At least four people including a bishop were wounded in a knife attack during a service at a church in Sydney on Monday (Apr 15)‚ triggering clashes between angry residents and police.  Telegraph (h/t Gary M) A Christian bishop in Sydney was stabbed during a Mass that was being live streamed in an attack in […]

Saudi Arabia deployed its military to defend Israel against the unprecedented Iranian attack. It signals a change in the region where the terror nation of Iran seeks hegemony. If you ever meet Iranian people‚ you’ll find they are nice‚ and it’s a tragedy that they have religious fascists in control. That Iranian attack on Israel […] The post Saudi Arabia &; Jordan Defended Israel During Iran’s Assault appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Jill Dillard‚ nee Duggar‚ said that her fourth child was stillborn. The 32-year-old former reality star announced the news on her blog and Instagram‚ sharing photos of herself and her husband‚ Derick‚ cradling what appears to be a crochet bear. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful baby girl‚ Isla Marie Dillard‚” she wrote in the post caption. “Jill was 4 months pregnant (due in August) when we found out that our baby died in utero. From the moment we found out we were pregnant‚ we couldn’t wait to meet our baby. Isla was much loved from the start‚ and her 3 big brothers were so excited to introduce her to their world.” She concluded‚ “We appreciate your prayers as we continue to grieve and heal from the loss of our little Isla Marie.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jill (Duggar) Dillard (@jillmdillard) The comments were flooded with support for the former “Counting On” star‚ including a message from her sister‚ Jinger Vuolo. “Love you so much‚ sis. Continuing to uphold you all in prayer. Sweet little Isla will be missed‚” she wrote in her reply. The Duggar family rose to fame as part of the TLC reality series “19 Kids and Counting.” The show followed the lives of a family with 19 children whose names all began with the letter J. The parents were Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar‚ devout Christians who homeschooled their children. The series was canceled in 2015 amid controversy stemming from the couple’s eldest son‚ Josh Duggar‚ admitting to molesting several of his sisters. A spinoff show starring some of the older daughters in the family‚ including Jill‚ debuted in 2015. “Counting On” was canceled in 2021 after Josh was arrested for child pornography possession. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Dillard wrote a book about her experiences‚ saying being on the show negatively impacted her marriage. “It caused a lot of frustration in our marriage‚” the former reality star told People in September 2023‚ as The Daily Wire previously reported. “Especially early on‚ where he would feel a certain way about filming something. I’d be like‚ ‘I hear you‚ I feel you‚ I also don’t want to do whatever it is they’re asking us to do either. But we have to.’” “It definitely got between us‚” she said. “I saw how deeply we were in an argument one time‚ and I was like‚ ‘Whoa‚ this is not okay‚’” Dillard continued. “When I saw how it was affecting our marriage‚ I think that was another wake-up call for me. It was like‚ okay‚ we need to either fight this battle together‚ or it’s going to rip us apart. So yeah‚ we had to join forces at that point.”

A police officer and a sheriff’s deputy were shot and killed in an upstate New York neighborhood Sunday night after exchanging gunfire with a suspect‚ who was also killed. The shooting occurred just after 8 p.m. in Liverpool‚ about 6 miles north of Syracuse‚ the Associated Press reported. Earlier in the night‚ two Syracuse Police Department officers attempted to pull over a suspicious vehicle‚ which fled the scene‚ the New York Post reported. The officers tracked the license plate to a home in Liverpool. More Syracuse officers arrived‚ along with Onondaga County sheriff’s deputies‚ and found what appeared to be firearms inside the car. Law enforcement then heard what sounded like someone “manipulating a firearm” inside the home‚ Syracuse Police Chief Joseph Cecile said in an early morning press conference. “Moments later there was an exchange of gunfire between at least one suspect and the officers and the deputies‚” Cecile added. One of the two Syracuse police officers who first attempted to pull over the vehicle was struck and killed during the gunfire‚ along with a sheriff’s deputy. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were pronounced dead. The suspect was also taken to the hospital‚ where he was also pronounced dead. “We lost two heroes tonight‚” Cecile said at the press conference. “Two men who answered the call to duty to put on the badge to protect the community‚ protect and serve. We lost two of them tonight.” Photos published by the Post show dozens of police and sheriff’s department officials lined up along the streets outside the hospital where the officer and sheriff’s deputy were taken‚ saluting as law enforcement vehicles passed. Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley called it a “sad day for law enforcement‚” while Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said it was a “dark day for Syracuse.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “This is our worst nightmare come true‚” Walsh added‚ according to the Post. “And our thoughts right now are with the families of those two officers — those two heroes.” Neither the fallen officer nor the deputy have been named‚ but Cecile said the officer had been on the job for about three years and was “very active‚ very proactive.” Shelley said the deceased deputy was a “seasoned” law enforcement officer and was “very well-liked in his community.” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul‚ a Democrat‚ posted on X that she was “horrified by the senseless killing” of the officer and the deputy. “My prayers are with their families‚ loved ones‚ and their colleagues‚” she wrote. “New York will never forget their heroism and service.”