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The FBI is currently investigating a homophobic letter sent to actor Jussie Smollett days before he was the victim of a vicious hate crime in the hopes it will lead them to the perpetrator. The Empire star was sent the threatening letter, which contained a white powder within the envelope, a…
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Between 1974 and 1975, a serial killer known as "The Doodler" killed at least five men in San Francisco. The Doodler got his name after one of his victims managed to survive the attack, and recalled that his would-be murderer was doodling during a dinner they had shared that night.…
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Michael Jackson's relative allegedly feared he was grooming his young son Blanket and investigators were "convinced" the singer had preyed upon "several" of his nephews. The New York Post's PageSix column claims multiple sources have confirmed that police had received a "credible tip" that the Thriller star had abused his family…
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Pete McCleave seemed to be in perfect health two years ago. As an athlete and rugby coach, the dad-of-two came down with pneumonia, but it was this affliction that actually saved his life, bringing attention to another condition he was suffering from without knowing. A few days after completing the…
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Gucci has publicly apologised after receiving an online backlash over a jumper some believed resembled blackface. The black balaclava sweater, which was from their 2018 Fall Winter collection, caused an uproar on social media, with one user describing it as "Haute Couture Blackface for millennials". The $900 sweater featured big…
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Earlier this week, Liam Neeson made headlines when he admitted in an interview that he had once prowled the streets looking for a "black b*****d" to kill after learning that his friend had been raped by a black man. The confession caused outrage, with many people taking to social media…
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On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress. It was his time to shine, a chance to brag about his accomplishments, wax poetic about America and call for an end to "ridiculous partisan investigations." (Fun fact: During the 1974…
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A Muslim woman who was brutally attacked as a teen by a thug who tried to pull off her hijab has hit back by launching her own self-defence classes for women. Rana Abdelhamid, a 25-year-old woman from New York, was a victim of a frightening hate crime while she was walking…
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A father of two has been confirmed dead after a fire raged through his family's home earlier this week. Sam Crawford, 40 from Orland, Maine, had escaped from the fire with his family beforehand, but re-entered the blaze to save their pet dog. He sadly never returned from the flames.…
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The friend of a model who was found dead hours after writing a cryptic Facebook message has revealed her touching "lasting" memory of the mother-of-four. Irish Daily Mirror writer Siobhan O'Connor, who described herself as one of Alli MacDonnell's closest friends, wrote an article on Wednesday naming the 37-year-old "one of…
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A mother and son have totally confused the internet after sharing pictures of as-yet unidentified creatures discovered in their home. Experts confirm they are unable to identify the creatures featured in a video recorded out in Auckland in New Zealand, as Tim Clerke visited his mother hoping to answer a…
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A man in China has been arrested after killing and injuring several people in his neighbourhood on Wednesday. Police in Baiyin, a city in Gansu province, said that the man suspected his wife had been cheating on him, and is now accused of killing eight people with a knife in…
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The mother of an Indian man who is suing his parents because he "didn't consent to being born" has allegedly spoken out, claiming she "admires" her son. In a post on social media, Raphael Samuel claimed his mother had named him a "fearless, independent thinking young man" and stated that if…
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It was impossible to miss female Democrats present at President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday as they all turned out in white. The striking sartorial choice was multilayered, having numerous important reasons behind it. It was designed to honour those who came out in the midterm…
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Thanks to its beautiful beaches, lush green forests, and stunning volcanic mountaintop views, Hawaii is the one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. But for non-smokers, the state might become even more of a paradise. Lawmakers are considering raising the minimum smoking age to 100, which would…
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Donald Trump is known for doing unusual things. Upon becoming the president of the United States, he scrapped policies for LGBT rights and family planning, called German Chancellor Angela Merkel an “excellent salesman” and spent more than 100 consecutive days playing golf. Having proclaimed that he would build a Mexico-funded…
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William Brown, a 24-year-old electrician from Fort Worth, Texas, was killed last week by an exploding vaporizer pen. His grandmother, Alice Brown, told WFAA that he purchased the device at the Smoke & Vape DZ store in the nearby town of Keller. Then he sat down in his car to use the…
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An Indiana school superintendent has resigned from her job after being charged with using her own insurance to help a sick student. Superintendent of Elwood Community School, Casey Smitherman, released a statement last week announcing she would be leaving her job on Friday (February 2) and citing the public attention she had…
