Fake US embassy in Accra shut down | Crime News

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  Aldo Pusey

The fake embassy operated illegally for a decade issuing visas at a cost of $6,000 each, according to State Department. Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake US embassy in the capital, Accra, run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally obtained authentic visas, the US State Department has said. Until it was shut down this summer, the sham embassy was housed in a run-down, pink two-storey building with a corrugated iron roof and flew a US flag outside. [Read More]

Pastor Shares 1-Sentence Response to Daughter's Death in Nashville Shooting

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  632 words  |  Martina Birk

The senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church confirmed that his 9-year-old daughter was among the six killed in Monday's shooting at a Nashville private Christian elementary school. In a single-sentence statement Tuesday morning, Chad Scruggs—father of Hallie Scruggs—addressed previous reporting that his daughter was among those killed by 28-year-old Audrey Hale in the shooting that left three children and three adult staff members dead. "Through tears we trust that she is in the arms of Jesus who will raise her to life once again," [Read More]

Prosecutors argue boy who made prank SWAT team calls across six states should receive probation

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  486 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Authorities say David Dorbish Jr. (pictured) made hoax calls to emergency crews starting  in 2016  A 17-year-old boy who admitted to making hoax phone calls to authorities in six states should receive probation,  a one year prison sentence and pay restitution, an Ohio prosecutor said on Wednesday.  David Dorbish Jr. pleaded guilty to 15 counts related to swatting, or making prank calls to authorities to dispatch several armed officers to an address, in a Youngstown, courtroom on Wednesday. [Read More]

Remembering the Dead Across the Globe

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  211 words  |  Martina Birk

On May 25, Memorial Day, American citizens at home and abroad honor the country's fallen military members. The holiday was first established after the American Civil War as a way for Americans from both sides, North and South, to remember those killed in what is to date the country's most costly war in terms of lives lost. Nearly 620,000 Americans died in the Civil War, almost as much as in all other conflicts combined. [Read More]

The Profound Grief of The Haunting of Hill House

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1774 words  |  Martina Birk

Spoilers below for Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House and its ending. Trauma builds walls. Left untended, they keep going up. Soon, you’re trapped in a house of its making: long hallways leading nowhere, empty rooms, doors that swing open and slam shut by the weather of your moods. You climb the stairs and shout through the windows, hungry for a way out, lost in the labyrinthine sinew of personal devastation. [Read More]

Where Are They Now Photos Of The Stars Hollywood Life

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  978 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

It’s time to dance and celebrate because Keshia Knight Pulliam said, “yes!” The 41-year-old alum of The Cosby Show is engaged to actor Brad James, according to PEOPLE. According to the publication, Brad, 39, popped the question earlier this month in Atlanta with “a custom diamond eternity band made by Fevzi, of Aydin Jewelers.” The couple celebrated with a “magical, intimate, COVID compliant evening filled with love,” and they’re “excited to find their happily ever after,” according to their rep. [Read More]

Day laborer pleads guilty to bludgeoning a wealthy socialite to death with a fire extinguisher

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  635 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

An illegal immigrant day laborer has pleaded guilty to bludgeoning a socialite to death at her family's suburban New York estate. Esdras Marroquin Gomez pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday and admitted to killing 83-year-old Lois Colley, the wife of millionaire McDonald's franchisee Eugene Colley, at her 300-acre North Salem estate in November 2015. Gomez admitted to Assistant District Attorney Julia Cornachio in court that he killed Colley with a fire extinguisher during a confrontation. [Read More]

REVEALED: Philadelphia Eagles' stadium is the most dangerous in the NFL... and nearly HALF of female

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  418 words  |  Martina Birk

As fan violence continues to rise in stadiums across the United States, a new report reveals the startling numbers behind conduct of supporters across America. A survey conducted by Sportsbook Review found that roughly 39 percent of NFL fans have witnessed a crime at a game - with over seven percent saying they were victims themselves. This poll of about 3,200 American football fans comes just a week after a New England Patriots fan died of an 'apparent medical event' following an alleged altercation with a Miami Dolphins fan. [Read More]

These are the rudest states in America, according to people who live there

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  383 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

YouGov recently asked more than 77,000 people whether they think the people in their state tend to be more rude or more polite than most Americans. The self-declared rudest state in America is Rhode Island, where 42% say they believe people in their state tend to be more rude than most Americans. Just 9% of Rhode Island’s residents say they think their population is unusually polite. Residents of several other Northeastern states also tend to think the people who live there are exceptionally rude. [Read More]

Vanessa Hudgens Latex Costume & More On Hocus Pocus Special Pics Hollywood Life

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  266 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Vanessa Hudgens, 29, is one of the queens of Coachella and Halloween! The starlet rocked two amazing costumes while hosting Freeform’s Hocus Pocus 25th anniversary special alongside Jordan Fisher. Vanessa first walked out in a sheer costume that resembled a spider web. Given that we’re celebrating the Sanderson witches, this look was on point. Later on in the night, Vanessa hit the stage in a head-to-toe latex bodysuit accompanied with huge peacock wings. [Read More]