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[Update] Boy slung from Mall of America balcony in serious condition

A 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America near Minneapolis remains hospitalized with serious injuries, authorities said Saturday. Bloomington police Chief Jeffrey Potts said during a news conference that the boy fell nearly 40 feet after a man who apparently didn’t know the… Read More

American flag on police department vehicles causes OUTRAGE

An American flag graphic on the side of freshly painted police cars is dividing a small coastal city in Southern California. Some people in Laguna Beach feel the flag design is too aggressive while others are astonished that anyone would object to the American flag, The Los Angeles Times reported… Read More

Governor tries hand at ‘American Ninja Warrior’ obstacle course

Oklahoma’s new Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is taking a shot at the “American Ninja Warrior” obstacle course outside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Organizers of the reality television show that features high-level athletes racing through grueling obstacles say the 47-year-old ex-CEO is the first governor to give the course… Read More

Hammertime: 200-lb statue mysteriously returned to owner

Northern California authorities say that part of a giant hammer stolen last year has been returned. The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa reports that a local attorney told Healdsburg police Thursday that someone had left the hammerhead portion on Sonoma County property owned by a client. Santa Rosa attorney Izaak… Read More

WOW! Photo finish at 123rd Boston Marathon

The two-time Boston Marathon champion turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two others with the finish line in sight. But one of them was Lawrence Cherono, the fastest man in the field. And he used every bit of his speed. Cherono outkicked… Read More

“SNL” jokes about disabled chicken, owner FUMES with rage

A Vermont girl isn’t happy that her disabled pet chicken was joked about on “Saturday Night Live.” The chicken, named Granite Heart, is learning to walk with a custom wheelchair. On a recent ‘SNL’ episode, the television show’s “Weekend Update” co-host said she should “just eat the chicken.” Ten-year-old Alora… Read More

Mia Farrow fighting world hunger

Mia Farrow will never forget the day she watched a baby die in her mother’s arms. “It was a little girl staring at her mother and finally she just stopped breathing. I just moved away and listened to the mother’s cry,” the actress and human rights activist told The Associated… Read More

[Tragedy] Spouse of legendary author passes away

Charles Gross, a longtime Princeton professor of neuroscience and husband to author Joyce Carol Oates, has died. He was 83. Oates said in an email Gross died from cancer Saturday in Oakland, California. She shared an image of him hiking in a lush green forest on Twitter and remembered him… Read More