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New Orleans resident Natasha Ott was tested for coronavirus Monday, nearly a week after she began exhibiting symptoms. Just days later, the 39-year-old was found dead inside her home—before she received her test results. Ott’s longtime partner Josh Anderson shared the tragic story, first reported by NOLA.com, via Facebook. Anderson said Ott, whom he described as a “woman in good […]
North Carolina authorities have launched an investigation into a stolen 18-wheeler that was reportedly carrying nearly 18,000 pounds of toilet paper. The Associated Press reports that Guilford County Sheriff’s officers discovered the cargo Wednesday, after they spotted the semi-trailer truck traveling on Interstate 40 in Whitsett, just east of Greensboro. Officers reportedly followed the truck to a warehouse […]
Yung Berg, the ex-star of Love & Hip Hop who also goes by Hitmaka, has been accused of pistol-whipping his girlfriend this past weekend. As a result of this alleged assault, she suffered a broken nose and was hospitalized. The case is now being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department. Police reports of the […]
During a Sunday press conference that was called to address the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Donald Trump said that the government has “tremendous control” over the situation, which is a narrative that’s hard to buy. Trump’s opening leg of the presser seemed to harp on that subject, as well as talking about how the Federal Reserve will try to […]
The state of Alabama executed Nathaniel Woods on Thursday night over the 2004 murders of three police officers. Woods, 43, was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m CST, according to the state’s corrections department. His life was taken by lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on his execution but decided to ultimately lift it on Thursday. […]
Former special education teacher Kathryn Houghtaling has been sentenced to 4 to 15 years in prison for having sex with her students, Fox 2 Detroit reports. Houghtaling pleaded no contest to six counts of criminal sexual conduct. She has been charged with providing one of her students with drugs, and sleeping with two underage boys, one age 16 and […]
Loryn Barclay, 27, a former substitute teacher in Missouri, has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation on a reduced charge of harassment of a person under age 17, People reports. Barclay was originally charged with felony sexual contact with a student. The charge would’ve got her three years in prison, but she was given […]
Multiple people were killed Wednesday in what was said to be “one of the worst shootings in Wisconsin history.” The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the incident took place at around 2 p.m. local time on the Milwaukee campus of Molson Coors. Sources told the outlet at least seven individuals—including the gunman—have been killed; however, the Milwaukee Police […]
It has been a long time coming, but the U.S. has finally made lynching a federal hate crime. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) introduced the bill, naming it the Emmett Till Antilynching Act after the 14-year-old boy who was lynched in Mississippi 65 years ago, Vice reports. It’s also been 120 years since Congress first considered […]
UK singer Duffy has opened up about the horrific experience that preceded her years-long hiatus. The 35-year-old artist—born Aimee Anne Duffy—shared her story in a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday, revealing she decided to step away from the spotlight after being “raped, drugged, and held captive” about a decade ago. “You can only imagine the amount […]
