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A woman is accused of tracking down a lookalike using Instagram, only to fatally stab the doppelgänger as part of an effort to fake her own death. Per a report from NBC News on Tuesday, officials in Germany recently detailed the bizarre case, which first became a source of headlines upon the discovery of a […]
A doctor has been sentenced to more than 16 years behind bars in connection with a drug scam involving the illegal distribution of millions of doses of “medically unnecessary” opioids. Francisco Patino of Michigan, more commonly referred to as Frank Patino, has also been ordered (per a local report from WDIV-TV) to pay $30 million in […]
Flavor Flav is looking back on the height of his addiction, saying in a recent podcast interview that he spent as much as $2,600 per day on drugs at one point in his life. On an episode of Spotify’s Off the Record with DJ Akademiks initially shared last week, Flav reflected on how he “maintained” himself […]
A trial has started in the case of a woman accused of attempting to kill her friend using a poison cheesecake, all as part of an alleged plan to steal her identity. The incident in question, as previously reported, is alleged to have occurred in August 2016 in the Queens area. Richard Brown, who served as […]
The U.S. Surgeon General is cautioning against the use of social media by those 13 years of age and younger. During an appearance on CNN over the weekend, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy outlined what he said were his two main concerns about social media usage. “I worry that right now, if you look at the guidelines from the […]
A woman is suing a school district in Florida after she says she was barred from participating in volunteer activities, including with her own children, due to her presence on the OnlyFans platform. Victoria Triece, per a local report from WKMG-TV, has two children who are students at an elementary school in the Orange County […]
Six people are dead and three others injured after a crash between a tour bus and freight truck in upstate New York. CNN reports the accident took place around 6:00 a.m. on State Highway 37 in Louisville, a small town on the US-Canada border, when both vehicles collided into one another. It’s not yet known which […]
The Memphis Police Department has permanently suspended Scorpion, a controversial task force that was tied to the death of Tyre Nichols. Authorities announced the move in a public statement on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Memphis PD released bodycam footage of Nichols’ deadly police beating. Scorpion, which stands for “Street Crimes Operation to Restore […]
Marie Kondo, author of the 2014 best-seller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, admits she’s no longer obsessed with living a clutter-free life. In a recent webinar with the Washington Post, Kondo revealed her organization habits have changed after having three children. “My home is messy, but the way I am spending my time is the right […]
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) “routinely confines people in its custody” beyond their legally entitled release dates, the Justice Department said this week when announcing the findings of their investigation. Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said Wednesday that the agency’s investigation had found evidence of “systematic […]
