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Laura Bishop has come forward publicly for the first time to reveal how her husband drugged her and arranged for strangers to rape her while he watched and filmed the assaults. Bishop, a wife from Bristol, England, shared her story…
US employers are bracing for a staffing crunch when Grand Theft Auto VI drops this fall. Marjo Miles, 47, founder of The Ember Effect LLC, told outlets this week that she expects workers to request paid time off in droves…
Minnesota Rep. Daniel Wolgamott, 36, faces fresh drunk driving charges after allegedly fleeing a crash scene on foot Wednesday evening. The DFL lawmaker was arrested in St. Cloud after his vehicle slammed into a parked car, leaving an occupant hospitalized…
A Colorado jail has warned that inmates cannot be released because a global Microsoft outage has crippled its bond-payment system. The Arapahoe County Detention Facility, south of Denver, relies on Outlook email to verify online bond payments, a process that…
Michael Maslanka has returned to teaching at UNT Dallas College of Law after students, including a Navy SEAL veteran, revived him from a fatal heart rhythm during class. The 73-year-old associate professor collapsed mid-lecture on Oct. 6, moments after warning…
An Arizona couple’s charges were upgraded to first-degree homicide after investigators uncovered what they called a premeditated plot to kill a registered sex offender in the desert. Jacob Middlebrook, 35, and Layne McIntosh, 36, were arrested Saturday after Las Vegas…
Russell Brand may be headed for a notorious British prison nicknamed “Monster Mansion.” The convicted comedian, 51, is being risk-assessed for a transfer to HMP Wakefield, a maximum-security Category A facility where high-profile inmates are typically held, sources said on…
PETA drew fierce backlash Thursday after tying a deadly Washington, DC, shooting to its campaign against foie gras at a nearby restaurant. The animal rights group posted on X that “an active shooting has been down the block from Mallard…
A desperate handwritten note pressed against a window led Florida police to rescue four children from a home where they were allegedly being held against their will. Andre Janard Smithson, 33, was arrested on Oct. 26 in Kissimmee after a…
A leading political analyst has warned that the exclusion of women from a potential U.S. Military draft could be overturned if battlefield demands intensify. Christopher Lee, of Foresight Strategic Advisors, told the Daily Express US that roughly 168 million American…
Russell Brand, 49, has been hit with fresh sexual misconduct allegations from six additional women. The new accusers came forward in a report published Thursday by The Times, adding to the growing catalogue of claims against the imprisoned comedian. Among…
Leo Rossitter’s accuser has spoken out publicly for the first time in a scathing op-ed. The 24-year-old Stanford economics and data science student, who faces felony sex charges, is currently employed by the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves as a business strategist…
An alleged rape victim took the stand Tuesday to recount a terrifying night she says ended in assault at the hands of a Santa Barbara attorney. Jane Doe, a Connecticut woman who had traveled to California to visit a friend,…
Keyata Harman’s principal is mourning a teacher he says touched generations of students. Matt Bartley, principal of Bardstown Middle School, where Harman, 52, taught, praised her lasting legacy in a statement to WLKY.com. “She made lasting impressions on countless students…
Dr. Matt Lambert has been identified as the gunman who opened fire inside a Washington, DC, gym Thursday morning before killing himself following a nearly hour-long standoff. Lambert, an emergency room physician, lived in a seventh-floor unit at 1515 15th…
Beau Jessup, the 27-year-old daughter of British actress Lisa Maxwell, has died unexpectedly while pursuing a master’s degree at Columbia University. The Ivy League school announced the journalism student’s death via an Instagram post on Wednesday, extending condolences to her…