A Minnesota grandmother is in hot water after police say she shot her grandson over a squabble involving a teacup earlier this month. Helen Lenoir Washington, 75, of Brooklyn Center, is accused of shooting her unidentified grandson in the thigh on October 12, KARE 11 reports, citing a criminal complaint. According to the complaint, authorities …
In an exclusive interview with People magazine, Jamie Lee Curtis spoke out about her secret battle with an addiction to painkillers that started in 1989. The actress said she kept her addiction to opiates hidden for 10 years. “I was ahead of the curve of the opiate epidemic. I had a 10-year run, stealing, conniving. No one …
A Toronto father charged with aggravated assault in the death of his own three-week-old infant daughter is expected to face an upgraded charge of second-degree murder. According to Global News, authorities said first responders who were initially called to the scene, located at an apartment complex on Pharmacy Avenue, alerted officials after finding the baby …
Louisiana authorities arrested a soldier and his alleged girlfriend after reportedly discovering the body of his wife in a vehicle — where two young children were passengers. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office announced at a news conference on Monday that Fort Polk soldier Logan Kyle, 22, was handed over to military investigators at his base …
A Nebraska school cook lost his job after serving students chili earlier this month that contained an unusual ingredient—kangaroo meat. Kevin Frei, the head chef for a junior and senior high school in Potter, apparently served students the concoction without the pupil’s knowledge on October 10 for lunch, News Channel Nebraska reported. Frei argued with …
An Oklahoma family is distraught after home surveillance video appeared to capture an 8-year-old boy beating and torturing their beloved six-month-old dachshund puppy last week. The owners of the dog, who live in Lawton, were out to dinner last week when the boy allegedly attacked the pet, KSWO reports. When they returned, they were unable …
A Vermont native who resided in Costa Rica was found dead after going missing in August, and authorities are calling his death a murder—with a younger woman reportedly being called a person of interest in the case. The body of Tom Cook, 62, who had been living in Vermont his entire life before recently retiring …
A white woman who vehemently tried denying access to a black man attempting to get into his own Missouri condo last week, and who was subsequently fired from her job, has denied being racist amid reported death threats. “My only intent was to follow the direction that I had been given by our condo association …
‘Some students knew beforehand and still consumed the cookies’
An Ohio woman has been extradited to Pennsylvania after being arrested on suspicion of committing sexual acts against her own 3-year-old daughter, and assisting her ex-boyfriend in producing pornographic images of the girl, authorities announced Tuesday. Kayla Parker, 26, was arrested in Dayton, Ohio, on charges that include sexual abuse and exploitation of children, …
California police are asking for the public’s help in regards to a “person of interest” involving a baby who was found abandoned in a Walmart restroom last week. Just before noon last Monday, a patron at a Walmart in Lakewood, located at 2770 E. Carson Street, contacted store personnel after finding a baby boy alone …
A California man was found guilty of murder after he stabbed a teen to death following a road rage confrontation in a store parking lot last year—and videotaped the victim dying, according to prosecutors. A jury found 41-year-old James Beckham Fortney, of Temecula, guilty of “second-degree murder—with an enhancement of using a knife—and one count of …
