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A British man was sentenced to prison after raping a sleeping woman and learning he may have contracted HIV from his victim. Richard Thomas, 27, broke into the woman’s home and assaulted her while she slept. According to the BBC, “Thomas said he knew the woman was ill but did not know it could be…

Colin Scott, a 23-year-old from Portland, was exploring Yellowstone National Park with his sister, seeking an adventure and perhaps a unique experience of “hot potting”—a local term for bathing in the park’s naturally heated waters. Yellowstone is renowned for hosting the United States’ largest hot spring, a marvel that attracts countless visitors each year. But…

Our children are our greatest treasure, and we do everything to keep them safe. That’s why the story of little Ava Ann Marie Tabor is so heartbreaking. A joyful, loving two-year-old, her life was taken in the most horrific way. Now, a 19-year-old man is in custody — after reportedly confessing to beating her. Was…

My heart began to race. I opened the picture again and zoomed in on the rear window of the truck, scanning the reflection. At first, I thought he was mistaken, that maybe it was just the glare of the sun or a tree in the distance. But as I looked closer, my stomach dropped. There…

 Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to reinstate a federal anti-money laundering law at the request of the federal government while a legal challenge continues in a lower court. The court’s emergency stay temporarily halts a federal judge’s injunction that had blocked the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which mandates that millions of business entities…