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  • Crying ‘Foul’: Fans Upset When Ball Tossed to Young Fan Grabbed by Adult

    CHICAGO – A ball that appeared to be tossed to a young boy holding a baseball glove was grabbed by a man sitting behind him – and as you might expect, the internet has a lot to say on the issue. The video was tweeted on Major League Baseball’s Cut4 twitter account with the words, “When going to a baseball game, DON’T be this guy.” When going to a baseball game, DON'T be this guy. pic.twitter.com/pAeiRN6Q2X — Cut4 (@Cut4) July […]

  • Woman Says Delta Let Man Go After She Reported Him Sexually Assaulting Her Mid-Flight

    (KTLA) — A 23-year-old woman says her seat neighbor sexually assaulted her while she napped on a Delta flight to Los Angeles, and although she reported the crime to staff on the plane they failed to apprehend the man upon landing. According to FOX40 sister station KTLA, Castaic resident Delany Luh said she was returning from visiting a friend in Chicago on June 16 when, about two hours into a connecting flight from St. Paul, Minnesota, to LAX, she fell […]

  • Dad Accused of Shoving Baby Wipe Down Infant’s Throat, Leaving Child in Critical Condition

    TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – A Florida father has been charged with attempted murder after police say he jammed a balled-up baby wipe down his infant son’s throat, according to WFTS. Michael Hurley, 32, was alone with the baby Tuesday night when the child’s mother came home from work to find the 5-month-old choking, Tarpon Springs police said. The boy’s mother picked him up and began screaming for help. A neighbor ran over and the two women managed to pull a […]

  • California 4-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots, Kills 2-Year-Old Cousin

    SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. – A 2-year-old California girl died after a 4-year-old boy somehow got hold of a gun and accidentally shot her Friday morning, authorities said. About 9:15 a.m., deputies and medical personnel responded to a report of a 2-year-old shooting victim in the 2700 block of Duffy Street, in the Muscoy area of San Bernardino County, according to Cindy Bachman of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. When first responders arrived, they confirmed the toddler had been […]

  • ‘Look Down Before You Sit Down’: Virginia Man Finds Ball Python in Toilet

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A Virginia man was shocked to look at his toilet and see a python staring back at him Thursday night. James Hooper thought it was a prank when he looked down the hall and saw the reptile, according to WTKR. It wasn’t. “When I saw the tongue of the snake, I was like, ‘wow,'” he said. “We’ve had snakes in the yard, but not in the toilet.” Hooper says he called his roommate, Kenny Spruill, into […]

  • Man Paints Backyard to Comply with City’s Code to ‘Look Green’

    OGDEN, Utah — A Utah man fed up with a city code that mandates green lawns found his own way to “comply” with the rules. Resident Michael Goldman has lived in Ogden for five years now, but this year he said the city is coming down hard about the way his yard looks. “They’re citing a lot of people for not keeping it green, not keeping it mowed,” Goldman said. “They told me I had a certain amount of time […]

  • 9 of 17 Duck Boat Accident Victims from One Family

    BRANSON, Mo. – A  duck boat capsized in Missouri Thursday night, killing 17 people, including nine people from the same Indiana family. The Missouri governor’s office confirmed to WXIN that eleven members of the family, including several children, were aboard the boat and nine of them passed away in the incident at Table Rock Lake in Branson. The pastor of Zion Tabernacle Apostolic Church said the family was close to his church, but weren’t members. A family member shared a photo that showed some […]

  • Baby Born in Chick-Fil-A Bathroom Gets Free Meals for Life, Job Offer

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A couple in Texas delivered their baby in a Chick-Fil-A bathroom and now the baby will get free meals for life. KSAT reported that Falon Griffin was having contractions Tuesday night, so she and husband Robert drove to meet a family friend at a Chick-Fil-A to drop off their two children before going to the hospital. When they got to the restaurant parking lot, however, Falon knew she couldn’t wait, so she headed to the bathroom. […]

  • North Carolina Daycare Raided in Massive Drug Bust

    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Authorities arrested three people and seized more than 100 pounds of marijuana in two drug busts, one involving a child care center in North Carolina. On Tuesday, the Fayetteville Police Department’s Gang Unit executed a search warrant for a residence on the 1000 block of Ronald Reagan Drive. Detectives learned the residence was also a childcare center known as Tori’s Playhouse, and waited until the childcare center was closed so that no children would be present for the […]