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How Racism, Police Incompetence, And Lying Witnesses Put Walter McMillian On Death Row For Six Years

"The only reason I'm here is because I had been messing around with a white lady," Walter McMillian said from death row.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 2, 2019

How Racism, Police Incompetence, And Lying Witnesses Put Walter McMillian On Death Row For Six Years

"The only reason I'm here is because I had been messing around with a white lady," Walter McMillian said from death row.

By All That's Interesting • December 2, 2019

106 Years Of Showtime At The Apollo, From Vaudeville To Motown In 33 Vintage Photos

For more than a century, Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater has launched the careers of black performers from James Brown to Michael Jackson.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 30, 2019

106 Years Of Showtime At The Apollo, From Vaudeville To Motown In 33 Vintage Photos

For more than a century, Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater has launched the careers of black performers from James Brown to Michael Jackson.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 30, 2019

Actor Gary Sinise Took 1,000 Kids Of Fallen Military Heroes To Disney World

"We wanna take care of these kids and make sure they know we don't forget."

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 28, 2019

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Actor Gary Sinise Took 1,000 Kids Of Fallen Military Heroes To Disney World

"We wanna take care of these kids and make sure they know we don't forget."

By Natasha Ishak • November 28, 2019

59-Year-Old Texas Woman Killed By Feral Hogs In Front Yard

"In my 35 years I will tell you it's one of the worst things I've ever seen," said the local sheriff.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 26, 2019

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59-Year-Old Texas Woman Killed By Feral Hogs In Front Yard

"In my 35 years I will tell you it's one of the worst things I've ever seen," said the local sheriff.

By Natasha Ishak • November 26, 2019

23 Facts You Didn’t Know About Jimmy Carter, From UFOs To Elvis Presley

Brush up on your knowledge of the 39th president of the United States with these little-known Jimmy Carter facts.

By Katie Serena • Nov 22, 2019

23 Facts You Didn’t Know About Jimmy Carter, From UFOs To Elvis Presley

Brush up on your knowledge of the 39th president of the United States with these little-known Jimmy Carter facts.

By Katie Serena • November 22, 2019

The Truth About Those Rumors Of Mr. Rogers’ Badass Military Career

Records show that Mr. Rogers registered for the draft in 1948, but was he ever a Navy SEAL or a military sniper?

By Erin Kelly • Nov 19, 2019

The Truth About Those Rumors Of Mr. Rogers’ Badass Military Career

Records show that Mr. Rogers registered for the draft in 1948, but was he ever a Navy SEAL or a military sniper?

By Erin Kelly • November 19, 2019

Thomas Fitzpatrick: The Amateur Pilot Who Drunkenly Landed A Plane On An NYC Street — Twice

On a barroom bet, Thomas Fitzpatrick landed a plane on a Manhattan street. And when another drinking companion later claimed that landing never happened, Fitzpatrick did it again.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 19, 2019

Thomas Fitzpatrick: The Amateur Pilot Who Drunkenly Landed A Plane On An NYC Street — Twice

On a barroom bet, Thomas Fitzpatrick landed a plane on a Manhattan street. And when another drinking companion later claimed that landing never happened, Fitzpatrick did it again.

By Natasha Ishak • November 19, 2019

Five-Year-Old Takes Dad’s Heroin To School, Says Eating It Turns Him Into Spider-Man

When police searched his parents' apartment, they discovered more than 200 bags of illicit drugs.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 18, 2019

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Five-Year-Old Takes Dad’s Heroin To School, Says Eating It Turns Him Into Spider-Man

When police searched his parents' apartment, they discovered more than 200 bags of illicit drugs.

By Natasha Ishak • November 18, 2019

How A Criminal Underworld Of Body-Snatching Corpse Robbers Galvanized Modern Medicine

Body snatching at the dawn of the Scientific Revolution was so lucrative that some career graverobbers actually murdered people to satisfy the market.

By Andrew Lenoir • Nov 15, 2019

How A Criminal Underworld Of Body-Snatching Corpse Robbers Galvanized Modern Medicine

Body snatching at the dawn of the Scientific Revolution was so lucrative that some career graverobbers actually murdered people to satisfy the market.

By Andrew Lenoir • November 15, 2019

Three Indiana Judges Suspended After Attempted Strip Club Visit Turned Into A White Castle Brawl

The judges' actions "gravely undermined public trust in the dignity and decency of Indiana's judiciary," according to a scathing Indiana Supreme Court opinion.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 15, 2019

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Three Indiana Judges Suspended After Attempted Strip Club Visit Turned Into A White Castle Brawl

The judges' actions "gravely undermined public trust in the dignity and decency of Indiana's judiciary," according to a scathing Indiana Supreme Court opinion.

By Natasha Ishak • November 15, 2019