Inset: Ariela Thran (Cortland County District Attorney’s Office). Background: Patricia Halverson’s property in Solon, N.Y., where she was found dead in December 2023 (WBNG/YouTube). An upstate New York woman is headed to prison after she tried to frame a horse for her mother’s murder — reportedly going so far as to get an equestrian expert…
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Healthier America? Pepsi Ditches High Fructose Corn Syrup In Exchange For Sugar
PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta has announced that the company will reduce its use of high-fructose corn syrup in its beverages. Instead, cane sugar will be added. This move aligns with consumer preferences and echoes a recent announcement by former President Donald Trump, who stated that Coca-Cola would also take a similar approach. High-fructose corn syrup…
Catholic Bishop Says Couples Should Have Kids: “Husbands And Wives are Called to Cooperate With God”
Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, issued a statement ahead of National Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week, calling for married couples to use and benefit from God’s design for love and children. National NFP Awareness Week runs from July 20-26 and serves to call attention to Humanae Vitae, Pope St. Paul VI’s encyclical on…
Court Refuses Request to Kill 27-Week-Old Unborn Baby in Abortion
In a tragic case, a division branch rejected a 16-year-old rape victim’s request to immediately abort her 27-week-old unborn baby. “Don’t ask us to be a part of foeticide. Every endeavour must be made by the state to protect life,” the bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal told the counsel for…
Sheriff: Killer Bought Body Bag from Amazon a Week Before Murder of Beloved Real Estate Agent Who Treated Him Like a Grandson
Authorities in California have arrested a 21-year-old man and charged him with murder of a beloved Bass Lake real estate agent. Robert “Bob” Boyajian, 75, was reported missing by co-workers on July 14 when he missed an appointment, Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue said. Tyson said that deputies found Boyajian’s vehicle and his Apple Watch,…
‘Pulled the same stunt again’: Lawyers for election pollster scathingly threaten Trump with sanctions after ‘transparently improper’ defiance of court order
Left: Pollster J. Ann Selzer (Jenny Condon Photography, used with permission of FIRE). Right: President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable at “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). Attorneys for a retired 2024 election pollster and a top…
Trump admin cannot be stopped from stripping deportation protections for thousands of foreign nationals, appeals court rules
Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Kristi Noem at a campaign rally on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) An appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed in its plan to strip temporary protected status (TPS) designations for Afghans and Cameroonians in the United States. The ruling from the…
Colbert Responds to Trump With F-Bomb: Gloves Are Off’
Stephen Colbert didn’t hold back Monday night, delivering a fiery monologue in response to CBS’s decision to cancel The Late Show — and President Trump’s celebration of it. “With just ten months left, the gloves are off,” Colbert told his audience. “I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power and say what I really think…
BOLO: Missing SC Woman, Possibly in Danger, Last Seen Getting Into Unknown Vehicle
Police in South Carolina are searching for a missing 33-year-old woman who is possibly in danger. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Chelsea Clayton was reported missing Monday, but was last seen Saturday at around 6:20 p.m., at a Circle K store at Leesberg and Trotter Road in Richland County. The sheriff’s office said…
Elderly Florida Woman Found Living in Filth and Malnourished; Caregiver Arrested
Florida authorities found “an elderly woman living in extremely hazardous and unsanitary conditions” on Friday and arrested her 56-year-old caregiver. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said the woman weighed about 90 pounds and “appeared severely neglected, with visible feces on her person and signs that she had not bathed in an extended period.” Deputies…
New Movie Will Tell Story of Bevelyn Williams, Who Biden Put in Prison for Protesting Abortion
After serving prison time for peacefully preaching outside abortion clinics, pro-life activist Bevelyn B. Williams is now the subject of a new feature film premiering in theaters nationwide Aug. 15. According to a recent press release from Owlam Studios and Hardrich Inc., producers of the film, Pardon Me: The Bevelyn B. Williams Story traces Williams’ journey from passionate street…
Whole federal district court reminds Trump admin it is ‘not a Denny’s’ while opposing ‘unprecedented’ DOJ lawsuit
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters as President Donald Trump listens, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). After the Trump administration attempted to move its sweeping immigration enforcement and deportation agenda forward by suing an entire federal district court, lawyers for the court…
Pope Leo Recognizes Miraculous Healing of a Premature Baby
Pope Leo XIV has recognized the healing of a premature baby in 2007 as a miracle attributable to the intercession of Venerable Valera Parra, further advancing Parra along the route to being canonized a saint. According to a June 20 Promulgation of Decrees, Pope Leo authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to recognize the…
‘Chimp Crazy’ Star Detained for Failing to Pay Court Ordered Costs on Lawsuit
The star of an HBO docuseries about the ownership of “exotic” animals has been arrested for failing to pay court ordered costs to end a lawsuit over her treatment of the animals last year. A St. Louis County judge issued an order for law enforcement to detain Tonia Haddix and her husband, Jerry Aswegan, on…
Selling the Public Lands
This article was originally published by Ryan Wardle at The Mises Institute. Senator Mike Lee has been making waves recently with his support of new potential legislation that would mandate sale of a small amount of land which is currently owned and managed by the federal government. The idea behind the proposal is to free up space…
Federal Judge Blocks New Law Defunding Planned Parenthood
A federal judge on Monday extended a block on a provision in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that aimed to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood. The ruling ensures continued taxpayer funding for the nation’s largest abortion company, prompting criticism from those who argue no public dollars should support organizations killing babies…
Is Your Money Secretly Fueling ACTIVIST AGENDAS?
Your tax dollars may be winding through opaque nonprofit networks and ending up with activist causes you never approved, raising serious accountability questions. At a Glance U.S. tax dollars flow through intermediaries like the Tides Foundation, which manages over $1.4 billion in assets and operates fiscal sponsorships for progressive groups. The Black Lives Matter Global…
Florida Eye Doctor Charged in Ex-Wife’s Murder
A Florida ophthamologist has been charged with the murder of his wife following a contentious separation and divorce. Richard Seith, 53, was charged with first degree murder in the death of Spirit Airlines flight attendant Cynthia Sciarrone, 54, outside her home near Lake Worth Beach on July 15. According to a police report, Palm Beach…
Florida Man Charged With Killing Mother, Stuffing Her Body in Trash Chute
A 40-year-old Florida man has been charged with the murder of his retired schoolteacher mother, whose body was found in a Miami Beach trash chute on Saturday. Police conducted a welfare check at the apartment after Elizabeth “Betty” Caruso’s son-in-law said he hadn’t heard from her in several hours, WTVJ reported. They found blood smeared…
5 Children Kept Tied in Cages Until 1 Escapes, Found By Neighbor
Three people have been arrested and charged with child and animal abuse after five children were found living in the home in deplorable conditions in a Pennsylvania home. The investigation began when one of the children escaped out a window and was found by a neighbor walking his dog, WTAJ reported. The child was shoeless…
Funeral home director accused of giving family dirt instead of ashes now facing child sex abuse charges: Cops
Inset: Stan Henderson (Adel Police). Background: Illegal funeral home Henderson allegedly ran out of a former bank building in Adel, Georgia (Google Maps). A Georgia funeral home director facing a lawsuit for allegedly giving a couple an urn full of dirt instead of their dead child’s ashes is now staring at criminal charges in a…
IRS Ruling Frees Churches to Discuss Politics, Angering Atheists
An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) restriction on free speech in faith communities has been labelled unconstitutional. The United States District Court in Eastern Texas took on the case, which saw the IRS admit that the law was flawed. Known as the Johnson Amendment, the gag order on tax-free 501c organisations goes back to before Lyndon…
‘Wasn’t a big deal’: Mom locks crying 2-year-old in sweltering car for ruining her ‘Smurfs’ movie experience, returns to finish the film with her own siblings, cops say
Inset: Tipora Merriex (Lake City Police Department). Background: The egal Cinema 90 on U.S. Highway 90 in Lake City, Fla., where Tipora Merriex allegedly locked her daughter in a hot car on July 19, 2025 (Google Maps). A Florida teenager is accused of leaving her 2-year-old daughter locked up in a hot car — with…
Mom Gives Birth to Triplets Thanks to Pro-Life Pregnancy Center
The chances of a pregnancy with triplets are rare, and opportunities for pregnancy help organizations to help women pregnant with multiple babies are also rare. According to 2023 birth data released in March by the Centers for Disease Control, the number of triplet births in America was 2,505 with triplet and higher multiple births averaging…
Judge Blocks Tennessee Law to Stop Trafficking Minors for Secret Out of State Abortions
On First Amendment grounds, U.S. Circuit Judge Julia Gibbons today permanently blocked a portion of a Tennessee law that makes it a felony to recruit or transport a minor for an unlawful abortion without parental consent. Judge Gibbons’ decision mirrored that of U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger who, in September 2024 temporarily blocked enforcement…
One Year After Joe Biden Quit, Democrats are in Disarray
Well, here’s one take why the pro-abortion-to-the-core Democrat party lost last November: Hunter Biden, in his first interview since the 2024 election, denied there was a “grand conspiracy” to cover up issues with his father’s health and said Democrats only lost the race because they abandoned President Joe Biden. “We lost the last election…
‘No qualms about pulling the trigger’: Teen who fatally shot younger stepbrother lived in a home that knew about firearm safety, mom says
Left: Haegan Sagers (Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office). Right: Malaki Porter (GoFundMe). The mother of a Utah boy shot to death by his stepbrother said the admitted killer was raised in a home that valued gun safety. Haegan Sagers, 17, was sentenced to two to 15 years in juvenile detention and prison on July 15, months…
Munich Residents Form Human Chain to Protect Synagogue From Anti-Israel Protest Marked by Antisemitic Chants
Anti-Israel protesters march through Munich’s city center near the main synagogue during Shabbat prayers. Photo: Screenshot Munich residents formed a human chain around a local synagogue in a show of solidarity with the Jewish community in Germany, as an anti-Israel protest marched through the city center during Shabbat prayers. On Friday night, around 750 people…
Embryoscopy: Powerful Technology That Proves Unborn Babies are Human Beings
For years now, we at Priests for Life have been at the forefront of promoting the most vivid, powerful, and striking videography of the unborn child that exists. This is neither animation nor artificial intelligence — it is direct videography of the child herself, obtained through a rarely used technique called embryoscopy, in which a video…
Trump-appointed judge refuses to expunge record of accused Capitol rioter who called Jan. 6 a ‘magical day’ but was ‘fully acquitted’ of charges
Matthew Martin at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 (DOJ). A New Mexico man who was cleared of criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is not entitled to have the record of his arrest and trial expunged, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled. U.S. District…
Conviction Overturned for Bodega Clerk Who Confessed To Killing Etan Patz in 1979
On Monday, a New York appeals court overturned the conviction of a man jailed for killing a 6-year-old boy in 1979. The court ruled that Pedro Hernandez, 64, must either receive a new trial or be released. According to The New York Times, Hernandez was found guilty of killing Etan Patz — whom he admitted…
Ocasio-Cortez Campaign Office Vandalized With Anti-Israel Message Amid Backlash Over Iron Dome Funding Vote
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 21, 2024. Photo: Craig Hudson/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect A New York campaign office for US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was vandalized with what appeared to be red paint resembling blood and an anti-Israel message on Sunday night,…
Eye doctor murdered ex-wife over $285K divorce settlement after his ‘abusive behavior’ and demands she ‘swing’ with other sexual partners: Cops
Inset: Richard Seith (Palm Beach County Jail). Background: The condominium complex where Seith allegedly shot and killed his wife (WPEC). Authorities in Florida arrested an eye doctor after he allegedly killed his ex-wife as she returned home from her job as a flight attendant after a divorce in which he was forced to fork over…
Woman attacked Walmart shopper with a ‘sock filled with rocks’ before stealing her iPhone and $900 handbag: Police
Background: The Walmart Supercenter location in Antioch, Tenn. (Google Maps). Inset: Diamond Tankard (Davidson County Sheriff’s Office). A Tennessee woman who once appeared on a Bravo reality series is out on bond after being charged with aggravated assault at Walmart. Diamond Tankard, 21, was arrested on Saturday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon…
Doctors Remove Pregnant Mom’s Uterus and Baby to Treat Her Cancer
In a groundbreaking medical procedure, doctors at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust successfully removed the uterus of a 12-weeks-pregnant woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer, preserving both her life and that of her unborn child. With the surgery, doctors treated the cancer and re-implanted the uterus back into her body so Lucy Isaac could finish…
Madeline Soto: Mom’s Boyfriend Pleads Guilty to Raping Slain Teen, No Contest to Murder
A Florida man pleaded guilty on Monday to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl who was murdered last year. Stephan Sterns, 38, also pleaded no contest to murdering Madeline Soto, his girlfriend’s daughter. WFTV reported that Sterns’ pleas came a day before he was to stand trial for child sex crimes concerning Soto. Soto vanished on…
Ukraine And Russia Exchange Drone Attacks
Ukrainian drones have targeted Moscow, and in retaliation, Russia has struck Kiev with missiles. This war is continuing, regardless of the West’s interference, sanctions, or threats. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were intercepted over Rostov, Belgorod, and Moscow regions overnight, according to officials. Russian air defenses were able to destroy dozens of incoming Ukrainian drones across…
Jewish Groups Applaud Major Teachers’ Union’s Rejection of ADL Ban
Rebecca S. Pringle, president of the National Education Association, speaks on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug. 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar Jewish groups this week commended the National Education Association (NEA) teachers union for refusing to adopt as policy a ban on the…
‘Bed was littered with leaves’: Caregiver forced elderly woman to live in filthy home with ‘2-3 inch roaches,’ cats, feces and other ‘extremely hazardous’ conditions, cops say
Inset: Melanie Hess (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The St. Lucie County Jail where Melanie Hess was booked on neglect charges Friday, July 18, 2025 (Google Maps). A Florida caregiver who was supposed to be watching over an elderly woman “not in the correct state of mind” made the senior live in filth and…
Jewish Man Physically Assaulted on Dublin Bus Amid Rising Antisemitic Hate Crimes in Ireland
A pro-Hamas demonstration in Ireland led by nationalist party Sinn Fein. Photo: Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A Jewish man was physically assaulted on a Dublin city bus last week as the attacker hurled antisemitic slurs — marking the latest incident in an increasing wave of anti-Jewish hate crimes in Ireland since the start of the war in…
Top qualities to look for in Beverly Hills car accident lawyers
Whether you broke a bone or suffered a traumatic brain injury, the right attorney for you is the one who demonstrates kindness, empathy, and expertise throughout the process. If you have been injured in a car accident in Beverly Hills and want to seek compensation for your injuries and damages, you will likely want a…
Harvard Sued in Another Antisemitism Lawsuit
373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University. Photo: Brian Snyder via Reuters Connect. Harvard University is at the center of another federal lawsuit alleging that school officials, including its private law enforcement agency, exposed a Jewish student to antisemitic abuse by refusing to intervene and correct a hostile environment even as the misconduct escalated to include…
Has Gavin Newsom Already Started His Presidential Campaign?
For some reason, Democrats are flocking to deep-red South Carolina. In recent weeks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have all visited the Palmetto State, which favored President Donald Trump over Kamala Harris by almost 20 percentage points. In May, Tim Walz and Wes Moore, the governors of…
Woman Arrested Following Antisemitic Insults, Spilled Fries, Alleged Assault at Kosher Cafe in London
Illustrative: Police officers block a street as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in protest against Britain’s Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s plans to proscribe the “Palestine Action” group in the coming weeks, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jaimi Joy Police in central London arrested an unnamed woman, 32, on Thursday and began an investigation into a…
Democrat Strategist Issues Warning to Democratic Party: ‘In Shambles’
Democratic strategist James Carville says his party is a mess — and barreling toward disaster. In a blistering New York Times essay, Carville slammed Democrats as “constipated, leaderless, confused,” and even a “cracked-out clown car.” He says the party is on track for a “civilized civil war.” Carville pointed to far-left candidates like New York…
Israel Studies Under Attack at US Universities, New Report Finds
Pro-Hamas demonstrators at Columbia University in New York City, US, April 29, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs Israel Studies as an interdisciplinary field is in danger of being crowded out of American higher education by infectious ideologies which are having success in confecting a consensus that it normalizes the existence of a country which undermines progressive…
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Gun Control in Brazil
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show from Brazil, where he is speaking about that nation’s gun control and crime reduction efforts in the face of that nation’s latest attacks on citizens’ right to bear arms, as the latest president is forcing a gun confiscation scheme. They also discussed…
Man ‘purchased a bodybag from Amazon’ week before killing ‘beloved’ real estate agent, hiding body in desert cave: Police
Insets, left to right: Audrik Matevosian, Robert Boyajian (Maderna County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The Mojave Desert cave where Matevosian allegedly hid Boyajian’s body (MCSO). A 21-year-old man in California has been arrested for allegedly killing his 75-year-old boss a week after authorities said he purchased a body bag from Amazon. Audrik Matevosian is charged with…
US Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning ‘Globalize the Intifada’
Pro-Hamas activists gather in Washington Square Park for a rally following a protest march held in response to an NYPD sweep of an anti-Israel encampment at New York University in Manhattan, May 3, 2024. Photo: Matthew Rodier/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect US Reps. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) have introduced a bipartisan resolution…
Man died during routine eye surgery while doctors played ‘music bingo’ and turned off alarms monitoring his vital signs: Lawsuit
Bodycam footage of police at the InSight Surgery Center in Lone Tree, Colo., the day Bart Writer died (Lone Tree Police Department via KUSA). The family of a Colorado man who died during routine cataract surgery in 2023 has settled a lawsuit with the doctors blamed for his death. According to a report by KUSA,…
Documentary on Torn Down Hostage Posters to Open in Select NY, LA Theaters in September
Posters highlighting the plight of Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, are seen being torn down in New York. Photo: Provided A documentary screening in select theaters in September focuses on the controversy surrounding the torn down posters that raise awareness about the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas terrorists after their attack…