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Mortgage rates posted their sharpest weekly decline in a year, according to new data from Freddie Mac. The lender’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.35%, down from 6.5% last week. A year ago, the average stood at 6.2%. “Mortgage rates are headed in the right … Read more
MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd after his controversial on-air remarks about the connection between “hateful words” and “hateful actions” after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. MSNBC announced on Thursday that Dowd, a paid political analyst, is “no longer with the network.” Dowd said the following after Charlie Kirk was shot dead: … Read more
A Lancashire councillor has resigned after posting that the assassination of right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk was “good riddance.” Fiona Wild, who served as an independent councillor for Lanehead ward on Burnley Council, deleted the post which also claimed the “not… very nice man made himself a target and brought this on himself.” Kirk, … Read more
The FBI released images of a person of interest they would like to talk to. The man appears to be a college age guy and there’s a chance that he might be the person who shot Charlie Kirk dead. The FBI would need to confirm that one way or the other. As of now, this … Read more
President Donald Trump announced that he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the honorable Medal of Freedom. This is the highest civilian honor that one can receive from a president. Trump said, “Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty, and an inspiration to millions and millions of people… We miss him greatly, … Read more
New details have emerged on the possible suspect responsible for shooting Charlie Kirk dead at a speaking event at Utah Valley University. Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck, rushed to a hospital, placed in critical condition, but then died. At least two suspects or persons of interest were either arrested or questioned, but they … Read more
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been pronounced dead after being shot in the neck during an event today. The White House issued a statement from President Donald Trump: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than … Read more
President Donald Trump issued a statement on the Charlie Kirk shooting. Trump said: “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!” Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was on stage for his “American Comeback … Read more
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was on stage for his “American Comeback Tour” when shots were fired from a nearby building. Eyewitnesses reported seeing Kirk bleeding from his neck and security rushed him away from the scene. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after the … Read more
Residents of Austin, Texas are disgusted by the city’s rebrand that cost $1.1 million in taxpayer dollars. Chief communications director, Jessica King, tried to talk up the new logo and talk about why they chose it, but residents who saw the rebranding price tag didn’t care. They were more concerned with why the city wasted … Read more
CNN anchor Kate Bolduan stops and corrects Eric Swalwell live on air after he claimed that President Donald Trump has more pictures with Jeffrey Epstein than with Don Jr. It’s possible that she knew this could result in a lawsuit or she had producers telling her to stop the lies. Swalwell said: “And again, he’s … Read more
A panel on CNN sounded stunned when they found out that some people on social media believe a man with 14 arrests should be locked away for a very long time – if not life. That man in question is murderer Decarlos Brown Jr. who stabbed Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian refugee on a train, … Read more
Van Jones was on CNN talking about the horrific murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. She was stabbed to death on a North Carolina train by Decarlos Brown Jr. Van Jones was criticizing commentator, Charlie Kirk, for saying the crime could be race related. Jones then said, “It’s not about cashless bail or no … Read more
A newly released video shown Tuesday on Capitol Hill appears to capture a U.S. Hellfire missile bouncing off a reflective object tracked off Yemen’s coast on Oct. 30, 2024. The footage was presented during a House Government Oversight subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the Pentagon’s term for UFOs. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) played … Read more
President Donald Trump clashed with a reporter while discussing the crime crackdown taking place in Chicago. REPORTER: Are you ready to go to war with Chicago? TRUMP: When you say that, darling, that’s fake news. Listen. Be QUIET. Listen. You don’t listen, you never listen. That’s why you’re second rate. We’re not going to war…we’re … Read more
Democratic socialist and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani supports reducing the jail population through comprehensive public safety reforms. His platform focuses on a community-based approach to safety that expands mental health outreach and addresses underlying causes of crime rather than relying solely on incarceration. Mamdani has proposed creating a Department of Community Safety … Read more
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) stopped providing special security for former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday, September 6, 2025, just days after it had begun. The temporary protection was initiated after President Trump rescinded her Secret Service detail. In late August 2025, President Trump canceled Harris’s Secret Service detail. Before leaving office, former … Read more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz” on September 8, 2025. The immigration enforcement initiative targets undocumented immigrants, particularly those with criminal records, in Chicago and the state of Illinois. The operation has been met with both support from the Trump administration and backlash from Illinois officials and … Read more
ICE arrested a convicted sex offender who somehow still landed a job with the Minnesota Department of Education. The offender is Wilson Tindi and he worked as the Director of Internal Audit and Advisory Services at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). His appointment gained public attention in July 2025 due to a criminal conviction … Read more
Speaking Monday at a Religious Liberty Commission meeting in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump announced plans for the Department of Education to issue new guidance protecting prayer in public schools. Trump made the remarks at the Museum of the Bible, founded by Hobby Lobby’s Green family. He did not offer a specific timeline or details … Read more
Police in Germany responding to late-night reports of someone repeatedly ringing doorbells at an apartment building discovered the unlikely culprit: a slug. Residents in Schwabach, Bavaria, had called authorities after their doorbells kept going off, suspecting local youths were behind the disturbance. They grew particularly uneasy when the motion-sensor cameras at the entrance failed to … Read more
A boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists towards Gaza caught on fire and some people blamed a drone strike. However, there was no evidence of drones in the area. The video below also suggests that something was on fire above them, then landed on the boat and erupted into more flames. It’s very possible … Read more
Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was exposed for spending thousands on hotels/spa during her “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to campaign filings reported by the NY Post. AOC spent $3,508.92 at the Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas, despite the event being held further away from Vegas, suggesting they could’ve stayed elsewhere … Read more
A 23-year-old Ukrainian woman fled the war, came to America, and was killed by a man on public transportation in America. The crime took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. The victim was identified as Iryna Zarutska. The suspect was identified as Decarlos Brown, 34, who has a long criminal history and was arrested over a … Read more
A baby raccoon that got drunk after eating fermented peaches and nearly drowned in a dumpster was saved by a Kentucky nurse who performed CPR on the animal. Misty Combs, a registered nurse at the Letcher County Health Department in Whitesburg, said she and several colleagues noticed a frantic mother raccoon running through the parking … Read more
An Australian woman convicted of poisoning three lunch guests with the world’s deadliest mushrooms has been sentenced to three life terms, with a non-parole period of 33 years, closing the chapter on a case that has gripped the nation and inspired multiple podcasts and documentaries. Erin Patterson, 50, was found guilty in July of murdering … Read more
In a fresh sign of strain on the U.S. labor market, worker confidence in the ability to switch jobs has fallen to its lowest level on record, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Monday. The Fed’s August Survey of Consumer Expectations found respondents saw just a 44.9% chance of landing a new … Read more