First-Grade Girls Accused of Plotting to Poison Classmate With Silica Packets

Three first-grade girls in Alaska have been suspended after their principal said she uncovered a plot they’d hatched to poison and kill a fellow classmate with silica packets. Silica packets aren’t actually poison and first-graders probably don’t have a strong concept about what it means to permanently harm another…
Hero Teen Who Impersonated a State Senator and Toured a School Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge
Izaha Akins, the hero Ohio teenager who pretended to be a state senator in order to achieve every teen’s dream of addressing a high school government class, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge. They got him on “impersonating a peace officer,” which doesn’t sound quite right.
Trump Says Breitbart's Michelle Fields Grabbed Him, Suggests She’s Lying About Bruises
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Donald Trump, a plentiful field of dung piled into the shape of a presidential candidate, defended his campaign manager, who is charged with assaulting a reporter. He did that by suddenly claiming the reporter tried to grab him, and then suggesting the bruises on her arms came…
Mt. Sinai Emergency Room Doctor Indicted on Charges of Sexually Abusing Four Patients
A prominent emergency room doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, arrested in January on charges that he ejaculated on a sedated patient’s face, has been indicted on sexual abuse charges against four women, announced the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance. Dr. David H. Newman hasn’t yet entered…
Ghomeshi Accuser: I Wish I Had Known 'My Memory Would Be on Trial'
After Jian Ghomeshi’s acquittal Thursday morning on sexual abuse charges, two of the women who testified against him spoke to Chatelaine, a Canadian women’s magazine. Both actress Lucy DeCoutere and an anonymous woman say they were ill-prepared to testify; the anonymous woman has launched a website to help assault…
Jian Ghomeshi Acquitted on Sexual Assault Charges Against Three Women
Jian Ghomeshi, the disgraced Canadian radio star who went to trial on sexual assault charges against three women, has been acquitted on all five counts: four of sexual assault and one of overcoming resistance by choking.
Women Suing Bill Cosby for Defamation Can Use Andrea Constand's Case File Against Him
In Massachusetts, according to Variety, a judge has ruled that seven women who are suing Bill Cosby for defamation can access Andrea Constand’s case file, regarding a 2004 sexual assault she allegedly suffered at the hands of the comedian.
Owen Labrie Sentenced to One Year in Jail For Violating His Probation
Earlier this week, prosecutors asked that Owen Labrie’s bail be revoked and that he be returned to jail for violating the terms of his parole. Labrie, who was free on probation pending his appeal, was spotted by a Vice contributor on a Boston-bound train earlier this month. He stupidly decided to grant the…
Police Search For Teen Who Disappeared a Day Before Her Father's Body Was Found in Field
In a chilling and bizarre case out of rural Texas, police are looking for a 14-year-old girl who went missing around 1 am Saturday. The following day, her father’s body was found burned in a field. The man had apparently been shot to death. Police say the girl, Adriana Coronado, is likely in grave danger.
Anita Alvarez Didn't Charge 68 Cops in Fatal Shootings, Still Wants Your Vote
In Chicago, the Laquan McDonald fallout continues as election day comes for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez on Tuesday. She’s under fire for waiting over a year to charge McDonald’s killer, and now The Daily Beast reports that Alvarez has failed to file charges against police officers in 68 fatal shootings,…
Father Posed As Teenage Boy on Instagram to Lure His Own Daughter Into Sending Nude Photos
In a deeply hideous case out of upstate New York, a 41-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday on child pornography charges; the victim was his 14-year-old daughter. The man posed as a teenage boy to coerce and bully her into sending nude images, and he then began sexually abusing her after faking the suicide of her…
Why Is Hillary Clinton Trying to Rewrite Nancy Reagan's Shameful Inaction on HIV/AIDS? [Updated]
Hillary Clinton, in trying to say something nice about the late First Lady Nancy Reagan, instead said something highly inaccurate. During an MSNBC interview Friday, Clinton praised Reagan for her HIV and AIDS work, when the Reagan administration was notoriously slow and detrimental to fighting the disease early on.
Michigan Is Paying Rick Snyder's Lawyers Twice the Average Billing Rate for the State
The Flint water crisis just gets worse and worse. This week, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is using taxpayer money to pay lawyers nearly twice his state’s average to save his ass. This is the same man who sacrificed a whole city’s well-being and tried to delay installing new pipes in Flint to due to cost concerns.…
Camille Cosby Denies Ever Reading Bill Cosby's Deposition About Quaaludes
During a recent deposition, Camille Cosby stated that she never read her husband Bill’s deposition about giving women quaaludes for sex. Mrs. Cosby testified in a defamation lawsuit against her husband brought by Tamara Green and six more women in Massachusetts.
