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  • 14-Year-Old Charged in Gang Rape of Teen Girl Streamed on Facebook Live

    In a truly disturbing story, a 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the gang rape of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook. It was watched by about 40 people, none of whom reported the sexual assault to authorities. NBC News reports that Chicago police have said the attack involved five or…

  • Mom Says 15-Year-Old Daughter Who Was Sexually Assaulted on Facebook Live Is Now Receiving Online Threats

    A 15-year-old Chicago girl who allegedly suffered through being sexually assaulted on a Facebook Live broadcast is now the target of online threats, adding insult to an indescribably horrific injury. According to the Associated Press, the mother of the teenager told police that the child has been receiving the threats online ever since the attack,…

  • 15-Year-Old Chicago Girl Sexually Assaulted in Facebook Live Broadcast That Went Unreported: Police 

    Approximately 40 people watched the Facebook Live video reportedly showing a 15-year-old Chicago girl being sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys. However, none of those individuals reported the publicly broadcast incident, authorities said Tuesday. The Associated Press reports that authorities became involved only when the child’s mother approached Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie…

  • The Steelers’ Antonio Brown Signs Deal With Facebook, May Explain His Crazy Facebook Live Post

    So you know that Facebook Live stream in which NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown showed the innards of his Pittsburgh Steelers’ team’s locker room, where coach Mike Tomlin went off during a postgame rant? Well, maybe Brown wasn’t just caught up in the excitement of the win. And maybe the generous baller is going to…

  • 4 Suspects in Alleged Hate Crime Streamed Live on Facebook Ordered Held Without Bail

    The four suspects arrested in the alleged hate crime in Chicago that was streamed live on Facebook were charged in court Friday and ordered held without bail. Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper, 18; and sisters Tanishia, 24, and Brittany Covington, 18,  had their first court appearance at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Cook County.…

  • Report: Ark. Woman Dies While Broadcasting on Facebook Live 

    An Arkansas woman died during a Facebook Live broadcast on Wednesday, police have confirmed. Keiana Herndon, 25, was reportedly broadcasting from a friend’s home when “something seemed to happen,” Sgt. Christopher Lutman of the El Dorado, Ark., Police Department told NBC News. Lutman told NBC that Herndon “started squinting like someone who had a headache.”…

  • After Weeklong Manhunt, Murder Suspect Shot Dead

    Michael Dale Vance Jr., 38, was shot and killed by an Oklahoma state trooper Sunday evening after allegedly shooting and wounding a Dewey County, Okla., officer earlier that day, Time magazine reports. Vance was wanted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder. On Oct.  23, Vance reportedly shot and wounded two police officers, which prompted the…

  • Donald Trump Held Press Conference With Women Who Accused Bill Clinton of Sexual Assault

    Donald Trump has nothing left to lose. He has offended every minority, gender and faith-based group, so at this point, there’s really no one else to offend. After the release of the Trump tapes, the Republican presidential nominee knew that all of the focus during Sunday’s debate with Hillary Clinton would be on his vulgar…

  • Man Who Confessed to Shooting Ex-Wife on Facebook Live Found Dead in SC Motel 

    A man wanted for a shooting incident that killed his 15-year-old son and critically injured his ex-wife was found dead in a South Carolina motel room, North Carolina police say, according to CBS News. Authorities were searching for Earl Valentine, who confessed to the deadly shooting on Facebook Live. Norlina, N.C., Police Chief Taylor Bartholomew told…

  • 3 Injured in Va. Shooting Reportedly Caught on Facebook Live 

    Authorities are investigating the existence of a Facebook Live video that apparently captured a shooting in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday evening, the Virginian-Pilot reports. Three men in a car were injured in the shooting. The video was reportedly taken by one of the victims. In the video, the three men are sitting in a car, smoking and…