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Kaitlyn Hunt From Florida Is Facing Criminal Charges For A Relationship With A Female Student- Stop The Hate Free Kate

Davey Jones — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:34:20 +0000

An 18-year-old Sebastian River High School senior named Kaitlyn Hunt is reportedly being charged with a felony and has been expelled from high school as a result of her “consensual relationship” with another female student. Read all about “Stop The Hate Free Kate” here. According to BuzzFeed, Kaitlyn started dating a 15-year-old student from her [...]

High Schooler Expelled and Charged With Felony for Lesbian Relationship

Donald Deane — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:35 +0000

In what seems to be the latest in a disturbing trend of anti-gay sentiment directed against kids and teens, a 18-year-old Florida high school student named Kaitlyn Hunt has been expelled and faces criminal charges for having a consensual relationship with another student of the same sex.

Cops Show Up After Mother Changes Son's Diaper in Starbucks

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:06:48 +0000

To change or not to change. That is the question. A woman in Denver caused controversy last week when she changed her one-year-old sonâ€™s diaper in the seating area of a Starbucks because the establishment didnâ€™t have a changing table. Ruth Burgos said she had no choice: “As a mother, you have to do what [...]

Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:39:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn’t get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much. Ashley Warden, formerly a waitress at a Chili’s in Oklahoma, posted to Facebook a picture of three sheriff’s deputies and wrote the following message: “Stupid cops [...]

Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:13:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

Rich Parents Are Using Handicapped Tour Guides to Avoid Lines at Disney World

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:58 +0000

The lines at Disney Land can be pretty brutal, especially during school holidays. But it turns out if you have enough cash you can assure your child will jump right on Splash Mountain, no matter what time of the year. According to the New York Post, wealthy Manhattanites are hiring handicapped tour guides when they [...]

Brooklyn School Bans Hipster Glasses

Donald Deane — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:55:31 +0000

In a tacit admission that Brooklyn has become hopelessly overrun by hipsters, a Jewish Orthodox school in Borough Park recently banned the wearing of "thick plastic eyeglasses" among its student body. No word on whether skinny jeans or lumberjack shirts are next.

Which American City Was Just Named the 'Laziest'?

Mark Richards — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:27:48 +0000

America has been criticized for our obesity crisis most likely because we would rather lounge on the couch instead of getting up and doing something physical. Would you like to know which American cities are lazier than others?

Labor Pain Simulator for Men to Experience the Pain of Childbirth

Phil Nye — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:58:14 +0000

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Prom-Bound Seniors Stop Limo to Save Car Crash Victims

Emerald Catron — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:15 +0000

A group of teens had a legendary prom night, for a rather unusual reason. They didn’t set a new high school keg stand record — they stopped on the way to the dance to rescue some people who were in a car accident. The group of 20 students, dressed in gowns and tuxedos, were riding [...]

New Hampshire Town Sues 'Robin Hooders' Who Fill Expired Parking Meters

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:32:36 +0000

No one likes getting a parking ticket, so some citizens in Keene, New Hampshire, decided to do something about it. And now they’re getting sued for it. The group calls themselves Robin Hood of Keene (“Robin Hooders,” for short), and they walk the streets of the small New England city with pockets full of change [...]

A Deer Crashes Through a Bus's Windshield, Gets Up and Tries to Jump Back Out [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:57:01 +0000

One of the strangest childhood memories I have was when in the sixth grade a deer jumped through our classroom window. It scurried about the classroom a bit, knocked over a couple of desks and quickly jumped out the same window. Similarly, a deer crashed through the windshield of a bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and the whole ordeal was caught on video.

Photo from the Mars Rover Looks Like Two Fingers on the Surface of Mars

Eric Meier — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:37:10 +0000

They’re clearly rocks, but they certainly bear a streaking resemblance to human fingers. That has lead some in the UFO community to claim that human fingers have been found on Mars. This photo of the ‘fingers’ on the surface of Mars was uploaded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): Fingers on Mars Close-Up [button href="http://lite987.com/a-strange-hum-sound-in-west-seattle-video-audio/" title="Next: Listen to [...]

Couple's Retirement Home Is Only 238 Square Feet [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:53:28 +0000

This Baltimore couple has decided to move out of their normal-sized home and move into a really tiny one. Greg Cantori and his wife Renee bought this 238 square foot house, that was on wheels, for only 19 grand. Now they plan to split their time living there and in a sailboat. Believe it or not, this tiny, two bedroom home includes a bathroom with a full shower, a kitchen, a fireplace, and 16 windows. Would you like to take a look inside?

4-Year-Old Mayor Is the Cutest Politician You Will Ever See

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:35 +0000

Experience isnâ€™t always the most important qualification for a politician. Sometimes dimples work just fine. The mayor of teeny, tiny Dorset, Minnesota (population 22) is a four-year-old boy named Robert â€œBobbieâ€ Tufts. We donâ€™t know if his senior advisor is Rubber Duckie or if he pledged naptime for all citizens, but Bobbie won the coveted [...]

7-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Pencil Like a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:31:52 +0000

The debate over guns in schools has taken a turn for the unusual. A second grade student at Driver Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia named Christopher Marshall was suspended for two days last week after he and a classmate pointed pencils at each other and made machine gun-like noises. Christopherâ€™s mother, Wendy, said her sonâ€™s [...]

Animal Shelter Ordered to Return $189,000 Donation — And You Won't Believe Why

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:46:34 +0000

What’s in a name? Oh, about a couple hundred thousand dollars. The Friends of Collinsville Animal Shelter in Collinsville, Oklahoma, has to return a donation of nearly $189,000 after learning it was meant for the Friends of Collinsville Animal Shelter in Collinsville, Illinois. That’s right – two animal shelters, some 400 miles apart and they [...]

High School Baseball Team Lifts Up Car to Save Trapped Girl

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:50 +0000

If the Valley High School baseball team in Sacramento, California is as clutch on the field as it is off of it, it may very well win a championship. After a woman accidentally hit and backed over her teenage daughter, several players on the team ran to the scene and saved the day by lifting [...]

Senior Class President Suspended After Tweeting About High School Sports

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:11 +0000

An eight word tweet has gotten formerÂ Heights High School Class of 2013 President Wesley Teague in hot water with his school administration. WSU is Wichita State University, whose football team was disbanded in 1986. The athletic department at Heights High School, which is in Wichita, Kansas, is often referred to on Twitter by the hashtag [...]

Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but. Instead, the pastor of Secunda Highveld Christian School described the married couple’s relationship as “problematic” and demanded that they divorce or their son, who’s now [...]