https://freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:52:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384927/posts Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has announced he is resigning, months after he was placed on administrative leave following an FBI raid at his home and office in February, the district confirmed Sunday. An LAUSD spokesperson said the LAUSD Board of Education “acknowledges receipt of the letter of resignation from Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, effective June 21, 2026.” “The Board remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring stability, continuity, and continued progress through strong leadership. Our focus remains unchanged: providing every student with a high-quality education, supporting our dedicated workforce, and maintaining the trust of the communities... NBC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384927/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:52:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384926/posts Wild video shows a protester being hit by a car outside Delaney Hall as dozens of agitators descended on the ICE facility, calling for dads to be released on Father’s Day. Footage from Sunday shows the woman waving an upside-down American flag — a symbol of distress or dissent — while blocking the Newark facility. A red Dodge Challenger then drives in, hitting the dancing protester and continuing on its way as she rolls off to shouts from others. The protester had come all the way from Minnesota and was not seriously injured, according to Visible Brigade, a New Jersey-based... The New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384926/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:47:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384923/posts THE UK has been forced to rewrite the “one in, one out” deal with France as small boat migrants continue to re-enter Britain. People smugglers have been using lorries to bring migrants previously deported under the deal back into the country. The original treaty stated that migrants coming to Britain on small boats could be returned to France. Now, Shabana Mahmood has agreed an amendment with French officials that will mean migrants who return to the UK via lorry will be sent back to France again. The rewriting will involve a new classification for migrants dubbed the “returnee case” reports... The Sun https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384923/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:40:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384922/posts For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran has attempted to convince the world that it represents justice, morality, and the will of the Iranian people. But behind the propaganda lies a brutal reality that millions of Iranians know all too well. The regime’s systematic oppression of women remains one of the clearest examples of its cruelty and fear. For as little as showing a strand of hair, Iranian women are met with intimidation, imprisonment, torture, or worse. Today, the world is once again witnessing the Islamic Republic’s relentless assault on the dignity and freedom of women. Recently,... townhall.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384922/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:28:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384921/posts If there is one thing we adore in the military, it is our acronyms. We have a joke that some people earn commendation medals for coming up with new ones. There is the infamous SNAFU (situation normal: all f**ked up) and the ubiquitous FUBAR (f**ked up beyond all recognition), popularized in the movie "Saving Private Ryan." However, there is one acronym that I think aptly describes the Marxist left in America: SSDD. This acronym stands for "Same S**t Different Day." In the military, it refers to a consistent, boring routine of operations. Let's say having to go out and patrol... townhall.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384921/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:24:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384919/posts Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico once lavished praise on a self-described “TransQueer, Latinx” activist theologian as a major source of inspiration for his left-wing philosophy. “When you started following me on Twitter, I couldn’t contain my inner fan boy, because I read your book last year and it continues to inspire me and y’all’s work continues to inspire me,” the state lawmaker told Roberto Henderson-Espinoza during a March 2021 podcast appearance. “I told you I was a boring, straight, cis white man, and I added ‘Presbyterian’ to spice it up,” Talarico added. “My imagination is also just limited by... The New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384919/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:16:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384917/posts A“learning curve” is the concept correlating proficiency with experience to sharpen one’s skills. Historically, the Brits have demonstrated a good grasp of this, although a recent independent study indicates a dangerous lapse exists today. Prior to the American Revolution, the learning curve served British General Edward Braddock well. Fighting the French and Indian War (1754–1763), he led a force of 2,000 troops through Pennsylvania on a mission to capture a French fort in Duquesne. Having only trained on European battlefields where tactics involved tight formations confronting each other, Braddock approached the fort, marching his men in such a manner. But... American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384917/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:02:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384913/posts • Nuclear monitoring: US Vice President JD Vance touted Sunday as a “very, very good day” of negotiations between the US and Iran and denied that bombastic statements from President Donald Trump upended negotiations. In what he described as a “major milestone,” Vance said Tehran has agreed to admit nuclear monitors into the country. • Waiver for Iranian oil sales: The vice president today also described an initiative for unfreezing Iranian assets that would grant the US approval over what Tehran can purchase using the money. And the US Treasury today issued a 60-day waiver on the sale of Iranian... CNN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384913/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:23:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384912/posts Updated Information 6/20; 6:50 p.m—The Cazenovia man is now facing child pornography charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office-Northern District of New York said a complaint filed against Travis Longo alleges that during a search of his cellphone, there were numerous images and videos of child pornography, including videos showing the sexual abuse of infants. "The receipt charge filed against Longo carries a mandatory minimum term of five years in federal prison, while both counts carry a statutory maximum term of 20 years. Both charges carry a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of at least five... WKTV 2 Utica https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384912/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:21:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384911/posts Andy Burnham is sworn in as the MP for Makerfield hours after Keir Starmer announces his resignation as Labour Party leader Burnham earlier said he would stand to replace the prime minister, with backing from former Health Secretary Wes Streeting Streeting - who quit Starmer's government last month - previously said he would contest any leadership race After being sworn in, Burnham was met with whoops and cheers as he had his picture taken with around 200 Labour MPs BBC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384911/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:03:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384910/posts President Donald Trump said late Saturday that multiple people have been arrested for vandalizing the nation's newly refurbished Reflecting Pool and that significant repairs will be needed as he demanded "years in jail" for the perpetrators. "What these terrible Vandals have done is a true affront to both Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and should be dealt with accordingly," Trump wrote on his Truth Social post platform in a series of posts. "The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our Nations magnificent Reflecting Pool. Who would do such a thing?" he asked. "These are very... Just the News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384910/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:55:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384907/posts Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of sexual offences against two victims who were children at the time of the abuse. The former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader faces a potential jail sentence after a jury at Newry crown court on Monday convicted him of 18 offences including rape, indecent assault and gross indecency. The verdict completed a stunning fall for an establishment figure who had dominated unionism and played a key role at Westminster during post-Brexit negotiations over Northern Ireland’s position in the UK. The jury found that Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor, had aided and abetted her husband’s offending. Judge... The Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384907/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:35:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384906/posts Abelardo de la Espriella faces leftist Iván Cepeda as President Petro faces allegations of improper campaign involvement Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384906/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:22:42 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384904/posts "People here in future years are going to hear about how this land was stolen from the Native Americans," Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan told Fox News Digital outside the center last week. "But, underneath, you should all be reading into this, that it was actually stolen from the citizens of Illinois, not from the Native Americans." The criticism stems from a yearslong legal and political battle over the transfer of 19.3 acres of Jackson Park public land to the Obama Foundation under a 99-year agreement requiring the one-time $10 payment. Critics also argue that what was originally presented as... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384904/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:58:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384902/posts One industry in America pumps out toxic waste day and night, but suffers no penalty for the damage it causes. It operates at enormous public and private expense, sucking up hundreds of billions of dollars in government money. Its toxic bilge poisons much of society, but those who complain about it are often dismissed as ignorant or bigoted. Its product is largely free of state and federal regulation. And the toxic waste it emits isn’t chemical but intellectual sludge, in the form of racial bigotry, antisemitism and crude Marxism. “It’s amazing,” constitutional scholar Ilya Shapiro said a few days ago... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384902/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:54:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384901/posts “These games that Iran plays makes them an adversary that you can't trust," Markwayne Mullin said. As U.S.-Iran negotiations got off the rocky start in Switzerland, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed Sunday that Tehran tried to sneak several military-tied operatives into the United States with its World Cup soccer team. Mullin said more than half the soccer representatives Iran tried to bring with its team had ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and that even a man posting Saturday as their soccer federation president was tied to the extreme military group and then I've entered ahead of... Just The News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384901/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:45:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384890/posts On July 10, 2025, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a home in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, killing a man identified as Ahmed Abu Eisha. According to reports, Abu Eisha had been a journalist for Palestine Today, a television channel affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, citing a colleague, Abu Eisha was killed shortly after returning home from “covering events” at a hospital in Deir al-Balah. Abu Eisha was “polite, calm, and kind; someone who avoided conflict,” wrote CPJ, quoting the colleague. It noted his hard work pursuing stories... Times of Israel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384890/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:41:26 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384886/posts Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who steered U.S. monetary policy during his five terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four presidents, died Monday, according to his wife, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. NBC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384886/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:14:16 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384885/posts Alan Greenspan, the professional economist who presided over the Federal Reserve during nearly two decades of boom and bust, died on Monday. He was 100 years old. Dubbed "The Maestro" for deftly navigating the multi-pronged crises that buffeted the world's largest economy, Greenspan was a clarinet student who once aspired to become a professional musician. After graduating from college, the New York City native worked on Wall Street before briefly entering government service — and eventually ascended to the helm of one of the world's most powerful policy positions. Once the late Paul Volcker vacated the Fed chairmanship in 1987,... Yahoo Finance https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384885/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:11:59 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384879/posts Starmer’s political career has been almost Shakespearean in its trajectory: a mere 11 years to enter parliament, lead Labour to an election win e and then, inside the final two years, throw it all away. No modern prime minister has looked so well-suited to the job on paper and been so fundamentally inept in practice. “Starmer didn’t know what he was doing in three ways,” “Firstly, he never worked out what the job was – what does the prime minister do? Secondly, he never knew what he wanted to do, above all not on economic policy. And thirdly, he didn’t... The Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384879/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:28:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384876/posts Three unidentified people, reportedly Afghan nationals, carried out a deadly attack on Masjid and Imambargah Baqeeatullah in Pakistan’s Karachi on late Sunday evening (June 21). The incident took place in Karachi’s Defence Phase Five. The entire incident was caught on camera, and dramatic visuals also surfaced online. According to reports, the people involved in the attack were driving a Suzuki pickup truck. In the video, it could be seen that a speeding truck entered the mosque, creating panic among the people present inside the religious place. According to reports, at least 30 people were injured in the attack. The injured... Times Now News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384876/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:55:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384867/posts Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, in a statement outside 10 Downing Street - watch BBC coverage at the top of the page He says every decision he has made in office has been about "putting the country I love first" Starmer thanks his "fantastic wife, Vic", describing her as a "rock". He also says he wants to be the "best dad I can to my beautiful children, who are my pride and joy" Andy Burnham - who could replace the PM - will be in Westminster today to be sworn in as MP... BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384867/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:44:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384864/posts Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson taunted Zohran Mamdani over his war on Wall Street — claiming that the Big Apple mayor’s antagonism is accelerating a stampede of businesses down to the booming Texas city. In an exclusive interview with The Post, the Republican mayor of Dallas — the fast-growing metropolis that financiers have branded “Y’all Street” — revealed that the migration of corporate titans out of New York is “only getting stronger” after the first six months of the Mamdani administration. “Mayor Mamdani might be the best thing for Dallas business to ever happen to the city, other than our not... New york post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384864/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:07:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384861/posts Socialists claim they haven’t experienced American prosperity. All you have to do is look around. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) wants to confiscate, er, “tax” 50% of the stock of artificial-intelligence companies—the dumbest idea since Karl Marx picked up a pen. Meanwhile, his mind-meld mini-me, millennial Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), said in 2019 that an entire generation “came of age and never saw American prosperity,” and then whined, “I have never seen that, or experienced it, really, in my adult life.” Really? She must be distracted with only five years to go on her climate-mongering, “world is gonna end”... The Wall Street Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384861/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:20:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384859/posts There has long been a worry that Russian escalation or miscalculation might see the Ukraine war widen into a broader European one. But what if it’s Kyiv, not Moscow, that starts this process? The flashpoint is Belarus. Minsk’s dictatorial leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is beholden to Vladimir Putin, but not a helpless vassal. On the one hand, he has refused to join Putin’s war directly, saying that he won’t allow Belarusians to become ‘mincemeat.’ On the other, he has been willing to let Russian troops use facilities in his country, and fly drones and missiles through his airspace. There is growing... The Spectator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384859/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:26:22 GMT