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When a person is called up for jury duty in the US, the chosen jurors have to keep the contents of the trial to themselves, while any potential conflict of interest or personal biases can result in their dismissal from the trial. It's rare, however, to see a juror dismissed…
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A school nurse in Maryland has been arrested and charged after being accused of performing oral sex on several high school students. Samantha Marsh, a 33-year-old school nurse at Crisfield High School & Academy, has allegedly admitted to engaging in sexual activity with at least three students. She is now facing…
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A former American Idol contestant is facing federal charges after allegedly working as a courier for a drug ring last year. Antonella Barba, a fan favourite on the sixth season of the TV series, has been named in a new indictment charging her with conspiracy to distribute nearly two pounds…
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The things people will do for followers on social media these days never ceases to amaze me. As you scroll down your Instagram feed, you'll eventually find somebody doing something stupid. It'll be there - right in between your ex's bikini shots from the vacation she took to Thailand a…
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On Tuesday, Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán, more commonly referred to as "El Chapo", was found guilty of 10 various drug trafficking-related charges at a US District Court in Brooklyn. Guzmán will be returning to court to be sentenced on June 25, but US Attorney Richard Donoghue has already told reporters that El Chapo…
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On Tuesday, February 12, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was found guilty on 10 counts of various drug trafficking charges, and now faces spending the rest of his life in the only "supermax" prison in the United States. The 61-year-old Mexican kingpin had previously been the leader of the world's largest drug…
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Detective Brian Simonsen was responding to a robbery at a T-Mobile phone store in Queens when he was fatally shot by a fellow officer in a tragic turn of events. During the Tuesday night shooting, Sgt. Matthew Gorman was also wounded, and the suspect of the robbery on Atlantic Avenue…
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A vegetarian couple, who have been accused of stalking their ex-neighbours, defended their behaviour earlier this week, adding they were forced to call police over a smell of "rotten meat". When Scott Lawrence and his wife Jessica Parker moved house in April of last year, it brought to an end…
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A former employee at KFC has been awarded around $1.5 million in damages after she suffered from workplace discrimination that made it impossible for her to breastfeed her child. A lawsuit filed at U.S. District Court alleged that coworkers and managers at KFC and Taco bell restaurants in Kent County, Delaware…
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A nanny has been found guilty of drowning an infant in milk after the baby was said to have ruined her nap, reported the Washington Post. Chilling footage of 73-year-old Oluremi Adeleye, where she force-fed eight-month-old Enita Salubi nearly eight ounces of milk in a 30-second period, was crucial in finding…
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A video has gone viral on social media showing an alleged drunk driver launching into a racist tirade against the cop who arrested her. Julie Edwards, a 53-year-old woman from DeLand, Florida, was arrested by Deputy Brandon King on Thursday, February 7. King had been called in to investigate a disturbance in the…
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The first female pilot to lead the F-16 Viper team has been asked to leave the demonstration team just two weeks after her role was announced. Captain Zoe Kotnik was commander of the F-16 Viper Demo Team, which performs precision aerial manoeuvres to show the F-16's capabilities at air shows.…
