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McDonald's Worker Finds Her Stolen Car in Drive-Thru Lane
Taylor Berman · 05/16/13 06:57PMVirginia Maiden had an unusual Tuesday, to say the least. She awoke that morning to find that her 1995 Toyota 4-Runner had been stolen. “She was so confused, didn’t know what was going on, it was just gone,” a co-worker would later tell the press. So Maiden hitched a ride to McDonald's, where she worked the drive-thru window. At some point that day she spotted something in the drive-thru line that shocked her: a 1995 Toyota 4-Runner.
Celebrity Chef Beaten to Death by Unsatisfied Customers
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/16/13 05:59PMPapa John's Delivery Guy Used Pizza as Cover for Cocaine Biz
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/16/13 05:06PMPastor Arrested for Watching Child Porn on the Job -- at Disney World
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/16/13 12:52PM(Update) Kai, the Internet's Hero Hitchhiker, Now Wanted for Murder
Cord Jefferson · 05/16/13 12:06PMYou might remember Kai, Pauly Shore's Encino Man character come to life, from earlier this year when he helped save a Fresno woman who was being attacked by a violent racist. Kai's chill-bro demeanor and quick thinking in the face of danger—he beat the crazed man down with hatchet blows to his head—briefly made him the internet's new favorite meme. But was the drifter hero everyone was celebrating also a deadly maniac himself?
Georgia Man Burns Down Neighbor's House Over Unkempt Lawn
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/16/13 11:12AMHamilton Nolan · 05/16/13 08:22AM
National Review Writer Ejected for Grabbing Woman's Phone, Throwing It
Taylor Berman · 05/15/13 11:43PMNational Review writer Kevin Williamson has an interesting post up at The Corner right now. The post describes his trip to the theater Wednesday night, which was disrupted by a woman next to him who kept using her phone throughout the performance. He asked her several times to stop, and she refused, telling Williamson to mind his own business. So Williamson did what any petulant child or criminal would do: he grabbed the phone from her hands and threw it across the room.
Seniors Charged for Drug, Prostitution Ring at Jersey Old Folks' Home
Cord Jefferson · 05/15/13 01:38PMBag of Pretzels in Child Porn Provides Authorities with Critical Clue [UPDATE]
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/15/13 12:14PMNYU Professor Busted for Allegedly Spying on Undressing Women
Taylor Berman · 05/14/13 07:32PMRoss Finocchio is a distinguished art history professor at NYU. The 34-year-old professor won an award for his work on 19th century art, and he's currently writing a biography about the museum founder and steel magnate Henry Clay Frick. But his talents don't end there; according to the NYPD, Finocchio is also something of an expert at spying on women in dressing rooms.
Army Sex Assault Prevention Officer Investigated for Prostitution Ring
Taylor Berman · 05/14/13 06:59PMThe Pentagon announced Tuesday night that an Army sergeant in charge of sexual assault prevention at Ft. Hood is under investigation for sexual assault. The investigation, according to Pentagon officials and a Capitol Hill staffer who spoke to USA Today, focuses on accusations that the soldier forced a subordinate into a prostitution ring and sexually assaulted two others.
Cord Jefferson · 05/14/13 03:46PM
Kentucky Hero Does 57 Cans of Whipped Cream Nitrous In Closed Store
Ken Layne · 05/14/13 02:26PMBride Reports Groom Missing, Police Find Him with a Hooker
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/14/13 02:10PMOh No, Drug Counselors Might Have Criminal Records
Hamilton Nolan · 05/14/13 09:58AMParty Bus Driver Charged With DUI After Terrifying Prom-Goers
Taylor Berman · 05/13/13 09:14PMA driver was arrested and charged with DUI after taking a group of students on a terrifying ride to their prom. The 23 high school students first noticed something was off when Richard L. Madison, 54, was over half an hour late picking them up. Their suspicions were confirmed once Madison reportedly drove into a ditch, across several lanes of traffic, and over two medians.
Philadelphia Abortion Doctor Found Guilty of Ghastly Murders
Cord Jefferson · 05/13/13 02:13PMTerrorism and the Public Imagination
Hamilton Nolan · 05/13/13 10:39AMThe shooting of nineteen innocent people, including two children, at a Mother's Day celebration in New Orleans yesterday was an act of violence only gaudy enough to hold the nation's attention momentarily. Shortly after the bodies were cleared, the FBI said they "have no indication the shooting was an act of terrorism. 'It’s strictly an act of street violence in New Orleans.'" At that, we were free to let our attention drift. In America, all villainy is not created equal.