Wheaton Baseball Player Struck By Train, TX Leaders Urge Cutting UMC Ties, Most Pastors Won't Endorse Candidates
Top headlines for Monday, October 19, 2026
An 18-year-old Wheaton baseball player, Tomassino Offer, dies after being struck by a train just after church. A Texas megachurch votes on severing ties with the UMC. White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia resigns after a 14-minute debut amid ethics scrutiny. A Memphis street vendor, dubbed the “Gatorade Man,” receives a car and new start after a viral arrest. In a national survey, 93% of Protestant pastors vow not to endorse candidates from the pulpit. A transgender woman faces murder charges after allegedly stabbing a man 13 times, claiming self-defense.
00:11 Wheaton College student fatally struck by train
01:13 Texas megachurch leaders urge members to cut ties with UMC
02:16 Katie Zacharia out as Trump's White House press secretary
03:10 Scott Pace inaugurated as president of Southeastern Seminary
04:10 Man gets car from pastor, community after arrest as street vendor
05:14 93% of pastors don’t plan to endorse candidates from pulpit
06:13 Trans attacker claims self-defense after stabbing man 13 times
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- Wheaton College student fatally struck by train | U.S.
- Texas megachurch leaders urge members to cut ties with UMC | Church & Ministries
- Katie Zacharia out as Trump's White House press secretary | Politics
- Scott Pace inaugurated as president of Southeastern Seminary | Church & Ministries
- Man gets car from pastor, community after arrest as street vendor | U.S.
- 93% of pastors don’t plan to endorse candidates from pulpit | Church & Ministries
- Trans attacker claims self-defense after stabbing man 13 times | U.S.
