September 15, 2023 Birmingham church hosts 60th anniversary commemoration of deadly 1963 bombing Friday marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most heinous attacks during the Civil Rights Movement: the deadly bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
September 14, 2023 Florida man charged with hiding phone in teenage roommate’s pillows to record her after shower A Florida man is accused of recording his female roommate in the nude when she walked into her bedroom after taking a shower.
April 18, 2023 Couple’s choreographed suicide by guillotine ends with heads rolling into fire altar A couple in India — more like Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette than Romeo and Juliet — committed suicide using something like a guillotine to decapitate themselves, and they added the element of fire.
April 12, 2023 Florida rep on trans people: ‘Demons,’ ‘mutants not of this world.’ Late-night host: ‘Dumbass’ How far will bigots go to dehumanize transgender people? A lawmaker in Florida of all places demonstrated at a public meeting with no shame or embarrassment.
April 3, 2023 Conservative congresswoman won’t ‘nitpick’ Bible on grandmotherhood thru teen pregnancy A prominent conservative in Congress is about to become a grandmother for the first time and she doesn’t want to “nitpick” the Bible before the blessed occasion.
March 28, 2023 Fla. man driving twice the speed limit had to get girlfriend to job interview, police say A Florida man accused of driving 100 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone told police he had to get his girlfriend to Taco Bell for a job interview.
March 27, 2023 No more confessions: Priest banned for supporting bill to require reporting child abuse A Catholic priest has been banned from hearing confessions. The controversy started when he endorsed a bill that would require priests to report any child abuse or neglect.
March 17, 2023 Corned beef allowed on St. Patrick’s Day? Depends where you live March 17 means St. Patrick’s Day, but there’s also the obligation for some Christians to abstain from meat during Lent. So what does one do?
March 10, 2023 Man accused of wearing thong, exposing himself to girl, molesting her repeatedly A man in Pennsylvania was arrested for allegedly “dressing as a woman” and exposing himself to an underage girl repeatedly.
March 7, 2023 School janitor who left gifts at girl’s desk had 74 pics of kids doing sex acts, DA says An elementary school janitor is behind bars, charged with dozens of counts of sexual abuse of children, and the investigation started with an 11-year-old student getting mysterious gifts at her desk.
March 2, 2023 Sheriff to hate group: ‘I’m honored to be on your hit list’ A Florida sheriff has made it clear there’s no place for hate in his county.
February 20, 2023 DeSantis takes aim at The College Board by looking into ‘classic’ alternative to its SAT Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired his first shot at The College Board when he rejected an advanced placement African American studies course, saying it pushes a political agenda. Now, it seems he was just getting started.
January 18, 2023 Dry again, for now: Woman pulled from storm drain 3rd time in less than 2 years A woman with a history of being rescued from storm drains was pulled from another one, her third in just under two years.
January 4, 2023 Despite claiming ‘That didn’t happen,’ George Santos could face 15-year-old fraud charge The latest allegation against George Santos isn’t that he lied, but that he stole, and his notoriety could lead to him being charged with fraud by the end of the week.
December 30, 2022 Case of missing 13-year-old boy leads to 3 arrests, including his grandparents A missing 13-year-old boy has been found, his grandparents are under arrest, and details of the boy’s troubled childhood are emerging.
October 25, 2022 Dad sues Palm Beach Co. schools, says teacher ‘put up 2 gay pride’ flags, ‘proselytized’ A father in Palm Beach County is suing the school district — along with his 12-year-old son’s school, the principal, and teacher — but not exactly under a controversial new Florida law.
October 18, 2022 ‘3 severed fingers’ from machete, man says ex had ‘males & females sexually batter him’ A man is accused of cutting a woman’s fingers off with a machete. Now he’s charged with attempted first-degree murder.
September 6, 2022 Police: Couple invited 14-year-old girl to a movie but performed a sexual nightmare A young couple from South Florida is in trouble for allegedly playing adult games with a teenage girl. They invited her to the movies, but police say they picked her up and brought her to their apartment instead.
August 9, 2022 New lawsuit filed against state of Florida, Gov. DeSantis over abortion law The synagogue suing the state over its new abortion restriction law announced it filed a new suit with multiple plaintiffs.
July 28, 2022 Judge: ‘Defense has been provided more than enough time,’ no 45-day continuance for Cruz There won’t be a 45-day postponement right in the middle of Nicholas Cruz’s sentencing trial.
June 30, 2022 Gov. DeSantis: Judge ruling Florida abortion law unconstitutional was ‘not unanticipated’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was disappointed but not surprised that a judge will temporarily block the state’s 15-week abortion ban — with no exceptions for rape or incest — from taking effect.
June 28, 2022 Some sales tax holidays coming quickly, money-savers among new laws taking effect Friday July 1 means new laws go into effect in Florida and there will be several important changes — along with new ways to save money — taking effect on Friday.
June 24, 2022 Abortion ruling divisive in South Florida, just as the issue had been It’s either “righting a grievous wrong” or it’s “a tragic day,” depending how one feels about women’s abortion rights.
June 16, 2022 Gov. DeSantis launches 9th Python Challenge in the Everglades Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced registration for the 9th annual Python Challenge is beginning, at a news conference in the Everglades, west of Miami.
May 4, 2022 Friend-with-benefits facing several charges of violence against woman, her brother They seemed to have a good thing going, so what went terribly wrong that their relationship got written up in an arrest report?
February 15, 2022 ‘Operation Wanderlust’ ends with 2 girls safe, men arrested for sex trafficking One teenage victim of human trafficking is safe, and a potential victim has also been rescued, after a three-month undercover investigation fighting the online solicitation of minors.
February 14, 2022 Medical examiner: Brian Laundrie’s bones were under water, chewed by animals Most of Brian Laundrie’s bones were recovered, and the medical examiner revealed animals chewed on them. That’s according to his newly-released autopsy report.
January 17, 2022 Reports: DeSantis and Trump butting heads over 2024, mostly in private Things may not be so lovey-dovey between two of the most popular Republicans in the country, according to multiple published reports.
December 27, 2020 I got your book, Tom Cantor And I hope you wish I didn’t! It seems most people would want everyone to be more like them, as opposed to wanting others…
December 5, 2020 Dan Rather: Raising a ruckus in a good way from Texas to TV, and now the Twitterverse You may not have heard much about Dan Rather lately. I don’t remember seeing him on TV except as a guest on NBC News,…
October 23, 2020 When to talk and when to not The idea for this blog post came today when I noticed an article called “Where cancel culture stops,” by Yisroel Besser in Mishpacha magazine, meant for Orthodox Jews. (I apologize…
May 1, 2020 Is Facebook facing the fact its Community Standards struck out with me 3 times in one night? If you’re a longtime reader, then you’ve probably seen the phase I went through, ending articles with this phrase: If you appreciate what you…