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Pit bulls launch vicious unprovoked attack on man, get euthanized

Following the attack, police said the dogs were euthanized at the Humane Animal Rescue shelter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Apr 18, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Day labourer forced at gunpoint into sex with woman by her husband

The couple from Phoenix, Arizona, was charged with sexual assault, aggravated assault, and unlawful recording of a person.

Apr 18, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Columbine Shooting Remembered At Thousands Of Schools Nationwide

Sol Pais, teenager wanted over making Columbine threats, found dead from self-inflicted gunshot

The manhunt for Sol Pais, a woman deemed a threat to Denver school for "obsession" with Columbine Shootings, ended when she was found dead Wednesday morning.

Apr 18, 2019

By Kevin Billings

FBI

10-year-old fights off shark after predator bites her hand, legs

Peyton Shields was boogie-boarding at Crescent Beach when the attack took place. The girl was taken to a nearby hospital where she received 40 stitches.

Apr 17, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Man tried kidnapping 2-year-old walking with mother, bystanders foil attempt

Roscoe Bradley Holyoake, an Australian DJ, attempted to kidnap a 2-year-old boy who was walking down a street in San Francisco holding his mother\'s hand.

Apr 17, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Woman fractures ribs, foot trying to save drowning boy, donations pour in

At one point, the 19-year-old woman could barely keep her head above the water as she watched the boy being pulled farther and farther away from the shore.

Apr 17, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Florida

Woman had sex with daughters' teen boyfriends, judge defers sentencing

The woman was accused of having sex with her daughters' teen boyfriends and charged with 12 felony sex counts, including lewd acts upon a child and oral copulation.

Apr 16, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Toddler dies in burning car after father abandons girl while evading police

The body of the one-year-old girl was found in a charred car that was abandoned by her father during a police chase.

Apr 16, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Bill Weld Republican Presidential Candidate

Who is Bill Weld? First Republican to challenge Trump in 2020

Former two-term governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld released a three-minute-long video, highlighting his achievements during his two gubernatorial terms in the 1990s.

Apr 16, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Man masturbated in car before attempting to kidnap 13-year-old girl outside school

The 13-year-old girl was walking to the school when the man pulled up next to her and asked her for directions. As the girl started answering, she noticed the man was masturbating.

Apr 16, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Man filmed himself sexually assaulting 16-year-old several times, plotted to kill girl

The man traveled from California to Florida to meet the girl. He brought her to a hotel where he sexually assaulted her several times and filmed the act.

Apr 15, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Police officer who allegedly had sex with dog is accused of child pornography

Terry Yetman, 38, a patrol division officer with the Bossier City Police Department, was booked into the Bossier Maximum Correctional Center on 31 counts of possessing child pornography.

Apr 15, 2019

By Pritha Paul

64 dead cats found in freezers, refrigerators at Minnesota animal rescue

A necropsy conducted on the dead cats showed starvation as possible cause of death, since no food was found in the cats' stomachs and intestinal tracts.

Apr 15, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

High school custodian had child porn, also children's underwear in car trunk

Police launched an investigation after receiving 15 separate tip-offs since the beginning of the year about his activities and discovered thousands of photos, the affidavit said.

Apr 12, 2019

By Suman Varandani

The illegal trade in kidneys is increasing, making the organ trafficking industry an even more lucrative business.

Father, son allegedly sold diseased body parts for up to $100,000

Donald Greene Sr. was charged with wire fraud and his son, Donald Greene II, was charged with intentionally concealing a crime, for allegedly selling diseased cadavers to researchers.

Apr 12, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Women in their underwear dance near the Seine river in Paris

Naked women 'air drying' at rest stop face assault, indecent exposure charges

According to reports, police used a metal bat, tasers and spike strips to end the chase.

Apr 12, 2019

By Suman Varandani

2 dogs dead after woman left pets in hot car outside casino

The third dog found severely dehydrated in the car was recovering at an animal shelter.

Apr 11, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Newborn found inside garbage bag in car outside hospital, parents arrested

The baby's mother said though she was informed about her pregnancy in October, she refused to accept the diagnosis as a doctor had earlier told her she couldn't get pregnant.

Apr 11, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Airline passenger opened emergency exit, tried jumping out after plane landed

The male passenger hung onto the emergency exit door after managing to open it, while a couple of flight attendants held onto him to prevent him from jumping.

Apr 11, 2019

By Pritha Paul

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