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Episcopal bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’ after ICE shooting

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Episcopal bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’ after ICE shooting

A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is warning his clergy to finalize their wills and get their affairs in order to prepare for a "new era of martyrdom" following the shooting death of a woman by a federal immigration agent.  Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire voiced his remarks earlier this month at a vigil honoring Renee Good, who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 while behind the wheel […]

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John Mellencamp’s decades-long devotion pays off as Hoosiers make historic championship run

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John Mellencamp’s decades-long devotion pays off as Hoosiers make historic championship run

Rock legend and lifelong Indiana football fan John Mellencamp cheered on the Hoosiers ahead of their national championship showdown against the Miami Hurricanes. On Monday, the 74-year-old musician decked himself out in cream and crimson, sporting an IU Letterman jacket in a photo that he shared hours before the 2026 CFP National Championship Game kicks off at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.In the image, Mellencamp, who is one […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026 5

Prominent Catholic bishop slams anti-ICE agitators who disrupted MN church service: ‘Unacceptable’

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Prominent Catholic bishop slams anti-ICE agitators who disrupted MN church service: ‘Unacceptable’

Prominent Catholic Bishop Robert Barron is speaking out against a mob of agitators who stormed a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday to protest ICE.Barron, who leads the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, just southeast of St. Paul, and is the founder of "Word on Fire" Ministries, called the disruption "unacceptable.""I don’t care what is animating or annoying you, I don’t care what your political persuasion might be, invading […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026 5

Here’s the age when strength and fitness begin fading, long-term data shows

Health

Here’s the age when strength and fitness begin fading, long-term data shows

Physical decline does not wait for old age. A new study tracked the same people for nearly half a century, finding that measurable drops in fitness and strength begin at around age 35 and continue gradually through midlife.The study is based on the Swedish "Physical Activity and Fitness" cohort, which began in 1971 with participants born in 1958. Researchers enrolled 427 people, a mix of men and women, and tested the […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026 5

Trump energy chief outlines coal’s ‘crucial’ role in affordability as admin pushes to keep plants running

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Trump energy chief outlines coal’s ‘crucial’ role in affordability as admin pushes to keep plants running

Energy Secretary Christopher Wright affirmed the Trump administration’s plan to keep U.S. coal-fired power plants operating amid rising electricity prices and increasing grid reliability concerns tied to growing demand."It's crucial to the reliability and affordability of electricity in the U.S.," he told FOX Business on Monday."The states that have rushed to close their coal plants have also had rapidly escalating electricity prices. Americans don't like that. President Trump doesn't like […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026 9

Laws demanding race-based state action are unconstitutional, Florida AG declares

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Laws demanding race-based state action are unconstitutional, Florida AG declares

Florida Attorney General James Uthemeier issued an opinion in which he declared that state laws that call for race-based discrimination are unconstitutional and will not be enforced by his office."Racial discrimination is wrong. It is also unconstitutional. Yet Florida maintains several laws on its books that promote and require discrimination on its face," Uthmeier asserted in the opinion."The question of law presented here is: Are Florida laws that mandate discrimination […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026 5

Universal Orlando visitor dies after riding Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster, state report says

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Universal Orlando visitor dies after riding Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster, state report says

A 70-year-old woman visiting Universal Orlando died in November after riding the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster, according to a state report released Thursday.The woman, who was not identified in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) report, became unresponsive while riding the indoor attraction on Nov. 25, 2025, and later died at a hospital. The report did not list a cause of death.Revenge of the Mummy […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026 5

Warren launches probe into major banks over Trump Venezuela oil sales

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Warren launches probe into major banks over Trump Venezuela oil sales

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and other Democratic senators have spearheaded an investigation into the role major U.S. banks will play in assisting the Trump administration sell Venezuelan oil.  The inquiry comes after President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela's interim government would hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. and that the oil would be sold "immediately." While Trump has said that he would control the proceeds of […]

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Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk demands speedy trial, alleging ‘undue delay’ from Tyler Robinson defense

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Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk demands speedy trial, alleging ‘undue delay’ from Tyler Robinson defense

Erika Kirk is seeking a speedy trial in response to perceived delay tactics from the legal team representing her husband's accused assassin, Tyler Robinson.In a court filing made public over the weekend, her attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, notified the court that she is invoking her rights to a speedy trial as a victim under Utah law."The Utah Code affords victims of a crime ‘the right to a speedy disposition of the […]

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