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John Wayne Gacy’s Victims to Be Exhumed, Hopefully Identified

John Wayne Gacy’s Victims to Be Exhumed, Hopefully Identified

While serial killers themselves are regarded with horror, disdain and are often the target of jailhouse retribution, frequently the scores of victims they claim before their capture don't rate the same level of attention. Being both relatively large ... continue
Westboro Church Will Protest Jobs’ Funeral, Uses iPhone to Make Announcement

Westboro Church Will Protest Jobs’ Funeral, Uses iPhone to Make Announcement

You can add awesome computers, music-changing iPods and revolutionary iPhones to the list of things God apparently hates according to the hate-spewing Westboro Baptist Church. The outfit- headed up by prejudice-monger Fred Phelps and daughter Megan- has made ... continue
NYC Helicopter Crash Kills Female Passenger

NYC Helicopter Crash Kills Female Passenger

A helicopter carrying tourists crashed yesterday in NYC’s East River, killing a woman and injuring three other passengers. In a city with a dark history of aviation disasters (and near-misses), Tuesday's accident occurred just after the helicopter took ... continue
Shannon Hickman Takes Stand in Trial for Faith Healing Baby Death

Shannon Hickman Takes Stand in Trial for Faith Healing Baby Death

Two members of Oregon City's Followers of Christ Church are on trial for the death of their premature baby boy David, and the pair are not the first to be called to account for an infant fatality ... continue
Mary Mazalic Held on $500k Bail After Torture of Child

Mary Mazalic Held on $500k Bail After Torture of Child

Mary Mazalic, a 34-year-old from Mukilteo, has been held on $500,000 bail after an emaciated 10-year-old girl was rescued from her New York home by Child Protective Services. The accused was known as 'mom' to the girl, ... continue
Zahra Baker’s Mom Blames Dad For Killing

Zahra Baker’s Mom Blames Dad For Killing

Emily Dietrich, the biological mother of murdered child Zahra Baker, has spoken out in the US for the first time since her daughter's death. Dietrich, who is Australian, rescinded custody to Zahra's father Adam at birth, and at ... continue
Seattle Construction Worker Dies During Demolition of 25-Story Building

Seattle Construction Worker Dies During Demolition of 25-Story Building

A construction worker in his 40s died yesterday at a demolition site in Seattle. The man's death occurred at the soon-to-be demolished McGuire apartment building in the city's Belltown district. The building had been marked for demolition ... continue
Bankruptcy Filings Increase Among College Educated, Marrieds

Bankruptcy Filings Increase Among College Educated, Marrieds

The profile of the average American unable to pay accumulated debt is changing, and this time it seems certain markers of stability- namely college education and marriage- no longer offer the same levels of protection for everyday ... continue
[9/11] In Memoriam

[9/11] In Memoriam

Ten years later, 2,977 dead, and this is the quintessential picture that says a thousand words. continue
Every Sarah McLachlan ASPCA Ad [Language Warning]

Every Sarah McLachlan ASPCA Ad [Language Warning]

Does anyone else have to avert their eyes and mute these commercials until they go off? Aren't they like 20 minutes long? continue
Health Insurers Drive American Doctors’ Costs Up Nearly 4X, Study Says

Health Insurers Drive American Doctors’ Costs Up Nearly 4X, Study Says

One of the most commonly bemoaned aspects of the American health care system by advocates of a single payer plan- that Americans on average pay far more for a far less comprehensive standard of care- is how doctors ... continue
Leiby Kletzky Drugged, Autopsy Says

Leiby Kletzky Drugged, Autopsy Says

An autopsy in the horrifying kidnapping and murder case involving 8-year-old Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzsky has revealed the child was drugged with several potent muscle relaxers and antipsychotic medications before he was smothered to death by hardware ... continue
‘Cash Cab’ Strikes, Kills Pedestrian in Vancouver

‘Cash Cab’ Strikes, Kills Pedestrian in Vancouver

Well, this is just sad. You ever watch Cash Cab, that show where instead of getting into a regular, falafel and despair scented taxi, riders are subjected to an impromptu game show? It was a generally lighthearted affair, ... continue
Leiby Kletzky’s Body Found, Arrest Made By NYPD

Leiby Kletzky’s Body Found, Arrest Made By NYPD

The disappearance of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky from an area of Brooklyn described by its congressional representative as "no-crime" has come to a tragic end, with the location of the boy's dismembered body in an area dumpster. Leiby Kletzky disappeared ... continue
Breastfeeding in Public Debate Reignited by Michigan Bus Incident

Breastfeeding in Public Debate Reignited by Michigan Bus Incident

Last week, it became national news when a bus driver in Michigan violated state law and kicked a woman off a public bus for breastfeeding. In most states, a woman has the right to breastfeed wherever she and ... continue
Breastfeeding Mom Kicked Off Michigan Bus

Breastfeeding Mom Kicked Off Michigan Bus

Breastfeeding in public- a protected right for all mothers- is in the spotlight after an ill-informed Michigan bus driver kicked a woman off a bus for nursing her baby. 32-year-old Afrykayn Moon says the driver, a female, confronted her ... continue
[WTF?] Tennessee Bans Posting Offensive Images Online

[WTF?] Tennessee Bans Posting Offensive Images Online

What could possibly go wrong here? So, about those civil liberties you appeared to be enjoying... Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a law into effect last week that makes it illegal to "transmit or display an image" on the ... continue
USAA Handling Bulk of Tornado Claims, Is Your House Covered?

USAA Handling Bulk of Tornado Claims, Is Your House Covered?

Locations like Joplin, Missouri are deep in recovery mode after the deadly and devastating tornados seen earlier this month. The USAA is handling all homeowner insurance claims, in towns where homes were reduced to literal sticks and dust. ... continue
Cane Corso Mastiff That Mauled Brooklyn Toddler Was Trained to Kill

Cane Corso Mastiff That Mauled Brooklyn Toddler Was Trained to Kill

A 4-year-old Brooklyn boy was mauled to death by the family's Cane Corso Mastiff while his siblings looked on in horror, and it appears the child's mother's boyfriend openly trained the family's dogs to be vicious and ... continue
Dentists far less likely to accept kids on Medicaid, group finds

Dentists far less likely to accept kids on Medicaid, group finds

Children with public insurance like Medicaid are far less likely to receive urgent dental care than their counterparts with private insurance such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, recent "undercover" research has found in Illinois. The study, published in ... continue
GMA wants $10K refund from Botox Mom

GMA wants $10K refund from Botox Mom

After Child Protective Services seized custody of her daughter, Sheena Upton- real name Kerry Campbell- admitted she concocted the entire story of injecting her 8-year-old daughter with Botox for financial gain. Now, she may not even have that. ... continue
‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage dies in car accident

‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage dies in car accident

TMZ is reporting that professional wrestling great "Macho Man" Randy Savage has died in a car crash. The 58-year-old WWF legend reportedly had a heart attack behind the wheel, and crashed into a tree: TMZ spoke with Randy's brother, Lanny ... continue