Author: Rana McCallister

Jezebel Paid a Witch Days Before Charlie Kirk’s Murder: A Republican Take Earlier this month many on the left reacted to the brutal assassination of activist Charlie Kirk with words of praise and celebration, and that response deserved outrage. The country watched as a violent act was met with gloating and, in some corners, thinly veiled approval. That alone should have set off alarm bells about where political discourse has gone in this country. Now a new report has made the situation even darker by revealing that a left-wing outlet openly courted a curse on Kirk just days before his…

Starbucks Cuts 900 Jobs and Shutters Stores as It Embarks on $1B Restructure Starbucks has announced plans to lay off roughly 900 employees and to close a number of stores as part of a broad $1 billion restructuring effort. The company says this is part of a strategic shift to sharpen focus on the coffeehouse experience and customer-facing investments. Executives framed the move as a hard, necessary step to stabilize performance and redirect resources. Management projects the net number of stores in North America will fall by about 1 percent in the next fiscal year when openings and closures are…

Lawsuit Alleges UNC Hid Bill Belichick Hiring in Closed-Door Meeting Former UNC provost Chris Clemens and attorney David McKenzie have filed a lawsuit claiming the University of North Carolina secretly hired Bill Belichick in a closed-door session. The plaintiffs say the decision was made without proper public notice or the transparency required of public institutions. That accusation has set off questions about governance, accountability, and how major decisions get made at state schools. The complaint centers on whether university officials violated state open meetings rules by making a hiring decision behind closed doors. At stake is more than one hire.…

The U.S.-based Antifa movement borrows its name, imagery, and bravado from Germany’s Antifaschistische Aktion, a Communist project from the 1920s and 1930s that played a role in fragmenting the democratic left at a deadly moment. That split helped clear the political path for Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to seize control of a broken Weimar Republic. Understanding that origin undercuts the modern group’s moral claim to a purely anti-fascist heritage. Modern Antifa rewrites history Modern Antifa organizers proudly fly the two-flag banner and claim a lineage to interwar anti-fascists, but the historical record is messier and uglier than the…

Senators Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren Face Their Own Words as Shutdown Looms Capitol chaos is back on the table and Democrats who promised accountability are getting a reminder from their own speeches. Senators Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren said tough things when they were in opposition, and now those words are echoing as a government shutdown nears. For conservatives watching, it is a simple story of broken promises and misplaced priorities. Washington insiders love dramatic reversals, but voters notice when rhetoric and reality diverge. Schumer once lectured on the need to keep the government running smoothly, and Warren criticized fiscal…

Trump’s Push To Rein In Drug Cost Manipulation Is Sorely Needed Americans are paying the tab for a global pricing system that lets other countries freeload while U.S. patients and taxpayers pick up the bill. President Trump’s drive to force fairness in drug pricing is a necessary shock to a system rigged by foreign price controls and corporate maneuvers. This piece explains why the policy matters and what reforms can actually bring relief at the pharmacy counter. Prescription drug spending exploded past $800 billion in 2024, and that jump is more than a number — it is money taken out…

We are being told that medication abortion is safe and simple, but a new pattern tells a different story that matters to every family and every community. Reports and anecdotal evidence now suggest many harms tied to abortion drugs are being recorded as something else, often labeled as miscarriages. That matters because what you call something shapes what you do about it, and right now the system favors denial over honesty. According to conservative watchdog groups and patient advocates the incentives are clear: activists push women to avoid saying they used an abortion pill, and hospitals and clinics may accept…

New Mexico Town Closes Its Bridge After Surge In Suicides, Including 15-Year-Old Boy Local officials in northern New Mexico took the extraordinary step of closing pedestrian access to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge following a tragic weekend when a 15-year-old boy died by suicide. The closure comes after a rash of deaths at the site, with authorities saying six people have taken their own lives there so far this year. The move reflects urgent concern about a pattern that has locals and public health experts scrambling for answers. The bridge, a dramatic span that towers roughly 650 feet above the…

A Tiny Detail on the Shroud of Turin That Reframes the Mystery What if a single, almost invisible detail on an ancient cloth changes how we think about one of history’s greatest puzzles? The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth that many believe carries the image of a crucified man, and it has been studied and debated for decades. Hidden in the faint facial imprint is a subtle outline that deserves fresh attention. Most analyses and descriptions of the Shroud of Turin’s facial image, including scientific studies and expert forensic examinations, describe the lips as closed. Providential encounter As…

A Tennessee man who spent years fostering children was arrested in Florida after authorities say child sexual abuse images were found on his phone while he and his family were returning from a cruise. Federal agents charged Jason Alan Miller, 48, with transportation and possession of child pornography based on an affidavit that describes what was discovered during a border inspection. The case has stunned the community that once saw him as a caregiver and has raised fresh questions about device searches at ports of entry. Miller reportedly returned on a Caribbean cruise with his pregnant wife and eight children,…