The homicide rates of the 40 largest cities in the United States have decreased between the second quarters of 2021 and 2023, according to a new study of local crime statistics by WalletHub. Their analysis shows homicide rates have fallen “by an average of roughly 5 percent” in these large cities from the second quarters…

One Southern California city has some of the worst drivers in the nation, according to a new study by Consumer Affairs, an online research organization. Hesperia, in San Bernardino County, recorded the nation’s highest number of car crash deaths caused by speeding—averaging 10.9 per 100,000 residents in 2021, the most recent year recorded by the…

​​FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 13 9:45 a.m. ET Welcome Lisa Kennedy 9:50 a.m. ET Global Economic Summit Garrett Baldwin, Steve Forbes, Preity Üpala, Gloria Alvarez, and Barbara…

​​FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 13 9:45 a.m. ET Welcome Lisa Kennedy 9:50 a.m. ET Global Economic Summit Garrett Baldwin, Steve Forbes, Preity Üpala, Gloria Alvarez, and Barbara…

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with free minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to 15. Agenda for July 12: 6:40 p.m.–6:50 p.m. ET: “Freedom: It’s not Given…It’s Taken” Enes Kanter Freedom, Professional Basketball Player, Human Rights Activist 6:50 p.m.–7:10 p.m.: “Under Threat…

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 12 *All times in Eastern Time. Schedule may be subject to change. 6:40 p.m.–6:50 p.m. ET: “Freedom: It’s not Given … It’s Taken“…

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 12 *All times in Eastern Time. Schedule may be subject to change. 6:40 p.m.–6:50 p.m. ET: “Freedom: It’s not Given … It’s Taken“…

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her, a district attorney said Thursday. Cleotha Abston, 39, is charged with snatching Eliza Fletcher from a street near the University of Memphis on Sept. 2 and forcing her into an…

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A shot was fired at a Memphis television station on Tuesday, but no one was wounded, the station said. The suspect then hid in a nearby business before he was arrested about two hours later, police said. WHBQ, the Fox affiliate in Tennessee’s second-largest city, reported that the shot was fired about 11:30 a.m….

The family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old black man who died after being beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, during a traffic stop earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit against the city and the Memphis Police Department (MPD), seeking a jury trial and $550 million in damages. Nichols was pulled over for alleged…