Author: Lindsey Bever
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Holiday Hershey’s Kisses are arriving with broken tips, and chocolate lovers are not happy
Hershey’s, you’re missing the point. Literally. Hershey’s Kisses, particularly the holiday-themed ones, have been turning up with broken tips — and it is leaving a sour taste for some fans of the foil-wrapped confections. In fact, Hershey’s Kisses are famous for their pointy tips — a tradition that began in 1907, when the little chocolate…
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A triple-amputee military vet raises millions of dollars on GoFundMe for border wall
If neither Mexico nor Congress is going to fund President Trump’s border wall, then Brian Kolfage has a more expedient plan: GoFundMe. In just four days, the military veteran’s crowdsourced campaign for construction of the border wall has raked in more than $8.85 million in donations from more than 145,000 people. Kolfage, a triple amputee…
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A little girl named Abcde was mocked by a Southwest gate agent. The airline has apologized.
A Texas mother is calling out a Southwest Airlines employee who she said mocked her 5-year-old daughter’s name and then posted a picture of the small child’s boarding pass on social media. Traci Redford told ABC affiliate KABC her daughter’s name is Abcde, which is pronounced “ab-si-dee.” Redford said the incident occurred several weeks ago when she…
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A mother decided to drown her infant in a bathtub so she wouldn’t ‘hear her son cry,’ police say
Jenna Folwell had been researching how to kill, police said. Authorities said the Arizona mother had searched the Internet on her cellphone using more than 100 different queries, such as “ways to die instantly.” She had read about “how long it takes babies to drown,” “five types of parents who kill,” “reasons parents kill their…
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Trump responds after hundreds of newspaper editorials criticize his attacks on the press
Hundreds of newspaper editorial boards across the country answered a nationwide call Thursday to express disdain for President Trump’s attacks on the news media, while some explained their decision not to do so. The same morning, the president tweeted that the “fake news media” are the “opposition party.” The editorials came after the Boston Globe’s…
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A teen allegedly broke into a couple’s home. Then, police say he asked them for the WiFi password.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 17-year-old has been accused of breaking into a couple’s home in Northern California and asking for their WiFi password, hours after he had asked nearby neighbors for theirs, authorities said. Police in Palo Alto said the teen, whose name has not been released, went to a…
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Hawaii just banned your favorite sunscreen to protect its coral reefs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From Banana Boat to Coppertone, major sunscreen brands will soon have to revamp their products or stop selling them in Hawaii. State lawmakers passed legislation in May that would ban skin-care companies from selling and distributing sunscreens on the islands that contain two chemicals deemed…
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‘Are you dead, sir?’: Video shows ER doctor mocking patient who said he couldn’t breathe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An emergency room doctor was suspended from a hospital in Northern California after cursing and mocking a patient who said he was having an anxiety attack. Beth Keegstra, a contracted physician at El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, was seen in a video last…
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‘He was being followed by a pig and didn’t know what to do.’ So he called 911.
A pig was taken into police custody after it was accused of stalking a human, who was so perplexed by his four-legged pursuer that he called 911 to report it. “Yes,” police said, “a pig.” The unusual case unfolded Saturday morning when a man called 911 and said that he was being followed on his way home from an Amtrak…
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‘It’s just horrifying’: Seven killed in Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 22 years
An Australian community is reeling from the deadliest mass shooting the country has seen in more than 20 years, after seven people, including four children, were discovered dead on a rural property near Margaret River. Authorities in Western Australia responded early Friday morning to a home in Osmington, not far from Perth, where the four…