Author Amanda Alderman

A judge berated a former sailor this week for claiming that witnessing a fiery crash aboard an aircraft carrier left him with PTSD so severe that it prompted him to sell  illegal guns to fuel his drug addiction. The problem with the man’s story of witnessing a jet fighter crash aboard the George Washington? It never happened, prosecutors said. According to a story in the New York Times, Jason Teneyck, 36, was sentenced Tuesday to more than 31 years in prison for his role in a ring that sold prescription drugs and guns. And the judge didn’t stop there, the…

You’ve heard of wearing your heart on your sleeve? For former president and Navy veteran George H.W. Bush, it’s more like wearing your heart on your head. Bush, 89, shaved his head Wednesday to show support for a 2-year-old cancer patient named Patrick, the 41st president’s office announced. Patrick, whose last name was not released, is the son of a member of Bush’s Secret Service detail. Patrick was losing his hair because of treatment for leukemia, and other members of Bush’s security detail shaved their heads in solidarity. When the former president noticed the bald heads cropping up around him,…

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