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Prosecutors say Dickey crept into her bedroom, startled Logan awake and forced her to her knees while she was naked and begging for help. He is accused of shooting her in the chest with a stolen 12-gauge shotgun. Prosecutors say he then fled in a stolen vehicle. He has not entered a plea in the case.

To sum up the week in French politics one sees the struggle of Emmanuel Macron to maintain political power to keep dragging out the political process out as long as possible. His latest designated Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a cabinet last Sunday night to a storm of rejection a symbolic if not literal middle finger. By Monday in the face of certain rejection in the National Assembly Lecornu...

The trucking company involved in a deadly drowsy driving crash on Interstate 20 near Dallas over the summer had its insurance canceled this week. Trucking company Hope Trans had their insurance cancelled on October 8th, rendering them legally unable to operate further. In late August, Hope Trans was given 60 days to take “substantive corrective actions” to fix multiple violations discovered by the FMCSA. In late September, a wrongful death lawsuit was brought against the company, the owner, and a broker. The crash happened on June 28th. Truck driver Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni is currently in jail on a $2.25 million...

In this excerpt, precious metals market analyst Ted Butler describes an important finding in the gold market. The real reason Bear Stearns went under in 2008 has never been revealed in public. JP Morgan, bailing out the bankrupt investment bank Bear Stearns, as well as the Federal Reserve, remained vague. Ted Butler reveals in this article his findings based on facts and data. This article was published in Ted Butler’s latest newsletter to its premium subscribers. Six years ago the well-known investment bank Bear Stearns imploded. In February 2008, Bear Stearns stock traded as high as $93; by mid-March the...

Join 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.

Costumed brigades of protesters were out in force again Friday night at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, and at about 7 p.m., they rolled out a red carpet for an actual wedding. The bride, resplendent in a unicorn outfit, and the groom, dressed as Kenny from South Park, tied the knot in front of a crowd of about 30 onlookers, some decked out in Care Bear and pickle costumes. The betrothed Portland couple, who arrived and departed the scene by motorcycle, declined to be identified by name. They said they’d known each other for two...

In the race to dominate science and technology, some countries are intensifying efforts to lead the tech space by churning out STEM graduates at staggering rates. Here are the top seven countries churning out the most number of STEM graduates. ChinaChina is miles ahead, producing 3.57 million STEM graduates annually, over 40 per cent of all its university degrees. It is no surprise China is a global leader in AI, biotech, and renewable energy. According to the Centre for Security and Emerging Technology, “Based on current enrollment patterns, by 2025 Chinese universities will produce more than 77,000 STEM PhD graduates...

In the rugged hills of Karaman province, Türkiye, a remarkable archaeological discovery has emerged from Topraktepe, the site of ancient Eirenopolis. During recent excavations, archaeologists uncovered five carbonized bread loaves dating back to the 7th–8th centuries CE, including one with a depiction of Christ and a Greek inscription translating to, “With our thanks to Blessed Jesus.”Unlike the traditional Pantokrator imagery of Christ as ruler and savior, this loaf portrays a “farmer” or “sower Christ,” symbolizing the connection between faith, labor, and agricultural fertility. The remaining loaves bear cross-shaped imprints, suggesting their possible use in early Christian rituals as Eucharistic or...

Americans have worried about the health of presidents, well, since there have been Americans and American presidents. We expect the chief executive, the commander-in-chief of our armed forces, the head of state, the face our nation turns to the world, to be in good physical and mental shape. That's a valid concern; the president is usually an older man, and it's valid to be concerned for his health. Now the White House has released the results of President Trump's follow-up evaluation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the news is good: President Donald Trump is in great shape.President Donald...

Yesterday, I was glancing at the television at the barber shop and I saw an advertisement for the SPLC for $19/month. They will give you a T-shirt that says 'Stop Hate'. I guess the SPLC got funding cut off by DOGE... 😀 I guess I'll send them a note -- F You, SPLC.

President Donald Trump has ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to use “all available funds” to pay troops on Oct. 15. The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 because U.S. lawmakers couldn't pass a funding bill. Trump blamed Democrats for the shutdown. He didn't say what funds the government plans to use to pay the troops. "We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS. I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown. The Radical Left...

A group dedicated to providing a welcoming space for Jewish converts to Catholicism has launched in Israel. The Association of Hebrew Catholics celebrated its official launch with a Mass on Aug. 8, the eve of the feast of its patron, St. Edith Stein, who was a Jewish convert to Catholicism. Yarden Zelivansky, a Jewish convert to Catholicism and member of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who worked to bring the Association of Hebrew Catholics to Israel, told CNA that about 30 people attended the event. Reactions to the Association of Hebrew Catholics will likely be “mixed,” according to Zelivansky... For...

The rumors started swirling on Thursday: Xi Jinping, China’s dictator, had a stroke. They’re still rumors at this point, but they got a boost on Friday when President Trump stated that “very strange things are happening in China”—a statement that coincided with his threat to impose a 100% tariff on China because of China’s sudden aggression regarding essential rare earth minerals. All of this comes amid speculation about Xi’s potential overthrow. I have no answers, but I’ll give you the information I have. Beginning in mid-August, reports from China suggested that, after 13 years in power, Xi’s control was beginning...

For many years now, many Americans have been muttering under our breath, “Why do we buy so much from China?” Whether we’re at a clothing store, a computer superstore or a big box discounter, the question is the same as we see that label on the box. The same goes for us in the business world, as we find ourselves forced to buy parts, components, even finished goods made in China, because they just aren’t available anywhere else. Not in the USA, not in Mexico, often nowhere on earth except China. It’s unacceptable, but sometimes, we’re stuck. So we elected...

This is The serus of the funniest Monkey and car video you will ever see. "Don't what the poster meant by "serus", oh well it's fun as hell...

In 2020, the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that one in 36 children (approximately four percent of boys and one percent of girls) was estimated to have autism-spectrum disorder, estimates that were significantly higher than those in all previous years. But just five years later, according to the press conference held just weeks ago on September 22, President Trump — in the presence of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz — announced that the Department of Health and...

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK Sowing a thought reaps an act. Sowing an act reaps a habit. Sowing a habit reaps a character. Sowing a character reaps a destiny. The battle for the soul and the very essence of life goes on in our thought life. We are what we think (Proverbs 23:7). What we think, therefore, needs protection and can be controlled. II Corinthians 10:5 tells us to bring every thought into captivity. Good thoughts will produce good habits. For believers there are four keys in helping to develop good habits: 1. Follow God's Word daily, because it is...

3I/ATLAS is a mad topic surrounded by speculations about aliens and other controversial takes. But there's a lot of real science about this fascinating objects. So, in this video we put together all the major discoveries and scientific papers about 3I/ATLAS. 3I/ATLAS Is Extremely Weird. But Not In The Ways You Think | 23:39 Fraser Cain | 476K subscribers | 74,119 views | October 10, 2025

Papua New Guinea’s Parliament has made a historic decision to amend the country’s Constitution, formally declaring its Christian identity while preserving the freedom to practice other religions. The amendment, approved by a strong majority of 80-4, will include references to Christianity in the Constitution’s Preamble. The updated wording recognizes “God, the Father; Jesus Christ, the Son; and Holy Spirit, as our Creator and Sustainer of the entire universe and the source of our powers and authorities.” Christianity will also be acknowledged in the Fifth Goal of the Preamble, with Section 1 affirming the nation’s Christian identity, and the Bible being...

Marc Lynch is angry. The word “rage” appears six times on the first page of America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region, and comes in response to Israel’s war in Gaza. This should be sufficient warning to anyone expecting a cool, calm, dispassionate analysis of the Middle East that they might have picked up the wrong book. That is not to say that Lynch, who runs the George Washington University’s Middle East program, is not worth reading. On the contrary, and despite the occasional lapse into the sort of political-science-speak favored by academics, he is a fierce and compelling...