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Virginia Tech student arrested for trying to create assault weapons
January 31, 2018 | 4:04pmA freshman at the same school where a student massacred 32 people in 2007 was busted this week for attempting to convert several rifles he owned into assault weapons, according...
Health Department cracks down on Salt Bae
January 31, 2018 | 12:41pmSalt Bae can deal with food critics — but he is trying to avoid a bigger threat to his new Manhattan restaurant: the Department of Health. The chef, whose real...
Dozens of baboons break out of zoo enclosure
January 26, 2018 | 4:15pmIt was bananas! Dozens of baboons escaped from an enclosure at the largest zoo in Paris on Friday, sparking a shutdown and a wild chase that saw cops scrambling to...
Trump's EPA pick wore disguise to help daughter pass driving test
January 26, 2018 | 3:41pmPresident Trump’s incoming EPA pick admitted wearing sunglasses and a fake nose to help her daughter pass her driving test, it was reported. Cathy Stepp, 54, who headed the Wisconsin...
Ryan Lizza returns to CNN gig after sex misconduct claims
January 26, 2018 | 11:29amEx-New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza, who lost his magazine job over sexual-misconduct allegations, returned to his CNN gig Thursday night. “CNN has found no reason to continue to keep Mr....
The last hours of the mom who led secret life as porn star
January 26, 2018 | 10:12amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW1PHc31oQc An Alabama mom leading a double life was caught on surveillance footage stocking up on whiskey and absinthe with her hubby hours before her barely clothed corpse was found,...
Mom shot in the head during Vegas massacre finally released from hospital
January 25, 2018 | 10:53amAn Arizona mom shot in the head during the Las Vegas massacre will leave the hospital Thursday, less than four months after the attack left her on life support with...
Autistic boy giving out hugs may lose arm after school shooting
January 24, 2018 | 3:45pmAn autistic boy was giving out high-fives and hugs when he was shot during Tuesday's Kentucky school rampage — and may now lose his arm, according to a report. Daniel...
Antique dealer admits strangling daughter, 7, with her nightgown cord
January 24, 2018 | 2:17pmA posh U.K. antique dealer admitted Wednesday that he killed his seven-year-old daughter by strangling her with a nightgown cord. Robert Peters, 55, was alone with his daughter Sophia last...
Thrill-killing nurse from hell is linked to 97 murders
January 24, 2018 | 2:05pmA maniacal German nurse already in jail for killing two patients because he was "bored" was charged this week with killing 97 others at two hospitals where he worked. Niels...
Mom accused of letting child die after he was scalded in tub
January 19, 2018 | 5:07pmA Florida mom allowed her infant son to die from burns suffered in the bathtub because she feared losing custody if she called 911, it was reported Friday. Christina Hurt,...
'Black widow' gets 22 years in prison for killing wealthy older men
January 19, 2018 | 5:05pmA French woman nicknamed “The Black Widow of the Riviera” will spend decades behind bars for killing two older rich men and poisoning two others, a court ruled this week....
Fugitive businessman accused of setting his ex-girlfriend on fire
January 19, 2018 | 12:54pmA jilted lover is on the run after torching his ex in a fit of rage, according to a report. British expat Gary Aredale was heard screaming curses at his...
Boyfriend living a 'nightmare' life kills girlfriend, himself
January 19, 2018 | 11:47amThe body of a 22-year-old backpacker was found in an apparent murder-suicide authorities believe was committed by her older chef boyfriend who called his life "a living nightmare," according to...
Half of US soil covered in snow at the same time
January 18, 2018 | 6:34pmFor the first time in nearly a decade, snow fell in all 50 states Wednesday — and more than half of US soil was covered in the white stuff, according...
Earth keeps getting warmer and warmer
January 18, 2018 | 6:10pmThe past three years were the warmest ever recorded, according to a report released Thursday. UN statistics confirmed that temperatures in 2015, 2016 and 2017 reached record-breaking heights. It’s “a...
Escaped inmate busted after more than a week on the run
January 18, 2018 | 1:49pmA Connecticut fugitive who authorities believe passed through the Big Apple while he was on the lam has been captured in Georgia, ending a 10-day manhunt, officials said. Jerry Mercado,...
Traffic cops fired for accepting free pizza in parking scheme
January 18, 2018 | 11:49amParking enforcement officers in Utah accepted years of free pizza in a saucy scheme to save employees at one pie joint some dough -- by not writing hundreds of tickets,...
Woman pleads guilty to killing teen with belt she wore in selfie
January 17, 2018 | 3:38pmCanadian cops say they nabbed a cold-blooded killer who revealed herself to them when they tracked down a selfie she snapped wearing the belt she used to strangle her friend. Cheyenne...
'Cop-killer' illegal immigrant wants to 'break out and kill more'
January 17, 2018 | 2:11pmAn illegal immigrant who admitted to gunning down two Sacramento-area cops threatened to escape and kill more on the first day of his double murder trial, according to a report....