A photo of California principal Todd Whitmire appearing to place 15-year-old Ashley Johnson in a choke hold, while allegedly breaking up a fight, resulted in the suspension of multiple students after it was shared via Facebook. Get Whitmire’s explanation of the photo and the suspensions and then get Johnson’s version in which she blames the principal for injuries she claims she’s suffered.
The Philadelphia Police Department released surveillance footage of a 33-year-old blind man being beaten and robbed in hopes of catching the criminal who perpetrated this crime. See the clip and the sad lack of a reaction from those on the scene and get the police chief’s comments about how folks are more apt to pull out their phones and video record a crime as opposed to actually trying to do anything about it.
Cristy Nicole Deweese is a first-year teacher at Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School of Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas, Texas. The magnet high school serves students in grades 9 through 12. The 21-year-old teaches Spanish, but it’s what she did for money at the age of 18 that has students in a stir and at least one area parent questioning whether she should still have her job. Read on for Cristy’s story and let us know if you think her job should be in jeopardy because she posed nude for Playboy before being hired as a teacher.
A letter penned by a fraternity brother at Georgia Tech doling out advice on how to “lure rapebait” is making the social media rounds after it surfaced on the website Total Frat Move. The manifesto, attributed to the social chair of Tech’s Phi Kappa Tau chapter, is a ramblin’ wreck of bad frat-dudeisms and rapey advice on how to “mack and succeed at parties.” So ladies of the greater Atlanta area and beyond, read on for a heads up if you find yourself at a mixer with the bros of ΦKT’s Georgia Tech crew.
Find out about the recent law passed in Calfornia that outlaws revenge porn, why there are those for and against the bill and how lawmakers in New York are looking to take the next step in criminalizing the online practice.
Newtown, Connecticut voters have accepted a $50 million grant from the state to build a new Sandy Hook Elementary School.
An Osceola, Florida deputy was arrested and suspended after she was accused of punching a female St. Cloud police officer while she was at a park with her estranged police sergeant husband. See the mug shot of deputy Edenia Nettles, find out how bad the apparent officer love triangle scuffle got and what charges she now faces.
On September 7, 35-year-old Kendrick Ruth walked into a Los Angeles area Chevron wanting a Swisher Sweets cigar. The cashier, Yadira Lara, informed him that the price would be a $1.41. Unfortunately for Lara, all Ruth had on him was a dollar and a disgusting violent streak. Police released the violent footage of Ruth punching the clerk in hopes of catching him.
Like many of us, Susan Bennett was a little creeped out the first time she heard Siri’s voice. Her reaction was just for an entirely different reason: She was listening to herself! “Oh, I knew,” she told CNN in an exclusive interview. “It’s obviously me. It’s my voice.” A voice actress from Atalanta, Susan said…
Nearly two weeks after a San Francisco mother disappeared without a trace from her hospital bed, her family is lashing out against the San Francisco General Hospital for not doing enough to aid in the search efforts.
The Simpsons executive producer revealed one iconic character will get killed off this season. He provided one major clue, so see if you can piece it together.
Watch the adorable video of a teleprompter hijacking that ended well for one news reporter!
Calling cat detectives! Can you guess the reality TV stars who are supposedly faking their pregnancy for the sake of ratings and record sales?
As Vince Gill recently pointed out, the endlessly protesting protesters of Westboro Baptist Church are dipsh*ts. When fellow country music star and The Voice coach Blake Shelton found out one of his shows was on their hatey-hate picket list he had some good ol’ “hate ya’ right back” fun via Twitter. While nearly everyone agrees with his position, do you have a problem with the use of a highly insensitive term used by Shelton during his tirade?
If you want to learn more about the disgusting drug Krokodil, read this sanitized article rather than conduct a Google image search. The pictures of side-effects are the things that will haunt your dreams.
An interesting new set of pictures supposedly shows what the average woman from 40 countries around the world looks like. The scientific methods of research have been brought into question, but it’s still amusing to look at the generalities…
The fact that Eminem’s childhood home may not even sell at auction for $1 just goes to show how desperate things are in Detroit right now…
Wet Seal’s newest model proves anything is possible if you set your mind to it! The adorable 17-year-old set out to get the attention of clothing executives with a grassroots Facebook campaign.
More than 10 years after the first SpongeBob SquarePants movie, the second film is officially in production. But, do people really want to go back to that pineapple under the sea?
Early Sunday morning, DeLand, Florida’s Jordan Caraway made his bid for bad Florida dad of the week when he left his 3-year-old son unattended in his truck while he enjoyed some drinking at the Dixie’s Gentlemen Club. His excuse to the cops was bad enough but a recount of the evening from Dixie’s manager makes it even worse.
This is one alter-cation for the history books! Watch as a priest on a power high stops a wedding ceremony to yell at the bride and groom’s photographers…
Last week, Joey Prusak was an unknown 19-year-old Dairy Queen manager in Hopkins, Minnesota. This week, he’s national news. Here’s why: Joey saw a woman in his store pick up a $20 bill dropped by a blind man. He waited for her to give it back. She didn’t. He asked her to do so, and she refused. In turn, Joey refused to serve her—and gave the blind man $20 of his own money. Thanks to the actions of a customer, a co-worker and the internet, Joey is getting the credit he deserves, including a call from none other than Warren Buffett himself!
Read on for the inspiring story of how altruistic donor Ted Bartling’s selfless gift of a kidney wound up saving three lives, including that of a 2-year-old, in an astounding series of events.
Surgeons in Saudi Arabia recently revealed their controversial decision to give a 2-year-old boy gastric bypass surgery. According to the report, the boy is now much healthier than before the 2010 surgery. However, other doctors say the whole thing was unethical.
A Hays County jury on Wednesday sentenced a San Marcos, Texas woman to life in prison following her 6th conviction of driving while intoxicated. Find out about her 6th conviction, how shortly it came after her 5th and how someone who claims to be a family member disagrees with the severity of the decision.
This odd story puts a whole new twist on “beer belly!” A 61-year-old man from Carthage, TX came stumbling into the hospital complaining of dizziness, but it turned out he was just drunk. The only problem was that he claimed he had not touched a drop of alcohol!
The woman who claimed to be Bill Clinton’s mistress during the 1992 presidential campaign is back! This time, Gennifer Flowers says Bill Clinton told her that Hillary was bisexual and that their marriage was not traditional.
Toddlers should take note: The Incredible Adela Ru knows her to make a convincing case! Watch as the adorable little girl tried to talk her dad into purchasing a set of My Little Ponies.
History Channel’s Ax Men advertises itself as a show about a profession that is “as dangerous as any job in history.” The point was regretfully proven on Monday when one of the show’s pilots was killed in a helicopter accident.
Witchy woman Vernett Bader of North Charleston, South Carolina did not have a peaceful easy feeling late Monday evening when her roommate refused to stop jamming out to the classic rock tunes of The Eagles. Little did her roommate know there was going to be a heartache that night.
In 19 U.S. states parents of overweight and obese students may soon be sent, or are already being sent anonymous “fat letters” from their children’s school alerting them when their child’s BMI goes above what is considered healthy. Should this sensitive issue be something that a school monitors and alerts parents about?
In 2011, Jada Pinkett Smith said she is not a Scientologist… Yet, rumors of association with the Church of Scientology continue to follow her family. Why are the claims of association so persistent? And, is there any truth to them?
Following in the footsteps of Breaking Bad, producers from The Walking Dead announced today they are developing a companion series for the AMC show. Read on for more details…
Over 12,000 Colorado residents have been forced to leave their homes due to a ravaging flood, and some have even lost their lives. Hundreds of people are currently unaccounted for, and a handful have been pronounced dead, including a pair of 19-year-old lovers who were swept away in front of their friends.
Meth is a crazy drug, kids. Washington state resident Jonathan Harty, 31, was in tears Friday in court as he faced sentencing for crashing his car high on meth while his two young daughters (4 and 6) were in the back seat.
The identities of the children who wrote a scathing obituary about their mother that went viral have been identified. This not only verifies that it was not a hoax, but they showed no remorse when discussing their decision to publish the piece.
An attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez has stated that Casey Anthony will be required for the very first time to testify under oath about the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
“Rocket Frog” is one of the most incredible photos I’ve ever seen, although the frog in question might disagree! See the incredible NASA photo of a frog being propelled into the air during a recent rocket blast.
This year’s Miss Kansas is setting herself apart from the Miss America competition in more way that one. See why her tattoos and career goals are getting lots of attention… And what she has to say about that.
Before Vince Gill’s scheduled concert at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, he decided he take a stroll outside to visit the Westboro Baptist morons protesting his show to see, as he put it, “what hate looked like.” Watch as the country music star undresses the endlessly protesting protesters with a verbal beat down.
This viral video is funny and extremely touching all at once. A man posted this video of himself coming to after surgery, and realizing that the pretty lady taking care of him is his wife.
George Zimmerman is being detained by police after a domestic incident involving his wife and father-in-law. Find out about Shellie Ziimerman’s, who filed for divorce last week, very serious accusations via her attorney.
Update: Hear the 911 call as well as the latest in regards to the claims.
Reuters and NBC News are investigating a disturbing trend: American parents search online for new parents for the children they adopted from other countries. When some parents clash with the new child from another culture they’ve brought to live with them, they put up “advertisements” for the children online for prospective parents to take them off their hands. Often the ads are brutally honest, describing the worst attributes of the children, or saying that they “hate” them. As it turns out, the type of people looking to take in unwanted children in an unvetted process outside the regulated system, usually don’t have the children’s best interests at heart. But as long as the right document is drawn up and signed, it’s legal, and not considered child trafficking because no money is exchanged.
Dr. Phil has an $65,000 egg-chamber fountain of youth thing in his house, according TMZ.
George Zimmerman’s wife Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce on Thursday, less than two months after her husband was acquitted of second-degree murder charges by a jury for the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. “I think I’m realizing that I have been married to a person for almost seven years, and I don’t think that I ever really knew him at all,” Shellie Zimmerman said in an interview with Good Morning America shortly after filing for divorce. “I have a selfish husband. And I think George is all about George,” she added. Keep reading to watch the interview as well as Shellie’s interview with GMA in late August, just a day after she pleaded guilty to perjury for lying about their family’s finances in one of George Zimmerman’s pre-trial hearings. Also, find out how much of the money raised for George Zimmerman’s legal defense fund is going to Shellie on a monthly basis since they split.
Two Texas teenagers proved that the often overwhelming hormones at that age aren’t all bad as their natural instincts to notice an “attractive” female led to the discovery that the unnamed woman was being kidnapped. Read on for the story of two unlikely heroes doing the right thing.
Alyssa Milano decided to take control of her “leaked sex tape” today by sharing the link on Twitter. Is this another Farrah situation or something totally different? Find out after the jump…
Jian Yang, 33, of Singapore, has one of the largest doll collections in the world. Of the 9,000 dolls he owns, 6,000 of them are Barbies. His obsession started when he was 13 and bought “Great Shape” Barbie, which first came out in 1983 and re-released for Toy Story 3. “Before I knew anything about social norms, I was a boy that watched this on TV, liked it and wasn’t allowed to have one,” he says in a clip from a British reality show. “As I grew older, got my own allowance, that’s where I started getting the freedom to buy whatever I wanted.”
Two teenage criminals thought it would be a good idea to try and rob some fellow citizens in Charlottesville, Virginia last week at gun point. From their rearranged faces in the booking photos it’s pretty obvious that they were very, very wrong.
Convicted Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro was found dead in his jail cell Tuesday evening from an apparent suicide by hanging. Keep reading for the full statement from a representative for the Ohio Department of Corrections explaining what happened.
David Beckham’s first restaurant is set to open in London later this month and is already booked through November. The traditional British “pies-and-mash” eatery is a collaboration between David and Kitchen Nightmares‘ Gordon Ramsay. Learn more about Union Street Cafe — and how we might see one on this side of the Atlantic before too long.
When Green Shoe Studio out of East Peoria, Illinois hosted a singer-songwriting contest they never could have imagined the mailed-in contribution by 96-year-old Fred Stobaugh. A song he penned for his late wife of 73 years entitled “Oh Sweet Lorraine” won their hearts and the contest and has since gone on to become a viral hit that has touched the millions who’ve come across his story. See a brief 10-minute doc on the story, or if you don’t have time for that, we’ve included a trimmed clip of the completed song as well as Fred’s moving reaction and complete lyrics.
A woman dying of pancreatic cancer put out a Craigslist ad in an attempt to find female companionship for the man she’s cheating on her husband with. The boyfriend has no idea that she’s doing this, but she says she will try to “persuade him to contact,” the women she deems fit to be her replacement.
A South Korean newspaper has a source saying that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un’s ex-girlfriend has been killed by a firing squad for making a sex tape and possessing a Bible. This disturbing report has yet to be confirmed by other sources, but it’s soul chilling if true.
Nikkole Paulun’s gag order was temporarily released by Radar Online so that she could comment on pregnancy hoax rumors. Nikkole also released hospital documents that seem to support her original story.
The daughter of legendary country artist Alan Jackson was arrested early Wednesday and charged with underage drinking and assaulting an officer. See Alexandra “Ali” Jackson’s full booking photo and get the details on her multiple charges stemming from the incident.
When Robin Campbell decided to take his dog for a walk over the weekend he forgot all his clothes. At least the 20-year-old remembered that this was Florida and in order to make headlines he had to do much better than just random nakedness. Find out why it took 3 taser shots to eventually subdue Mr. Campbell and get his Floridarific explanation as to why he was in his birthday suit.
Even after 16 and Pregnant star Nikkole Paulun revealed in an interview this week that her second pregnancy ended tragically when her 8-month-old son Ashton was stillborn on July 28, allegations that the whole pregnancy was a hoax continue to hound the 19-year-old single mom. The latest to step forward claiming Nikkole’s pregnancy was faked is her close friend of six years, Samantha-Jo Diggs, who said in a telephone interview that Nikkole used a fake baby bump, Photoshopped images of herself, stole baby items from the hospital for a staged photo shoot, and even researched purchasing a tombstone in a cemetery among other things — all to make money. Keep reading for audio of the full interview with Sam as well as our bullet point highlights and links to other evidence that seem to back up Sam’s claims.
Learn the inspiring story behind this picture of Kelly Cottle carrying her husband, Jesse, a former Marine who lost his legs during an IED explosion in Afghanistan.
A threatening measles outbreak in Texas has been directly linked to a mega-church whose lead pastor previously advised followers to stay away from vaccinations. Find out how the Eagle Mountain International Church lead by Pastor Terri Pearsons has reacted since members of its congregation were infected with the measles virus.
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