A new study revealed that Black women of African descent were the most likely to die during a devastating medieval plague. Research of 145 bodies that were examined from three different London cemeteries found that there was a higher proportion of female people of color in plague burials compared to non-plague burials, according to the … Read more
A speech delivered in June by an Irish lawmaker who said the work of legislatures is about “restricting freedoms” in the name of the “common good” has gone viral, with criticism on both sides of the Atlantic. Senator Pauline O’Reilly of the Green Party, in defense of Ireland’s proposed Incitement to Violence or Hatred and … Read more
An abducted baby in Idaho was found dead in a wooded area and his father, a suspect in the murder of the baby’s mother, was spotted naked nearby, authorities said Saturday. Deputies found 10-month-old Zeke Gregory Best down an embankment off a roadway east of Idaho Falls after a group of hunters called to report … Read more
A Florida middle school teacher’s assistant was arrested for allegedly slapping a student inside a classroom before Thanksgiving break. According to arrest records obtained by FOX 35 Orlando, Ute Galloway, 61, slapped a student in the face during class at Eustis Middle School on Nov. 17. The principal then notified the student’s parents, ahem local … Read more
A Washington, D.C., man accused of impersonating a federal law enforcement officer was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Arian Taherzadeh, 41, was one of two men arrested in April 2022. He and Haider Ali, 36, operated a business called United States Special Police LLC (USSP), which was described as a private law enforcement, investigative … Read more
Two more Venezuelan migrants staying in Chicago were arrested Friday after allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from a suburban Macy’s that has been an ongoing target of retail theft by migrants this holiday season, authorities said. Edys Alberto Herrera-Gotopo, 20, and Johan Gavidia-Rojas, 18, entered the store together in Oak Brook, Illinois, shortly after … Read more
A three-month-old boy in Alabama was killed on Thursday by his family’s pet “wolf-hybrid,” the sheriff’s office said. First responders received a call just before 1 p.m. Thursday concerning an animal attack on an infant at a home off County Road 440 in Chelsea, Alabama. Shelby County deputies, Chelsea firefighters, and Shelby County Animal Control … Read more
A New York man stabbed four of his family members to death and injured two officers early Sunday morning before he was shot and killed by authorities, according to the New York Police Department. After receiving a call around 5:10 a.m. Sunday from a teenage girl who claimed her cousin “was killing her family members,” … Read more
The latest movement of a nearly 14-foot great white shark has been documented off the coast of Georgia. OCEARCH, a global nonprofit marine research organization that tracks the movement of several sharks, recently announced that a 14-foot adult white shark named Mahone had pinged off the Georgia coast, just south of Savannah. Weighing in at … Read more
New video shows shocking moments a customer narrowly escaped being hit by a car that went through a Washington state restaurant on Wednesday. “We experienced a shocking incident: a car crashed into our restaurant,” The Swish Swish Hot Pot restaurant posted on Facebook. “It was sudden and startling, but by some miracle, everyone is safe. … Read more