Loretta Polaski

Hawaii First State To Register Gun Owners In FBI Database

Hawaii has become the first state to require gun owners to be registered into the FBI database, according to Reuters. The bill was signed by Governor David Ige on Thursday. There is an ongoing debate about the legality of the bill. The newly signed bill is coming under intense scrutiny as gun control opponents fear […]

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After UK Votes To Leave EU, Stock Markets Crash In Europe

The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union (EU) following a 52-48 referendum, forcing Prime Minister David Cameron to resign and leaving stock markets unstable worldwide. Both European and Asian stock markets crashed on opening Friday morning as investors dumped shares, according to the Associated Press. Oil prices crashed, and the pound is […]

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Jeffrey Willis: Michigan Prosecutor Says Murder Investigation ‘Most Disturbing He’s Ever Seen’

Jeffrey Willis, 46, of Muskegon, Michigan, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial for the 2014 murder of jogger Rebekah Bletsch, according to WZZM. During the hearing, detectives testified they found necrophilia and “kidnap and kill” videos on Willis’ computer and a folder labeled “RSB,” the initials of Rebekah Bletsch. These files were found in a […]

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Man Holds 12 Amish Girls For Years, Faces Sex Assault Charges

A Pennsylvania man, 51-year-old Lee Kaplan, is facing sexual assault charges after police discovered 12 Amish girls living in his Feasterville house. According to police, one of the girls was sold by her Amish parents to Kaplan several years ago, reports WGAL. The girl is from an Amish community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The girl’s parents […]

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Alligator Drags 2-Year-Old Into Lagoon At Disney World Hotel, Rescuers Still Searching

A two-year-old boy vacationing with his family at the Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa was dragged into the lagoon at the hotel by an alligator on Tuesday night, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The child is still missing early Wednesday morning. According to witnesses, the tot was playing one to two feet into the […]

8y ago

Orlando Gunman: FBI Investigating Rumors That Omar Mateen Was Gay And Frequented The Pulse Nightclub

The FBI is probing allegations that the Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen, was gay. The 29-year-old American-born Muslim opened fire at a gay nightclub, the Pulse, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, killing 49 people. According to the Associated Press, family and friends report that Mateen was secretly gay, though his father denies the speculation. […]

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Christina Grimmie: Beautiful Soul Gone Too Soon, Her Short Life Of Fame [Video]

Christina Grimmie’s death has broken the hearts of many across the world. The beautiful young woman with a contagious smile and soul-stirring voice had a short run of fame before her tragic end. Just 22-years-old, Christina was killed in Orlando on June 11 while signing autographs after a concert. Always a singer as a child, […]

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Rio Olympics: Guanabara Bay and Five Beaches Test Positive For Super Bacteria, Water Polluted With Debris, Raw Sewage

The Olympic games are set to start in Rio de Janeiro on August 5th. Rio beaches and the lagoon that will be used for the games have tested positive for drug-resistant “super bacteria,” according to Reuters. The very water that athletes will compete in for swimming, rowing, canoeing and other sports. The U.S. Centers for […]

8y ago

Alexandria Duval: Yoga Twin Shares Bizarre Past With Dead Sister

Alexandria Duval ran her SUV 200-feet off a Hawaiian cliff and killed her twin Sister, Anastasia. Most well-known for their successful yoga business, the closer one looks into their past, the more bizarre the story becomes. Born as Ann and Alison Dadow, the twins were just 5-years-old when their mother died suddenly. Their father, a […]

8y ago

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Charleston Church Shooter: Dylann Roof Waives Jury Trial

Last year, a white man entered a Charleston church and killed nine of its black parishioners. The accused, Dylann Roof, has waived his right to a jury trial, according to Reuters. Attorneys filed a notice Thursday in U.S. District Court. Roof has opted to have his sentence handed down by a judge instead. Prosecutors are […]

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Jared Fogle

Jared Fogle’s Appeal For Lighter Sentence Denied By Federal Court

Jared Fogle’s appeal was denied Thursday by the U.S. 7th Circuit of Appeals in Chicago. Fogle, former pitchman for Subway, wanted his 15 and half year sentence reduced. Fogle claimed his sentence was longer than indicated by sentencing guidelines and was inappropriately imposed. His attorney, Ron Elberger, based the appeal on Fogle being prosecuted for […]

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Missy Bevers Case: Did Lab Results On Bloody Shirt Sent To Dry Cleaners Reveal Any Clues?

Speculation has been high regarding a bloody shirt that Missy Bever’s father-in-law took the cleaners just four days after Missy Bevers was murdered at Creekside Church in Midlothian, Texas. Missy Bevers, 45, was killed on April 18 after arriving at the Creekside Church of Christ at 4 a.m. to teach to boot camp fitness class. […]

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Miss District Of Columbia, Deshauna Barber, Wins Miss USA 2016 [Video]

Miss District of Columbia, Deshauna Barber, wins Miss USA 2016! Announced Sunday evening on a live television from Las Vegas, Deshauna received the Miss USA crown from last year’s winner, Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma, Cosmopolitan reports. Runner-up to the crown of Miss USA 2016 was Miss Hawaii, Chelsea Hardin. Others who landed coveted positions in […]

8y ago

Drew Peterson Found Guilty Of Putting A Hit On Prosecutor

Drew Peterson has been found guilty on Tuesday of trying to put a hit on the prosecutor who convicted him of murder and put him away for 38 years. Peterson sat in court Tuesday with his head propped on one hand as the verdict was read by the judge. Peterson showed no reaction to the […]

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Amber Heard’s 911 Call: Police Officers Back Johnny Depp’s Claims That Amber Was Not Assaulted

Amber Heard called 911 on May 21, claiming that Johnny Depp assaulted her. She then subsequently filed for a restraining order, filed for divorce, and has requested marital support from Johnny Depp. During this contentious divorce, both camps have strong opinions on the truth of the incident preceding Amber’s 911 call. Friends of Johnny Depp […]

8y ago

Cincinnati Zoo Has Vigil For Slain Gorilla, Harambe [Video]

Cincinnati zoo officials killed Harambe, the gorilla, Saturday after a 4-year-old boy crawled his way into the gorilla exhibit. Mourners gathered Monday in a vigil with signs, candles, and flowers to demonstrate their grief and anger over the slain gorilla. On Saturday, spectators watched the boy and the gorilla in a shallow moat, shouting with […]

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Superbug Hits U.S.: Drug-Resistant E. Coli Strain Expected To Kill 10 Million People By 2050

A new superbug has officially hit the U.S., according to the CDC. It is a rare E. coli strain that is resistant to antibiotics, including colistin, which doctors use as a last resort when nothing else works. Recently, a Pennsylvania woman visited a clinic, and the superbug was detected in her urine by the Walter […]

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U.S. Iraq Veteran Seeks Asylum For Iraqi Comrade Who Saved His Life [Video]

U.S. Iraqi Veteran Chase Millsap is back in the U.S. after three tours in Iraq. His fight against ISIS is not over, however. While serving in Iraq, he made an unlikely friend and ally, an Iraqi soldier simply known as the Captain. Millsap met the Captain during his first tour of duty when he was […]

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As Bill Cosby’s Trial Starts, Jennifer Thompson Speaks Up About Cosby Having Sex With Teens

Bill Cosby has just been ordered to stand trial this week by District Judge Elizabeth McHugh in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Judge McHugh found that there was probable cause to move forward with the case in which Andrea Constant claims Cosby drugged and raped her in 2004. The ruling coincided with the re-release of Cosby’s depositions in […]

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Missy Bevers’ Murder: Police Looking For Mystery Vehicle, A 2010-2012 Nissan Altima [Video]

Missy Bevers’ murder has everyone in Midlothian looking at their neighbors and friends a little differently. The unlikely victim, Terri “Missy” Bevers, was a mom and health nut. Missy was killed at Creekside Church in Midlothian, Texas, in the wee hours of the morning of April 18. Missy Bevers, wife and mom of three, arrived […]

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