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Possible Illegal Day Care Is Under Investigation Over Photo of Teen’s Toe in Baby’s Mouth
A Gaffney, S.C., house that may have been used as an illegal day care is under investigation after a photo surfaced on social media showing what appears to be a teen’s big toe inside a 7-month-old’s mouth. According to ABC 13, the photo, which originally appeared on Snapchat, was being passed around social media and…
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Lawyer for NY Governor Critically Wounded in Shooting Before West Indian Day Parade
Carey Gabay, 43, a lawyer advising the administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was clinging to life after a gunman fired several shots into a crowd gathered early Monday morning before the start of the West Indian Day Parade in New York City. According to the New York Daily News, Gabay was shot in the…
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NC Teen Charged as Adult Faces 10 Years in Prison for Having Naked Photos of Himself and Teen Girlfriend
A North Carolina teen is being charged as an adult and facing 10 years in prison for having and sharing naked photos of his girlfriend. In case you missed that, Cormega Copening, 17, is being charged as an adult and facing a decade in prison for possessing naked photos of himself and his 16-year-old girlfriend,…
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Minn. Teen With Autism Suffered Seizure After Police Slammed Him to the Ground: Report
On Monday, Marcus Abrams, 17, had just left his job at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul and was standing on a subway platform with two friends when, he says, Metro Transit Police officers approached him. Abrams, who has autism, told KARE 11 that he was wearing his headphones and couldn’t hear everything that…
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5 Rutgers Football Players Arrested, Face Criminal Charges
Five Rutgers University football players have been arrested and charged in connection with several campus-area home invasions and assaults, according to a statement announced Friday by New Jersey prosecutors. Sophomore defensive back Andre Boggs, 20, has been charged with burglary while armed and conspiracy to commit an armed robbery. According to NJ.com, authorities believe that…
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Autopsy: Texas Teen Shot by Rookie Officer in Car-Dealership Break-In Had Synthetic Drugs in His System
Christian Taylor, 19, who was fatally shot in August by a white Texas rookie police officer at a Dallas-area car dealership, reportedly had traces of synthetic psychedelic drugs and marijuana in his system, a combination that can cause hallucinations, according to the autopsy report, viewed by Reuters. Video of the Aug. 7 incident showed Taylor…
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Watch: Calif. Man Risks Life and Limb to Save Family and Ribs From Apartment Fire
Robert Wright of Fresno, Calif., was barbecuing Tuesday when a fire broke out in his family’s apartment. Wright sprang into action, saving his family and his ribs. “The only thing I think first, man, ‘Make sure those ribs is right,’ ” Wright told KMPH while proudly holding his well-done ribs. “I ran over and got…
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Ex-Police Chief Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Sentenced to House Arrest
Former Eutawville, S.C., Police Chief Richard Combs pleaded guilty to “misconduct in office” Tuesday in the 2011 shooting death of an unarmed black man who made the fatal mistake of arguing with Combs over his daughter’s traffic ticket. According to the Associated Press, under a plea deal, Combs, who could have faced up to 10…
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Texas Teen Posing With Gun in Selfies Accidentally Shoots, Kills Himself
Houston police say 19-year-old Deleon Alonso Smith was posing with a gun while taking selfies Tuesday when the firearm went off, striking him in the throat and killing him. According to Click 2 Houston, Smith and his cousin had found the gun earlier in the day and were in an apartment around 1:30 p.m. when Smith…
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Meet Presidential Hopeful ‘Deez Nuts’
It started as a joke for 15-year-old Brady Olson when he made national headlines in July after he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president under the name “Deez Nuts.” The Wallingford, Iowa, teen never expected the attention he has received. Uncovering the mastermind behind the moniker had become a hunt…

