A small North Carolina town saw two churches set on fire Friday night. The fires took place near Casar, a town of about 300 people located northwest of Charlotte. According to a Facebook post from the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, the fires were set between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m....

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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith made it clear this week that his long-running feud with LeBron James is as bitter as ever. Speaking on the “7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony” podcast on Monday, Smith didn’t mince words about the NBA superstar. “I don’t like his a**, not a little bit,”...

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President Donald Trump ruthlessly mocked the so-called "No Kings" protests Sunday evening, after being confronted about it while riding on Air Force One. "I think it's a joke," he said. "I looked at the people. They're not representative of this country. And I looked at all the brand new signs...

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Something happened when we watched Democrats' shameful reactions to last month's assassination of conservative Christian icon Charlie Kirk. A switch flipped in my mind, and perhaps in many of yours, too. In short, I no longer have the energy or the will to pretend. And neither, it seems, do many...

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An illegal immigrant who had been set free on a previous DUI charge and was deported five years ago is now in the hands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being charged in the hit-and-run death of a 61-year-old North Carolina man. Richard Ferguson Jr. was killed on Sept....

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Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative leader, was elected prime minister on Tuesday by Japan’s parliament. Many have likened her to the country’s version of President Donald Trump because of her “Japan First” message and strong sense of patriotism. The Associated Press reported that Takaichi won 237 votes, giving her...

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"Do we let them stand alone?" In "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002), the Elven ruler Galadriel asked that very question about the people of Middle-earth left behind to fight the evil dark lord Sauron. The question now seems pertinent to the New York City mayoral race....

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A SkyWest flight heading for Los Angeles turned around shortly after it took off after pilots feared someone was breaking into the cockpit. The plane’s system that allows the pilots and crew to communicate with each other malfunctioned, according to KABC-TV. That led flight crew members to pound on the...

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Democrats and their establishment media allies created this monster by relentlessly demonizing President Donald Trump and his supporters. Now, they have no choice but to feed that monster lest it devour them. Monday on the social media platform Instagram, journalist Gayle King, co-host of "CBS Mornings," incurred the wrath of...

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The House Judiciary Committee referred former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution Monday, which could ultimately lead to an official indictment. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Republican Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio cited "significant evidence" that Brennan  "knowingly...

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In medieval Europe, morality plays held a significant place in the cultural landscape. These were dramatic narratives where the main characters symbolized the eternal struggle between good and evil. The primary aim of those stories was to promote Christian ideals, with a hero embodying goodness pitted against anything or anyone...

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A United States marshal and an illegal alien were hospitalized after being shot in Los Angeles Monday morning during a joint operation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "BREAKING: Per multiple ICE & DHS sources to @FoxNews, a U.S. Marshal and a target alien were both shot in LA this morning...

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It was a case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that was nearly fatal. A man who allegedly decided to rip down a sign supporting President Donald Trump outside a home in rural North Carolina, then apparently fired a handgun at the building, is facing charges that could put him in prison...

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Graham Platner was, before this week, somewhere between the Democrats' dream candidate and worst nightmare. Platner, a millennial oyster farmer with far-left views, has become the prohibitive favorite in the one seat that the Democrats definitely feel they can pick up in the 2026 senatorial elections: Maine, where Sen. Susan...

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The left is freaking out about a viral, vulgar response amplified by President Donald Trump to the so-called "No Kings" protests last weekend. If they want to look at where the responsibility lies, though, they ought to look at themselves. Despite drawing huge crowds at only a handful of the...

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In the wake of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's assassination, his organization's faith wing has seen a massive increase in membership. Kirk was not one to shy away from professing that he followed Jesus Christ. TPUSA Faith aims to facilitate the growth and to nourish the faith of Christians...

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They may look cute and cuddly... but at least one California sea otter has reportedly turned to a life of crime. A surfer in Santa Cruz told officials a cheeky sea otter nibbled on her foot, then had the audacity to commandeer her surfboard on Oct. 14. Isabella Orduna "recalled...

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Next thing you know, Hillary Clinton might start lecturing President Donald Trump about keeping private email servers. I don't think that he has one hanging around his house, mind you, but that's about where we're at. As you probably know if you spend any time on social media and any...

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A driver was taken into custody Tuesday night after ramming a vehicle into a gate outside the White House while President Donald Trump was inside a few hundred feet away. “At approximately 10:37 p.m., an individual drove a vehicle into the Secret Service vehicle gate located at 17th & E...

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