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An Alaska runner deployed bear spray to fight off a brown bear attack on an Anchorage trail this week. The woman, who was running alone at Prospect Heights’ Wolverine Bowl trail, used her bear spray to escape the encounter on…
Tori Spelling has named her worst on-set experience, claiming director Chris Matheson left her “shuddering” with anxiety during the 2003 shoot of Evil Alien Conquerors. The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 53, made the revelation on Stephen Baldwin’s One Bad Movie…
Slipknot have confirmed Sid Wilson’s departure with a blunt Instagram statement. View this post on Instagram The masked Iowa metal band posted the message on Friday, Aug. 14, announcing that Wilson, 49, would exit after 28 years as their DJ…
Michal Sklar has turned her backwards-word ability into a family language called “sdrawkcab” after living with the quirk for 16 years. Sklar, 32, was just 16 and one day shy of her seventeenth birthday in October 2010 when she suffered…
The web search results returned no relevant coverage of this specific crime story — only unrelated matches for biblical names, sports figures, and other topics sharing the name “Obed.” I will now search more specifically for this case using different…
Indiana authorities confirmed at least five people have died as severe storms and flooding ravaged the state this week. The fatalities include a young boy killed when a tree fell on his home, a woman swept away after driving into…
Two prominent television directors have publicly rejected opportunities to work on HBO’s highly anticipated Harry Potter series, citing author J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender issues. The rejections highlight deepening divisions within the entertainment industry over the reboot just months before…
Todd Burkhalter was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday for masterminding a $380 million Ponzi scheme through his Georgia financial firm. Burkhalter, 59, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, received the maximum penalty allowed by law…
A body found in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania is believed to be that of George Smyth, the British teenager who vanished nearly nine months ago while on a solo hiking expedition near Dracula’s Castle. Avon and Somerset Police announced…
Watch on TikTok For years, the name “Karen” has served as internet shorthand for entitled, demanding behavior—particularly the stereotype of a middle-aged white woman with a specific choppy haircut who is quick to ask for a manager or call the…
Larry Montes was ordered held on bail after prosecutors revealed he allegedly called Jewish congregants “swine” following his arrest for storming a Manhattan synagogue during Shabbat services. View this post on Instagram The 46-year-old Bronx native was arraigned just before…
Governor Andy Beshear broke the news to a room of Democrats that a mass shooting had unfolded blocks from their dinner. The shooting erupted around 6:45 p.m. Saturday in Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, where an outdoor concert…
Florida middle school teacher Christian Schneider admitted to years of inappropriate communication with a former student, deputies said. Schneider, 31, was arrested Friday on three felony charges after detectives from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office launched a criminal investigation on…
The armed grandmother who confronted an alleged shoplifter outside a Tucson Ross Dress for Less has become an overnight internet sensation. The woman, whose identity remains unknown, was filmed in early August outside the discount clothing store on Tucson’s Eastside…
Shanna Moakler’s feud with Kourtney Kardashian has flared anew following the Los Angeles premiere of Travis Barker’s documentary, with the Blink-182 drummer’s ex-wife promising to reveal her full account of the family drama in her forthcoming memoir. Watch on TikTok…
A 28-year-old surrogate from Alaska named McKenna West gave birth to a baby boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in Dallas on Wednesday, August 12. The baby was diagnosed with the heart condition at around 20 weeks of pregnancy. The…