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This True Crime App Definitely Isn't For the Faint of Heart — Here's How It Works

04/17/2019

This True Crime App Definitely Isn't For the Faint of Heart — Here's How It Works

The Citizen app is both incredibly useful and incredibly frightening at times, and if you want to know more about what's going on in your neighborhood, you should definitely download it now.

Bill Cosby Has Been Convicted of Sexual Assault

04/27/2018

Bill Cosby Has Been Convicted of Sexual Assault

After years of maintaining his innocence against dozens of sexual assault allegations, comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand.

Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Austin Bombings

03/21/2018

Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Austin Bombings

In the last month, a number of package bombs exploded in Austin, TX, killing two and injuring five more, and now, a suspect — who has been identified as 24-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt — is dead.

You Won't Sleep After Reading the Grisly Facts of the Menendez Brothers' Murder Case

11/08/2017

You Won't Sleep After Reading the Grisly Facts of the Menendez Brothers' Murder Case

This year marks 28 years since Erik and Lyle Menendez brutally murdered their mother and father in the family's Southern California home, putting the wheels in motion for one of the most infamous trials of the 20th century.

How Anthony Weiner's Sexting Landed Him in Prison — and Played a Role in the 2016 Election

09/30/2017

How Anthony Weiner's Sexting Landed Him in Prison — and Played a Role in the 2016 Election

On Sept. 25, former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, 53, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for sending explicit texts to a girl who was just 15 at the time.

Martin Shkreli Is Headed to Jail For Putting a Bounty on Hillary Clinton's Hair

09/14/2017

Martin Shkreli Is Headed to Jail For Putting a Bounty on Hillary Clinton's Hair

World-renowned bozo Martin Shkreli is finally headed to jail.

The Hate Crime Epidemic We're Not Paying Enough Attention To

08/19/2017

The Hate Crime Epidemic We're Not Paying Enough Attention To

Mere weeks after the tragic murders of Ebony Morgan and 17-year-old Ava Le'Ray Barrin, another transgender woman of color has been killed.

"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli Convicted of 3 Counts of Securities Fraud, Now Faces Prison Time

08/05/2017

"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli Convicted of 3 Counts of Securities Fraud, Now Faces Prison Time

On Aug. 4, antagonistic internet personality and former pharmaceutical company CEO Martin Shkreli was found guilty on three of the eight charges he was facing, Reuters reports.

Sessions's New Drug Policy Called "Ineffective and Discriminatory" — They're Not Wrong

05/16/2017

Sessions's New Drug Policy Called "Ineffective and Discriminatory" — They're Not Wrong

Jeff Sessions has long signaled he would lead the Justice Department with an uncompromising position on crime.

An Open Letter to the People Who Hate My Children For Being Jewish

03/16/2017

An Open Letter to the People Who Hate My Children For Being Jewish

This open letter written by Lisa Kudish Rosenburg comes from one of our favorite sites, YourTango.

Adnan Syed, Whose Murder Conviction Inspired Serial, Has Been Granted a New Trial

06/30/2016

Adnan Syed, Whose Murder Conviction Inspired Serial, Has Been Granted a New Trial

More than a year and a half after Serial publicized his story, convicted murderer Adnan Syed has been granted a new trial in the 1999 killing of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

What the Sentences For These 2 College Athletes Convicted of Rape Say About Our Broken Justice System

06/10/2016

What the Sentences For These 2 College Athletes Convicted of Rape Say About Our Broken Justice System

Former Vanderbilt football star Cory Batey was charged with a strikingly similar crime yet received a sentence 3,000 percent longer than convicted Stanford rapist Brock Turner.