Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Whoopi Goldberg hasn't appeared on The View since February 5. At the time, some fans speculated that she was secretly hired to host the Academy Awards on February 24. After all, the event didn't have a host booked for the first time in 30 years, after Kevin Hart backed out…
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A McDonald's employee has come in for high praise once he realised that a customer had forgotten her wallet as she went to pay for her meal. The employee, who worked at a branch of the restaurant chain out in Ohio, was praised on Facebook by grateful customer Aundrea Duncan,…
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More than four years ago, in November 2014, Lamont Stephenson was charged with the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Olga DeJesus, and her dog. The two were killed in Newark, New Jersey, where Stephenson was known to have lived. After he was identified as a suspect, however, he fled the…
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Rapper TI has hit out at the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, claiming it has an agenda, and is out to "destroy black culture". The documentary, the second part of which aired last night on HBO, details the story of two men that claimed the popstar - who died in…
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Former child star and 80s icon Corey Feldman has condemned the pop star Michael Jackson over his alleged "horrendous crimes", mere days after defending his friend. As the furore over Leaving Neverland - the documentary detailing how Jackson (who died in 2009 at the age of 50) allegedly groomed and…
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In an unprecedented move, an Alabama judge is allowing a man to sue a clinic because his ex-girlfriend terminated her pregnancy without his consent. The incident took place in February 2017, when he was 19 and she was 16, The Independent reports. (The age of consent in Alabama is 16.)…
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A deputy has been declared a "hero" after footage emerged of him saving a 63-year-old woman from a burning trailer. The footage was captured on Deputy Roberto Martinez' body cam. The deputy, who has worked as a police offer for more than a decade, had to smash through the window…
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In November 2017, a viral story melted hearts around the world - the tale of a homeless veteran giving his last money to a stranded driver. However, after $400,000 was raised for him by well-meaning people on social media, it was all revealed to be nothing but a scam. Johnny…
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The Time's Up and Me Too movements have spread across the globe over the last year or so, giving many the solidarity and support needed to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct. While many of the most notable examples of this involve abusers in Hollywood or celebrities coming forward…
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An unlicensed gun owner was rushed to hospital for treatment of injuries sustained to his genitals, after his firearm went off inside of his pants. Mark Anthony Jones, who is 46 years old, was taken to the emergency room at Marion General Hospital for his self inflicted wound. He explained…
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Last February, R. Kelly was charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois. Prosecutors accuse him of forcing oral penetration with one underage victim from 1998 to 2001, forcing oral penetration with a second underage victim from 2009 to 2010, forcing sexual penetration with a…
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Some teenagers rebel against their parents by getting multiple piercings or an outrageous hairstyle. Ethan Lindenberger rebelled against his parents by getting vaccinated. When Ethan was young, his mother never inoculated him against diseases like measles, chickenpox and polio because she believed vaccinations could lead to autism and brain damage.…
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As few as two years ago, was waiting tables. Now, she is the poster girl for progressive politics. At 29, she is the youngest woman to serve in Congress where she represents New York's 14th congressional district - including her hometown of the Bronx. However, a complaint alleges that her…
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One act of kindness between a good samaritan and a pair of Girl Scouts selling cookies soon turned into a viral story last month, with thousands sharing the heartwarming tale. Emerson and Maya were selling cookies on a cold night, outside a grocery store in Greenville, South Carolina, when their…
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After nearly five months of remaining in the shadows, the winner of a record $1.5 billion lottery jackpot in South Carolina finally emerged to take their prize. It's been reported that the person in question let someone else go before them in the queue before buying the ticket that would…
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One of the actors from School of Rock has been repeatedly arrested for the same crime - stealing guitars. Joey Gaydos Jr. - who played lead guitarist Zack in the hit 2003 comedy - is now facing multiple felony charges in Florida. He has Gaydos has been charged with larceny…
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A mother and her baby were kicked off an American Airlines flight by staff because of a rare genetic skin condition. Jordan Flake took to social media to claim she had "never been so humiliated in her life" after she and her son Jackson were told to leave when the cabin…
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Last Friday, two sisters went missing from outside their home in Sacramento, California at some time after 2.30pm. Aged just five and eight, the girls were obviously incredibly vulnerable, and their family couldn't help but fear the worst. Yesterday, however, the pair were discovered alive and unharmed after spending two…
