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It is perhaps a testament to these anxious, extremely paranoid times that one of the most famous scientists in the country right now is not actually a credible scientist at all. Dr. Judy Mikovits is at the center of the documentary Plandemic,a melange of pseudoscience and baseless conspiracy theories related …

True-crime writer Michelle McNamara died of an accidental overdose on April 21st, 2016 — two years before the source of her obsession, the Golden State Killer, was arrested. Her drive to discover the identity of the prolific serial killer/rapist is captured in the upcoming six-part HBO documentary, I’ll Be Gone …

On a recent pre-pandemic night in February, Mindy’s HotChocolate in Chicago was buzzing for a unique “Flavor Trip” tasting event. Industry folks and influencers mingled between exquisite stations, each offering a distinct, fruit-forward pairing. At the setup near the entrance, a rich black-cherry cobbler with fresh cream mirrored the burst …

Katherine Johnson, the mathematician and NASA scientist who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon landing, died Monday in Newport News, Virginia, the New York Times reports. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed her death, writing on Twitter, “Our NASA family is sad to learn the news that Katherine …

On the morning of January 9th, 2017, Anthony Montwheeler kidnapped his ex-wife Annita Harmon near her home in Weiser, Idaho, and drove 20 miles across the state border to Oregon. At a Sinclair gas station in Ontario, a small city of 11,000 people in Malheur County, he prepaid for $40 …

Rolling along on Farm Road 350 outside Livingston, Texas, past the billboard advertising Aqua Plumbing (for all your plumbing needs), and the plain white cross casting halfhearted shadows over the East Tempe Baptist Church, and the sign announcing “Grocery” where only broken-down nothingness and weeds currently exist, and the desultory …

Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband and suspected murderer of a Connecticut woman who was reported missing last May, was found unconscious at his home following an attempted suicide. Although initial media reports stated he was dead and his family had been notified of his death, his lawyer Norm Pattis told …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will abdicate their royal titles and repay taxpayers $3.1 million as part of the arrangement that will allow the couple to “step back as senior members of the Royal Family,” Buckingham Palace announced Saturday. While Harry and Markle will not be stripped entirely of their …

The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is suing the estate of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, claiming that he was behind a criminal enterprise which facilitated the trafficking of young women and female children to his secluded private islands, where they were held captive, raped and sexually assaulted. Though there …

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, and the subsequent Anthrax attacks, America was on edge. Terrorists had breached the boarder — were they going to do it again? In October 2002, when a man in Washington, D.C., was shot in a grocery store parking lot, and five more seemingly …