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An Illinois teen and her family are searching for a diagnosis after a traumatic head injury caused the teen’s memory to reset “every two hours.” “When she wakes up every morning, she thinks it’s June 11th,” Sarah Horner, the girl’s mother, told regional outlet WQAD-TV. June 11 is the date Riley Horner sustained the injury, which […]
The California State Assembly has approved SB 206, a bill that will allow college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images, and likenesses. According to the Los Angeles Times, lawmakers unanimously passed the legislation—also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act—on Wednesday, despite opposition from the NCAA. The organization’s Board […]
Illinois’ Galesburg Police Department posted a series of mugshots on their Facebook page last week showing six people who are wanted on arrest warrants, and one person has grabbed everyone’s attention for his resemblance to Walter White from Breaking Bad. Todd W. Barrick Jr, 50, is wanted for allegedly violating his probation in relation to a conviction for possession of methamphetamine. The […]
9-year-old Jefferson Sharpnack, from Ohio, just wanted to enjoy some cheesy breadsticks on his birthday with his school lunch, but the lunch staff at Green Primary School made him settle for a piece of cheese and bread instead, CNN reports. “When I was going to check out, the lunch lady didn’t say anything, took away my cheesy breadsticks and […]
Purdue Pharma has reached a tentative deal to settle 2,000-plus federal lawsuits over its alleged role in the opioid crisis, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Sources with knowledge of the negotiations said the OxyContin maker has agreed to pay between $10 billion to $12 billion over time; that sum includes a $3 billion payout from the Sackler family, who own Purdue Pharma. As […]
The raid of Area 51 that sounded very fake and jokey, but nevertheless elicited an official response from the Air Force, has been called off. So if the implied threat of being gunned down didn’t originally dissuade you from attending, then perhaps this will be enough to get you to finally reconsider. Organizers for the […]
Former Florida Gators and Oakland Raiders linebacker Neiron Ball has passed away due to complications from arteriovenous malformation. He was 27. The standout linebacker prospect from the Gators was drafted by the Raiders in 2015. He suffered from a congenital condition that caused blood vessels in his brain to tangle and rupture. In 2018, an aneurysm […]
A North Carolina woman is in jail after allegedly cutting off her husband’s penis. According to the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office, 56-year-old Victoria Thomas Frabutt was arrested after her husband reported that she tied him down and removed his penis with a knife. The call came in around 4 a.m. on September 10, per WNCT. […]
Monopoly is getting an upgrade—and women will benefit the most. Hasbro is releasing a new Monopoly game celebrating women’s empowerment. Ms. Monopoly marks the first time ever that a new mascot will be spotlighted on the game’s cover. However, in this version, women will make more money than men. CNN reports that in the new iteration, […]
Robert and Tiffany Williams, of Montoursville, Pennsylvania, were arrested on charges of theft and receiving stolen property, after the couple attempted to thwart their bank after spending nearly every last dime of the $120,000 that was accidentally deposited into their account, the Williamsport Sun-Gazette reports. On May 31, a BB&T teller mistakenly deposited the money meant for Dimension Covington […]
