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Colbert's Joke Cost CBS Money, Exactly As Planned Colbert's Joke Cost CBS Money, Exactly As Planned
Colbert's Joke Cost CBS Money, Exactly As Planned Stephen Colbert wasn't wrong. When the late-night host joked on the May 21 finale that anyone using the iconic "Peanuts" theme without permission would have to "pay through the nose," CBS was already on its way to doing exactly that. The network struck a licensing agreement with Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (LMFP) for the use of Vince Guaraldi's famed composition "Linus and Lucy" during Colbert's bit on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." And proceeds from the deal will be donated to World Central Kitchen, LMFP announced this week. It all went down during the "Meanwhile…

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Maryland Man Who Made Girls Cut Themselves, Write In Blood During Twisted Livestreams Sentenced Maryland Man Who Made Girls Cut Themselves, Write In Blood During Twisted Livestreams Sentenced
Maryland Man Who Made Girls Cut Themselves, Write In Blood During Twisted Livestreams Sentenced A Maryland man tied to a violent extremist network is heading to prison after admitting to sexually exploiting multiple underage victims in a disturbing online scheme that spanned the globe. Halethorpe native Erik Lee Madison, 21, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to sexually exploiting, cyberstalking, and preying on nearly a dozen young girls, according to federal authorities. Madison used the internet between November 2024 and November 2025 to manipulate and control vulnerable teens, forcing them into acts of abuse, self-harm, and humiliation as p…

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Towson Student Nazir Bell Found Dead In Potomac River After Multi-Day Search Near Great Falls Towson Student Nazir Bell Found Dead In Potomac River After Multi-Day Search Near Great Falls
Towson Student Nazir Bell Found Dead In Potomac River After Multi-Day Search Near Great Falls The search for Nazir Bell ended in tragedy Tuesday afternoon in Maryland. Search crews recovered the body of the 20-year-old swimmer from the Potomac River on Tuesday, June 16, bringing a heartbreaking end to a multi-day operation near Great Falls, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer announced. Bell had been missing since Sunday night, when he was reported in distress in the water near Billy Goat Trail A, across from Sandy Landing. The search began shortly after 6:15 p.m. on June 14 and quickly grew into a massive response involving crews on both sides of t…

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by Zak Failla
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Machine Guns, Stolen Weapons Flowed Into Maryland Through Alabama Pipeline, Feds Say Machine Guns, Stolen Weapons Flowed Into Maryland Through Alabama Pipeline, Feds Say
Machine Guns, Stolen Weapons Flowed Into Maryland Through Alabama Pipeline, Feds Say Federal agents say Lester Ramos Perez wasn't bringing furniture with him when he relocated from Alabama to Maryland. A firearms pipeline stretching from the Deep South into Maryland has landed a Guatemalan national living in Waldorf behind bars after investigators say he trafficked stolen guns and machine gun-converted weapons into the state, federal authorities announced. Ramos Perez, 29, has now been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in the weapons trafficking conspiracy and for possessing a firearm as a prohibited person due to his citizenship status. Investigators first sta…

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$40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries $40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
$40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries A former cemetery manager admitted stealing more than $40,000 from one of the Capital Region's most historic landmarks and spending some of the money on trips to Las Vegas, Walt Disney World, and other personal expenses, prosecutors announced. David Eslinger, 58, of Fort Edward, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Identity Theft in the First Degree before Albany County Judge Roger McDonough on Thursday, March 27, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. An investigation found Eslinger, who served as general manager of Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Alert Issued For US Travelers Over Popular Activity In Bahamas: Here's Why Alert Issued For US Travelers Over Popular Activity In Bahamas: Here's Why
Alert Issued For US Travelers Over Popular Activity In Bahamas: Here's Why The federal government is warning US travelers to avoid renting jet skis in The Bahamas. The US Embassy in Nassau issued a security alert on Monday, June 15. The warning comes after several American women said they were sexually assaulted by jet ski operators in recent years. Two American women reported sexual assaults so far in 2026, along with two more reports in 2025 and three in 2024. "Some victims reported that male jet ski operators sexually assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from the small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and …

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Missing Virginia Baby Giraffes Found Safe After Mystery That Sent Zoo Manager To Jail Missing Virginia Baby Giraffes Found Safe After Mystery That Sent Zoo Manager To Jail
Missing Virginia Baby Giraffes Found Safe After Mystery That Sent Zoo Manager To Jail The baby giraffes are safe. More than a year after two giraffe calves mysteriously disappeared from Virginia's controversial Natural Bridge Zoo, which touched off a statewide search, inspired a new law, and helped send a zoo manager to jail, officials say the animals have finally been found. The calves are now receiving specialized care at a professional facility, according to Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones' office. For anyone who lost track of this bizarre saga, yes, we're talking about the same missing giraffes. The ones nobody could seem to find. The ones at the center of a court…

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MISSING: 13-Year-Old Maryland Girl Vanishes After Leaving For School, Sheriff Says MISSING: 13-Year-Old Maryland Girl Vanishes After Leaving For School, Sheriff Says
Missing: 13-Year-Old Maryland Girl Vanishes After Leaving For School, Sheriff Says A 13-year-old girl walked out the door for school in Maryland on Wednesday morning and never came home. Now, the Harford County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help finding Celine Blizzard, who has been missing since approximately 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Investigators say Blizzard was last seen leaving for school in Edgewood and has not returned. The teenager is considered a runaway, according to the sheriff's office, but her whereabouts remain unknown. She was last seen wearing a short-sleeve white T-shirt and black shorts with white stripes. As the search continues, …

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Of All The Cars To Pull Over, This Police Impersonator Picked A Real Cop: Officials Of All The Cars To Pull Over, This Police Impersonator Picked A Real Cop: Officials
Of All The Cars To Pull Over, This Police Impersonator Picked A Real Cop: Officials Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr. picked the wrong person on the wrong night. The 42-year-old California resident is facing charges for impersonating a police officer after attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a Montgomery County Police officer. Truth is stranger than fiction. Pinkney's bad night started around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, June 15, when an officer assigned to the 2nd District Special Assignment Team was driving an unmarked police cruiser during a detail in Silver Spring. Enter: Pinkney. Pinkney, who was driving a Ford Taurus, approached the officer’s cruiser from the rear, acti…

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Search For Missing Student Nazir Bell Continues In Potomac River Near Great Falls Search For Missing Student Nazir Bell Continues In Potomac River Near Great Falls
Search For Missing Student Nazir Bell Continues In Potomac River Near Great Falls The search for Nazir Bell isn't over. Crews returned to the Potomac River near Great Falls on Tuesday, June 16, launching boats back into the water as the effort to find the missing 20-year-old entered a third day. Bell was publicly identified on Tuesday by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer, who said crews would continue searching the river near Great Falls and Old Anglers Inn after the young swimmer disappeared over the weekend. According to MCFRS, Bell was last seen Sunday evening, June 14, in the Potomac River near Billy Goat Trail A, across from Sandy…

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Maryland Church Ignored Warnings About Youth Pastor, Lawsuit Says Maryland Church Ignored Warnings About Youth Pastor, Lawsuit Says
Maryland Church Ignored Warnings About Youth Pastor, Lawsuit Says Days after a former Baltimore County youth pastor admitted to sexually abusing a child, a new lawsuit alleges church leaders were warned about his behavior years earlier and failed to stop him. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, June 16, by Andreozzi + Foote, accuses Central Christian Church in Rossville of ignoring reports about Thomas G. Pinkerton Jr.'s conduct while he allegedly groomed and sexually abused a teenage boy over a four-year period. Pinkerton pleaded guilty on June 8 in Baltimore County Circuit Court to one count of sexual abuse of a minor and is awaiting sentencing in December. …

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She Rescued A Newborn Fawn Found Beside His Dead Mother: Then Came The Charges She Rescued A Newborn Fawn Found Beside His Dead Mother: Then Came The Charges
She Rescued A Newborn Fawn Found Beside His Dead Mother: Then Came The Charges Cammy Lowe rescued a newborn fawn that she found next to its dead mother and nursed him for years. Now, the Lawrenceville, NJ resident and barn owner has found herself running afoul of the law years after she said the wild animal, who she named Ruby, escaped. In April, Lowe was convicted of possessing a potentially dangerous species without a permit, interfering with a conservation officer and having the deer illegally castrated. Court records show Lowe was charged on July 25, 2024, with possessing a live indigenous or exotic animal without a permit, interference with the duties of …

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by Sam Barron