Scandals and Trials : Discovery News

Teen Trio 'Charlies Angels' are Exorcists

Posted by Benjamin Radford Fri Apr 6, 2012 08:32 AM ET | 0

The teens from Arizona are performing intense exorcisms, concerning some critics. Read more

Teen Trio 'Charlies Angels' are Exorcists

Trial Does Not Settle 'Brother of Jesus' Controversy

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed Mar 14, 2012 05:12 PM ET | 0

The verdict comes at the end of a trial concerning a casket claimed to have held the remains of the brother of Jesus. Read more

Trial Does Not Settle 'Brother of Jesus' Controversy

Should We Keep Punishing Chris Brown?

Posted by Benjamin Radford Wed Feb 22, 2012 04:09 PM ET | 0

Or is the criticism doing more harm than good? Read more

Unexplained Mysteries of 2011 and Into 2012

Posted by Benjamin Radford Sun Dec 18, 2011 02:17 PM ET | 0

Recall the mysteries of 2011 and the ones that endure into the coming year. Read more

Unexplained Mysteries of 2011 and Into 2012

Scandals RevealSex Offender Laws' Limits

Posted by Benjamin Radford Tue Dec 6, 2011 08:32 AM ET | 0

Recent child sex abuse allegations expose serious flaws in Megan's Laws, which often target the wrong people. Read more

Scandals RevealSex Offender Laws' Limits

Top 5 Presidential Sex Scandals

Posted by Trace Dominguez Tue Nov 29, 2011 02:48 PM ET | 0

Presidential sex scandals are nothing new, though candidates and presidents alike feel the fallout when one breaks. Read more

U.S. Worst in Child Abuse

Posted by Benjamin Radford Mon Oct 24, 2011 09:53 AM ET | 0

America has the worst record of child abuse and homicide in the industrialized world. Why? Read more

Secret Government Experiments Come to Light

Posted by Amy Enchelmeyer Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

From secret drug tests to nuclear bombs set off in the atmosphere -- you'll wish you never knew, too. Read more

Secret Government Experiments Come to Light

Eyewitnesses: Why They Can't Be Trusted

Posted by Benjamin Radford Wed Aug 31, 2011 09:53 AM ET | 0

The New Jersey Supreme Court has revised its handling of eyewitness IDs, citing evidence that many eyewitnesses are simply wrong. Read more

Strauss-Kahn Case: Past Lies Sink Prosecution

Posted by Benjamin Radford Wed Aug 24, 2011 03:37 PM ET | 0

A real victim may have let her real attacker go because of a fake story from the past. Read more

Strauss-Kahn Case: Past Lies Sink Prosecution

Skeptics Issue $1 Million Psychic Challenge

Posted by Benjamin Radford Mon Aug 22, 2011 01:59 PM ET | 0

An educational foundation offers psychics $1 million if they can prove their powers are real. Read more

Skeptics Issue $1 Million Psychic Challenge

9/11 Victim Family Suing for Suffering

Posted by Benjamin Radford Wed Aug 3, 2011 07:40 AM ET | 0

The family of a man who died in a Sept. 11 plane crash is asking to be paid for her son's fear and suffering, but what's it worth? Read more

Holly Bobo and Politics of Missing Persons

Posted by Benjamin Radford Thu Jul 21, 2011 08:12 AM ET | 0

Why do some missing persons cases stay in the news, while others fade away? Read more

Holly Bobo and Politics of Missing Persons

Odd Historical Items Sold at Auction

Posted Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:38 AM ET | 0

Want to buy a piece of history? Be prepared to pay a lot -- even for a used coffin. Read more

How to Make a Discovery News Reader Angry

Posted by Amy Enchelmeyer Fri Jul 15, 2011 02:48 PM ET | 0

This week we hit a few of the hot-button issues that really get our readers talking -- and angry. Read more

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