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A 79-year-old Vietnam Veteran who shot and killed a naked intruder in Studio City late last week is recovering after suffering two broken legs during the terrifying ordeal.

A “trans” individual who also commits sex crimes against children? How unoriginal. Barry Laughton, a New Hampshire Democrat who goes by “Stacie-Marie”, was the first “openly trans lawmaker” in the U.S., elected to office in 2012, making him a “trailblazing” icon for the LGBTQ crowd. Now, he’s facing 30 years in prison after admitting to sex crimes against toddlers. Minor-attracted pedophile? How about millstone-attached person? Think I’m being too extreme? Take a look at some of the text message exchanges, per the official criminal complaint from the Justice Department (GRAPHIC WARNING):

... The officer was on his way back to Fullerton after transporting an inmate to the Orange County Jail, police said. ... In video from the scene, the man is dressed in plainclothes, with a badge on his belt. He approaches the car while holding his gun near his chest, pointing it at the woman’s vehicle. He and the woman, recording from inside her vehicle, exchange words as he approaches. “You can’t be following us like that,” the agent says at one point. “I live here,” the woman responds. He told the police officer the woman in the vehicle behind...

Hyundai AutoEver America (HAEA), the official automotive IT services provider for Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands, is notifying millions of customers that its systems were compromised in a data breach first discovered in March. Key takeaways: Hyundai AutoEver America, the IT arm for Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis, suffered a breach potentially affecting data tied to 2.7 million vehicle owners. Exposed data includes Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses, putting victims at high risk of identity theft and phishing Experts advise customers to monitor their financial accounts, enable multi-factor authentication, and only use official Hyundai websites to avoid further fraud.

Washington — It's a Veterans Day they won't soon forget. On a balmy 70-degree day in the nation's capital this past weekend, former President Barack Obama boarded an Honor Flight filled with veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars that had just touched down from Madison, Wisconsin. "Hello, everybody," his voiced boomed over the loud speaker. "What!" exclaimed one person. Another veteran gasped, his mouth wide open. "I just wanted to say thank you," the former president continued in a moment captured on video. Seventy-nine veterans and their families made the trip. Obama shook hands with them as they exited...

A Kennebunk, Maine, town official has stepped down from her liaison role with the local school board after facing backlash for suggesting that critics of a transgender athlete policy have "pedophilic tendencies." Vice Chair Leslie Trentalange, who serves on the Kennebunk Select Board, made the comments during an Oct. 20 Regional School Unit (RSU) 21 meeting that focused on the district’s transgender-student athlete policy. The policy, consistent with state law, allows students to join sports teams and use facilities matching their gender identity. Parents and community members across Maine have protested similar policies, arguing they violate Title IX protections Trentalange,...

NBC Connecticut recently spoke with Matthew Mathison, an entrepreneur who has just written his first book, "Leadership Orbit." A key part of the book, Mathison says, is making small simple changes to overcome large problems. A global problem like climate change is a great example. “The act of doing something that you can actually control, completely changes a mindset from one of being scared and overwhelmed, sometimes paralyzed, to actually getting energy, getting excited and getting motivated,” Mathison said. If you’re waiting for someone to lead, well, that leader could be you. Mathison believes we can all be leaders -...

t is a snapshot of cultural collapse: A young German woman with pink hair in clergyman’s robes, facing four men, bestowing her approval on their bizarre sexual arrangement, the details of which we are blessedly unaware. The pro-LGBT pastor is now under fire for blessing the ‘marriage’ of four men who showed up at a pop-up wedding fair at Berlin’s St. Paul the Apostle Church recently. Lena Müller, the 33-year-old clergyperson in question, posted a photo of the ceremony to Instagram. According to the Times, Müller said that the relationship “consisted of two Latvians, a Thai citizen and a fourth...

Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to bring in over 600,000 Chinese college students to the United States, in a polarizing move that has divided the MAGA base. However, the president has batted away criticism, declaring, “I know what MAGA wants better than anybody else.” His plan will see the annual number of visas offered to Chinese students increase to the new figure over the next two years, up from the current 300,000. (snip) Laura Ingraham grilled the president, telling Trump that “a lot of MAGA folks are not thrilled” about his plan. “Yeah, but you would have,...

Portland woman chases ICE in her Mustang then panics and wails 'I'm a mom' when they threaten to arrest her An anti-ICE activist who chased down federal agents in her electric Mustang was left wailing and hyperventilating when officers threatened her with arrest. Video shows the moment the unidentified woman suddenly changed her tune and begged for mercy after being stopped... The woman ran a red light, nearly struck a school bus and wove through traffic as she tried to box in ICE vehicles with her car,... 'Please, give me a warning. I have kids,' she begged as officers informed...

A bill proposing the death penalty for “terrorists” passed a first reading in Israel’s parliament on Monday – a measure that could apply to Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks against Israelis. The amendment to the penal code, demanded by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and approved by the National Security Committee, was approved by 39 votes to 16. It must pass a second and third reading before becoming law. The vote went ahead amid a tense truce with Hamas in the Gaza war that had raged since October 7, 2023. While the death penalty exists for a small...

A 62-page document written by President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again pick to run NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for the space agency.... The leak — according to a recent Ars Technica report and a source who confirmed the account to CNN — looked to have been part of an effort by Duffy, who is temporarily running NASA, to spur controversy and potentially thwart Isaacman’s renomination... A Mars shot and nuclear propulsion One eye-popping proposal in Project Athena is to set up a new Mars program, dubbed “Olympus.”...The document also includes numerous mentions of...

“NEWPORT, Ore. — Newport city officials said Monday they are aware the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is evaluating locations along the Oregon coast for a potential immigration enforcement facility and that the Newport Municipal Airport has been identified as a possible site. City officials said they are working with local, state and federal legislators to verify the information, assess potential effects on public safety and city resources, and explore available municipal and legal options. Attempts to contact Homeland Security representatives by phone and email have not received a response, according to the city.”

JUST IN: Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon is pushing to ensure mail-in ballots MUST be received on Election DAY to be counted. The case is about to be heard by the Supreme Court! DHILLON: "Election Day means Election DAY! Stay tuned!"

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, unexpectedly took center stage in debates over the federal government shutdown.As funding for the program, formerly known as Food Stamps, ran out in October, Congress, President Donald Trump, and the federal courts have wrestled with what to do about feeding millions of Americans who depend on this benefit each month.SNAP has grown in size and cost since its inception in 1964, as have many other social welfare programs.Here’s a closer look at the program, what it costs, the participation rates in different states, and how it has come to top $100...

Rudy Giuliani offered some brutal “advice” for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Monday — telling his successor he should never take office as leader of the Big Apple. “My advice to him is to step down and do something else,” Giuliani told The Post of the proud democratic socialist who he branded a “communist — right out of Karl Marx.” Giuliani, a Republican former two-term mayor of the city, blasted Mamdani as ill-equipped for the job and claimed he was a “supporter of Muslim extremism” after the Democratic Party nominee rubbed elbows with controversial Imam Suraj Wahhaj, a radical who had once...

Nothing that seems to make any sense on the surface or would appear to be what's commonly known as a 'next logical step' follows when you're talking about the mess that is the German government. Chancellor Friederich Merz's shaky coalition has only gotten wobblier in the past few months as Alice Weidel's Alternativ for Germany (AfD) party constinues to gain in popular support.After just six months in power, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is facing infighting, policy deadlock and sliding poll ratings, undermining its efforts to take on the rising far right.It marks a difficult start for the conservative politician...

It's all over in the Senate, at least. The cave on Chuck Schumer's stupid and pointless gesture has come to its predictable conclusion. The vote for final passage, which only required a simple majority, is interesting. The same Senate Democrats who voted to break the filibuster also voted for the deal that will end the Schumer Shutdown:The Senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government Monday evening, taking the next step toward ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.The chamber agreed to speed up the process to pass a bipartisan agreement struck over the weekend. The measure will now...

Then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and you will perish quickly off the good land that the Lord is giving you.— Deuteronomy 11:17Mother Nature may accomplish something that neither the U.S. nor Israel could ever have contemplated: the evacuation of Tehran's 9.7 million inhabitants. Iran is currently experiencing its fifth consecutive year of drought, and the autumnal rainfall is about a quarter of that in 2024, that would be two millimeters. In short, Tehran...

NOW - Trump says 600,000 Chinese students coming to the U.S. is a pro-MAGA stance because "you would have half the colleges in the United States go out of business... I know what MAGA wants better than anybody else."