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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 • 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

Meet Robert Todd Lincoln, The Estranged Son Of The 16th President Who Had His Mother Committed

After his father was assassinated, Robert Todd Lincoln kept an insanity file on his mother that he later used to have her committed to an asylum.

By Leah Silverman • Nov 13, 2019

Meet Robert Todd Lincoln, The Estranged Son Of The 16th President Who Had His Mother Committed

After his father was assassinated, Robert Todd Lincoln kept an insanity file on his mother that he later used to have her committed to an asylum.

By Leah Silverman • November 13, 2019

The Remarkable Life Of Bryan Stevenson, From The Segregated South To Death Row-Defying Lawyer

In the second grade, Bryan Stevenson's school placed him in the slowest of three groups because he was black. Now he's a Harvard Law School graduate who's saved more than 100 people from death row.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 11, 2019

The Remarkable Life Of Bryan Stevenson, From The Segregated South To Death Row-Defying Lawyer

In the second grade, Bryan Stevenson's school placed him in the slowest of three groups because he was black. Now he's a Harvard Law School graduate who's saved more than 100 people from death row.

By All That's Interesting • November 11, 2019

More U.S. Veterans Have Committed Suicide In The Last Decade Than Died In The Vietnam War

Since 2008, more than 60,000 U.S. veterans have taken their own lives, with more than half of those deaths via firearms.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 11, 2019

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More U.S. Veterans Have Committed Suicide In The Last Decade Than Died In The Vietnam War

Since 2008, more than 60,000 U.S. veterans have taken their own lives, with more than half of those deaths via firearms.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 11, 2019

Florida Man Lodges Eight-Inch Screwdriver Inside His Rectum — And Loses Part Of His Buttocks In The Process

The screwdriver was buried deep enough that it had already pierced the man's large intestine.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 8, 2019

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Florida Man Lodges Eight-Inch Screwdriver Inside His Rectum — And Loses Part Of His Buttocks In The Process

The screwdriver was buried deep enough that it had already pierced the man's large intestine.

By Natasha Ishak • November 8, 2019

Woman Finds Four Parasitic Worms In Her Eye — And Pulls Out Three Of Them Herself

"They were having sex in her eye and one of them is pregnant and has babies," said one researcher handling the case.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 7, 2019

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Woman Finds Four Parasitic Worms In Her Eye — And Pulls Out Three Of Them Herself

"They were having sex in her eye and one of them is pregnant and has babies," said one researcher handling the case.

By Natasha Ishak • November 7, 2019

The Extraordinary Life Of Aviation Legend Jimmy Doolittle

Before World War II, Jimmy Doolittle was already a world-famous aviator, but it was his daring raid on Tokyo following the attack on Pearl Harbor that cemented his place in history.

By Joseph Williams • Nov 5, 2019

The Extraordinary Life Of Aviation Legend Jimmy Doolittle

Before World War II, Jimmy Doolittle was already a world-famous aviator, but it was his daring raid on Tokyo following the attack on Pearl Harbor that cemented his place in history.

By Joseph Williams • November 5, 2019

The Battle Of Midway: How American Airpower Broke Japan’s Naval Dominance

How the great naval clash at 1942's Battle of Midway allowed the U.S. and the Allies to eventually beat the Japanese in World War II's Pacific Theater.

By Joseph Williams • Nov 3, 2019

The Battle Of Midway: How American Airpower Broke Japan’s Naval Dominance

How the great naval clash at 1942's Battle of Midway allowed the U.S. and the Allies to eventually beat the Japanese in World War II's Pacific Theater.

By Joseph Williams • November 3, 2019

The Unbelievable Story Of William Still, The ‘Father Of The Underground Railroad’ Buried By History

William Still helped some 800 slaves escape to freedom, but his heroism is often overshadowed by Harriet Tubman's.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 29, 2019

The Unbelievable Story Of William Still, The ‘Father Of The Underground Railroad’ Buried By History

William Still helped some 800 slaves escape to freedom, but his heroism is often overshadowed by Harriet Tubman's.

By Natasha Ishak • October 29, 2019

How Scores Of Abolitionists Risked Their Lives To Free 100,000 Slaves On The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad — but it did fight the system of slavery by secretly shepherding slaves to freedom in the North.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 28, 2019

How Scores Of Abolitionists Risked Their Lives To Free 100,000 Slaves On The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad — but it did fight the system of slavery by secretly shepherding slaves to freedom in the North.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 28, 2019