A noncommissioned Army officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been convicted of third-degree assault. A magistrate judge found Fort Jackson Army Sgt. Jonathan Pentland guilty of the misdemeanor Monday after a two-day trial, news outlets reported. He will have to choose between 30 days
Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of a Northern California couple, their baby and the family dog on a remote hiking trail, authorities said. The area in the Sierra National Forest where the bodies were found on Tuesday had been treated as a hazmat site
Everybody makes mistakes. Sometimes mistakes lead to consequences. Are those consequences always fair? One father took to Reddit to explain the rationale behind forcing his daughter to go bald as a form of punishment, sending Reddit in an absolute uproar. In the now-deleted Reddit post, the man claims that he has a 16-year-old daughter, who he
Tiffani Hill, 31, won a $2 million dollar lottery payout in California last year. Shortly after winning the lottery, she married John Donato, then moved to Calera, Oklahoma, to live on tribal land as part of the Choctaw Nation. Donato, 42, is suspected of shooting Hill and her nearly two-year-old daughter, Leanne, before turning the
An Australian broadcaster accidentally aired a clip of a satanic meeting during its nightly news broadcast, giving viewers an unexpected glimpse into the religious ceremonies of a satanic group based in Queensland. The clip was broadcast during a nightly news program aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which is also known as ABC TV. It
The United States Capitol Police are investigating an “active bomb threat” near the U.S. Capitol, prompting the evacuation of the complex. USCP Chief Tom Manger said authorities seized on a black pickup truck early Thursday that had been driven on the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress building by a man claiming to have an explosive
Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face-to-face with a huge snake. The head of the 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store. “I was in the spice aisle just looking for something to put
Police say the couple’s four children sustained minor injuries Authorities have charged a 31-year-old California man with murder after he allegedly steered his vehicle into oncoming traffic on purpose, causing a fatal collision that killed his wife and injured the couple’s four children. KNBC, KABC, and the Los Angeles Daily News report that police have
A Wisconsin teenager reportedly admitted putting cow tranquilizers in his stepfather’s energy drinks because he thought it would be funny. Tyler Rabenhorst-Malone, 17, was charged with placing foreign objects in edibles and second-degree recklessly endangering safety, KTRK-TV reported, citing court documents. The Town of Lima teen admitted to the crime because he thought it would be funny
Shamaya Lynn was at her Altamonte Springs apartment on a Zoom call with a group of co-workers when she suddenly fell back away from the computer, according to 911 calls released Friday by the police department. The confused and frightened co-worker called 911 not knowing where Lynn lived or how old she was. “I don’t
