Alabama Prisons Have Problems —Big Problems

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:55:34 CDT

The Justice Department issued a scathing report on Alabama's prisons on Wednesday, saying the state is violating the Constitution by failing to protect inmates from violence and sexual abuse and by housing them in unsafe and overcrowded facilities. The department gave Alabama 49 days to correct the violations, or possibly...

She Wrestled Cougar Off Her Son, Credits 'Praying in Tongues'

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:24:49 CDT

The 7-year-old's mistake was in running. Good thing he had a badass Canadian mom looking out for him. Chelsea Lockhart tells CTV News she heard a commotion outside her home on British Columbia's Vancouver Island Friday and emerged to find her son, Zachery, being dragged by a juvenile male cougar...

Twins Try to Avoid Paying Child Support, Plan Backfires

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:59:24 CDT

Identical twin brothers had a plan to outsmart Brazil's family court system, but it ended up backfiring on them. Authorities say one of the Brazilian twins fathered a girl, now 9, during a brief relationship with the girl's mother. The woman began court proceedings in 2017, and the man was...

'Hey Google, Talk Like a Legend'

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:30:00 CDT

John Legend is at your command. As the first celebrity voice for Google Assistant, the musician will report the weather, tell a joke, or sing "Happy Birthday" when prompted. Legend also answered questions like "Are you John Legend?" and "Who is Chrissy Teigen?" for the collaboration, which users can access...

Mom Says Man Tried to Kidnap Girl. Then the Story Changed

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:10:00 CDT

A mother initially said an Egyptian man tried to kidnap her daughter from a West Virginia mall, but he was released from jail after she changed her story the following day. The mother and 5-year-old were shopping at Old Navy in the Huntington Mall in Barboursville on Monday night when...

Revealed: the Last African-Born Slave in US

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:50:00 CDT

The last known survivor of the trans-Atlantic slave ships lived out her final days on the Alabama plantation that had formerly been her prison. Sally Smith, kidnapped by slave traders from a village in what is now Benin in 1860, died in 1937—two years after the former slave previously...

House Panel OKs Subpoenas for Full Mueller Report

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:30:00 CDT

The House Judiciary Committee approved subpoenas Wednesday for special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report as Democrats pressure the Justice Department to release the document without redactions. The committee voted 24-17 to give Democratic Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler permission to issue subpoenas to the Justice Department for the final report,...

A US Tourist Was on Safari. Now, a $500K Ransom

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:10:00 CDT

An American woman was kidnapped at gunpoint from Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park Tuesday night, Reuters reports. Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and her Ugandan driver were on a game drive in the safari park when four gunmen ambushed the vehicle and took them both. An elderly couple at the scene...

Joaquin Phoenix's Joker Looks 'Dark and Twisted'

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:50:00 CDT

The long-awaited trailer for Joker , starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, was posted Wednesday morning, with an advance sneak peek Tuesday at CinemaCon—and per reaction rounded up by USA Today , the film looks to be "absolutely not like any 'comic book' movie that has come before," per one...