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A physical therapist from Connecticut was convicted on Thursday of killing his wife, their three children, and family dog because an “apocalypse was coming.” NBC News reports Anthony John Todt, 46, has been found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his wife Megan, 42, as well as their kids Zoe, 4, Tyler, […]
A California couple was recently targeted in a homophobic verbal attack on an Amtrak train by a man who’s also alleged to have confronted one of their children in the restroom. Robbie Pierce and his husband, Neal Broverman, documented the harrowing experience in a since-made-viral Twitter thread. In an interview with NBC News, Pierce said the […]
Cases of liver disease in children, including some reported to have required transplants, have spurred investigations in multiple regions of the world. Here in the U.S., per a report from the Associated Press, nine such cases have been reported in Alabama. Affected children were as young as one and as old as six, with two confirmed […]
Wildlife officials have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a bottlenose dolphin. According to WSVN, the female mammal was found washed ashore last month on Fort Myers Beach in Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducted a necropsy shortly after, and found the dolphin had been impaled in with a spear-like object right above its right […]
A federal judge determined Tesla was liable to a former employee who successfully sued the company in 2021 for racial discrimination and harassment; however, the judge slashed the plaintiff’s damages award from $137 million to $15 million. Owen Diaz went public with the allegations in 2018, about two years after he quit his job at the auto-maker’s production facility in Fremont, California. […]
A South Carolina inmate chose to be killed by firing squad in the state’s first execution in more than a decade. According to the Associated Press, 57-year-old Richard Moore confirmed his decision in court documents filed Friday, just two weeks before he’s scheduled execution. The inmate was convicted of murdering convenience store clerk James Mahoney in 1999, […]
A family’s years-long search for their autistic son has finally come to an end. According to KTLA, 19-year-old Connerjack Oswalt was found safe last week in Park City, Utah, about 700 miles away from his home in Clearlake, California. The teen, who was diagnosed with autism eight years ago, was just 16 when his family reported him […]
An Oklahoma toddler died this week after his father accidentally ran him over outside their home. According to the Tulsa Police Department, the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. Tuesday on North Darlington Avenue. The family told authorities they had returned from the grocery store and parked their Dodge pickup truck in front of their residence. The dad […]
Florida-based artist Y&R Mookey received a 10-year sentence this week after previously being convicted on a possession of a firearm charge. Both the sentence and the trial that preceded it have received nationwide attention, due in large part to the fact that music videos were utilized during the court proceedings. Per a regional report from Jacksonville’s […]
Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying in a letter to the Chairman of the Board that the company “needs to be transformed as a private company.” The letter, per a report from the Associated Press, was included as part of a securities filing on Wednesday and sees the Tesla CEO proposing a buy […]
