HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (TNND) -- A sheriff's office in Texas is mourning the loss of four current and former deputies who died by suicide in just six weeks, according to officials. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced on March 19 that a Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) retiree, later identified as William Bozeman, had "died from an apparent suicide," marking "three for us within the span of a week." read more
United States Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech in US Senate history with a marathon address railing against President Donald Trump. Booker, a Democratic senator for New Jersey, entered the annals of history on Tuesday after holding the Senate floor for more than 25 hours, shattering the previous record set by the late segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond. read more
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The leader of a small group of self-described satanists and at least one other person were arrested Friday following a scuffle inside the Kansas Statehouse arising from an effort by the group's leader to start a "Black Mass" in the rotunda. About 30 members of the Kansas City-area Satanic Grotto, led by its president, Michael Stewart, rallied outside the Statehouse for the separation of church and state. The group also protested what members called the state's favoritism toward Christians in allowing events inside. Gov. Laura Kelly temporarily banned protests inside, just for Friday, weeks after Stewart's group scheduled its indoor ceremony. read more
Is it scientific impossibility or simply human ego that stops us from entertaining the idea of extraterrestrial visitation? read more
The founder of Pirate's Booty Snacks lost his chaotic bid for mayor of a tiny New York community after he claimed he was the village leader and had the authority to replace the entire local government, officials said Thursday. Elena Villafane, the incumbent mayor of Sea Cliff, defeated Pirate's Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich, 1,064-62, on Tuesday in the village, which is about 26 miles northeast of midtown Manhattan.
Villafane had been running unopposed for her third two-year term when Ehrlich jumped into the fray a week ago Monday. That's when Ehrlich went to Village Hall and "presented a statement falsely asserting his authority as mayor, demanding access to office space, and declaring that the entire Village staff was fired effective immediately but could reapply for their jobs," the village said in a statement. read more
Or two men and two women who might have had some extracurricular dealings amongst themselves?