Patty Howard

Russian Woman Faces Horrific Death After Doctors Confuse Saline With Formaldehyde

According to Newsweek, a criminal investigation has been launched into the death of a young Russian woman who died earlier this week at the hands of hospital staff. Hospital malpractice suits and horror stories have run rampant for years, but few equal the gruesome nature of this narrative. When 28-year-old Ekaterina Fedyaeva was admitted to […]

6y ago

black panther|Steven Spielberg

The Verdict Is In: ‘Ready Player One’ Takes Spielberg Back To The Top Of The Box Office

According to reports by Fox News, Steven Spielberg has done it again. His newest hit, Ready Player One, has moved to the top of the box office over the weekend. The sci-fi thriller has heralded Spielberg’s return to mainstream entertainment after several smaller historical productions. Ready Player One earned an estimated $53.2 million from 4,234 […]

6y ago

Donald Trump

Stormy Daniels Claims That She And Her Daughter Were Threatened In 2011 Over Alleged Affair

On Sunday evening, CNN released extensive coverage of the Stormy Daniels’ interview with CBS‘ 60 Minutes. A portion of this interview included a shocking revelation in which Daniels claims that she and her daughter were threatened in 2011 when she initially planned to come forward about her alleged affair with Donald Trump. “I was in […]

6y ago

california

HLN Revisits The Unsolved Case Of The ‘Golden State Killer’

Between 1976 and 1986, 12 people were killed and at least 45 were raped by a man that has yet to be identified. Dubbed the Golden State Killer, the Original Night Stalker, and the East Area Rapist, this infamous figure remains at large. HLN Network has released a program covering the original crimes in all […]

6y ago

education

Teachers Experiencing Unrest As New Policies Impact The Profession

On Sunday, NBC reported on a growing labor movement spearheaded by teachers living in states with low pay and high expectations. The West Virginia teacher’s strike may have ended last week, but the issues that it touched on are far from resolved. Kentucky teachers held protests last Friday as the GOP-led Senate began their vote […]

6y ago

Japan

Homicidal Tourist Caught With A Severed Head In His Luggage

A New York native was taken into custody in Osaka, Japan after authorities discovered the severed head of a woman in one of his suitcases. Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, 26, was attempting to leave his vacation rental on Feb. 22 while still in possession of the dismembered head of woman he’d met through an online dating […]

6y ago

north korea

Woman Sold In North Korea Finally Free After Two Decades

Lee Meng Zu was an 18-year old girl, full of hope at the prospect of a new job working as a dishwasher in the hinterlands of China. It wasn’t until Lee arrived at her new location that she discovered the real reason behind her journey—to be sold as a bride for one of the restaurant […]

6y ago

college|columbia university|death

The Body Of An Ivy League Overdose Victim Sat Five Days Before Being Discovered

Gage Bellitto died alone three days before Christmas. This wasn’t another overdose death that occurred on the streets of a big city, or in the back room of some dirty drug den. Bellitto died in his Ivy League dorm room in the affluent halls of Columbia University–after an overdose of what were thought to be […]

6y ago

death

Makers Of OxyContin Cut Staff To Limit Sales: Fighting Back Against The Opioid Epidemic

Purdue Pharma announced that it will be cutting OxyContin sales staff in an effort to stop promoting the drug to prescribers and pharmacies in the U.S. The company has been accused of using controversial marketing practices that falsely represent the drug as “safer” than its narcotic counterparts. As of 2017, drug overdoses have become the […]

6y ago

nfl|super bowl

How The NFL Boycott Is Expected To Impact Super Bowl LII

With the controversy surrounding the NFL in 2017, many are considering Super Bowl LII a guilty pleasure. The national news has been peppered with reports of small businesses and local groups of people who have vowed to turn off their televisions instead of supporting the league. This appears to be a minority, though. According to […]

6y ago

drugs|indiana|prison

Corruption In Corrections: Miami Correctional Officer Arrested For Trafficking

An officer at the Miami Correctional Facility was arrested Monday while allegedly attempting to smuggle a large amount of Suboxone and other illegal drugs into the prison. Police apprehended 21-year-old Heaven Fair on Highway 218 in Cass County, IN, after receiving a tip regarding possible drug trafficking the previous Saturday. Fair was cooperative when police […]

6y ago

President Of Planned Parenthood Has A Message For ‘White Women’

In the midst of nationwide protests bringing the plight of women from all over the world to the political table, one very influential woman made a very controversial statement. On Sunday, Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, made a speech that reached thousands gathered in Nevada, in which she called for white women to […]

6y ago

Nationwide Flu Outbreak Leads To High Mortality Rate And Shortage Of Medication

Every year, we wait for it– the scratchy throat, runny nose, and general achiness that signal the start of the flu season. This is one year when people across the U.S. may need to practice a bit more caution when these symptoms start to make their unwelcome debut. States across the country are fighting a […]

6y ago

Detroit

Trial Reveals Horrific Details In The Case Of The Body Parts Broker

On Friday, the trial of Arthur Rathburn– dubbed the body parts broker– started off with a number of unsettling revelations. Rathburn is facing 13 federal charges related to the sale and transportation of diseased human remains to testing facilities, medical colleges, and scientists throughout the country. Elizabeth Rathburn, Arthur Rathburn’s estranged wife, avoided further prosecution […]

6y ago

north korea

The World Watches And Waits As Potential Nuclear War Looms On The Horizon Of 2018

As the world prepares to welcome in the New Year, a different kind of anticipation weighs heavy on many of our most prominent leaders–the anticipation of possible nuclear war. This horrific news comes at a time when tensions between the US and North Korea have reached a boiling point, and many fear that there is […]

6y ago

death|Philippines

More Than 200 Dead And 70,000 Homeless After Tropical Storm Tembin Strengthens Into Typhoon

While so many are watching North American snowstorms and waiting on a white Christmas– the South Philippines is experiencing a deadly typhoon that’s claimed the lives of over 200 people and driven more than 70,000 from their homes. People continue to search for survivors after heavy rains created dangerous conditions, resulting in landslides that wiped […]

6y ago

Indiana Small Town That Made National News For Last Year’s Police Fiasco Faces New Controversy

In December 2016, the tiny town of Bunker Hill, Indiana made national news when its entire police force walked off the job. A year later, their luck doesn’t seem to be changing. On December 8, the town fired the man that they had chosen to replace the original force amidst allegations of criminal activity. Town […]

6y ago

north korea

North Korean ‘Ghost Disease’ Terrifies Those Forced To Live In Nuclear Conditions

Is a nuclear North Korea a harbinger of things to come if the country is allowed to continue its experiments? Recent defectors from the controversial country say that it is. When people started wasting away and dying in the area where water from Mount Mantap is being ingested, it was initially blamed on malnutrition. It […]

7y ago

New York

New York Teacher Turned ‘Sugar Daddy’ Seduced Student With Internship

Any 56-year-old man that proclaims himself a “sugar daddy” obviously has a difficult time relating to mature women- which is why Martin Howfield chose to target his 17-year-old student instead. Howfield, a Spanish teacher at North Queens Community High-school, used promises of money and gifts to manipulate one of his students into a sexual corner […]

7y ago

Detroit

Confused Cops Arrest Each Other In Detroit Drug Bust Gone Wrong

On Nov. 9, a Detroit drug bust that started out like a bad joke ended with an internal investigation. Special ops officers from the 11th precinct were driving along Andover near Seven Mile when they observed two seedy characters that appeared to be selling drugs. Being police officers, they did what they were supposed to […]

7y ago