Charles Marsh was a teenager in Laurel, Mississippi, when, on the edge of the woods one day, he came across a jettisoned Playboy. He dared take a look, to see the naked breasts that graced the magazines crumpled, mildewed pages. To, in other words, grievously sin. It’s a memory that …
Read More »Bill Cosby Sex Assault Trial Heads to Jury After Intense Closing Statements
More than seven years after Judy Huth filed a lawsuit alleging Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a minor, Huth and Cosby’s lawyers delivered vastly opposing closing arguments in court on Wednesday. Huth’s attorneys implored the jury to hold Cosby accountable for his actions, while Cosby’s team said …
Read More »Independent Investigation Finds 'No Reasonable Jury' Would Have Convicted Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip
Oklahoma Death Row inmate Richard Glossip’s quest for freedom continued Wednesday when a cadre of lawyers and lawmakers assembled in the Oklahoma House of Representatives Press Room to present the findings of a new independent investigation into his case. Glossip has been on Death Row for 25 years for the …
Read More »Despite Plea for Leniency, Expert Says Ghislaine Maxwell Will Probably Spend the 'Rest of Her Life in Prison'
In an effort to save the skin of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, defense lawyers say a narcissistic father made Maxwell more vulnerable to being manipulated by Jeffrey Epstein. Beyond Maxwell’s tough upbringing, they cite death threats against her by fellow inmates and the harsh conditions she’s faced in jail …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Accused of Damaging Marilyn Monroe Dress After Met Gala
Kim Kardashian and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! have been accused of “irreparably damaging” Marilyn Monroe’s iconic sheer dress after the company loaned it to Kardashian to wear to this year’s Met Gala. Despite the great lengths Ripley’s and Kardashian said they went through to preserve the dress, photos taken …
Read More »Are Shein Workers Hiding Secret Messages in Clothing Tags to Beg for Help?
The China-based fast fashion clothing line Shein has long been a central topic of discourse on TikTok, with many criticizing the company for producing cheaply made clothing at an exhaustive pace. Now, the discussion around Shein has reached a fever pitch, thanks to a conspiracy theory on TikTok claiming that …
Read More »Weeks After Uvalde School Massacre, No One Knows What Really Happened
Jose Flores Jr. dreamed of being a police officer because he wanted to protect people. But the 10-year-old’s life was cut short when he, 18 of his classmates, and two teachers were killed in the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. Now, Jose’s uncle, Christopher Salazar, tells Rolling Stone …
Read More »Amber Heard Stands By Testimony in 'Humiliating and Horrible' Johnny Depp Trial
Amber Heard described her”humiliating and horrible” defamation trial against Johnny Depp, but insisted she still stood by all of her testimony regarding her ex-husband’s alleged abuse in the first part of her interview on Today. The interview is the first Heard has given since the trail, which Depp won earlier …
Read More »'They're Wiping Us From Earth': Evading Russian Artillery With a Ukrainian Military Unit
NEAR LYMAN, Ukraine — Crossing the final checkpoint into a battle zone feels like a consecration. The Ukrainian soldiers manning the last friendly post have a singular focus and intensity that’s lacking behind the lines. They wave us through solemnly, without smiles or chatter. We coast through the invisible barrier …
Read More »We Let Monkeypox Spread for Too Long. If It Infects Our Pets, There's No Getting Rid of It
There was an undetected monkeypox outbreak already underway in the United States before health officials in Europe and the U.S. sounded the alarm about the dangerous viral disease back in May.That’s a problem. For every day that a virus spreads unmonitored and unchecked, there’s greater risk of it finding a …
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