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SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Georgia man accused of tearing down a pro-Trump banner at a rafting business before exchanging gunfire with the business owner has been extradited to Swain County. Benjamin Michael Campbell, of Atlanta, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury, discharging a firearm within an enclosure to incite fear, and willful and wanton injury to personal property in connection with the Sept. 6 incident. Deputies were dispatched to the Paddle Inn Rafting Company for reports of shots fired, but the suspect’s vehicle was no longer at the...

This summer, Oklahoma’s then-superintendent Ryan Walters announced a new test for would-be teachers from New York and California, promising that it would keep out “woke indoctrinators” from those states (and only those states). The 50-question test was developed by PragerU and covered American government, religious freedom, gender issues, and the teacher’s role. Walters described his as a “very America-first approach,” promising, “Oklahoma classrooms will be safeguarded from the radical leftist ideology fostered in places like California and New York.” As a one-time high-school civics teacher who’s spent decades battling progressive groupthink in teacher preparation, I think Walters’ concerns are valid....

Americans have long evinced a fascination with the end of time and the role that they would play in such an apocalypse. Even Christopher Columbus invested the discovery of the New World with millennial significance. “God made me the messenger of the new heaven and the new earth of which he spoke in the Apocalypse of St. John after having spoke of it through the mouth of Isaiah,” Columbus wrote in 1500, “and he showed me the spot where to find it.” Apocalyptic ideas have issued in the expectation that human history might screech to a halt at any moment...

Physicists discovered the secret to flawlessly creamy cacio e pepe, and it earned them the Ig Nobel Prize. Shutterstock A team of physicists won the Ig Nobel Prize for cracking the code to perfect cacio e pepe. Their clever study revealed how starch and temperature control can transform a lumpy sauce into creamy perfection, proving that great science sometimes starts with dinner. The Struggle for the Perfect Cacio e Pepe Cacio e pepe ranks among Italy’s most beloved pasta dishes, yet even (Italian) scientists struggle to achieve the smooth, creamy sauce it’s famous for. Fabrizio Olmeda, a physicist at...

The Labour government in the United Kingdom is moving ahead with a sweeping plan to require every working citizen to carry a digital ID card — the “BritCard.” Prime Minister Keir Starmer pitched the initiative as a solution to illegal immigration and bureaucratic inefficiency, but critics argue it is nothing less than the foundation for a national government surveillance system. A digital ID is a government-linked identity system designed to consolidate personal information, from banking and shopping data to health and vaccination records, into one centralized account. Unlike a physical driver’s license or passport that you keep in your wallet...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas grand jury indicted a woman for nearly $5 million of alleged Medicaid fraud. Leasa Yvonne Carter is charged with three felony counts of submitting false statements for Medicaid fraud, perjury, and theft of $100,00, along with one gross misdemeanor of intentional failure to maintain adequate records. Carter served as a Medicaid provider through ‘Square One Behavioral Health’ at two Las Vegas locations and billed Medicaid from Sept. 2018 to Nov. 2023 despite her Medicaid contract being terminated in 2014 for seven years, according to the Nevada Attorney General’s office. Carter worked with Rickey...

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" shares a DM clip of Bill Maher and Piers Morgan ganging up on Katie Porter for her shameless attack on Riley Gaines for being against transgender athletes in women's sports. 'Real Time' Crowd Goes Wild as Bill Maher & Piers Morgan Demolish Her Insane Narrative | 4:59 The Rubin Report | 3.09M subscribers | 569,698 views | October 9, 2025

he Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) said the inmate who unlawfully walked away from Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen on Thursday afternoon has been apprehended. 38-year-old Brandon Baker was taken back into custody by authorities on Thursday evening.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A mystery cow found wandering loose on a Pennsylvania highway was successfully roped by a man on horseback, but the bovine's origins remain unknown. The cow held up traffic Wednesday when it was spotted along the median of Interstate 79, near Cranberry Township and Evans City in Butler County.

A Florida couple was arrested last week after police said they abandoned their 16-year-old son on the side of the road with a bag full of guns. The parents, Bradley Leon Guerrero Santos, 36, and Rosanella Mendiola Borja, 35, are facing child neglect charges. Police in North Port, a city near Sarasota, received a 911 call on the evening of October 1 about 'a suspicious male' who was walking south on the northbound side on Interstate-75, according to a probable cause affidavit. An officer approached the boy, who reluctantly identified himself as the child of Santos and Borja. He said...

It is not hyperbole to say President Donald Trump is the “Peace GOAT.” He’s ended more conflicts and saved more lives in the last nine months than any world leader has done in their entire lives, ever. But facts alone weren’t enough to sway the ultra-woke, insanely anti-Trump Norwegian Nobel Committee. They instead gave this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader who speaks out for democratic rights in her country. Not to diminish her efforts, but she hasn’t actually accomplished anything. Ever. She’s tried, but Venezuela remains a Marxist hellhole despite her strong influencer...

Shortly after the Nobel Peace Prize was announced on Friday, Norway - home of the independent Nobel Committee - is bracing for diplomatic fireworks for not awarding it to Donald Trump, according to users on social media. Many say that Norway must not only defend the committee's neutrality but also prepare for possible fallout, from fierce rhetoric to questions about Norway's international relations. Some reports say that Norway is readying itself to Trump's wrath. "Norway is bracing for Trump's reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize, stating that "US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or...

The committee chose to focus on Venezuela in a year where U.S. President Donald Trump featured heavily in speculation as to the overall winner, given his unceasing efforts to bring peace to a variety of conflicts around the world. Trump said previously it would be an “insult” to the United States if he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize and he has been backed in his quest by a host of other nations, as Breitbart News reported. “She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and for her...

KILIFI, Kenya (AP) — The daily grind of putting food on the table is stressful for people the world over, especially for women, who still provide the bulk of that work. A changing climate adds to the anxiety. Kaloleni in Kilifi County is one of Kenya ’s poorest areas. Women carry buckets of water for miles through the dusty landscape. Homes are mostly built of mud and have no indoor plumbing. Maize plants wither in the heat. “These communities are struggling to grow their crops and have to spend money on food,” said Zul Merali from The Aga Khan University,...

The union representing L.A. Times journalists overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike for the first time ever Thursday as they entered the third year of contract negotiations. A strike has not yet been scheduled. What’s new: Union members say they haven’t had a cost-of-living increase since 2021 and have faced intimidation from management to organize. They also want protections against layoffs and stronger guardrails against work done by “freelancers, temps and work done by other companies owned by” Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong. Is this historic? Yes, this is the first-ever strike authorization by the L.A. Times Guild, which was formed...

he Senate on Thursday night recessed for a four-day weekend without passing a continuing resolution that would reopen the federal government, scheduling the next vote to take place next Tuesday. The Senate attempted to advance the House-passed continuing resolution earlier Thursday, but failed to get the 60 votes necessary to overcome a filibuster. It failed in a 54-45 split, marking the seventh time it did not meet the threshold. The upper chamber did pass its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which included votes on more than a dozen amendments, according to The Hill. The departure comes after Senate...

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 @julie_kelly2 The WSJ is reporting that former FBI director Chris Wray is under investigation. “Former officials have received subpoenas in recent days in the Wray inquiry, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.”

The Right Way to Fight Anti-SemitismOctober 7’s second anniversary is cause for sober reflection on how to confront an ancient hatred.I remember the early hours of October 7, 2023. I was sitting at my desk in Gig Harbor, Washington, as the first grainy images from the Hamas terror campaign in Southern Israel started to circulate on X. For most of that day, I scrolled through my timeline, attempting to make sense of the carnage and barbarism.Elay, an Israeli-American contractor who had been working on my home, called me in a panic. Hamas militants had attempted to knock down his wife...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) 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...