Wheaton Baseball Player Struck by Train, TX Leaders Urge Cutting UMC Ties, Most Pastors Won't Endorse Candidates

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.