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More than 1,500 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake was just over 14 miles east of Nurdağı in the Gaziantep province of Turkey. The Associated Press reported that hundreds of buildings had been destroyed by the […]
Michael Gidewon, the co-owner of the popular Atlanta nightclub Republic Lounge, is dead after he was fatally shot outside the establishment on Saturday morning. 11Alive reports police arrived at the scene around 7 a.m. Saturday, and found Gidewon suffering from a gunshot wound. He was not responsive. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. According to […]
A Pennsylvania family was shot dead last week in what appeared to be a murder-suicide pact. According to NBC News, the bodies of Morgan Daub, 26, and her parents, James Daub, 62, and Deborah Daub, 59, were found in the backyard of their York County home on Jan. 25. Police said they went to the house after a […]
Kansas authorities are investigating a police-involved shooting that left one person dead. The Associated Press reports the incident took place Friday night on the 5400 block of Haskell Avenue in Kansas City. Police say they were dispatched to the area shortly before 6 p.m. after receiving a report of an opioid overdose. When they arrived at the scene, they found […]
A 19-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit against her adoptive parents after she spent most of her childhood locked inside a “basement dungeon room.” As reported by the Miami Herald, Olivia Atkocaitis, now 19, filed a lawsuit Monday in the New Hampshire town of New Boston, alleging her adoptive parents, Denise and Thomas Atkocaitis, prevented her from […]
A New York public school has apologized for serving an “inexcusably insensitive” meal during Black History Month. The incident reportedly took place on Feb. 1 at Nyack Middle School, when students were offered a chicken-and-waffles lunch with a side of watermelon. According WABC, the school’s principal, David Johnson, placed the blame on food-service vendor Aramark, claiming the company had changed the hot […]
An Instagram model crowned herself the “Uniboob Queen” after her 38J breast implant exploded. The 30-year-old model, who goes by Mary Magdalene online, revealed her lopsided chest on social media this week, saying it wasn’t the first time she’s dealt with a busted implant. “Hey guys, so this is my boob now … Basically, my breast […]
Yale University has honored the work of Bobbi Wilson, a 9-year-old Black girl who was wrongly reported to the police while catching insects in her neighborhood. According to NBC News, the New Jersey fourth-grader became fascinated with spotted lantern flies after learning about the invasive species in school. Though the insects don’t directly harm humans […]
Capping off another big week for dogs is word from Guinness World Records that a good boy from Portugal has smashed a record to become the oldest dog ever. Indeed, as announced on Thursday, a 30-year-old dog by the name of Bobi has been formally distinguished as the oldest living dog. In addition to that […]
An animal shelter in Tennessee has reunited a woman with her beloved Lilo after the dog was found with a note on her collar from the mother of two revealing she was homeless and could no longer take care of her. The heartwarming story begins with a social media post from the McKamey Animal Center […]
