Alisa Goods was a 63-year-old New York City grandmother of five who disappeared while visiting Las Vegas in August 2026. Goods was reported missing after leaving a longtime friend’s apartment to go shopping and failing to return. After a nearly two-week search, police found her dead in a drainage area near Harry Reid International Airport. … Read more
Tracking the controversy surrounding Ghent University’s August 2026 suspension of American academic Nathan Cofnas after he publicly raised plagiarism allegations against the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Ghent University Suspended Cofnas While Opening A Disciplinary Investigation. Ghent University suspended Cofnas, a postdoctoral researcher in its Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences, as a “precautionary measure” … Read more
BigXThaPlug is a Dallas rapper whose real name is Xavier Landum. The 27-year-old musician, known for songs including “Texas” and “Mmhmm,” was arrested by Allen, Texas, police on August 21, 2026 and booked into the Collin County Jail. Jail records list charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of less than two ounces of marijuana and … Read more
Tracking the scandal involving Sydney Swans AFL players following an alleged sexual assault at Melbourne’s Pullman Hotel in the early hours of August 17, 2026, after the club’s game against Essendon. Victoria Police’s Sexual Crimes Squad is investigating, and no charges have been filed. Police Opened A Sexual Assault Investigation After A Woman Made A … Read more
Patrick Theodore “Ted” Barnett is a 40-year-old Lakewood, Colorado, man who has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 37-year-old elementary school art teacher Lindsey Barnett. Lindsey was found with a severe neck wound inside the shower of the couple’s home on August 13, 2026, after Barnett called 911 and initially … Read more
The Siders family is an Ohio family at the center of a major child endangerment investigation in Vinton County. Gary Siders Jr., 36, his wife Elizabeth Siders, 33, and Gary Jr.’s parents, Gary Siders Sr., 73, and Christina Siders, 68, were arrested after authorities found 16 children living in what officials described as extremely unsafe … Read more
The Spaventa Group is a Long Island financial firm founded by former broker Andrew Spaventa in 2020. In August 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Spaventa, The Spaventa Group LLC, TSG Capital Advisors LLC and TSG Alpha Partners LLC with fraud and other securities-law violations. The SEC alleges the companies operated a “boiler room” … Read more
Tracking the controversy surrounding private intimate footage reportedly involving social-media influencer Gia Duddy and her former boyfriend, NFL quarterback Will Levis, that circulated online without authorization in 2024. Duddy has not publicly been accused on credible evidence of causing the leak. Private Intimate Footage Reportedly Involving Duddy And Levis Was Leaked Online. Private footage reportedly … Read more
One person was killed and three others were injured in a sword attack at Brinell School in Fagersta, Sweden, on August 21, 2026. Police arrested an 18-year-old man, reportedly a former student at the school, after officers responded to reports of ongoing deadly violence. Two teenage boys were seriously injured, while a third injured person … Read more
Kylie Leia Perez is a Tampa, Florida-based online content creator who operates under the stage name “Natalie Monroe.” Perez earned more than $5.4 million from her social-media accounts between 2019 and 2023, primarily through OnlyFans, but federal prosecutors said she filed a false 2019 tax return and failed to pay at least $1.5 million in … Read more