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“I Don’t Feel Safe Anymore”: Snapchat Predator Who Targeted Middle School Girls Learns Fate “I Don’t Feel Safe Anymore”: Snapchat Predator Who Targeted Middle School Girls Learns Fate
“I Don’t Feel Safe Anymore”: Snapchat Predator Who Targeted Middle School Girls Learns Fate A 25-year-old man will spend years in prison after preying on young girls he met through social media at a Maryland park, authorities announced. Adam Christopher Jaikaran has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but five years suspended, in connection with the sexual assault of a young student in Frederick County. The investigation into Jaikaran began in November 2023, when a School Resource Officer with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office assigned to a middle school was alerted after a girl disclosed she had been sexually assaulted. Investigators later determined the 13-year-o…

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Teen Will Die In Prison For 'Senseless' Double Murder Outside The Mall In Columbia Teen Will Die In Prison For 'Senseless' Double Murder Outside The Mall In Columbia
Teen Will Die In Prison For 'Senseless' Double Murder Outside The Mall In Columbia Justice is served for the families of two Maryland teens whose lives were upended by a deadly shooting last year. A Howard County judge made sure Emmetson Zeah will never walk free again after the Columbia teen was sentenced to life without parole, plus another 70 years for the shocking double homicide outside The Mall in Columbia that left two teenagers dead. Zeah, 19, learned his fate in Howard County Circuit Court, more than a year after gunfire erupted near the Lidl and bus stop area along Little Patuxent Parkway during the early evening rush outside the mall. The shooting left 16-year…

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Teen Facing 69 Charges After Sexually Assaulting Girl, Opening Fire At DC Bus Stop: Feds Teen Facing 69 Charges After Sexually Assaulting Girl, Opening Fire At DC Bus Stop: Feds
Teen Facing 69 Charges After Sexually Assaulting Girl, Opening Fire At DC Bus Stop: Feds Five people were struck by gunfire by a teen shooter who allegedly sexually assaulted a minor before opening fire in DC, federal authorities announced. Anthony Del Cid-Morales, 18, was indicted this week on 69 charges in connection with a January mass shooting involving his underage victim and her group of friends. According to prosecutors, late in the afternoon on Jan. 22, Del Cid-Morales allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile victim on a bus, which led to a physical altercation between them. When the bus arrived at a stop shortly later, the girl got out with her friends from the ba…

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Teen Holds Kitchen Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Virginia Barricade: Police Teen Holds Kitchen Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Virginia Barricade: Police
Teen Holds Kitchen Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Virginia Barricade: Police Officers in Virginia were able to safely resolve a dangerous situation after a teen in crisis held a knife to the throat of a family member during a bizarre weekend barricade, police say. The incident was reported shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, May 22, when officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a home in the 2100 block of Abbottsbury Way in Woodbridge, where there was a juvenile in a mental health crisis. Officers initially found the teen walking in the area of Potomac Club Parkway and Richmond Highway, at which point he took off on foot and returned to t…

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Sherrill Denied Access To Delaney Hall Amid Alleged Hunger Strike, Pregnant Wife's Protest Sherrill Denied Access To Delaney Hall Amid Alleged Hunger Strike, Pregnant Wife's Protest
Sherrill Denied Access To Delaney Hall Amid Alleged Hunger Strike, Pregnant Wife's Protest New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill was denied access to Delaney Hall in Newark as reports continued to emerge about conditions inside the ICE detention facility, NJ Advance Media reports. “I’m deeply disturbed by reports of the poor conditions at Delaney Hall,” Sherrill said in a statement Sunday, May 24. “Unsafe, inhumane, and unconstitutional living conditions are completely unacceptable.” Sherrill contacted ICE seeking entry into the facility but was denied access: “I will continue to call for the closure of Delaney Hall because of reports like these,” she said. The comments came …

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Population Drop Of 3 Billion Birds Hits Backyard Mainstays Hardest Population Drop Of 3 Billion Birds Hits Backyard Mainstays Hardest
Population Drop Of 3 Billion Birds Hits Backyard Mainstays Hardest The soundtrack of backyards, fields, and forests has been getting quieter for decades. The US and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970, a drop of about 29 percent, according to a landmark study published in Science and summarized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Cornell says more than 90 percent of the total decline comes from just 12 bird families, including sparrows, blackbirds, warblers, and finches. A blackbird. Wikipedia/Andreas Trepte Some of the most familiar species have taken major hits. Dark-eyed Juncos are down by about 168 million birds. Eastern and Wes…

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WWE Star Ludwig Kaiser Accused Of Attacking Neighbor Over Elevator Kissing Incident WWE Star Ludwig Kaiser Accused Of Attacking Neighbor Over Elevator Kissing Incident
WWE Star Ludwig Kaiser Accused Of Attacking Neighbor Over Elevator Kissing Incident A wrestling storyline is now sharing the spotlight with a real-world criminal case. WWE star Ludwig Kaiser was arrested in Orange County, Florida, on Wednesday, May 20, on a misdemeanor battery charge, according to multiple reports. The case stems from an alleged confrontation with a neighbor at an Orlando apartment building on Thursday, April 23. NBC 6 South Florida reported that an arrest affidavit said the neighbor was riding an elevator with Kaiser, whose real name is Marcel Barthel, and a woman when the pair began acting "uncontrollably intimate" and were "aggressively kissing."…

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Apollo Light Mystery Revealed In Newly Released UFO Files Apollo Light Mystery Revealed In Newly Released UFO Files
Apollo Light Mystery Revealed In Newly Released UFO Files A decades-old space mystery has a fresh trail of government breadcrumbs. The Pentagon published a second release of declassified and historical files on unidentified anomalous phenomena on Friday, May 22, as part of its Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). Among the records drawing attention is an Apollo 12 transcript from the November 1969 moon mission. In it, lunar module pilot Alan Bean described unusual lights while looking through the lander’s alignment optical telescope. "You can see these lights — particles of light, flashes of light… just sailing…

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Douglas McCain Dies Suddenly: Son Of Former Presidential Candidate, Maverick Senator Douglas McCain Dies Suddenly: Son Of Former Presidential Candidate, Maverick Senator
Douglas McCain Dies Suddenly: Son Of Former Presidential Candidate, Maverick Senator A member of one of America’s best-known political families is being remembered for a life spent mostly outside politics. Douglas Shepp McCain, the eldest son of the late Sen. John McCain, died suddenly on Wednesday, May 20, according to his obituary. He was 66. The obituary was published by Virginia-based H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Inc.  A cause of death was not disclosed. McCain was born Oct. 4, 1959, in Pensacola, Florida, and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, according to his obituary. He graduated from Jacksonville Episcopal High School in 1977 before attending the Universi…

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Maryland 21-Year-Old ID'd As Alleged Gunman In Shooting Near White House Maryland 21-Year-Old ID'd As Alleged Gunman In Shooting Near White House
Maryland 21-Year-Old ID'd As Alleged Gunman In Shooting Near White House New details are emerging after gunfire erupted within sight of the White House. The suspected gunman killed after opening fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday, May 23, has been identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, of Dundalk, Maryland, in Baltimore County, according to multiple reports. The Washington Post reported that Best had previously been charged with unlawful entry after trying to enter the White House complex in July 2025. Court records cited by The Washington Post said Best walked through an exit turnstile lane in a restricted area and told officers “he was Je…

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NBC Correspondent Defends Viral Reaction To Gunfire Near White House NBC Correspondent Defends Viral Reaction To Gunfire Near White House
NBC Correspondent Defends Viral Reaction To Gunfire Near White House Footage of NBC News White House and Capitol Hill correspondent Julie Tsirkin is going viral after her reaction to an apparent gunfire exchange near the White House was caught on camera this weekend. The clip, which had been viewed 3.7 million times as of Sunday morning, May 24, shows the Rutgers University graduate appearing confused as loud popping noises ring out nearby during a live segment. “What is that?” Tsirkin says to the camera. The moment quickly spread across social media, where viewers flooded the comments section with jokes and reactions.  “Absolutely “ZERO” survival in…

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Rare Blue Moon Coming Soon: Best Time To Look Up Rare Blue Moon Coming Soon: Best Time To Look Up
Rare Blue Moon Coming Soon: Best Time To Look Up A rare lunar sight is set to give skywatchers one more reason to look up before the month is over. Click here for a new, updated story - Rare Blue Moon Is Now Days Away: What To Know The next full moon reaches peak illumination at 4:45 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, May 31, and it will be a Blue Moon. This one is a calendar-month Blue Moon, meaning it is the second full moon in the same month. May opened with the Flower Moon on Friday, May 1. Despite the name, the moon will not actually look blue. It should appear in its usual golden-white color, especially near the horizon shortly after …

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by Joe Lombardi