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Mar. 15, 2025

An Alabama Inmate Died of Hypothermia. His Family Claims Jailers Locked Him in 'Freezer'

Tony Mitchell. Then, he died of hypothermia. Last year, Tony’s mother, Margaret Mitchell, filed a civil complaint in the Northern Division of Alabama’s Southern Division U.S. District Court for wrongful death in connection with her 33-year-old son’s alleged treatment at the Walker County Jail in Jasper, Ala. “I am not sure what circumstances the patient was held in incarceration but it is difficult to understand a rectal temperature of 72° F 22° centigrade while someone is incarcerated in jail,” the emergency room physician wrote around the time of Tony’s death in medical records transcribed into the complaint, adding: “I do not know if he could have been exposed to a cold environment.

Mar. 15, 2025

An An, World's Oldest Male Giant Panda, Dead at 35

Photo: Li Zhihua/China News Service via Getty On Thursday, the oldest male giant panda in captivity died at the age of 35 in Hong Kong. According tothe Associated Press, Ocean Park, a marine mammal park in Hong Kong, decided to euthanize An An after a decline in his health. China gifted An An, who lived longer than any other male giant panda in captivity, to Hong Kong in 1999. The animal spent most of his life at Ocean Park, where he was a favorite among locals and tourists.

Mar. 15, 2025

An Appreciation Post for '90s Heartthrobs Who Have Been 'Foine' My Whole Life: See Morris Chestnut, Usher and More Then and Now

Morris Chestnut, Usher, Mario Lopez.Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty; Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Presley Ann/Getty Amy Sussman/Getty; Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Presley Ann/Getty What’s great about these ’90s heartthrobs is the fact that not only has their art stood the test of time — turning into classics and, in some cases, providing the blueprint for newer works — but the OGs have also been able to maintain stellar careers (and uh, aged like a fine wine). The same swag that was so enamoring to my sister back then has only gotten better and is just as appealing today.

Mar. 15, 2025

An Artist, a Shakespeare Buff and an 'Infectious Personality': Here Are the U. Virginia Shooting Victims

D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler.Photo: Virginia Sports (3) A class field tripturned tragicwhen a 22-year-old University of Virginia student allegedly opened fire Sunday night after a charter bus full of students returned from seeing a play in Washington, D.C. The shooting occurred at the Culbreth Road Parking Garage shortly after 10 p.m. and claimed the lives of D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr. All three fatal victims were football players on the UVA team.

Mar. 15, 2025

An Entire Family Vanished After Mother and Father Were Offered Jobs. What Happened to the Jack Family?

Ronnie Jack, Doreen and Ryan Jack.Photo:Prince George RCMP Prince George RCMP Ronnie and Doreen — an Indigenous Canadian couple with two young sons, Ryan, 4, and Russell, 9 — were last heard from just before they accepted a stranger’s offer of a ride and a short-term job at a logging camp. In an economic bind, they jumped at the opportunity. But after the Jack family got into the man’s pickup truck with hopes of turning the page towards better fortunes, they were never heard from again.