Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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On Tuesday, the Justice Department charged 50 people, including Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman and Full House actress Lori Loughlin, of being part of a massive nationwide college entrance exam cheating plot. Wealthy parents are accused of bribing school officials and SAT/ACT administrators to get their children into prestigious universities…
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Aaron Carter has slammed the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, claiming the two accusers of Michael Jackson have a financial motivation for the allegations. Wade Robson and James Safechuck are the two men in the HBO documentary who say they were sexually assaulted by Michael Jackson as children, and the…
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President Donald Trump has made a quite a few gaffes, from accidentally tweeting the gibberish word "covfefe" to misspelling his wife Melania's name as "Melanie" to telling a crowd of values voters that parents "sacrifice every day for the furniture - and future - of their children." (Sniff. My coffee…
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On Saturday evening, a woman was left needing medical attention after being attacked by a jaguar at the Wildlife World Zoo near Phoenix, following an attempt to take a "selfie" with the animal. Based on eyewitness accounts, spokespeople for the zoo are saying the individual, said to be in her…
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A California coffee shop with 'bikini baristas' has had its license revoked, after the city council ruled that its employees' outfits were too revealing. City council members in American Canyon have voted to strip Bottoms Up Espresso of its license, after deeming that the coffee shop - which employs women…
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Jussie Smollett, the Empire actor who claimed to be the victim of an apparent racist attack, has been indicted on 16 federal counts by a Cook County grand jury. Originally, Smollett was charged with one Class 4 Felony charge of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report. The jury…
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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.…
