Texas State

Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A Piece of Travel

The death penalty is a controversial issue in the United States. Polls suggest that most Americans support it, but a majority also worry about the way states carry it out. From concerns about the conditions death row inmates face to fears of wrongful executions, many Americans harbor worries about the death penalty. Research by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) suggests these worries are legitimate.

15 Facts About Death Row

Kerrville, TX

Andrea Yates, the Texas mom whose shocking act of drowning her five young children gripped the nation in 2001, remains secluded in a mental hospital with no plans for release. Yates recently turned down a critical hearing that could have determined her release from Kerrville State Hospital, where she has resided since being committed with five counts of capital murder. She has refused the yearly assessments for her potential release from the mental hospital, the New York Post reports.

Killer Texas mom Andrea Yates rejects chance for freedom after drowning 5 kids in bathtub

Oakland, CA

Black Enterprise

TanDaGod was killed at a meet-and-greet at the grand opening of Glamor Beauty Supply. A tragic event unfolded at a new store opening in Oakland, Calif., over the weekend, claiming the life of rapper Alliauna Green, known by her stage name TanDaGod, reports KTVU. The incident occurred during the grand opening of Glamor Beauty Supply on July 13.

Rapper Killed At Grand Opening Of Beauty Store

New York Post

Jodi Arias is serving a life sentence in Arizona for murdering her on-off boyfriend in 2008 — but that hasn’t stopped her from selling her artwork online for thousands of dollars. 

The convicted murderer — who turned 44 this week — works with her family to maintain a website and an Instagram page of her work. 

While her website claims that she is not currently accepting commissions, Arias acknowledged on Instagram that she recently painted a cow after “someone I really couldn’t turn down asked me to paint one for her office.” 





Arias wrote that one of her prison guards paid very close...

Jodi Arias, in prison for brutal murder of boyfriend Travis Alexander, is selling her artwork online — and making bank

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

What makes a zodiac sign high maintenance? Needing extra attention can make someone high maintenance. Uncontrollable emotional roller coasters can make someone high maintenance. Demanding others more than they can give can make someone high maintenance. Needing all of the attention all or most of the time can make someone high maintenance.

5 Zodiac Signs That Are High Maintenance

Alabama State

The Independent

Alabama executed a man who was convicted for the 1998 murder of a delivery driver who was pulling money out of an ATM machine. Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, died by lethal injection on Thursday evening. His last words were: “I love my family.” His time of death was 6.32pm CT.Last week, Alabama agreed not to conduct a post-execution autopsy of Gavin on religious grounds. Gavin is Muslim, and said the autopsy would violate his religious convictions, NBC News reported. He filed a lawsuit ahead of his execution to ensure the state would not conduct the autopsy. The state ultimately agreed...

Alabama executes death row inmate who sued to prevent post-execution autopsy

Los Angeles, CA

Beverly Hills, CA

ComingSoon

Disclaimer: The article contains mentions of murder and abuse. Reader discretion is advised. In August 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills residence. Reports indicate that Lyle called 911 after killing his parents and told the dispatcher that someone murdered them. Investigators then arrived at the crime scene and interrogated the siblings. After initiating an investigation, they soon received a tip that prompted the authorities to arrest the siblings. The court found the Menendez Brothers guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Currently, they are serving their sentence in a prison in California.

Are the Menendez Brothers Still in Jail & Do They Have a Release Date?

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Pontotoc County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Police in Pontotoc made an arrest recently that led to the discover of multiple IED's according to a press release from the Pontotoc County Sheriff. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 Jason Lambert 40 of Tupelo, Ms. was arrested and charged by the CID and charged withDomestic Violence-Aggravated Assault and Felony Malicious Mischief.

Man arrested on domestic violence charges found to have multiple Molotov cocktails

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Tennessee State

Nashville, TN

Irish Star

The members of the infamous gang are facing a range of sentences from one year to life imprisonment

MS-13 gang members who terrorized Tennessee slapped with combined 425 years in prison

Oklahoma State

A death row inmate has said he is struggling to sleep now that his execution date has been set. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, says it is “all you think about” as the execution date has been set. "When they're talking about killing you, it's kind of hard to sleep,” he told The Oklahoman.

Death row inmate reveals he's 'not sleeping' and protests innocence as execution date set

Dothan, AL

Oxygen

On August 1, 1999, 17-year-old best friends J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett were found fatally shot in the trunk of Beasley’s Mazda. Six hours earlier, the girls from Dothan, Alabama, were reported missing after getting lost on the way to a party. The car was found along a secluded stretch of road in the town of Ozark.

DNA Match Reveals Alabama Minister Killed Two 17-Year-Old Girls in 1999

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

A man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver during a robbery attempt in 1998 was executed Thursday evening in Alabama.

Alabama has executed man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt

In 2020, a federal court ruled that Gavin's court-appointed lawyers were ineffective. Keith Edmund Gavin was put to death by the State of Alabama on July 18. Although he was convicted by a jury of his peers for fatally shooting William Clayton Jr, a delivery driver, during a robbery attempt in 1998, questions remained about Gavin’s representation during his trial. Gavin attempted a last resort handwritten appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution, but it was rejected without comment nearly an hour before his execution.

Black Man Executed In Alabama Despite Concerns Over His 1998 Conviction

Drugs in the post and off-road bikes are among the problems plaguing a Teesside town, police have said. Cleveland Police said there was a rise in people ordering illegal substances from overseas and having them delivered in the post to Stockton. At a meeting with councillors, Ch Insp Dan Heron...

Drugs in post and off-road bikes plague town

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Reporter's Notebook: Reflections on a Texas execution

As we entered the witness room of the execution chamber, the condemned turned his head to us and smiled. Ramiro Gonzales was already strapped to the...

Reporter's Notebook: Reflections on a Texas execution

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