An Ohio teenager who isaccused of strangling his ex-girlfriendon a senior trip last month had allegedly sat in the room with her dead body for hours before stabbing himself in the chest, according to new details about the murder. Police allege Blake Linkous, 18, strangled his ex-girlfriend Natalie Martin, also 18, while the two were on a post-graduation trip in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The teenagers had just graduated from Philo High School in Duncan Falls, Ohio, in May and were staying in a South Carolina rental with a group of friends....

Photo:Getty Images Getty Images A 17-year-old girl was arrested in Iowa last week after allegedly trying to hire a hitman online and asking them to kill a 7-year-old child. Police say the girl used the website RentAHitman.com without realizing the site was a parody, according toThe Des Moines Register. The 17-year-old suspect, who is now in custody, had filled out a request on the website and included the name of the child, where the child lived and where the child could be found....

Tyler Baltierra and Catelynn Lowell Baltierra.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty Mike Coppola/Getty Tyler Baltierrais opening up about the struggles he faced as a teen in his new music. “My heartbeat skips which leads to screams / It always weeps ‘cause those damn drugs are all you seem to ever need / How do you keep getting high over loving your kids, huh?” he raps in part. The song continues: “Are we just not good enough?...

The California teenager who safely landed a malfunctioning plane just months after receiving his pilot’s license is ready to fly again. The newly licensed pilot tells PEOPLE he was going to breakfast with his grandmother and cousins when the plane’s engine lost power mid-flight, forcing him to lean on his training to bring it safely to the ground. Despite the harrowing ordeal, Peters says he is eager to resume flying as soon as possible....

Photo: Courtesy Marisabel FigueroaA Florida mother who took her 13-year-old daughter to see their neighbor’s Christmas lights had no idea that the festive display would have such a large impact on the teenager, who has autism.Since Kaitlyn De Jesus was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old, she hasn’t spoken more than two words, her mother Marisabel Figueroa toldToday.That all changed on Saturday when Figueroa took her daughter to their neighbor Don Weaver’s driveway — a visit they’ve made daily — to see the elaborate Christmas light display he has set up on his front lawn since 2007....

Photo: Pamela Lara A teenage boy is touching hearts across the Internet with an emotional letter he wrote to his older sister after finding out they’re half-siblings. Pamela Lara, an 18-year-old dancer from Houston, Texas, shared the heartfelt note from her brother Bryan Lara, 17, on Twitter last week and it quickly went viral. The letter reads: “I just wanted to let you know how much I love you. I don’t care what people say, you are always going to be my sister — my full blooded sister....

A Tennessee woman rescued a stray animal from the street Monday — however, it wasn’t the cuddly kitten she thought it was.Jill Hicks was driving down a high-traffic road in Chattanooga, when she saw what she thought was a kitten run across the street,WDEF News 12reported.“I pulled over on the side of the road, got out, got it. It did run a little bit, but not fast and not far. I crouched down....

Novak Djokovicbecame the first singles tennis player in history to win all nine Masters 1000 tournaments on Sunday, an honor dubbed the Career Golden Masters. But even in the wake of incredible achievement, the Serbian athlete is still focused on others. In 2007, Djokovic founded theNovak Djokovic Foundation, which has focused since 2012 on increasing the percentage of children in Serbia who receive an early childhood education — a mission he tells PEOPLE at a charity event at the565 Broome SoHosales gallery that he’s “passionate” about....

Teresa Giudiceshowed off herGame of Thrones-inspired costume on Instagram, days after her husbandJoe Giudicewasfreed from ICE custodyand flew to Italy. “Game of Thrones 🔥💀🎃👻,” theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 47, captionedtwo sexy photosof her costume, adding the hashtag “#halloweenparty.” The reality star attended a Fright NightsHalloweencostume party in Coconut Creek, Florida, on Thursday night. In one picture from the evening, Teresa posed with her brotherJoe Gorgaand his wife, fellowRHONJcastmateMelissa Gorga....

Rachel Bradshawis married! The musician — who is the daughter of former pro football player andFOX NFL SundayanalystTerry Bradshaw— celebrated her wedding to Chase Lybbert with 300 guests in Denton County, Texas, on Saturday. “I’m marrying my childhood friend,” theBradshaw Bunchstar, 35, tells PEOPLE of her big day. “Our families are so close. And solidifying that is so special, really, for all of us. Our moms have been trying to hook us up for over a decade, so this is the best day ever for them, and us!...

Photo: Netflix Famed serial killer Henry Lee Lucas shocked the world in the 1980s when he confessed to murdering as many as 600 people, snuffing out their lives in every way imaginable, he claimed. Victims’ families got the closure they’d sought for so long. Law enforcement felt triumphant for bringing justice to so many. Lucas, a one-eyed, toothless ne’er-do-well, benefited. Besides the preferential treatment he received, he shot to a stardom of sorts, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans as eager investigators lined up to talk to him about unsolved murders that stymied them....

A Texas high school has two homecoming queens this year thanks to an extra special friendship.Trinity Arrington and Emily Petty, both seniors at S&S Consolidated High School in Sadler, were nominated for homecoming queen. Although Arrington was awarded the crown, deep down she wanted Petty to win, shetold KXII.“I decided to give my crown to my sweet friend Emily because she’s always wanted to be a princess,” Arrington told the station of Petty, who has Down syndrome....

Kayla Kelley.Photo: Collin County Sheriff’s Office via AP A married Texas manaccused of kidnapping his missing girlfriendand setting fire to her abandoned car has now been charged with murder in connection with her death, police say, according to multiple news outlets. Kayla Kelley’s remains were found on Jan. 18 in a field in Grand Prairie, less than a mile from the home of Ocaster Ferguson, the man she had been dating, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed....