Former porn star Sasha Grey says she will not withdraw from an elementary school reading program despite outcry from angry parents, according to reports. Last week, news broke that a Los Angeles-area elementary school is facing major criticism from some parents after the district allowed Grey to read to a group of 1st graders as […]
The number of couples who are not married has risen in many places but is highest in areas that offer many people grim prospects for a better financial future: old industrial cities and the Mississippi Delta. Unmarried couples made up 12% of U.S. couples in 2010, a 25% increase in 10 years, according to Census […]
Have you ever been hungry and munched on something before getting to the supermarket check-out? Yeah, me too. Ever been arrested for forgetting to pay for it, then lose custody of your toddler daughter? Probably not. That’s what a couple in Hawaii says happened to them. Nicole Leszczynski, 28, who is also 30 weeks pregnant, […]
California business owner James Mekalian is suing his former fiancee, Nichole Grazioli, for the return of a $53,000 diamond engagement ring and a 2006 Hummer, according to court documents. In court documents filed August 19 at California Superior Court, Mekalian, the owner of a truck and tractor company, alleges he presented his former fiancee with […]
Recently, parenthood has taken a hit in the media. Multiple studies published in the last few years have concluded that having children decreases our well-being and leads to stress and conflict in the couples’ relationships. But should we believe the research? Take an article from last year’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, for example. […]
Mina Johnson isn’t your typical student. In fact, the petite, young girl is a star athlete at her Virginia school. However, it’s the sport she plays that has everyone all riled up. Johnson is a star defensive lineman on the Southampton Academy football team. She is, in fact, the first girl to ever suit up. […]
Even though we live in a supersized world, bigger is not always better. One devoted White Castle customer is suing the restaurant chain because he can’t fit into the restaurant’s booths. Martin Kessman, who weighs 290 pounds, complained to management for more than 2 years after repeatedly knocking his knee into the tables’ metal supports. […]
A repentant robber who held up a suburban store returned a day later to apologize to the woman he robbed. And a surveillance camera was rolling as it all played out. The robbery happened at a Dunkin Doughnuts in suburban Chicago. Alex Holmes is in custody, charged with robbery. When coming back to the store […]
An argument between a cashier and two irate customers at a New York City McDonald’s turned violent, leaving both customers injured and all three facing charges. The entire incident, which was captured on video, happened last Thursday morning. According to CBS News, two female customers argued and yelled obscenities at the cashier when he questioned […]
When Michael Oddenino’s teenage daughter complained that her softball coach was insulting her teammates, Michael took things a step farther. Michael Oddenino, an attorney, filed a lawsuit claiming coach Don Riggio inflicted emotional distress on a player when he called her “a 2-year-old” and frequently called other players idiots. The suit sought $3 million for […]
A driver in Portland’s public transit agency berated a woman and her crying baby into getting off a bus, saying “I can’t drive with that noise,” another passenger said Monday. Over the loudspeaker, the female bus driver told the woman to distract the baby to quiet it down, passenger Jennifer Chapman said. Other passengers muttered […]
It seems one of television’s favorite tropes, that of women behaving badly, may actually affect the young girls who tune in to see all of the outrageous acts. Common Sense Media’s Caroline Knorr and psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig discuss the TV shows that promote bad behavior for young girls. Sure, tweens and teens are bound […]
