Texas man allegedly killed and disemboweled his father, who he claimed was an alien

EL PASO, Texas (TCN) — A 39-year-old man is in custody for allegedly killing his father, disemboweling him, and stealing his car. On April 12, El Paso Police Department officers went to a home on the 11700 block of Ronald McNair Drive for an unattended death situation and found 74-year-old Victor Gerado Contreras deceased. The Crimes Against Persons…

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Convicted sex abuser allegedly plotted in jail to kill juvenile victim and her family before his trial

SARASOTA, Fla. (TCN) — A man currently serving time in an Oregon prison for sexually abusing a young girl is facing charges in Florida for allegedly plotting while behind bars to kill the victim and her family to make the charges against him disappear. In November 2023, a Multnomah County jury convicted Leland Harper of multiple crimes, including…

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2 convicted of kidnapping homeless man, dumping him into lake with weights so he would drown

ST. MARYS, Ga. (TCN) — Two men will spend the rest of their lives behind bars for kidnapping, torturing, and killing a 29-year-old homeless man in a remote area known locally as “Gilligan’s Island.” The Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office announced April 16 that a jury found 56-year-old Frank Kennedy and 29-year-old Anthony Mistretta guilty of…

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Defense Department sued over Trump admin’s alleged ‘book bans’

The Department of Defense was sued on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), multiple military students, and the family members of military students over various book bans and curriculum changes implemented amid President Donald Trump’s effort to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from the federal government and America’s military institutions. The lawsuit,…

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Lil Nas X reveals half his face is paralyzed: ‘Can’t even laugh right,’ he says from hospital bed

Grammy winner Lil Nas X stayed mostly calm, cool and pretty comedic as he informed fans from a hospital bed on Monday that he had “lost control” of half of his face. The 26-year-old “Old Town Road” and “Industry Baby” singer shared a selfie video on Instagram documenting the stillness of the right side of his face as he attempts…

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