The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles granted parole Thursday to Amber Guyger, 38, the former Dallas officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean, 26, in his own apartment in September 2018 — seven years to the day after her conviction, and seven years into a ten-year sentence. The board cited the absence of a documented pattern of violent arrests or convictions, a satisfactory institutional adjustment, and completed programming; no release date has been set, and the Texas Department of Criminal

On this episode of Our American Stories, during World War II, U.S. leaders feared German bombers could strike American soil. To protect the nation’s most important treasures, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and the Magna Carta, Britain’s most important document, which was on loan at the time, were secretly moved to Fort Knox.Steve Puleo, author of American Treasures, shares the remarkable story of how the documents that shaped freedom in both

On this episode of Our American Stories, on January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs stepped onto the stage at Macworld and unveiled a device that would forever change the way we communicate. To the audience, it looked like a flawless presentation. Behind the scenes, however, Apple engineers were bracing for disaster. The iPhone prototype was so fragile that Jobs had to follow a carefully rehearsed sequence of demonstrations, secretly switching between multiple devices to keep the presentation from crashing.Our

Sometimes culture can seem invisible like when we're surrounded by signals that tell us we're with others who are like us, but if we live or travel somewhere where the traits that define social norms are not our traits, culture can suddenly seem everywhere. In the next few episodes, we're going to start exploring the fundamental aspects of culture and how those with and without power are affected by culture, from cultural mixing to cultural violence. We'll also discuss the differences between race,

October 6th: Per Anders Eklund Sentenced (2008)Unraveling one mystery can solve another. On October 6th 2008 a man was sentenced for two crimes after being arrested in connection with just one.

It is now time to meet the system that helps your brain stay in touch with the outside world. We follow up last week's tour of the central nervous system with a look at your peripheral nervous system, its afferent and efferent divisions, how it processes information, the reflex arc, and what your brain has to say about pain.Pssst... we made flashcards to help you review the content in this episode! Find them on the free Crash Course App! Download it here for Apple Devices:

In 1964, Jim Templeton snapped a photo of his 5-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, hoping to commemorate a relaxing day near Solway Firth. The series of pictures came out perfect -- except for one, which showed a strange figure dressed in a white suit and what appeared to be a helmet. The photo was unsettling -- because Jim Templeton claimed no such figure was there the day he took the photo... The Solway Firth Spaceman: The Photograph that Shouldn't Exist | DARK ROOTS 009 Real Horror. True

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #brutalending #darkobsession #crimeunfolds #psychologicalhorror #fatalconfrontation In Part 3, everything spirals into chaos as the mechanic’s obsession reaches its final and most dangerous stage. The tension built in the previous parts explodes into a brutal confrontation where control is lost and violence takes over. What was once a private fixation becomes a public nightmare with irreversible consequences. The story

Floating in endless space, Mir Space Station’s lonesome engineer, Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev didn’t know when he’d ever be able to go home. His country wasn’t how he left it, having been dissolved, the future uncertain, and access to the launchpad blocked by financial woes, it seemed like he’d been forgotten. Let’s get into it!Uploaded 11-06-24For more videos with medical head scratchers, weird historical incidents, unsolved mysteries, myths debunked, and science explained, please subscribe to our

A sad reality that we have to face when studying outbreak science is that sometimes groups of people use outbreaks intentionally to inflict harm on another group. We call this "weaponizing an outbreak", and it's the focus of this episode of Crash Course Outbreak Science. In this episode we'll look at how different groups have weaponized outbreaks throughout history, and the consequences, and we'll discuss what we can learn from those cases to prevent bioweapon attacks in the future.This episode of

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We are taking a closer look at the historic traditions of Autumn and how they have shaped our culture and relationships with Nature, and how we can use these previous traditions as a base from which to start new ones. Learn more about Personal Rewilding online at www.rhnaturereconnect.com Join the Personal Rewilding with Robert Hensley community on Patreon at www.patreon.com/cw/roberthensleynaturereconnectBecome a supporter of this podcast:

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #losangelescrime #obsession #darkfixation #mechanicstory #brutalcrime In Part 1, a quiet life in Los Angeles takes a dark turn when a mechanic develops an intense and unhealthy fixation on someone who crosses his path. What begins as curiosity slowly transforms into obsession, blurring the line between reality and paranoia. As his thoughts grow darker, small actions begin to spiral into something far more dangerous, setting

This week Craig breaks out the crystal ball to try and figure out why our congresspeople do the things that they do. We’ll talk about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions - constituency, interest groups, and political parties - and we’ll break down how each of these factors motivates certain actions like casework, public opinion polls, and logrolling. Craig will even weigh in on which of these factors probably contributes most significantly to the actions and decisions of our

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #aftermath #fatalconsequences #domestictragedy #psychologicalhorror #crimeaftermath In Part 4, the aftermath of the marriage’s collapse leaves lasting damage on everyone involved. The violent emotional spiral has already reached its peak, but now the focus shifts to the consequences: guilt, shock, and irreversible loss. What remains is a disturbing reminder of how unchecked obsession and jealousy can destroy not only

On this episode of Our American Stories, in the early 1900s, Harvard President Charles W. Eliot made a remarkable claim: with just 15 minutes of reading a day, a person could give himself the equivalent of a liberal education from a shelf of books only five feet long. Publisher P. F. Collier challenged him to prove it.Our American Stories regular contributor John Elfner and historian Robert Johnston tell how Eliot's idea became the Harvard Classics, a 50-volume collection that brought Plato,

On this episode of Our American Stories, on a summer walk through one of Antrim, New Hampshire's old public cemeteries, Bill Bryk begins reading the stones. A Revolutionary War militiaman rests near a Civil War cavalryman. Veterans of two world wars lie beneath familiar family names. Some markers tell long stories. Others offer only a few words, including one man's simple epitaph: “an honest man.”Bill, who helps care for Antrim's four public cemeteries, reflects on the lives gathered

On this episode of Our American Stories, in February 1943, American soldiers met the German Army at Kasserine Pass in North Africa and discovered just how unprepared they were for the war ahead. Units became separated, communications failed, intelligence broke down, and inexperienced commanders struggled to respond as German forces tore through American positions. The defeat was humiliating, costly, and impossible to ignore.The late historian Stephen Ambrose shares how the defeat at Kasserine forced

Michelle and Jeff Haynes adopt two roosters for the Rusty Dog Ranch that were hatched by school children! Abigailblue collaborates with Michelle to create the new instrumental,  "Bois d'Arc Break"!

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #fataljealousy #breakingpoint #marriagedestruction #psychologicalbreakdown #tragiccrime In Part 3, the situation reaches its irreversible breaking point. The wife’s obsessive jealousy fully consumes the marriage, leading to a final confrontation where emotions and reality collapse into chaos. Trust is completely destroyed, and what remains is fear, rage, and instability. The story culminates in a tragic outcome shaped by