RIESEL, TX – Two Good Samaritan brothers and some assorted townspeople came to the aid of an elderly woman who had a warrant for her arrest. What was her heinous crime? Failing to mow the lawn on her property. Gerry Suttle, 75, was shocked when she learned that she had a warrant issued for her…
By Blake Neff One of President Ronald Reagan’s leading biographers says that Reagan carried a concealed handgun for about 14 years following his attempted assassination at the hands of John Hinckley Jr., confirming a recent claim made by author Brad Meltzer. Meltzer, a best-selling thriller writer, wrote in the New York Daily News over the weekend that…
LOUISVILLE, KY – Police Chief Steve Conrad released a video from an incident where Officer Nathan Blanford shot Deng Manyoun, who attacked the policeman with a flag pole. Manyoun was shot twice, and the video from Chief Conrad was released to ease tension with community members who took issue with the shooting. Surveillance footage shows Officer…
By Michael Bastasch Some California residents are seeking absolution from the state’s water czar for overusing water during a multi-year drought. A New York Times profile of Felicia Marcus, who heads the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), detailed how some Californians are confessing their “water sins” to Marcus or looking for ways to rat…
By Blake Neff Rachel Dolezal, the “black” activist who caused a national sensation when it was revealed she was actually white and faking her own black heritage, announced Monday she was stepping down as head of Spokane’s NAACP chapter. (RELATED: Spokane NAACP Head Accused Of Being A Fake Black) Dolezal said she made her decision because her…
By Ivan Plis Data from America’s most advanced climate monitoring system shows the U.S. has undergone a cooling trend over the last decade, despite recent claims by government scientists that warming has accelerated worldwide during that time. The U.S. Climate Reference Network was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide “high-quality” climate data….
Rachel Dolezal’s outing as a white person pretending to be black has some comparing her story to Caitlyn Jenner. Is there such a thing as transracial? Today’s Freedom Report podcast looks at the comparisons between those claiming to be transgender, and those who are transracial. Are the two stories similar, or are they worlds apart?…
By Blake Neff The Washington Post has published a guest article by a California teacher arguing that American high school students shouldn’t read Shakespeare because he’s a dead, white man. Dana Dusbiber, who teaches English in Sacramento, says she avoids Hamlet and all the rest because her minority students shouldn’t be expected to study a ”a long-dead, British guy” (Dusbiber herself…
By Blake Neff Iowa’s Supreme Court struck a blow for drinkers everywhere Friday when it threw out a woman’s public intoxication conviction on the grounds that one’s front porch is not a public area. The case began in 2013, when Patience Paye called the police over a fight with her boyfriend and met them on her porch,…
By Jonah Bennett The Navy is looking to copy Air Force and Army policy by making it much more difficult to discharge transgendered sailors. As soon as a servicemember is discovered to be transgendered, all it takes is the authority of a commanding officer to recommend discharge, but an anonymous Navy official stated that the authority will soon rest…