back to the time he was vice president, would...

An individual aligned with the Democratic Party was flagged by an election official for "tampering" concerns after surveillance footage caught him making contact with a ballot box, the Montana Secretary of State's office tells Fox News Digital. Crystal Cole, the Glacier County election administrator, reported her concerns to the Montana secretary of state's election unit about what she viewed as potential "tampering" with a ballot box on Sunday, according to an email shared with Fox News Digital. Cole told the secretary of state’s office that she called the individual shown in the video footage, who told her he had been...

Obama yesterday: "I don't understand how we got so toxic, so divided, so bitter."Kamala Harris 24 hours later: "Trump is literally Hitler and he will use the military to kill US citizens."

New ad to run during ABC World News Tonight (10-23-24) honors pro-lifers imprisoned by Biden-Harris adminPresidential candidate Randall Terry, who recently infuriated leftists with a pro-life commercial that ran during The View, proclaims in a new ad that voting for radical pro-abortion amendments in 10 states is a ‘vote to kill Jesus in the womb.’The Randall Terry presidential campaign plans to run a new ad during The View and ABC World News Tonight honoring the pro-lifers put into federal prison by the Biden-Harris administration for peacefully protesting at abortion facilities, while also calling for the defeat of ballot initiatives in...