The spike in mortgage rates this week continues a monthslong trend that has dramatically escalated the cost of home loans – but the exact price hike may surprise some homebuyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage leapt to 7.08% on Thursday, reaching heights last seen more than 20 years ago, Freddie Mac […]
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6 shot during funeral service at church
Six people were shot, with one critically injured, outside a Pittsburgh church on Friday afternoon during a funeral for a man who was fatally shot nearly two weeks ago, police said. A video of the service captured mourners inside the Destiny of Faith Church on Brighton Street scrambling for safety […]
Rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, singer of ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ dead at 87
Rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. The Louisiana-born Lewis rose to fame thanks to the classic songs like “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” but he was also embroiled in controversy when he married his 13-year-old cousin, Myra Gale Brown. During […]
Powerball jackpot rises to $825 million, 5th largest in US
DES MOINES, Iowa — A massive lottery jackpot got a little bigger Friday as the top Powerball prize climbed to an estimated $825 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. The Powerball jackpot ranks as the fifth-largest in U.S. history, though it’s good to keep in mind that it has grown […]
A key US inflation gauge stayed at a high 6.2% in September
WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve remained painfully high last month, the latest sign that prices for most goods and services in the United States are still rising steadily. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 6.2% in September […]
Ukraine: Blackouts back in Kyiv as war takes multiple fronts
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities on Friday announced further rolling blackouts in and around the country’s largest cities amid ongoing Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo, the state operator of Ukraine’s high-voltage transmission lines, said “emergency outages” of four hours a day or more had resumed in the Kyiv region. […]
WATCH: New footage shows deadly debris flow in San Bernardino Mountains
New footage shows deadly debris flow in San Bernardino Mountains Time-lapse footage shows mud and debris gushing into a burn scar in California and covering the area in less than an hour. At least one person was killed when mud and debris swept through her home. Free America Network Articles
Domestic violent extremism investigations doubled from 2020 to 2021: FBI, DHS
Investigations involving a domestic violent extremism nexus doubled from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report released Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security and FBI. The law enforcement agencies say that in 2020, the FBI was conducting 1,400 domestic terrorism investigations, and by the end of 2021 they […]
Justices to take aim at race-conscious college admissions in affirmative action cases
In her 2003 opinion upholding affirmative action in higher education, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor famously predicted that in 25 years “the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary” in America. Next week, years after that milestone and with lingering gaps in minority college acceptance and […]
Oil giant Exxon rakes in a record $19.66B in profits
Oil companies brought in record profits once again as people worldwide struggled with high gasoline and energy prices. Exxon Mobil broke records with its profits in the third quarter, raking in $19.66 billion in net income. The Irving, Texas company said Friday that it booked $112.07 billion in revenue during […]