According to authorities, an Idaho man who ran for governor several years ago was arrested for the 1984 murder of a 12-year-old girl. According to detectives, Stephen Pankey kidnapped Jonelle Matthews from her home in Greeley, Colorado on the night of December 20, 1984, after which he shot the girl in the head and hid the body. Then, in an attempt to secure an alibi, he organized a «spontaneous» family…

An illegal 16th birthday party near New York City has become a hotbed of the spread of the coronavirus — triggering more than 30 new cases. The party (called Sweet 16) took place on September 25 at the Miller Place Inn on Long Island — about 65 miles east of Manhattan. According to Suffolk County authorities, about 81 people attended. The party violated state health regulations that prohibit any mass…

An elementary school teacher in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, became a local celebrity after her attentiveness saved the life of a student's grandmother. Julia Koch, who teaches first grade at Edgewood Elementary School, was teaching students on September 22 when she learned that one of them had technical problems with distance learning equipment. The girl's device was not charging and Koch decided to contact her grandmother to find out the cause…

The little girl died after being forced to jump on a trampoline for hours as a cruel punishment. On Monday, 44-year-old Daniel Schwartz and 34-year-old Ashley Schwartz from Odessa, Texas were arrested on charges of killing 8-year-old Jaylene on August 29, 2020. According to the girl's relatives, the Schwartzians were her guardians, but they were not biological parents. According to the police, the girl was forced to jump as punishment…

A former employee of a pizza dough company was arrested after he was allegedly caught shoving razor blades into a dough sold at a supermarket. Police identified Nicholas R. Mitchell, 38, as the man caught on camera in a store in New Hamshire, Maine. The footage shows Mitchell opening the packaging of Portland Pie Pizza's groceries before placing the razor blades into it. According to the officers, the man previously…

The new Cleopatra film was the subject of fierce controversy even before filming began — over the personality of the lead actress. The role of the ruler of Ancient Egypt in the biopic Patti Jenkins is to be played by the Israeli actress Gal Gadot, known for her role as Wonder Woman, but not everyone liked this decision. On social media, the film crew was criticized for whitewashing, a common…

The little bird has set an impressive record for the longest continuous journey in human history. According to The Guardian, the small bode took off in Alaska on September 16 and landed in New Zealand 11 days later. The bird tracked by the satellite flew about 7,580 miles without interruption. Her speed reached 55 miles per hour. The spindles make long flights twice a year. However, the bird, designated 4BBRW…

In India, a Donald Trump fan has died, made famous by the creation of a 6-foot statue of the American president. Presumably, the man went on a hunger strike after learning that Trump had contracted the coronavirus. Bi Krishna, 33, died of cardiac arrest Saturday afternoon in the south-central Indian state of Telingana, according to the New York Daily News, citing Indian edition of The News Minute. According to family…

A Florida man brought an AR-15 rifle and pistol to a Disney World resort, explaining that he was concerned for the safety of his family during the protests. According to the Orange County Sheriff, the incident happened last month when rallies were held in the state following the murder of African American police officer Salaya Melvin. A recently released incident report says that a 43-year-old Palm Beach Gardens resident who…

The father allegedly used a fake beard and black face as a disguise to kill the mother of his young child after a custody battle. Andrew Charles Beard, 33, from Carrollton, Texas, is charged with the murder of 24-year-old Alyssa Ann Burkett on October 2, 2020. Burkett was shot and stabbed several times in the apartment complex where she worked, police said. Because of the makeup, the witnesses considered the…