https://freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:12:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399163/posts Two illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic charged in the stabbing and robbery of an off-duty NYPD officer whom they attacked while he was cleaning out his trunk have been returned to the Big Apple after Massachusetts State Police arrested them in a basement hideout. "I told them in English, I told them in Spanish that I was a police officer," Detective Jose Mercedes, 33, told reporters at a news briefing earlier Tuesday. "They didn't care." Speaking in Spanish, D'Angelo Caraballo, 25, told news cameras he wasn't being fed and asked photographers to tell his mom he's OK. He appeared... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399163/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:12:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399160/posts As President Donald Trump and his administration have ratcheted up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, citing harm to American consumers, they have remained silent on recent Russian strikes on US businesses in Ukraine. Russia has escalated its attacks on facilities tied to American corporations – and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine writ large – over the past several months. According to Andy Hunder, the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Russian missiles and drones have damaged facilities belonging to some of America’s most notable brands, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonalds and Oreo. Although Russia has tried... CNN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399160/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:53:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399146/posts Home BofA’s bond portfolio surpasses US$100 bil in paper losses BofA’s bond portfolio surpasses US$100 bil in paper losses By Yizhu Wang / Bloomberg 14 Oct 2026, 08:10 pm Google News Preferred Icon Make The Edge Malaysia your preferred source on Google main news image Bank of America’s current securities portfolio is still the biggest among peers and yields the least (Oct 14): Paper losses on Bank of America Corp’s bond portfolio rose past US$100 billion (RM408.2 billion), bringing the spotlight back on a pain point that was at the heart of the 2023 regional-banking crisis. Yields on seven-year and... The Edge - Maylasia https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399146/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:58:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399144/posts NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Tennessee attorney says the delay from confusion in getting an ambulance to Riverbend Maximum Security Institution following Christa Pike's failed execution could lead to additional lawsuits against the state. What did Christa Pike do? Then 18-year-old Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. Prosecutors say Pike tortured and brutally killed Slemmer in a jealous rage and took a piece of her skull as a souvenir. Mike Working is a Memphis attorney who has handled death penalty cases and says the lawsuits could name the Tennessee Department... WZTV https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399144/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:52:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399140/posts Ukrainian military officials allege that SpaceX interrupted military-grade Starlink terminals, which prevented Kyiv from using them to guide drone strikes.Serhiy Beskrestnov, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, wrote on Telegram that the country's defense forces didn't receive a warning from SpaceX concerning the interruption, Reuters reported. Poland pays for Ukrainian Starlink subscriptions on Kyiv's behalf, and Polish ⁠Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X about the interruption. "Hey, @elonmusk, ‌big man, are you playing politics with your products again? As your European customers, we are watching you," Sikorski wrote. The U.S. has reportedly threatened to cut... Just The News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399140/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:29:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399139/posts SCOTRUN, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania woman allegedly stabbed her husband and 3-year-old son to death at a family resort in the Poconos before trying to take her own life, according to a criminal complaint. Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso called the incident a "violent domestic tragedy" while announcing homicide charges against the woman on Tuesday. Authorities responded to a room at the Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pocono Township, on Monday for a suicidal caller, according to the complaint. The 911 caller -- identified in the complaint as 27-year-old Metallica Rose Harrison of Towanda -- reported that she was... ABC-TV6 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399139/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:11:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399135/posts Israel’s foreign minister called it a historic day for ties between the two countries and an important day for the capital. JNS https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399135/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:55:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399128/posts As president of the Maine Senate, Democrat Troy Jackson, now running for U.S. Senate as an opponent of "greedy corporations," cosponsored a bill allowing online lenders to skirt Maine's interest rate caps when offering small-dollar loans to borrowers with poor credit. A lobbying firm that employed Jackson's son supported the 2022 bill on behalf of a "predatory" lending company that was sued months earlier for violating consumer protection laws, a Washington Free Beacon review found. The bill, which Jackson and five other Maine Democrats introduced in February 2022, was framed as a measure to "Establish Consumer Protections Regarding Small Dollar... Washington Free Beacon https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399128/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:46:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399127/posts Mohamed Soltan, the son of antisemitic senior Muslim Brotherhood official Salah Soltan, served as a 'media activist' for a Brotherhood-affiliated protest movement ... In a 2021 article on a since-deleted Substack account, the left-wing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended a man he described as his "friend" after he was jailed for funding the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. The man, Mohamed Soltan, is the son of a senior Muslim Brotherhood official who called to kill "those Zionists" and argued for "obliterating America." The October 2021 article, headlined "The hypocrisy of police rejecting vaccine requirements," warned of the "bluntest form of government... Washington Free Beacon https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399127/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:41:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399125/posts Virginians are being asked to write abortion into the Bill of Rights of their state constitution. The amendment's mild-sounding language hides a sweeping legal standard that would put existing protections for preborn children and their mothers at risk. The so-called Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment will appear as Ballot Question 1 on the November 3 ballot. The General Assembly approved it twice, in 2025 and again in January 2026, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the legislation sending it to voters in February. If it passes, it takes effect January 1, 2027. Key Takeaways: * The Virginia ballot amendment would group... live action news https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399125/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:31:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399123/posts Major banks closed accounts and refused credit to MAGA merchants, pro-life causes, religious groups, conservative organizations and sectors disfavored by the Biden administration, such as firearms, oil and gas, and private prisons, a bombshell report from the federal banking regulator has found. The Debanking Review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) investigated 100,000 complaints and scrutinized 50,000 internal bank records to reveal how customers were “debanked” based purely on their political, social, or religious beliefs. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC, TD Bank, and BMO Bank were found to... New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399123/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:19:42 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399122/posts The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in September after rising 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for gasoline rose 9.1 percent in September, accounting for over half of the monthly all items increase. The energy index increased 5.2 percent over the month following a 2.1-percent increase in August. The shelter index rose 0.4 percent in September after rising 0.3 percent in August. The index for food... Bureau of Labor Statistics https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399122/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:13:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399117/posts The Treasury Department announced more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the U.S., on Tuesday for anti-money laundering and sanctions violations. The enforcement actions include the largest fine in the history of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the third-largest penalty in Treasury history. According to Treasury, Bank of America prioritized revenue while minimizing compliance resources, despite mounting warning signs. Treasury said Bank of America failed to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions on time, including activity indicative of Chinese money laundering networks. The bank also processed... The Daily Wire https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399117/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:59:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399110/posts The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the federal reform initiative launched by President Donald Trump and initially associated with billionaire Elon Musk, is back in the national spotlight after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a legal dispute over access to its government records. The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's petition on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, opening another chapter in a legal battle that could determine how much information the public can obtain about DOGE's operations. The decision comes months after DOGE's temporary organization formally ended and amid growing questions about its reported federal spending cuts, workforce reductions,... Aktualita.co https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399110/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:15:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399109/posts The Fayette County Council candidate told viewers she would 'fire all Republicans' and declared 'we have guns too' A Democrat running for county council in eastern Indiana was ridiculed Tuesday after critics claimed she appeared "s--- faced" and slurred her way through attacks on Republicans during a televised candidate forum. During the forum, Fayette County Council candidate Jaime West said she would "fire all Republicans" if elected, railed against "MAGAs" she called "racist" and unintelligent and alleged that a sheriff’s nephew had threatened to kill her. Asked for a final message to voters, West responded: "We have guns too." "This... foxnews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399109/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:09:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399106/posts New York City Council is expected to outlaw horse-drawn carriages starting in June 2028, a ban that also has the support of the mayor. The legislation follows the death of a teenager who fell off a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park this year, and ongoing concerns about inhumane treatment of the horses. BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399106/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:59:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399104/posts Many citizens today, with varied sources of information, understand the highly unethical lawfare waged against President Donald Trump, as exemplified by the Russiagate hoax. By contrast, the more restricted media environment of the early 1970s made prosecutorial misconduct during Watergate harder to scrutinize. With fresh eyes now taking a closer look at the reporting and prosecution of Watergate, it is becoming clear that DOJ investigators should sanction prosecutorial misconduct and set the historical record straight on Richard Nixon’s innocence. As a refresher, Watergate refers to a political scandal stemming from the June 17, 1972, burglary of the Democratic National Committee’s... American Greatness https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399104/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:44:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399103/posts Not a surprise. There are many questions about Ilhan Omar, about her father’s application for asylum, about her brother whom she may have married to get him into the U.S., about her husband Tim Mynett’s financial dealings, about her sudden rise from a negative net worth in 2018 to as much as $30 million in 2024, followed by a sudden decline in that same net worth in 2026, according to Omar, to “a few thousand.” All that is passing strange, and surely enough to justify a search warrant enabling the Department of Homeland Security investigators to arrive at her house... FrontPage Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399103/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:37:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399102/posts California advocacy groups are celebrating a "big, important victory" in their push for state-level reparations after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation bill requiring large corporations to investigate and disclose historical ties to chattel slavery. Kristin Nimmers, policy and campaign manager for the California Black Power Network (CBPN) and the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth, told Fox News Digital Newsom’s signature on Assembly Bill 2599 — the Truth in Disclosure Act — marks a significant milestone for corporate accountability. "There are connections right now from slavery to current wealth of individuals and current wealth of corporations whose foundation and... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399102/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:32:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399097/posts 'Zero tolerance' for violating new directive, university president saysCornell University has suspended all frat parties and events for the rest of the 2026-27 academic year, president Michael Kotlikoff announced Tuesday, as an alleged gang rape at one of the school's fraternities continues to fuel calls for action and accountability. Kotlikoff, who has faced pressure to resign over the case, said there would be "zero tolerance" for any violations of the new directive. "Any fraternity holding an in-house party or social event will receive an immediate emergency suspension," he said in a written statement posted on Cornell's website. It's among a... CBC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399097/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:12:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399094/posts A 32-year-old transgender woman stabbed a man to death at an Avalon Park gas station after he allegedly made comments about her gender, prosecutors said, as her spouse and 7-year-old son looked on. Surveillance video allegedly showed Kelly Day stabbing 50-year-old Larry Young 13 times, pausing once to adjust her grip on the knife. Prosecutors said Day had been mocked by unidentified people for using a women’s restroom on the evening of October 7. She later told her spouse she was “tired of all these bullies making comments about her gender,” according to the detention filing. About 7:30 p.m., while... CWB Blog https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399094/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:44:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399090/posts The Brief A parking dispute video near Huston-Tillotson University in East Austin has gone viral A couple who lives along E 9th Street were seen telling people not to park in front of their home. They were also seen making comments about the univeristy Since the video was posted, it has led to crowds of students and community members gathering outside the home playing music, chanting, and waving signs The City of Austin said parking is allowed on those blocks of East 9th Street. AUSTIN, Texas - Over the weekend, crowds could be seen gathering outside an east Austin home,... Fox7 Austin https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399090/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:15:42 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399089/posts I have always been afraid of watching the 1977 film Looking for Mr. Goodbar. I grew up hearing about how my mother, upon seeing it in the theater, had walked out and immediately vomited. The movie, which follows New York schoolteacher Theresa Dunn through a series of at times humiliating sexual encounters (and the lasciviousness of the 1970s) until one of her sex partners murders her, is an adaptation of a novel, itself inspired by the real-life death of Roseann Quinn. Just two days after her body was found, Quinn was described as having “no regular boyfriend but the type... The Spectator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399089/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:54:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399088/posts "Affordability" is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot without being well-defined, but we all have a general idea of what it means. Every election year, the economy, and by extension affordability, is always at the top of voters' concerns. Most years it is #1, and it is always in the top three, and for good reason: when we think of the "American Dream," we most often think of an ever-rising standard of living for families and their children. As Reagan put it succinctly, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?"Many government policies... Hotair https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399088/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:46:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399087/posts On Tuesday, incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) faced her Republican challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, in the only debate of the New York governor's race. Spectrum News hosted the event for what many consider a toss-up race. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman are nearly neck-and-neck as they head into the gubernatorial election’s only debate Tuesday, a stunning new poll found.Democrat Hochul leads the Republican Nassau executive 47% to 44%, a Pollfinity survey released Tuesday found.The poll found about 6% of voters were undecided, while another 3% planned to cast their ballots for others.It went as expected. Blakeman came... Red State https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4399087/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:35:50 GMT