Charlie Kirk, a lifelong advocate for free speech, the leader of the nation’s preeminent conservative youth organization, and a beloved confidant of the first family, was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while speaking with students at Utah Valley University.

Charlie genuinely believed in and loved Jesus Christ. He had a profound faith. We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions. Because he loved God, he wanted to understand him. 

White House officials expressed confidence in the Secret Service’s abilities to protect President Trump hours before rowdy protesters stood just a few feet away from Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, screaming “Free D.C.! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!” The outburst occurred Tuesday night inside Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a swanky D.C. restaurant a block and a half from the White House.

The assassination of conservative giant Charlie Kirk has sent shock waves across the political sphere and around the globe, with political leaders on both sides of the aisle and international leaders reacting to the tragedy, some describing him as a “martyr” for free speech.

Fighting fair. Not a spouse’s favorite saying when they are currently in the middle of “Who’s Gonna Win This Time” with their dreaded enemy of the moment.

China is opening its bond market to Russian energy companies, e.g., Gazprom. This report is noteworthy for several reasons going beyond Russo-Chinese relations. First, China has hitherto refused to provide this open access to its bond market lest Washington impose sanctions upon it. 

In Ohio, we’re setting an example for the rest of the country: safeguard the vote, keep it secure, and trust the process. If we can hold on to that, our democracy will be just fine.

Home and business security systems are supposed to keep Americans safe. Yet, very often our cameras, routers, drones, smart locks and more are compromised, opening the door to surveillance and security risks – often without consumers being any the wiser. 

Niall Harbison shares the story of how a broken little dog saved his life. In Ireland, he owned a successful media company that earned him lots of money. He would be considered a success. But his life was a wreck. He started his day with three bottles of wine followed by valium that he washed down with whiskey. 

One day in November, John and I were both home sick with colds. We were listening to “Everybody’s Farm” on WLW radio. NBC broke into the program to tell us President Kennedy had been shot. It was Nov. 23, 1963. We spent the rest of the day listening to the radio.

Despite that lengthy rap sheet, mental health issues, and forfeiting bonds on three occasions, a Democrat judge released him back on the streets following his most recent arrest in January — free to slaughter an innocent woman just months later.

The role of prayer in civil society has emerged in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, and this may be a blessing of sorts amid the tragedy. This is because scientific research has shown time and again that religious faith and the practice of prayer check pathologies and improve quality of life on almost every level. 

To his credit, former President Obama appointed Tom Homan as Immigration and Customs Enforcement's executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations in 2013.  Obama awarded Homan a Presidential Rank Award in 2015 as a Distinguished Executive.  Obama, by the way, not Trump, was dubbed the "deporter-in-chief." Why weren't Democrats crying and protesting then? Hello?

My work day was done. It was time to try and clean the red paint from my hands. It looked as though I had managed to get more paint on my hands and clothes than on the tractor parts, but that was fine.

The most disturbing thing about the nationwide rise in electricity prices is that the average consumer is footing the bill for the biggest power users – huge data centers for artificial intelligence. Electricity prices could jump 15% to 40% in just the next 5 years, according to a recent forecast. And prices have already begun to jump. Retail electric prices have increased faster than the rate of inflation since 2022 – rising 13%.