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NOPE! Islamic terrorist’s appeal for lowered sentence denied

An Iraqi national who was living in Kentucky and ordered to life in prison for terrorism-related charges has had his bid to vacate the sentence denied by a federal judge. The Bowling Green Daily News reports that Judge Thomas Russell, in a ruling Wednesday, denied the motion from 29-year-old Mohanad… Read More

Woman attacked on way to church, has car stolen

Police say a woman on her way to daily mass at a Catholic church in Florida was pushed to the ground by two men who took her keys and left in her car. Chris Graham, a spokesman for the city of DeLand, tells local news outlets that police spotted the… Read More

[Weather alert] Wildfires blaze near Yosemite

A blaze burning in foothills west of Yosemite National Park destroyed dozens of structures and forced thousands to flee Gold Rush-era towns but fire crews have been able to stop it from reaching a threatened community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The fire on Thursday was threatening about… Read More

OJ Simpson BEGS for parole on live TV

EDITORS NOTE: This is an older version of this story. For the latest update, click here. Former football star and convicted felon O.J. Simpson will command the world’s attention once again Thursday when he pleads for his freedom on live TV. Simpson was convicted in 2008 of an armed robbery… Read More

Brothers involved in a car crash were HOW old!?

Authorities in West Virginia say a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old who wanted to visit their grandfather took their mother’s car for a 3-mile ride on a curvy, winding road before crashing it and escaping unharmed. Putnam County Sheriff Steve Deweese said officials think the brothers worked together to steer the… Read More

Cops ID body of another John Wayne Gacy victim

A Chicago-area sheriff announced Wednesday that his office has identified a teenager who vanished in the 1970s as a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. The Cook County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that the victim was James Byron Haakenson, a 16-year-old who ran away from Minnesota…. Read More

Notorious, elderly jewel thief arrested

A notorious jewel thief with an illicit career spanning six decades has been caught stealing again, but she wasn’t after sparkly gems this time, police near Atlanta say. Doris Payne, 86, was arrested at a Walmart store around 5 p.m. Monday and charged with shoplifting $86.22 worth of merchandise, according… Read More

Couple, missing 75 years, found in Swiss glacier (pics)

Swiss police say they’ve formally identified two bodies found on an Alpine glacier as those of a couple missing for nearly 75 years. Valais canton (state) police said Wednesday that forensic experts using DNA analysis identified the two as Marcelin Dumoulin and his wife, Francine. They were 40 and 37,… Read More

Tragic! 10 year old boy victim of opioid crisis

Prosecutors in Florida believe a 10-year-old boy who died with the painkiller fentanyl in his system is among the state’s youngest victims of the opioid crisis. Preliminary toxicology tests show Alton Banks had fentanyl in his system when he collapsed and died at his home on June 23, the Miami… Read More