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Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Inside” that former President Donald Trump’s bloodbath comment was an “endorsement of political violence.” Saturday, at a rally in Dayton, OH, Trump said, “If you’re listening, President Xi — and you and I are friends — but he understands the way I deal. Those big monster car manufacturing plants that you’re building in Mexico right now, and you think you’re going to get that, you’re going to not hire Americans, and you’re going to sell the cars as now we’re going to put a 100% tariff on every single car...

Aerosmith's frontman Steven Tyler is facing a more serious condition than initially believed, according to a recent report by TMZ. The 75-year-old rock legend, who had already canceled several tour dates due to vocal cord damage, is now said to be barely able to speak.

Self-professed Satanists, heathens, atheists, spiritualists and so-called "other'd folk" joined forces Saturday to "reclaim" a Texas city center from Christians. Although the event's organizer Raynie Castañeda claimed the second annual Pagan Pride Fest in Tyler was "not satanic," it nevertheless saw droves of people pay to renounce their religious beliefs and hail the devil. 'Not doing anything satanic' "We're just hanging out," Castañeda told the Tyler Morning Telegraph. "There's kids trick-or-treating, people getting their faces painted ... We're not doing anything satanic or any crazy rituals. We're just existing." According to an event listing, the aim of the festival was...

A Texas woman was hit with a felony charge after she allegedly spat on a corpse during a funeral viewing. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KLTV, police arrested 51-year-old Laurie Lynn Hinds on June 5, about seven months after she allegedly committed the crime in Tyler, Texas. Authorities say Hinds entered the funeral home, made a beeline to the open casket, and spat on the body. Though the details surrounding the woman’s motive remain unclear; however, a witness told police Hinds had “animosity” toward the family of the deceased individual. A warrant for Hinds’ arrest was issued in...

The Texas House and Senate have reached an agreement on a permitless carry bill, lawmakers announced Friday. Both chambers passed versions the “constitutional carry” bill that would allow Texans 21 and older to carry a handgun without a license as long as they’re not otherwise prohibited from having a firearm. But changes made to House Bill 1927 in the Senate were not agreeable to the House, and a committee made up of representatives and senators was formed to come up with a compromise bill. The bill’s author Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, announced that a deal had been reached on Friday afternoon...

Rick Tyler, a leading Republican analyst and so-called Never Trumper, told Yahoo News on Monday that his former boss Sen. Ted Cruz is “just a coward” for publicly supporting Trump even though Cruz knows he’s a bad president. “You have a choice in this world: You can be a political leader and talk about principle,” Tyler told the Yahoo News “Skullduggery” podcast. “Or you can do the popular thing — [and] in Texas supporting Trump is a popular thing — and try to hold all your supporters together because you want to maintain power. But you know what? Sometimes you’ve...

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland - "Strickland breaks silence on McCarrick" Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, wouldn’t label himself as “bold.” [snip] “Honestly, I guess I’m bold enough to just say what I think,” he said. Even “if it gets me in trouble — sometimes it does — I’m going to be true to what I believe. It really saddens me to be considered bold for simply reading the Catechism out loud.” “When I was ordained a bishop almost seven years ago, I said I’d guard the deposit of Faith entire and incorrupt,” Bishop Strickland said. “That’s what...

Tyler Skaggs, a 27-year-old starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, died in Texas on Monday, the team said. Skaggs was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in his hotel room at around 2:18 p.m., according to the Southlake Police Department in Texas He was pronounced dead at the scene. “Tyler has, and always will be, an important part of the Angels Family,” read a statement from the team. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Carli and his entire family during this devastating time.”

New York cardinal: Excommunicating pro-abortion politicians ‘not an appropriate response’ NEW YORK, January 25, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan responded to calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's excommunication for his role in enshrining a “fundamental right” to virtually-unlimited abortion in the state, saying via a spokesperson that excommunication is "not an appropriate response." Asked by CNN Religion Editor Dan Burke about the calls for Gov. Cuomo to be excommunicated over New York's new abortion bill, Dolan’s spokesman said he would “not discuss any individual,” but that “excommunication should not be used as a...

Washington, D.C., January 25, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Two U.S. bishops are calling for the excommunication of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his role in enshrining a “fundamental right” to virtually-unlimited abortion in the state. Knoxville, Tennessee, Bishop Richard Stika and Tyler, Texas, Bishop Joseph Strickland both indicated that if Cuomo lived in their jurisdiction they would take action. Strickland urged Cuomo’s ordinaries to do so. “Someone asked me today if I would issue an excommunication of a Catholic Governor under my jurisdiction if the Governor did the same as in New York,” Stika tweeted Thursday afternoon. “I think I...

Put Rick Tyler's picture next to "schadenfreude" in the dictionary . . . As news broke during today's Morning Joe that Roger Stone had been arrested and charged with seven counts of obstruction and false statements and witness tampering, Tyler—a former Ted Cruz campaign aide turned MSNBC political analyst—took obvious delight in Stone's predicament: RICK TYLER: Roger Stone, like Donald Trump, is a political con man whose showman shtick has finally caught up with him . . . He's known for dirty tricks, and I think a lifetime of this shtick has finally caught up with him. Get the rest...

<p>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tyler Trent, a former Purdue University student and enthusiastic college football fan who inspired many with his battle against cancer, has died. He was 20.</p> <p>His family confirmed to The Indianapolis Star that he died Tuesday.</p> <p>Trent had wanted to be a sportswriter and was determined to attend Purdue despite suffering three bouts with a rare bone cancer.</p>

Gregg and Rusk county reps on a regional transportation board aren’t happy with the lack of progress, reporting and marketing for Toll 49 on which traffic and revenues have slowed.Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Authority directors hope a new on-ramp that opened Tuesday plus the addition of 6 more miles that open Nov. 1 — two months ahead of schedule — can resurrect sluggish toll revenue.Board member Dave Spurrier raised questions, however, about why more hasn’t been done to attract new drivers, especially from Interstate 20.“I’d just like to see an aggressive marketing plan,” Spurrier, who represents Gregg County, said soon...

Cops have busted twin brothers from the Bronx for allegedly stockpiling explosive materials and crafting bombs inside their home — with help from high school students. Christian Toro, a former teacher at Harlem Prep, and his brother, Tyler Toro, were arrested by the FBI on Thursday as part of a joint investigation with the NYPD. The two 27-year-olds had been forging explosive devices inside their Pelham Parkway apartment since last October — using gunpowder from fireworks as the base for their bomb-making, according to the complaint. A search of the residence turned up a slew of dangerous chemicals, including 20...

TYLER, TX (KLTV) - An East Texas woman has a warning for anyone who uses Texas toll roads and uses the TxTag for billing. Birgit Grubbs, of Athens, has used Toll 49 for years, but recently found out she was charged hundreds of dollars in tolls for trips she has never taken on roads in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. After trying to solve the problem herself by calling customer support and filing complaints and getting no resolution, she contacted us. "I was like Holy Moly... there is no way that these charges are mine," Grubbs said. She was shocked when...

TYLER (KYTX) – People traveled from all over East Texas to see Sen. Ted Cruz speak at Smith’s Lone Star Event Center. While many were Cruz supporters, others have not made up their mind about the GOP race. “I want to get a feel for him up close,” said Randy Huntsberger, who traveled from Noonday. “We're looking at several candidates. We haven't made a full decision of support, but we like a lot of things that he has stood for.” Others in the crowd have supported Cruz since his Senate race in 2012, once thought to be a long shot....

Longtime Ted Cruz supporter Mary Joe Carson, 79, of Forney, proudly showcased a “Ted Cruz for President” campaign button she purchased in 2014 at the Republican state convention. Perched in the front row, Ms. Carson was the first to arrive at the Lone Star Event Center on Thursday to hear the presidential candidate and U.S. Senator speak. She drove two-and-a-half hours from Dallas and arrived in Tyler at 1 p.m. Slowly, other supporters filed in, forming a sea of red, white and blue. With her purse in her lap and her fingers tightly woven together, Ms. Carson and a group...

We hope you’ll join Senator Ted Cruz for a Texas is #CruzCountry Tour tomorrow, Thursday, September 3rd with rallies in Fort Worth, Tyler, and Kingwood!Please note, the Kingwood Freedom Rally is sold out, so if you’ve already RSVPed, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow!Fort Worth Is #CruzCountry Rally with Senator Ted Cruz Doors Open at 10:00am Program at 11:00am Fort Worth Stock YardsUpdated Room: The Back 40 140 E Exchange Ave Fort Worth, TX 76164RSVP HereTyler is #CruzCountry Rally with Senator Ted Cruz Doors Open at 2:00 pm Program Starts at 3:30pm Smith’s Lone Star Event Center 4036 FM2767...

Join Ted Cruz in Texas! Thursday, September 3Fort Worth Is #CruzCountry Rally Doors Open at 10:00am Program begins at 11:00 am Fort Worth Stock Yards Stampede Room 130 E Exchange Ave Fort Worth, TX 76164RSVP HERETyler is #CruzCountry Rally Doors open at 2:00 pm Program begins at 3:30 pm Smith’s Lone Star Event Center 4036 FM 2767 Tyler, TX 75708RSVP HEREKingwood Freedom Rally Doors open at 5:00 pm Program begins at 7:00 pm Sen. Ted Cruz Speaks at 7:45 pm Nathaniel Center 804 Russell Palmer Rd Kingwood, TX 77339RSVP HERE

Tyler S. Drumheller, a high-level CIA officer who publicly battled agency leaders over one of the most outlandish claims in the U.S. case for war with Iraq, died Aug. 2 at a hospital in Fairfax County. He was 63. The cause was complications from pancreatic cancer, said his wife, Linda Drumheller. Mr. Drumheller held posts in Africa and Europe over a 26-year career during which the CIA’s focus shifted from the Cold War to terrorist threats. He rose to prominent positions at CIA headquarters, serving as chief of the European division at a time when the agency was abducting al-Qaeda...