Ricky McCormicm and the Unsolved Code that Mocked the FBI

He Died Alone. His Pockets Didn’t. In the summer of 1999, a man’s body was found rotting in a Missouri cornfield. No one saw him go in. No one knew…

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Why Nitish Kumar’s Comments on Women Reflect a Larger Societal Issue

A few months ago, Nitish Kumar, the great CM of Bihar, spewed out a whole load of garbage that was as stupid as it was disgusting. His comments on women,…

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Musk, who once vowed to ‘go to war’ for H-1B visas, is now calling the system ‘broken’

The H-1B visa system, a lifeline for skilled foreign workers entering the United States, has become the unlikely battleground for Elon Musk, tech mogul and former H-1B beneficiary, and the…

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Trump’s Obamacare Cuts Could Hit His Own Base the Hardest

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House, his campaign promise to reshape or dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is back in the spotlight. For a man…

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Texas teen tosses newborn baby in dumpster after giving birth near food truck where she is employed to avoid being dumped by boyfriend, police say

Everilda Cux-Ajtzalam, 18, was taken into custody and charged with a felony count of child abandonment.

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Missouri woman admits to posting fake job ads to lure and murder pregnant women, stealing their unborn babies

U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore said in a statement that this horrific crime resulted in the tragic deaths of two innocent victims.

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Featured Writers

How Did Juliane Koepcke Survive a 10,000-Foot Fall?

Juliane Koepcke was just 17 when she fell from the sky. One moment, she was sitting next to her mother on a flight over the Peruvian rainforest. The next, she…

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Taylor Swift’s Love of The Darkness’ “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” at US Open Catapults Song to No. 1

Pop icon Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce recently created a viral moment during…

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Chinese man steals family’s life savings and spends $550K on streamer so she would call him ‘bro’

A man from Ningbo, in China’s Zhejiang province, has been arrested after he drained his family’s life savings and resorted to theft to fund extravagant donations to a female live-streamer.…

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The Billionaire Who Bargained Over His Grandson’s Life

J. Paul Getty was one of the wealthiest men to ever live. He made his fortune in oil, turning a family business into a global empire worth billions. By the…

How to sneak your sex toys past airport security without dying of embarrassment

Woman mortified after Canada airport security mistakes her power bank for an enormous glass dildo.

A child steps into Manhattan’s morning

On 25 May 1979, six-year-old Etan Kalil Patz pushed open the cast-iron door of 113 Prince Street wearing a blue corduroy jacket, fluorescent-striped sneakers and the black cap that proclaimed…

Jeremy Allen White has been exchanging texts with Bruce Springsteen, and he’s looking forward to meeting the Boss in London as he gets ready to bring Springsteen’s story to life in a new biopic

Jeremy Allen White, well-known for his role in the hit series 'The Bear', has been texting and emailing Bruce Springsteen as he gears up to meet the legendary musician in…

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The Nun, the Knife, and the Silence

The chapel at Mercy Hospital was supposed to be a place of prayer. A quiet room behind heavy doors, where…

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A child steps into Manhattan’s morning

On 25 May 1979, six-year-old Etan Kalil Patz pushed open the cast-iron door of 113 Prince Street wearing a blue…

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America’s Unknown Child: The Boy in the Box Mystery

The day Philadelphia lost its innocence It was February 25, 1957, when a young man walking through a weedy lot…

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Ricky McCormicm and the Unsolved Code that Mocked the FBI

He Died Alone. His Pockets Didn’t. In the summer of 1999, a man’s body was found rotting in a Missouri…

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The Church Was Locked. Arlis Was Still Inside

Stanford’s Memorial Church is a masterpiece of stained glass and quiet reverence, nestled in the heart of campus. On most…

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The Town That Was Erased: Inside the Soviet Nuclear Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of

What was the Kyshtym disaster and why was it hidden for decades? In late September 1957, a radioactive cloud drifted…

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The Radium Girls

They told them it was safe. Then their jaws fell off. In the early 20th century, America was buzzing with…

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The Silent Twins

In 1963, twin girls were born in Yemen to Caribbean parents. Their names were June and Jennifer Gibbons. No one…

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