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  • $500 duct-tape designer shoes draw outrage online

    Some retailers have just stocked up on a new pair of sneakers that look worn – and it’s going to cost you $530 if you’re interested. The “Superstar Taped Sneaker” stitched together by Golden Goose is described as “Crumply, hold-it-all-together tape details a distressed leather sneaker in a retro low profile with a signature sidewall star and a grungy rubber cupsole.” The aged and taped shoes have caused backlash on social media for mocking poverty. View this post on Instagram […]

  • Michigan mom forced to appear in court for taking cellphone from 15-year-old daughter as punishment

    HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — A Michigan mother had to appear in court after taking a cellphone away from her teenage daughter as a punishment. Jodie May, of Grandville, Mich., appeared Tuesday in Ottawa County District Court on a misdemeanor charge of larceny, WOOD-TV reported. “I was just being a mom, a concerned parent and disciplining my daughter,” said May said. She said she took the iPhone 6 from her 15-year-old daughter in April after the girl got in trouble in school, according […]

  • Florida nudist who loves yard work not loved by his neighbors

    STUART, Fla. — A community in Florida is growing frustrated with one neighbor who does his yard work completely naked. “I came out Sunday night to put the trash out, and I look over and he is bent over, winding up his hose, and I’m like, ‘That is my view of the neighborhood,” said neighbor Melissa Ny. “He works on his car, and he does it naked, and everyone has called the police. He is just out there doing his yard […]

  • Body cam video shows ‘house of horrors’ men were lured to through Grindr app

    OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Police in Oklahoma City say multiple victims thought they were meeting up with someone through a gay dating app when they were held against their will and robbed, according to KFOR. Oklahoma City police received several different calls the evening of Sept. 8th, and quickly realized all the calls were connected. Those calls were from men who had been lured to a house on S.W. 34th St. through the Grindr app. Instead, they were held against […]

  • McDonald’s changes up their apple pie, and social media isn’t happy

    Some changes have been made to a classic McDonald’s treat. Officials announced they have altered the recipe for their apple pie. The beloved dessert supposedly includes fewer ingredients and a whole new look. The pies are now covered in a lattice-style crust and sprinkled with a sugar topping. McDonald’s officials said they’re made with six different kinds of apples that are 100 percent American grown. The baked pies clock in at 240 calories, which is less than their previous version […]

  • California man, 2 teens arrested for faking death of young boy in funeral fund scam

    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A California man and two teenagers have been arrested for allegedly faking the death of a young boy in order to collect funeral donations. Deputies found the trio holding signs and asking for donations Monday near the area of U.S. Highway 395 and Palmdale Road in Victorville, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release. The signs said the donations were for the funeral of a young boy, whose picture was attached. Richard […]

  • This 94-year-old in Iowa hands out chocolate bars to strangers. And people love it

    Every Saturday, Bob Williams walks into a Dollar General store in Long Grove, Iowa, and buys a box of Hershey’s milk chocolate bars. Williams hands two to the cashiers, a third to the person behind him in line and then sets off around town handing the rest out to anyone he sees. The World War II vet, retired teacher and high school football coach, 94, has been melting hearts this way around Long Grove, Iowa, for more than 10 years […]

  • Elizabeth Smart says kidnapper’s release from prison won’t stop her from living her life

    LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Elizabeth Smart was at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the day Wanda Barzee, one of her captors, was released from prison. “I don’t understand why we teach ‘don’t take candy from people you don’t know,’ but then we have a whole holiday celebrating taking candy from people you don’t know,” said Smart as the room erupted with laughter. She did it all while describing in detail the most horrific time of her life, according […]

  • Childhood cancer survivors marry 25 years after meeting as hospital patients at St. Jude hospital in Memphis

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Joel and Lindsey Alsup got married at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 25 years after they first met as cancer patients, according to WREG. “I get teary-eyed thinking about it,” Joel said. Turns out there was no better place for Joel and Lindsey Alsup to get married than at St. Jude on September 1st. “[It} was the first day of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, because all of these pieces have come together to give us our […]

  • Washington couple reunited with dog, Jeep stolen from hospital parking lot

    TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington state couple whose Jeep was stolen from a Tacoma hospital parking lot – with their dog in the backseat – have been reunited with their dog and vehicle. Ivey, a 70-pound beagle-lab mix, was in the back seat of a Jeep Cherokee when the vehicle was stolen from a Tacoma hospital parking lot. Samantha Worley said their white, 1991 Jeep was recovered Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot, less than 24 hours after it was […]

  • Oreo to release cake-flavored cookie in celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday

    Happy Birthday,  Mickey Mouse! Disney’s iconic mouse turns 90 this year and to celebrate, Disney has teamed up with Oreo for a special birthday treat. According to ABC News, Oreo is releasing limited-edition, birthday cake-flavored cookies to mark the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. .@Disney and @Oreo are celebrating Mickey Mouse's 90th birthday with limited-edition BIRTHDAY CAKE-FLAVORED Oreos and our dreams are coming true! https://t.co/AM8HBYIm7e pic.twitter.com/CHF9O7G6f8 — Good Morning America (@GMA) September 19, 2018 There are reportedly three different Mickey-themed […]

  • Pig feces and coal ash a serious concern in North Carolina floods

    DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. – Even after a hurricane’s immediate threat of flooding goes away, North Carolina residents could face a host of potential health problems from the water brought by Hurricane Florence — and from what that water leaves behind. In addition to the usual physical and mental challenges floodwaters can typically bring, there is a potential problem for human health that involves some of the state’s key industries: hog farming and coal power generation. Hog farms flooded out An earthen dam surrounding a hog lagoon was breached by floodwaters […]