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A viral fundraising campaign that collected hundreds of thousands of pounds for a homeless military veteran was an elaborate scam planned by the supposed good Samaritan and a New Jersey couple, US federal prosecutors revealed. More than 14,000 donors gave around $400,000 to the GoFundMe campaign after reading an emotional story about Johnny Bobbitt Jr,…

An engagement ring made specially for a Jordanian princess became the starting point of a criminal investigation after it appeared in a British auction catalogue in 2020. Princess Firyal Irshaid, now 81, told a London court that she had not authorised the sale of the ring or other pieces from her jewellery collection, which had…

The SLAM Foundation and its schools operate under Cognia accreditation through its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools division. For 20 students at SLAM North, graduation day comes with an unusual head start. Before collecting their high school diplomas, they have already completed the equivalent of two years of college. The achievement is the result…

Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar. Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday accused the Donald Trump administration of political intimidation after federal agents searched her Washington-area home as part of a criminal investigation, with reports linking the probe to allegations of immigration fraud involving her family.“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political…

Michael Jackson (AP photo) Michael Jackson suffered severe scalp burns on January 27, 1984, when his hair caught fire while he was filming a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The shoot featured a staged musical performance complete with pyrotechnics, but sparks ignited his hair as he descended a staircase. The accident…

A New York veterans’ charity created to offer outdoor retreats for injured service members became a personal source of money for its leaders, state prosecutors allege in a civil lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the Office of the New York Attorney General claims that Healing for Heroes, A Disabled Veteran’s Retreat and Wooded Oasis, Inc.,…

A shopper who paid £15 for an old ring at a charity shop in Leicester has made thousands of pounds after auction experts linked the item to the British royal family. The rare ring turned out to be a 19th-century gold and enamel mourning ring made to mark the death of Princess Amelia, the youngest…

Sahil Jilani was found dead while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, his family said. A 24-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was found dead in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing during a hiking trip, with his family believing he drowned after being caught in powerful currents near a waterfall.Sahil…

On Howard Avenue in downtown Biloxi, Mississippi, a building that once housed a department store now echoes with blues guitars, clinking glasses and the murmur of diners settling in for an evening. Ground Zero Blues Club opened here in February 2022, with actor Morgan Freeman among its co-owners. The venue has since expanded into a…

Daisy Kelly launched her beauty brand, Glow For It, from her mother’s kitchen table in 2020 while she was still a student. The business, which began after Kelly developed an eyelash serum inspired by her own experience of pulling out her eyelashes, now generates £6 million a year in sales. More than 40% of its…