Reports: Prison Worker Wanted Escapees To Murder Her Husband

Jordan Sargent · 06/15/15 03:52PM

Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell, the prison employee who stands accused of facilitating the jailbreak of convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat, is already in big trouble, but if new reports are correct, things may get way worse. According to several sources, Mitchell told police that Matt and Sweat planned to murder her husband immediately after their escape.

Taylor Berman · 06/15/15 03:11PM

Lawsuit: Man Loses Testicle After Drunk Boss Yanks It During Boat Ride

Jay Hathaway · 06/15/15 02:15PM

A New Jersey man is suing his former boss for allegedly yanking on one of his testicles during an off-site “team building” meeting, causing severe damage that led to three surgeries and an eventual amputation, the New York Post reports. The ball-busting boss was later fired, but the victim says coworkers made fun of him for being sans one nut.

Hamilton Nolan · 06/15/15 11:55AM

A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that Brooklyn’s Pierhouse development—an expensive luxury condo that blocks the public’s view of the Brooklyn Bridge—is not technically illegal, though he conceded that the building could be considered an aesthetic monstrosity.

Rachel Dolezal Resigns as President of Spokane NAACP

Taylor Berman · 06/15/15 11:01AM

Rachel Dolezal has resigned from her position as president of Spokane’s NAACP chapter. “Please know I will never stop fighting for human rights and will do everything in my power to help and assist, whether it means stepping up or stepping down, because this is not about me,” she wrote in a Facebook statement. “It’s about justice. This is not me quitting; this is a continuum.”

You-Know-Who Is Not Dead: A Game of Thrones Theory

Jay Hathaway · 06/15/15 10:40AM

Pretty great final two minutes of Game of Thrones season 5, huh? How about that part where a character you were absolutely sure was crucial to the ultimate resolution of the show—the small matter of a battle between “fire” and “ice”—just got mercilessly snuffed out before your eyes and then the credits rolled?

Sudanese President Flees South Africa to Avoid Arrest

Taylor Berman · 06/15/15 10:07AM

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir reportedly escaped South Africa in his private jet early this morning, just hours after a judge from the country’s High Court ordered authorities to prevent his leaving. Bashir has been wanted by the International Criminal Court for six years on charges including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Two Catholic Bishops Quit In the Wake of Child Sex Abuse Scandal

Allie Jones · 06/15/15 07:51AM

Pope Francis accepted the resignations of two U.S. Catholic bishops today in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal in St. Paul, Minnesota. Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxillary Bishop Lee A. Piché have quit their posts after Minnesota prosecutors charged the archdiocese with the “mishandling of repeated complaints of sexual misconduct against a priest,” per The New York Times.