Vincent van Gogh, the brilliant but troubled Dutch impressionist painter, severed his left ear after a “blazing row” with fellow artist Paul Gaugin in Arles, France, on this day in history, Dec. 23, 1888.  The 35-year-old artist famously presented the bloody ear lobe to a female acquaintance outside a brothel. […]

A Texas man who traveled hundreds of miles to kill his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, but ended up murdering the wrong man, was sentenced to 27 years in prison. Kendell Morris, 26, was sentenced after he was found guilty of murder in the death of Robert Cooley III, Fox 4 reported. […]

While Americans pack for a busy weekend of holiday plans, thousands of military service members continue to protect the United States at duty stations around the world. On Thursday and Friday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks made personal phone calls to thank those […]

A Colorado jury on Friday convicted two paramedics in the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain, who was given a lethal dose of ketamine in 2019. Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were found guilty by a jury of criminally negligent homicide.  Cichuniec was also found guilty of […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More Brazilians declared they are biracial than white last year, the country’s statistics agency said on Friday, citing data from its most recent census. Agency IBGE said in a statement that about 92.1 million people — which is about 45.3% of the country’s population — […]

The NFL has upheld its punishment for Philadelphia Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro’s sideline altercation with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw. DiSandro and Greenlaw were both ejected from a Dec. 3 game, and DiSandro’s appeal of a $100,000 fine and a ban from the sideline for the rest of […]

A law enforcement officer in Maine declined to take action against the individual who would go on to kill 18 people because of fears that it would only inflame the situation, newly released dashcam video shows. Robert Card carried out a deadly rampage at the Schemengees Bar and Grille and […]

With the help of Israel’s specialized canine unit, Oketz, soldiers discovered and raided a tunnel built by Hamas terrorists in the southern part of Gaza City, an IDF spokesperson said on Friday. Video released by the IDF in an X post Friday showed the military’s four-legged unit hard at work. […]

An employee at Walt Disney World was charged with 32 counts of child pornography after authorities executed a search warrant at his home. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook that they began an investigation into Michael Foster, 47, after receiving information on Dec. 16 that […]

Kenya’s anti-corruption commission Friday charged the country’s former tourism minister and two others with economic crimes for the alleged fraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college. Najib Balala, former principal secretary Leah Addah Gwiyo, and the managing partner of West […]