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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An assault trial over a fight that cost a man his left eye ended in a mistrial Wednesday when his prosthetic eye popped out as he was testifying. John Huttick was weeping on the witness stand in Common Pleas Court as he testified about the impact of losing his eye in an […]
When a Black family took a trip to Disneyland in August, one of their young sons wanted to hug The Rabbit from “Alice In Wonderland.” But the parents of the boy claim that when he had his chance to embrace the Disney character, the bunny rejected him. “I went to hug him but he turned […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a 9-year-old girl has given birth in western Mexico and they are looking for the purported father, a 17-year-old. Jalisco state police spokesman Lino Gonzalez says the baby girl was born last week at a hospital in the city of Guadalajara. He says the girl and her baby […]
Temorej Smith, a 3-year-old boy from Greenville, S.C., fatally shot himself with a pink handgun he thought was a toy, WYFF-4 reports. Police ruled the…
CHICAGO (AP) — Does scanning emails and answering calls from bosses on your smartphone after hours constitute work that should be compensated? A lawsuit winding its way through federal court in Chicago says that it does. Chicago police Sgt. Jeffrey Allen claims in the suit that the city owes him and fellow officers overtime pay […]
SEA GIRT, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie lashed out Wednesday at a former White House doctor who said she worries about him dying in office because he is so heavy, telling her to “shut up.” Dr. Connie Mariano, who served as White House physician from 1992 to 2001, told CNN she’d like to see […]
BOSTON (AP) — A major winter storm heading toward New England may not be one for the record books, but even some of the nation’s snow-hardiest people should proceed with caution, according to at least one expert. As much as 2 feet of snow could fall on a region that has seen mostly bare ground […]
Whether you wax or shave, pubic hair removal is landing more people in emergency rooms. Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco found that there are five times as many pubic hair grooming injuries between 2002 and 2010. Scientists say that most of the mishaps have occurred in recent years with 2,500 emergency […]
White and blue collar workers aren’t the only ones receiving unemployment. Strippers in Kansas have the opportunity to collect unemployment benefits. In 2005, a stripper in Topeka filed for unemployment claims after working at Club Orleans. Club owners said they merely provide dancers with “rental space” to perform which allows them to earn tips. Since […]
ROME (AP) — Last week it was Silvio Berlusconi who got into hot water for praising Mussolini. This week it’s the former premier’s younger brother who has sparked outrage — by calling an Italian superstar soccer player of African descent the family’s “little black boy.” In a much viewed video clip, Paolo Berlusconi told a […]
If you really know your reefer, the state of Washington may have a consulting job for you. The Washington State Liquor Control Board is seeking proposals for a consultant to assist with the implementation of the legalized recreational marijuana system enacted by voters with Initiative 502 in the November 2012 General Elections. The deadline for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apparently trying an end-run around an unaccommodating Congress, the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week. In an announcement scheduled for later Wednesday, the service is expected to say the Saturday mail cutback would begin in August […]
