This Saturday Flowers in the Attic is getting an updated movie adaptation thanks to Lifetime. The story is so compelling and strange that it seems like it could only be inspired by real life. Is it based on a true story?
This afternoon at a movie theater in Wesley Chapel, Florida a man was shot dead after two couples got into an argument over noisy texting, according to police. Get the latest on the theater shooting, including statements from the local Sheriff and a witness who was in the theater at the time of the killing.
Viewers at home wouldn’t know it, but just hours before celebrities descended on the red carpet, the whole area looked more like a swamp! See photos of the damage and sprinklers going off…
Pulitzer award-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy‘s ex-wife Jennifer McCarthy is living out a story stranger than fiction.
33-year-old ex-Marine Brad Lee Davis was arrested and jailed yesterday on a first-degree murder complaint in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma following a December 21 brawl in which he told authorities he gave his stepfather, Denver St. Clair, an “atomic wedgie.” The medical examiner determined that St. Clair died from blunt force trauma to the head and asphyxiation “caused by the elastic underwear band being stretched over the decedent’s head and left around his neck.” Read on for the details of the alleged crime and quotes from the area Sheriff.
Exactly three years after an assassin nearly killed her, former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords is celebrating life by skydiving. She also updated supporters on her physical progress and resolutions for the new year…
I guarantee you the grainy VHS videos shown back in the day during my driver’s ed classes were nowhere near as effective as this recent safety video created by New Zealand’s Transportation Agency. Check out the minute-long clip posted to YouTube on the 5th that already has nearly 1.5 million views.
Talk about having different ideas of fun! 17-year-old Minnesota Boy Scout Rudy Hummel said he’s continuing his mission to sleep outside for an entire year because he “wanted something more fun.”
Two men have been arrested and identified as police seek a third individual in a crime that ignited widespread outrage, leaving a family in Wichita, Kansas distraught and in disbelief. On December 29, 43-year-old Danielle Zimmerman was making a run to an area Taco Bell to pick up dinner for her husband, one of her two teenage sons and one of the latter’s friends. Tragically, Danielle suffered a fatal brain aneurysm and her truck collided with the chain restaurant’s speaker box. As she lay stricken in the vehicle, someone stole her iPhone, purse and most disturbingly — her wedding ring off of her finger as others arrived to try to assist her. Get the details on the arrest as well as what her grieving husband had to say about the cold-hearted nature of the crime.
The United States Winter Games Team just suffered a major setback: Gold medalist Lindsey Vonn announced she will not compete, despite her best efforts to recover from a torn ACL and tibial fracture. More about Lindsey’s announcement…
A woman on a mission to create a fake dating profile “so awful, so toxic, so irredeemably unlikable that no one would message her,” came to a similarly “so awful” conclusion: There are some seriously superficial folk out there! See Aaron Carter Fan’s witty observations from the social experiment…
23-year-old Oregon man Michael Wolfer was arrested for allegedly punching and choking his wife in front of their 3 children. His booking photo only added to the tragic nature of his alleged crimes.
Former NFL star O. J. Simpson is currently behind bars in Nevada serving a 33-year sentence after being convicted of assault, robbery and kidnapping in 2008, but the 66-year-old is reportedly asking President Obama to get him out early because he believes he has a terminal brain tumor and doesn’t have long to live.
Stephen Sawyer, a 20-year-old New York EMT, was suspended for safely driving an ambulance to an emergency even though policy mandates drivers must be 21. The squad responded by suspending him, which has outraged the community.
Brooke Graham of KUTV showed the kind of dedication that would make Ron Burgundy proud in a video that is going seriously viral. The Salt Lake City area reporter was doing a live segment on cross-country skiing when she quickly got tipsy and passed out cold, landing with an audible thud in the snow. See the video, get Brooke’s reaction to the live incident via her blog and see a GIF we created of the “TIMBER!”
44-year-old Helen Ann Williams from North Charleston, South Carolina sent her old man out on a b-double-e-double-r-u-n late on Christmas Eve. After learning that her hubby had returned empty-handed because the store was closed she got so mad that she allegedly stabbed him with a squirrel. Read on for this squirrelly tale of one woman’s need for her Christmas spirits!
Alexis Shapiro, 12, gained 140-lbs. after surgery for craniopharyngioma. She now has hypothalamic obesity and requires gastric bypass. The surgery isn’t covered by her family’s insurance plan, but strangers touched by her story have donated nearly $57K in the course of two days.
In a Facebook post today, popular Good Morning America host Robin Roberts acknowledged she is gay for the first time by thanking her “long time girlfriend, Amber.” The thank-you note was a subtle, classy way to confirm persistent questions about Robin’s sexuality. Of course, it’s also raised a whole new set of questions about Robin’s lady… We get to bottom of some of those.
After retiring her Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading uniform in 2010, Rachel Washburn has gone on to a successful career in the Army. She came back to the football field on Sunday to be honored as a Hometown Hero.
We could have filed this under the “Where Are They Now?” category! More than 40 years after Robert Hutton was believed to be killed by John Wayne Gacy, the man has been found alive and well in Montana. More on the incredible story…
A Bartlesville, Oklahoma man is behind bars after police say he verbally threatened and then roughed up his wife after a night of very heavy drinking. The resulting booking photo would seem to indicate that his wife got the better of him. Read on for what transpired between the couple, including the man at one point leveling a gun at her head and why the man’s wife still believes in him and hopes he’ll get the help she believes he desperately needs.
The National Institute of Health’s Monitoring the Future survey for 2013 found nearly two-thirds of high school seniors don’t consider regular pot use to be harmful. That’s seriously concerning to experts, particularly because the number has doubled since 1993.
Talk about karma! Immediately after robbing a Educational Employees Credit Union branch in Texas, this dumb criminal had all the money stolen from him… And now he’s the one sitting in federal prison as the two others are spending the cash!
Topping Kim Kardashian and Honey Boo Boo, Teen Mom‘s Farrah Abraham was named 2013’s most-searched reality star… And we have no one to blame but ourselves. Check out the analytics from Google to see how Farrah’s popularity rose and fell during 2013.
Have you ever thought to yourself, “It’s raining so instead of taking my dog for a walk on the street – you know, where his legs support his body and what not — I’m just gonna hang the ol’ pooch off the balcony via his leash so he can do his business.” Yeah, me neither… WTF!?! Sadly, 23-year-old Tyler Smith of Greenville, South Carolina did just that and the pathetically lazy and ignorant decision was caught on camera and shared via Facebook. See the photo, find out what happened to Tyler and read what the dog’s owner, Tyler’s father, had to say about his son’s actions.
Texas teen Ethan Couch (16) got no jail time (and ten years probation) for a drunk driving accident that took the lives of four people because his attorneys argued a successful case based on the notion of”affluenza.” Is affluenza a real condition?
Talk about a silver lining! While recovering from the severe injuries he suffered during the Boston Marathon bombings, James Costello met and fell in love with one of his nurses. The couple is now engaged! See what James said about “finding reason” in the wake of the April tragedy.
Deck your mom and your grandmother, fa la la la la, la la wtf!?! The war on Christmas rages on as two separate face punching incidents involving a grandmother from Ohio and a mom from Michigan reminds us all that the holidays are right around the corner.
Florida Walmart associate Willie Mitchell was so fed up over an Employee of the Month situation that he brandished a gun and shot at a co-worker’s car, and no I’m not talking about that crappy Dane Cook movie either! Florida + Gun + Walmart + Mugshot + amazing quote from the Sheriff’s Office = awesome.
When a man loves a woman… He may even be willing to spend a freezing night inside a guitar case! Find out how one Oklahoma man found himself in this unusual predicament on Tuesday night.
I’m a sucker for a good hero pet story and this one about Lucy and owner John Miles made my Friday. You’re welcome!
According to a new study, this sultry lady is the “perfect woman” in the eyes of men. The researchers also created a rendering of the perfect woman in the eyes of other women. See how the images compare…
16-year-old Ethan Couch was sentenced to probation by a Texas judge after he killed four pedestrians, including a youth pastor and father of 3 who was helping a motorist with a flat tire, during a DWI. The defense argued that the young man suffered from “affluenza” — translated — he was spoiled by his wealthy parents beyond the point of understanding the ramifications of his actions. The prosecution was looking for a 20-year prison sentence after alleging he was belligerent at the scene, even stating “I’m outta here” at one point as he walked away from emergency responders. Find out what happened, how the judge defended her decision and what the husband and father who lost his wife and daughter in the carnage had to say about his opinion on the effect of financial influence in the verdict.
A Wilmington, North Carolina police officer has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by a grand jury after a dashboard video revealed that he lifted up and pushed his K9 partner through the driver’s side window of a suspect’s incapacitated vehicle. See the crazy footage from the scene and find out what happened to the driver of the car.
In the words of the gunshot victim’s sister, the recent incident is “like a modern version of how a caveman used to bash a woman over the head with a club.” How romantic…
Aron Ralston, who made national headlines after he cut off his own forearm with his pocket knife while hiking when it became entrapped by a dislodged boulder, was arrested over the weekend for domestic violence in Denver, Colorado. Get details on the arrest of the man who was later portrayed by James Franco in the critically acclaimed film 127 Hours.
First comes the pregnancy announcement, then comes the father announcement. Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada has revealed the identity of her unborn child’s father…read on to find out who it is!
Rebecca Black is back! The “Friday” singer is now 16, and her new favorite day of the week is the subject of a fun song called “Saturday.” Keep reading to check it out!
No mystery why Jeremy F. Bradley is smiling in his mug shot! The alleged peeping Tom was treated to a show when the woman he was reportedly filming chased him through a department store without a shirt or bra.
Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, has died at the age of 95. In recent years, he was frequently hospitalized for a recurring lung infection.
Kirstie Alley officially declared war on Leah Remini by calling the former Scientologist her enemy. Speaking with Howard Stern, Kirstie didn’t hold back with her feelings about Leah’s actions since leaving the Church of Scientology in July 2013.
Washington woman Caran Johnson, who goes by @ScanCouver on Twitter, live-tweeted a fatal car accident before learning her husband was the one killed.
While AMC’s explosively popular series Breaking Bad was in it’s peak, a man named Walter White was running a meth empire in Alabama. He wasn’t just any meth cook, either, he’s described as a “meth chef” in a new VICE documentary, just like Breaking Bad’s Walter White.
Dayna Morales has been suspended from her waitress job at Gallop Asian Bistro restaurant in Bridgewater, N.J. after what appears to be a massive hoax. Morales, a former Marine, riled up millions when she posted a receipt on Facebook from a couple who she says refused to tip her because she was gay. The only problem? The couple in question has their own proof to dispute her claim.
Officials continue to investigate the car accident that killed Fast and Furious‘ Paul Walker and friend Roger Rodas on Saturday. Friends are also sharing their memories of the handsome actor.
Paul Walker, of the Fast and the Furious franchise, died in car accident today in Santa Clarita, California
The corporate trend of more and more chain stores and restaurants opening on holidays soldiers on but one Pizza Hut GM from Elkhart, Indiana decided he wasn’t gonna take it anymore and as a result he claims he got canned. Find out about Tony Rohr’s decision to fight to keep his store closed on Thanksgiving, what the corporate franchisee had to say about it and how his act of defiance fueled a “which side are you on” type of debate.
The American Humane Association, the nonprofit behind the “No Animals Were Harmed” seal, is under fire after a report showed animal injuries and deaths are routinely covered up to protect the organization’s relationship with major film and television producers.
David Adam Pate, 24, of Lancaster, South Carolina was charged with the murder of 33-year-old Ricky James on Friday. In the booking process, Pate left one of the most frightening mug shots ever as he displayed facial tattoos reading “fear,” “satan,” an upside down cross dripping tears and a surgically altered forked tongue.
Too dumb to know better? That’s what Chad Chritton’s lawyer argued of her client, who was accused of locking his daughter in the basement and depriving her of food for six years.
An Australian McDonald’s has a found anecdote to teenage loitering: opera music. LOUD opera music.
28-year-old Earl Sampson of Miami Gardens, Florida has been stopped and questioned by police in his hometown 258 times in just four years, searched more than 100 times and arrested on 56 occasions. Most of his arrests were for trespassing at the convenience store where he works and his worst offense was minor possession of marijuana. Store owner Alex Saleh was so troubled by what what was happening he installed multiple cameras not for his own security but to protect his employees and patrons against the police. See a video of Sampson getting arrested right after taking the trash out and other clips of incidents involving the police at the business. Also read why Saleh intends on filing a federal civil rights lawsuit and what officials with Miami Gardens didn’t have to say about the accusations.
102-year-old John Betar has been married for 80 years so he’s obviously had some experience in regards to what makes for a successful marriage. His advice? “The key is to always agree with your wife.” Find out about John and his wife Ann, 98, as they ready to celebrate their remarkable 81st wedding anniversary on Monday.
In his first wide-ranging interview in nearly 20 years, convicted killer Charles Manson spoke about Sharon Tate, his pro-environment causes and “baby on the floor,” Star.
28-year-old Tamika Williams of Orlando, Florida was arrested after a violent scene unfolded which resulted in her being tasered by an officer who was holding her 2-year-old-daughter that she had tossed at him. Read on for how this madness happened, what charges she now faces and the fate of her little girl.
We may have our answer to a blind item reported in August: A new video of Jenna Jameson seems to show the “famous actress” drinking, taking pills and breaking cameras.
It appears as though George Zimmerman is being separated from two things that were once very dear to him: his guns and his wife. After being arrested yesterday in an domestic disturbance incident yesterday in which he allegedly pointed a shotgun in his girlfriend’s face, Zimmerman went before a judge today who allowed him to be released on $9,000 bond, but with certain conditions attached, including that Zimmerman give up his firearms. Prior to being released, however, Zimmerman’s estranged wife Shellie Zimmerman used the opportunity to finally serve her elusive husband with divorce papers! Keep reading for a video of Zimmerman’s hearing, which includes a previous unreported incident from last week in which Zimmerman allegedly choked his girlfriend before threatening to kill himself, as well as a complete list of the conditions of his release.
A Colombian baby girl has been discovered alive after spending over 10 hours at the morgue following a pronunciation of death shortly after birth. Read on for the story of baby Milagros (meaning – miracles).
Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman was arrested earlier today near Orlando and charged with domestic violence, aggravated assault, battery and criminal mischief after an alleged incident with his girlfriend Samantha Scheibe. Details about the arrest have been revealed slowly throughout the course of the day and now we finally have the actual arrest affidavit, which reveals Zimmerman allegedly pointed a shotgun at girlfriend Samantha Scheibe and that he was also packing a AR Assault rifle! (“Packing” as in putting away, but still!)
UPDATE – Now includes the audio from the 911 calls in which Zimmerman says Scheibe told him she is pregnant with his child!
The writers and producers who work so hard to bring us shows like Pawn Stars are severely undercompensated for their work, the Writers Guild America East union claims. The union found the average reality worker loses $30,000 to “wage theft” each year.
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