Jaclyn Peiser

May 20, 2022 at 6:00 am

‘Casanova Scammer’ admits to stealing $1 million from women on dating apps

Brian Wedgeworth is in court in Florida, accused of using 13 different names on seven dating apps and defrauding at least 40 people. This is...

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April 14, 2022 at 9:56 am

An author was set to read his unicorn book to students. The school forbade it

The illustrated book is about kids who don't fit in, but the fanciful story about a unicorn is now the latest casualty in the culture...

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April 12, 2022 at 8:48 am

Disney heir comes out as transgender, condemns Florida’s LGBTQ law

A Disney heir who watched as their great-grandfather's company didn't publicly oppose Florida's "don't say gay" bill is now sorry they didn't speak out sooner.

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March 21, 2022 at 2:56 am

A college student was stabbed to death 14 years ago. Police have charged her then-roommate with murder.

After not hearing from his 18-year-old daughter, Anita, for several days in 2007, Gordon Knutson drove about an hour to her apartment in Minot, N.D.,...

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March 11, 2022 at 5:56 am

An assistant principal read the children’s book ‘I Need a New Butt!’ to 2nd-graders. He was fired.

The assistant principal shared a "funny, silly book" that he loved, and the kids appeared to love it as well. The school district found it...

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March 7, 2022 at 5:48 am

Why people are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine right now

On 2 nights last week, more than 61,000 Ukraine stays were booked, generating about $2 million for Ukrainians and often forging personal connections too.

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March 4, 2022 at 6:28 am

As Russia closed in, teachers fled Kyiv in a school bus. Then they drove back into the fray to rescue others.

After a group of teachers from an international school got to safety, they decided: "We need to get back up to Kyiv." They crisscrossed the...

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February 18, 2022 at 8:29 pm

Woman accused of faking pregnancy to get paid time off after colleague noticed baby bump was askew

An investigation supports allegations that a 43-year-old Georgia woman faked multiple pregnancies.

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February 8, 2022 at 5:56 am

Mom files complaint with Tenn. school claiming students got lesson on ‘how to torture a Jew’

After school one day last week, Juniper Russo's 13-year-old daughter came home and confided in her mother: "I don't feel safe in Bible class anymore,"...

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January 24, 2022 at 5:29 am

A grandma knew she was being scammed, so she decided to swindle the swindler

Millions of senior citizens fall victim to elder fraud every year, according to the FBI. But not this 73-year-old woman.

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