Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Two-and-a-half years ago, in August 2016, 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was killed while riding on a 17-story waterslide at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas. The slide, which was called "Verrückt" (the German word for "crazy"), was shut down immediately after the incident happened, and the park's owners were…
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R. Kelly has turned himself into police after being charged with the sexual abuse of four girls, at least three of whom were minors, according to TMZ. The R&B singer surrendered on Friday night at a Chicago police station. [caption id="attachment_12478800" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Credit: Getty[/caption] Prosecutors hit the 52-year-old with…
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R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois. Prosecutors accuse him of sexually abusing four victims, with at least three of them underage, between the years 1998 and 2010. At the time of the alleged misconduct, the minors were between 13…
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A man convicted of nearly two dozen charges has been caught on police body cam sucker-punching his attorney in the face immediately following his sentencing. David Chislton, 42, was appearing in court on multiple charges, which included aggravated arson, domestic violence, and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, WKYC reports. Appearing at the Cuyahoga County…
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Since the turn of the year, R Kelly has been under fire following allegations that he sexually abused a number of underaged girls. The 52-year-old musician, whose full name is Robert Kelly, had previously been investigated on and acquitted of charges pertaining to the abuse of a teenage girl, but…
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A California coffee shop is drawing plenty of attention - as well as anger - from local residents, after dressing all of their baristas in skimpy bikinis. Pink Pantherz Espresso has been the subject of intense criticism from locals after employing servers and dressing them in either bikinis or lingerie…
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A teenager has issued a warning to others about the dangers of social media attention, after he nearly fell to his death in the pursuit of the perfect selfie. 18-Year-old Triston Bailey was rushed to Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas after taking some serious damage. According to the hospital,…
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A nail salon in Ohio has been the subject of plenty of controversy and criticism after locals were upset by its potentially provocative name. Dawn Moon is the owner of a nail salon in Sandusky, Ohio that's become a viral sensation - but despite pressure from local communities, she has…
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A family dog, feared lost forever by his loving family after the wildfire that ripped its way through the state of California last year, has been reunited with his family after 101 days of uncertainty. As the Ballejos family fled their home in Paradise, California following the Camp Fire wildfires…
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The United States government is not going to punish or prosecute the remote and uncontacted tribe responsible for the death of an American missionary who attempted to convert them to Christianity. John Allen Chau, a 26-year-old man who originally hailed from Alabama, had travelled to the tiny island in the…
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A couple of customers were left furious after they received an offensive message from a staff member on a receipt at a restaurant where they'd just eaten. Stopping in at a Little Caesars for a takeout pizza in Henrico County, Virginia, Rosman Harris and Marcus Robertson (who are cousins) were shocked to…
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Bernie Sanders has officially entered the 2020 race for the White House. After months of speculation, the Vermont Senator announced today that he is running for president once again. This is his second consecutive bid for the Democratic nomination, after losing out to Hillary Clinton back in 2016. In an email…
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A heavily pregnant server working at a diner was taken aback by the kindness of a police officer, who left a generous message - and an even more generous tip - on her receipt. 23-year-old Courtney English is around seven months pregnant - expecting her first child on April 1.…
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Last week, on Valentine's Day, a group of inmates became unlikely heroes after freeing a baby from a locked car. The incident happened at the Pasco County courthouse, where a group of prisoners were on work release repairing parking meters. While they had been working, a father managed to shut his…
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As many as 28 students were taken to hospital on Valentine's Day after consuming a sizeable amount of holiday candy, police have confirmed. Cliff Jones, Academic Officer for Fulton County Schools Chief in Atlanta, Georgia, explained that 28 students at Sandtown Middle School started to feel "nauseated and disoriented" after eating snacks…
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A vegan couple have been arrested after almost starving their newborn child to death by reportedly only feeding him a potato-based formula. Julia French, 20, and 31-year-old Robert Buskey were taken into custody in Titusville, Florida. Titusville police accused the couple of knowing their five-month-old son was malnourished, but doing…
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An 11-year-old boy, who apparently refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance as an anti-racism protest, has been arrested by police. The young student, a sixth grader attending Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland, Florida has not yet been named. He was apparently arrested after getting into an altercation with…
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A college student was left outraged after she was told to stop wearing a sports bra in the gym because she would "distract" men. Kate, a junior at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, claims that she was "dehumanised" and "humiliated" by a male member of staff in early January as she went…
