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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

Woman forced to have sex with dog by her husband several times

The husband got his relative's pet dog home and forced his wife to have sex with the canine three times in a span of two weeks.

Apr 12, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

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

McDonald's employee killed elderly customer with Virgin Mary statue, tin of mangoes

After killing the customer in 2005, the employee moved to South Australia and her identity remained a mystery for almost 11 years.

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

77-year-old killed by daughter, granddaughter who hid body for almost 2 years

While both the women were charged with first-degree murder, the mother was additionally accused of "facilitation of first-degree murder."

Apr 10, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Woman electrocuted to death as charging phone fell into bathtub

The woman was found dead in the bathtub "holding her mobile phone plugged into the socket" in one hand "and in the other, she had a bath plug."

Apr 10, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Russia

Trump 'purges' homeland security as another DHS official resigns

Trump aims to make the Department of Homeland Security more compliant to his will.

Apr 10, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Donald Trump

Florida man arrested for stealing from K-Mart after buying $8 million Key West island

After purchasing a multi-million dollar private island, a Florida man was arrested for stealing $300 worth of goods from K-Mart.

Apr 10, 2019

By Kevin Billings

Florida

Cannibal teenager tortured, killed 5-year-old brother, ate his penis

The teen confessed to suffocating her five-year-old brother with a pillow, adding that she had "cut off her brother's genital organs and eaten it."

Apr 10, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Brazil

Missing Japanese F-35 a major US security threat if Russia, China find it first

A race is on to find the wreckage of an F-35A that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan.

Apr 10, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Ohio teacher allegedly had sex with teen student in high school classroom

Jason J. Sybert was accused of having sexual intercourse with a female student at least twice in a classroom at Bowsher, between April 1 and May 30, 2018.

Apr 10, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Russia to release 100 orcas, belugas kept in 'whale prison'

"An official decision has been taken to release all the animals into the wild," Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of Russia's Primorsky Region, said.

Apr 9, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Reiwa, Japan's new imperial era name, taken from 'Manyoshu' poetry anthology

The name Reiwa, meaning peace, harmony and fortune, comes from the country's oldest anthology of poems, Manyoshu, about the plum petals blooming after winter.

Apr 1, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

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