Maiduguri - A radical Islamist sect has claimed responsibility for three church attacks that left at least 21 people dead in northern Nigeria. The group known as Boko Haram made the announcement in an email statement received by The Associated…[Continue Reading...]
TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: This story was initially published by the Toledo Free Press, a media partner of WTOL 11. You can find the original here. Cons, confusion and—in one case—connections to a cult are among the reasons Toledo-area…[Continue Reading...]
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent appeared in a Vermont federal court Tuesday in one of multiple criminal cases linked to a cultlike group known as Zizians. Authorities have said Teresa Youngblut fired…[Continue Reading...]
Entertainment News Author Investigates Twisted Legacy Of One Of History's Worst Cult Leaders By Logan DeLoye Jun 24, 2025 Spooky graveyard at night Photo: E+ Cults and cult leaders are shrouded in controversy and mystery, often stirring intense…[Continue Reading...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A neo-Nazi group that targeted Nashville communities during summer of 2024 faces a new lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The federal lawsuit, using an 1871 law created to target the Ku Klux Klan,…[Continue Reading...]
MONTEVIEW — Police are advising the public that a brother and sister last seen in this East Idaho town may be headed to a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints group in Utah. Idaho State Police issued an…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theories have played a role in American culture and politics for decades. In the course “Conspiracy Rhetoric: Power, Politics, and Pop Culture” at Bates College, students closely examine what propels those theories. Stephanie Kelley-Romano, a professor of rhetoric, film,…[Continue Reading...]
A self-proclaimed prophetess and eight of her followers from an apostolic sect in Kwekwe have been arrested in connection with the death of a 54-year-old woman during an alleged exorcism ritual at a shrine. Midlands Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel…[Continue Reading...]
Federal court documents allege that LaSota was in possession of a .50 caliber rifle and a handgun as well as more than 450 rounds of ammunition. Watch video https://www.yahoo.com/news/leader-cult-zizian-group-indicted-210306558.html[Continue Reading...]
A woman who grew up in a cult where she was subjected to public beatings, days of food deprivation and being locked in a closet has laid bare the nightmare of growing up in fear. Actress and screenwriter Guinevere Turner,…[Continue Reading...]
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