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Black Belt Florida Woman Breaks Boyfriend’s Nose For Refusing Sex, Coughs ‘Coronavirus’ On EMTs

When medics arrived at the scene to offer assistance, the woman coughed on them while screaming that she had the coronavirus.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 27, 2020

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Black Belt Florida Woman Breaks Boyfriend’s Nose For Refusing Sex, Coughs ‘Coronavirus’ On EMTs

When medics arrived at the scene to offer assistance, the woman coughed on them while screaming that she had the coronavirus.

By Natasha Ishak • March 27, 2020

Meet Mario Tabraue, The Former Drug Lord Who Sold Cocaine To Fund His Exotic Animal Habit

From building a $79 million drug empire to helping dismember a federal informant, big-cat zookeeper Mario Tabraue almost makes his friend Joe Exotic look tame in comparison.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 26, 2020

Meet Mario Tabraue, The Former Drug Lord Who Sold Cocaine To Fund His Exotic Animal Habit

From building a $79 million drug empire to helping dismember a federal informant, big-cat zookeeper Mario Tabraue almost makes his friend Joe Exotic look tame in comparison.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 26, 2020

Meet Charles Ng, The Sadistic Serial Killer Brought Down By His Own Shoplifting Addiction

For two years, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake enslaved and brutalized upwards of 11 people — until Ng tried to steal a torture device.

By Leah Silverman • Mar 26, 2020

Meet Charles Ng, The Sadistic Serial Killer Brought Down By His Own Shoplifting Addiction

For two years, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake enslaved and brutalized upwards of 11 people — until Ng tried to steal a torture device.

By Leah Silverman • March 26, 2020

Gertrud Steinl, The Last German Honored For Saving Jews, Dies At 97

Gertrud Steinl was honored in Israel and Germany for saving the life of a young Jewish woman during World War II.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 25, 2020

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Gertrud Steinl, The Last German Honored For Saving Jews, Dies At 97

Gertrud Steinl was honored in Israel and Germany for saving the life of a young Jewish woman during World War II.

By Natasha Ishak • March 25, 2020

Mir Jafar: The General Who Betrayed India And Opened The Door To British Rule

More than 250 years later, Mir Jafar's name is still synonymous with "traitor" in India and Bangladesh today.

By Morgan Dunn • Mar 24, 2020

Mir Jafar: The General Who Betrayed India And Opened The Door To British Rule

More than 250 years later, Mir Jafar's name is still synonymous with "traitor" in India and Bangladesh today.

By Morgan Dunn • March 24, 2020

Meet Rosalind P. Walter, The Real-Life Woman Behind ‘Rosie The Riveter’

After Rosalind P. Walter's work at a Connecticut factory during World War II inspired "Rosie the Riveter," she went on to become a hero in her own right.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 19, 2020

Meet Rosalind P. Walter, The Real-Life Woman Behind ‘Rosie The Riveter’

After Rosalind P. Walter's work at a Connecticut factory during World War II inspired "Rosie the Riveter," she went on to become a hero in her own right.

By Natasha Ishak • March 19, 2020

These Colorized Mugshots Show Criminals From The Past As They Really Were

From one of the only men to ever escape from Alcatraz to a serial killer who gleefully confessed to murdering 21 people, these vintage mugshots are just as unsettling as they are compelling.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 17, 2020

These Colorized Mugshots Show Criminals From The Past As They Really Were

From one of the only men to ever escape from Alcatraz to a serial killer who gleefully confessed to murdering 21 people, these vintage mugshots are just as unsettling as they are compelling.

By All That's Interesting • March 17, 2020

The Life Of E. Howard Hunt: From Crooked CIA Spy To Watergate ‘Plumber’

For Watergate ringleader E. Howard Hunt, the crimes he committed on behalf of Richard Nixon pale in comparison to the crimes he committed on behalf of his country.

By Andrew Lenoir • Mar 16, 2020

The Life Of E. Howard Hunt: From Crooked CIA Spy To Watergate ‘Plumber’

For Watergate ringleader E. Howard Hunt, the crimes he committed on behalf of Richard Nixon pale in comparison to the crimes he committed on behalf of his country.

By Andrew Lenoir • March 16, 2020

How Alice Ball Ended Leprosy’s Centuries-Old Reign Of Terror — At Just 23

When Alice Ball made the discovery that brought leprosy patients back from certain death, she wasn't just young — she was also a black woman in Jim Crow-era America.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 15, 2020

How Alice Ball Ended Leprosy’s Centuries-Old Reign Of Terror — At Just 23

When Alice Ball made the discovery that brought leprosy patients back from certain death, she wasn't just young — she was also a black woman in Jim Crow-era America.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 15, 2020

How Homophobia Almost Erased The Legacy Of Bayard Rustin, The Man Who Advised MLK

Bayard Rustin was the mind behind the 1963 March on Washington and organized the first Freedom Rides, but his open homosexuality was fodder for critics of the civil rights movement.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 13, 2020

How Homophobia Almost Erased The Legacy Of Bayard Rustin, The Man Who Advised MLK

Bayard Rustin was the mind behind the 1963 March on Washington and organized the first Freedom Rides, but his open homosexuality was fodder for critics of the civil rights movement.

By Natasha Ishak • March 13, 2020