• After 5 Years in Captivity, Cuba Has Released American Alan Gross in Prisoner Swap

    Just a few short weeks after learning that the United States launched a failed attempt to rescue one of our hostages, Luke Somers, who was being held in Yemen, we are now hearing of another hostage who has been released. Alan Gross, 65, was working as a U.S. contractor in Cuba in 2009 when he was arrested for bringing telecommunications devices into the country. He was later convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but as of this morning, Dec. 17, Gross is on a plane bound for Washington, D.C. According to ABC News, Gross has been in poor health for some time and has refused medical care. Gross is said to now be blind in one eye, suffering from arthritis in one hip and nearly toothless. He was also staging a hunger strike, which he promised would ultimately lead to his death if he was not released this year. In exchange for Gross, the U.S. has agreed to hand over three Cuban agents who were convicted of espionage back in the 1990s. Sources say all three have been housed at a federal medical facility in North Carolina.

  • Is ISIS Trying to Sell Body of Slain Hostage James Foley?

    It seems the Muslim extremist group ISIS has hit a new low — even for it. After months on end of threatening the lives of various hostages and extorting money from various governments in order to secure the release of some of those same hostages, the group has found a new way to make money. It is now ready to sell the remains of hostages who have been beheaded! According former Syrian rebel fighters, ISIS wants $1 million in exchange for the remains of James Foley, the first Western hostage who it publicly beheaded in August. A source for BuzzFeed is reporting that it is willing to provide DNA in order to prove that the remains do indeed belong to Foley, but first it want its money. Once a million dollars has changed hands, then ISIS will send the DNA to Turkey, where the deal would officially take place.

  • 'RHONJ' Teresa Giudice Willing to Allow Bravo to Film Her Getting Ready to Turn Herself In — But for a Price!

    Fans of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" will hear Teresa Giudice whining during the first part of the reunion show on Bravo tonight because she realizes this is likely going to be her last reunion with the rest of the cast. But you better believe the network is pushing hard to get a little more out of her. Giudice is scheduled to report to a Connecticut prison camp Jan. 5, and Bravo is hoping she will be willing to have the channel film her last days leading up to her 15-month jail term. Reportedly, Giudice is open to the possibility ... but it will cost Bravo.
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