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World’s biggest child pornography facilitator sentenced to 27 years in prison
A man who operated an anonymous web hosting service that allowed pedophiles around the world to share millions of images of abused, tortured and sexually humiliated children was sentenced to 27 years in prison Wednesday, eight years after his arrest in Ireland, U.S. authorities said.
Prominent lawyer plotted his own murder so his son could collect on his life insurance policy
A prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were murdered in June and who allegedly plotted with a man to shoot himself to death so the surviving son could collect a $10 million insurance policy will turn himself in to authorities, local media reported.
Earthquake leaves three dead and 60 injured in Sichuan, China
An earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan province on Thursday left at least three people dead and 60 injured, according to state media. Local authorities put the quake at a magnitude 6, while the U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.4 on an 8-point scale.
Trump predicts America will cease to exist in three years
Former President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that the United States will come to an end in the next three years, without explaining what that might mean in practice.
Pennsylvania woman fed 4-year-old boy hot sauce and laxatives to a child
A woman was locked up in a Lancaster County jail on $300,000 bail after the 31-year-old mother of three fed a 4-year-old boy hot sauce. The tortured child was the woman’s stepson.
9-year-old boy nearly dies after swallowing magnets over bizarre TikTok challenge
A primary school boy was taken to hospital after taking part in a TikTok challenge with tiny magnets, a Facebook post has revealed.
City of Barrow, the Alaskan town that lived without sun for 65 days: two months
The town of Barrow, now renamed Utqiagvik, is the northernmost U.S. town in the state of Alaska. Barely 4,400 people live there and its average temperatures do not exceed zero degrees throughout the winter, reaching thirty below zero for weeks at a time.
Two-year-old girl and three-month-old boy found abandoned in the Rio Grande River in Texas
Two minors, a two-year-old girl and a three-month-old baby boy, were found alone on the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass in Texas, the U.S. Border Patrol said in a statement Tuesday.
Boyfriend named person of interest in Gabrielle Petito’s disappearance
The boyfriend of Gabrielle Petito, who went missing on Long Island, New York, has been identified as a person of interest in her disappearance, Florida authorities announced Wednesday during a news conference.
This is the Oresund bridge-tunnel, the incredible work that unites Sweden with Denmark and the rest of Europe
Denmark and Sweden are two countries separated by the Baltic Sea, and they are joined by a bridge-tunnel that runs from the Danish capital, Copenhagen
Calif. woman, 41, dies tied to her dog after being dragged by train
A San Francisco woman died Monday after a train dragged her when the doors closed between her and her dog. “It was pretty traumatic,” said a witness who witnessed the incident.
Did Donald Trump spin out of control at the end of his term?
According to Washington Post reporters, the Pentagon’s top brass was so concerned about Donald Trump mood in the final days of his term that it secretly took steps to avoid a war with China.
Teen reunites with her mother nearly 14 years after she was abducted
A teenage girl was finally reunited with her mother, more than 10 years after she was abducted from her Florida home at age 6. The emotional moment was captured in a photo shared by the Clermont Police Department in a press release .
Man crushed to death by his own car at McDonald’s drive-thru in Canada
A man in Canada was crushed to death by his own car in a McDonald’s drive-thru last week in what local police called a “tragic death.”