Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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When Genevieve Purinton was 18 years old, she gave birth to a baby girl at a hospital in Gary, Indiana. She was unmarried and alone, and was naive to the process of entering motherhood. So, when she was informed by hospital staff that her infant had died after delivery, she didn't even…
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When it comes to Christmas time, there's truly no better feeling than running your finger around a cake bowl and licking off that sugary batter. Maybe it's the taste, perhaps it's just the naughty nature of the whole thing, but everyone knows that cookie dough blows any other sweet treat out…
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A 23-year-old woman from Ohio who glorified convicted killers has been arrested this week after planning to commit "an upscale mass murder" at a Toledo bar. Elizabeth Lecron, who is now being held on terrorism charges, is known to have corresponded with Dylann Roof - the 24-year-old white supremacist who massacred…
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Two murder suspects - Ralph Keppler and his girlfriend Francesca Kiel - reportedly laughed at a bail hearing earlier this week after learning of their victim's brutal injuries. Theresa Kiel, the 56-year-old mother of Francesca, was found comatose Long Beach apartment building on Dec. 4, 2016, and eventually succumbed to her injuries last…
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A nine-year-old girl who hails from Alabama has reportedly taken her own life after suffering racist abuse from her classmates. McKenzie Adams. The African-American fourth-grader had been targeted by bullies at US Jones Elementary School in the town of Demopolis, Alabama, due to her close friendship with a caucasian, male…
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Newly-released documents have shed light on the Sandy Hook mass murderer's "scorn for humanity" and deep social isolation. Adam Lanza's troubled past was revealed further after a court recently ordered Connecticut State Police to release papers that were previously withheld, with the ruling stating that they were not exempt from…
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In August this year, the world was shocked by a viral clip in which a teenage girl fell from a bridge. Not only was she forcefully pushed, supposedly as a joke, but she fell 60 feet before she hit the water. After 16-year-old Jordan Holgerson fell, she was soon rushed to…
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When children get bullied, they suffer mental and physical damage, which can sometimes lead to tragic consequences. But what do you do if you find out your kid's a bully? You've got to do something to punish them for their actions and change their current trajectory. Yet choosing the most…
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Here's a hypothetical question: if someone gave you $17,000, and then took it away, how would you react? Probably not very well I imagine. Well, one person out there was so honest and good-hearted that they found 17 grand lying around, and actually gave it away. The kicker? This person…
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Many of us exaggerate when we speak, especially when we're passionate or emotional about something. Countless times someone will say they could 'literally eat a horse,' but we know it's all just a figurative way of speaking. However, there are some ways of speaking that are far more inflammatory than…
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On Wednesday, all the living former presidents and former first ladies attended the funeral of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. The guests also included President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, which made for a pretty awkward photo: The tweeter-in-chief sitting in a row…
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A Marvel comics superfan has stunned social media with his Spidermanesque feats of parkour. Vincent Vinciguerra, a 23-year-old lifeguard who hails from New York City, has conquered his fear of heights by leaping around the rooftops of NYC, equipped with a camera to capture footage of his astonishing stunts. Vincent would,…
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Joe Biden considered running for president in 2016. He was certainly qualified, having served two terms as Vice President, under President Barack Obama, plus represented Delaware as the U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009. That's a pretty amazing run - he entered the Senate as one of the…
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In what sounds more like the plot of a heartwarming Christmas movie than real life, a young boy recently overturned an old law so that his town can once again enjoy snowball fights. Dane Best, a nine-year-old boy from the town of Severance, recently convinced the leaders of the small…
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Donald Trump has come under criticism this week for not remaining impartial in the Russia investigation, as he both attacked his former personal attorney and praised a key witness for having the "guts" to not testify against him. Trump, unlike other presidents, is quick to speak his mind on Twitter,…
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Last March, Windi Thomas, 44, got into an altercation with her boyfriend, Keeno Butler, also 44, at their home in Eerie, Pennsylvania. Thomas stabbed Butler's hand with a knife and beat him in the head with a wooden table leg. Then Thomas, who weighs over 300 pounds, sat on her…
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Two police officers in Minnesota were put on leave last week, after a photo of a Christmas tree display outside a precinct with racist decorations was shared online. The tree, which was displayed outside the Fourth Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department, was covered with products with cultural ties to…
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In America, 33 states have legalized cannabis for medical use, and 10 states have legalized it for recreational use. It's hard to believe this took so long, since alcohol and cigarettes are arguably much more harmful. (According to Politifact, no death from marijuana overdose has ever been recorded.) After years…
