OTTUMWA, IA–Late last month, Brittany Songer, 23, had a craving for some Mickey D’s, and went to the drive-thru with her fiance, Cory Long. They ordered two McDoubles, but after a bite, Songer could tell something was wrong. “It tasted bad, and I thought maybe it was because he had cologne on his hands when…
NEW PALTZ, NY–Three roommates initially passed over the worn couch they found at the Salvation Army. “It’s pretty ugly and smells, but it was the only couch that fit the right dimensions for our living room,” said Lara Russo, a SUNY New Paltz grad. Once she and her roommates, Reese Werhoven and Cally Guasti, took…
LAKE CITY, FL– Teresa Elwell‘s suspicions about the 24-year-old nurse at her grandson’s elementary school were aroused last February. She had given the nurse, Marilee Boozer, 15 Ritalin pills her grandson had been prescribed. A few days later, Boozer claimed she had dropped the pills down the sink and needed more. “If she had spilled…
A wreck discovered northeast of Charleston on Tuesday is thought to be the remains of the Planter – a Confederate ship hijacked by Robert Smalls and a crew of slaves in 1862. Pressed into service aboard the Planter, Smalls spent almost a year quietly observing the movements of the ship and planning his escape. When…
HOUSTON, TX – Karen Lee Carstens, 43, was convicted of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to five years probation. Carstens and the boy’s sexual relationship took place over a two-year long period and began when he was just 13 years old. The boy, who is now 19 years old, was the son of the…
Moneyhorse games announced it’s newest game “Glorious Leader” Have you ever wanted to embody North Korean leader Kim Jong Un? You can have him ride unicorns, fight Americans and play basketball with Dennis Rodman. It’s every bit as entertaining as it sounds. Moneyhorse has issued a press release to arouse enthusiasm for the game’s debut:…
The Republican National Committee may have just paved the way for a strong primary performance by Rand Paul. The RNC recently decided that Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada will hold their primaries first. This lineup is widely considered to have given Rand Paul a decisive advantage. By giving Paul what could be his…
HANCOCK COUNTY, OH–A teacher has been suspended for ten days and may be facing more charges after a surveillance video surfaced last week. 6-year-old Ian Nelson was exiting the restroom when he was confronted by his teacher, Barb Williams. It’s unclear what incited her wrath, but within seconds she had grabbed the kindergartener and picked…
NEEDVILLE, TX–A high school freshman in Texas has grown “really tired of our government taking advantage of us.” Subsequently, Mason Michalec decided his ten years of pledging fidelity to United States were over last Friday. “I basically said it from the time I was in kindergarten to earlier this year and that’s when I finally…
PORTLAND, OR– A case that occurred last May has recently been gaining national attention after a mother finally made her story public. Latoya Harris‘s daughter, a 9-year-old girl, was in her swimsuit running through a neighborhood sprinkler when two Portland police officers showed up at her home. They had come to interrogate her about her role…