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Eye surgery saves young boy from blindness thanks to medical charity

A seven-year-old West African boy who was on the verge of going blind can see again thanks to life-changing eye surgery provided by the Mercy Ships charity. Mamadou (whose last name was withheld) was born with bilateral cataracts, which means cataracts develop in both eyes before or shortly after birth. If left untreated, this condition […]

Young Chiefs Fan’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Deadspin to Move Forward

A Delaware judge ruled this week to allow a defamation lawsuit against sports media outlet Deadspin to proceed. Last November, Deadspin sparked backlash after featuring an article about Caron J. Phillips attacking a 9-year-old boy wearing face paint and an Indian headdress at a Chiefs game. 'The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas […]

Feds search for gunman who shot, killed young California sea lion

Federal authorities are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a sea lion in California this week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the incident in a press release on October 9. The sea lion was found injured at Bolsa Chica State Beach on Monday. The animal was still alive and 2 […]

‘Really creepy’ mother admits to sexually assaulting teen hockey players ‘young enough to be her kids’ during family vacation

A married Minnesota mother admitted to sexually assaulting two 15-year-old hockey players during a family vacation, authorities said. Alison Lee Shardin, 39, was arrested on February 1st. Shardin was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. On Friday, she pleaded guilty to a third-degree count, but the fourth-degree count will be dropped under the […]

Georgia football’s Colbie Young faces battery, assault on unborn child charges

Colby Young became the latest Georgia football player to face legal trouble Tuesday. The wide receiver was arrested on misdemeanor charges of assault and battery on a fetus, according to Athens-Clarke County Jail records. Young was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Detention Center just after 4 a.m. ET. His bond was set at $2,500. Within […]