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It began as a normal Uber pick-up for the mom of four moonlighting as a driver. That is until the man in the backseat put a gun to her head. According to police, that man was 22-year-old Calvin Crew, of Penn Hills, Allegheny County, who has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of Uber driver and mom of four, Christina (Christi) Spicuzza. Crew faces charges of criminal homicide, robbery and tampering with evidence, according to authorities, according to KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, which reports: The dash cam footage recovered by police shows, 38-year-old Spicuzza begging for her life –...

An Albuquerque family is heartbroken after they say their dog was shot and killed in their own backyard on Valentine’s Day. "They stole much more than our pet they stole our friend, our companion, our loved one. Our sense of security," said Rosa Padilla, the dog’s owner. "His favorite food was pizza. Loved pizza and rice crispy treats." She and her two young daughters loved their dog Chance more than anything. "He loved to jump on the trampoline," Padilla said. Family dog shot in backyard on Valentine’s Day PreviousNext They had just gotten to their home after spending the day...

Turns out the lasting image of the Freedom Convoy protest at Parliament Hill will not be bouncy castles but that of a woman with a walker being trampled by a police horse. The violence the Prime Minister has expressed concern about during the three-week protest in Ottawa didn’t unfold until Justin Trudeau’s Emergencies Act police army was sent in to disperse the crowd.

Over the past 40 years, rock has gone from the unquestioned king of genres to a footnote in the hierarchy of mainstream music. In 1982, a rock artist held the No. 1 song in the U.S. for 44 of the year’s 52 weeks. That amounts to just less than 85 percent of the year, a staggering figure that showcases just how embedded rock was in popular culture at the time. There are plenty of ways to split hairs on this — Daryl Hall and John Oates and Men at Work were pop-leaning artists, while Paul McCartney’s collaboration with Stevie Wonder...

Former President Donald Trump lost a bid Friday to toss lawsuits holding him responsible for inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Federal Judge Amit Mehta rejected Trump’s attempt to dismiss the civil cases with a claim that he has absolute immunity because he was in office at the time. “To deny a President immunity from civil damages is no small step,” Mehta wrote in a 112-page ruling. “The court well understands the gravity of its decision. But the alleged facts of this case are without precedent, and the court believes that its decision is consistent with...

Canadian banks will receive the names of people involved in “Freedom Convoy” protests that have descended on the nation’s capital, a first step in a promised financial crackdown on demonstrators being instituted by the far-left government of Justin Trudeau. Bloomberg reports the Canadian Bankers Association confirmed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has alerted banks to a list of names and made it available. The institutions are reportedly still seeking clarity from law enforcement on how to handle the alleged protesters’ accounts, according to people familiar with the matter. But Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said some accounts have already been...

A group of Canadian clergy sent an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this week rebuking him for invoking the Emergencies Act to quell the Freedom Convoy and for other actions they described as "tyrannical." "We are writing to you as representative pastors of Christian congregations from across the nation and as law-abiding citizens who respect the God-defined role of civil government and uphold the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the highest law of our land, which recognizes the supremacy of God over all human legislation," read the letter, which was signed by 29 clergymen and...

CNN political analyst Michael Smerconish said Friday on “The Situation Room” that former President Donald Trump is suffering a “death by a thousand cut” regarding several investigations and lawsuits. On reports Trump mishandled classified documents, anchor Wolf Blitzer asked, “You’re, among other things, an attorney. Did Trump potentially commit a crime here? Is there a chance he will be prosecuted for it?”

MSNBC regular and The Nation’s justice correspondent Elie Mystal said Friday on “The ReidOut” that former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter being sentenced to two years for the Daunte Wright’s manslaughter conviction showed that America hates black people. Addressing host Joy Reid, Mystal said, “Joy, this country hates us. This country hates black people, and we know it. We talk about it. We joke about it. We know what we’re up against. But sometimes that hatred that this country has for us really comes out and just takes your breath away, just grabs you by the neck and takes your...

“What the masks showed us, the parents, the most powerful group in the country, is that we are taking back the wheel.” “We are taking back the wheel from Washington to Raleigh all the way to the local school board. Because CRT, the parents don’t want it.” #parentalrights

Let’s kick it off with this:Now, in this cancel culture of ours, even I’m not stupid enough to weigh in with an opinion on such things. I will report, however, an item from my own fair city of Palo Alto. You see, this is a fairly low crime area, but the crimes that do take place tend to happen over and over and over again, by the exact same people, without any consequence. One quick Google search of “Palo Alto lululemon theft” will yield scads of results from many different time periods. About every three or four weeks, a couple...

This morning police from all over Ontario and Quebec along with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police began their crackdown in the center of Ottawa. Police, some of them dressed in tactical uniforms, began to warn people and make arrests. Operations were underway to the east of Parliament Hill.. The story in Ottawa tonight one of a crowd of protesters just east of Parliament where Wellington Street heads towards McKenzie Street and Sussex Drive and then Wellngton becomes Rideau St. The police pushed protesters westwards from the area of Sussex Drive and now have them pushed back to Wellington and McKenzie...

Russia may launch an attack on Ukraine on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The attack would likely begin with an air and missile campaign targeting much of Ukraine to decapitate the government and degrade the Ukrainian military as well as the ability of Ukrainian citizens to prepare to resist a subsequent Russian invasion. US and allied governments have been warning of such an attack for some days, pointing to the size of the Russian forces concentrated on Ukraine’s borders.[1] Western officials have additionally said that Russian troops have moved to jumping-off positions for an invasion over the past 24 hours. The...

Join together with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

A grooming gang who raped a 14-year-old girl and 'abused her systematically and repeatedly' over a two-year period have been jailed. The woman was raped by multiple men in the Keighley area of West Yorkshire over a period between 2008 and 2009, when she was aged between 14 and 16. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said eight men were found guilty of 23 counts of rape and two of conspiracy to rape in two separate trials at Bradford Crown Court last year. The CPS said two were sentenced last year and four more were jailed on Friday. Nazir Khan, 30,...

It seems the fallout from the insanity of 2020 continues to stay in the public’s mind. Even a year out from the panic buying craziness, riots, movement to defund the police, and the election of Joe Biden, Americans seem to have a new take on gun control. According to a new poll, 63% of Americans support enforcing current gun laws instead of passing new gun control into law. This change shouldn’t be surprising for anyone who’s lived through the past two years. With 2020 & 2021 bringing COVID, Lockdowns, panic buying, the massive BLM riots, and the movement to defund...

Other Republicans leading major oil-producing states such as state treasurers in Ohio and Oklahoma, have remained apathetic. West Virginia Republican Treasurer Riley Moore axed his state’s relationship with BlackRock last month over the $10 trillion investment firm’s dual loyalty to Chinese interests and woke capitalism. “As the state’s chief financial officer and chairman of the Board of Treasury Investments, I have a duty to ensure that taxpayer dollars are managed in a responsible, financially sound fashion which reflects the best interests of our state and country, and I believe doing business with BlackRock runs contrary to that duty,” Moore said...

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis' portrayal of Michelle Obama is seen in the first trailer for a new TV drama. First Lady, which will air later this year, will explore the lives of the women married to three US presidents. The 10-part series will also star Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt. It is described as a "revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House". Trailer...

In September 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin wrote a long letter to U.S. President Bill Clinton. The letter, addressed to "Dear Bill," began with a mention of the two leaders’ "candid exchange of opinions." And then Yeltsin let loose. Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic were interested in joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was a source of concern to the Russian president. Of course, Yeltsin noted, every country can decide for itself what alliance it would like to be a part of. But the Russian public, he continued, saw the eastern expansion of NATO as "as a...

Footage shows Canadian police violently cracking down on Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa, with one officer appearing to beat a demonstrator with the back of his rifle.