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North Park Indoor Soccer Facility Closes Due to Erosion, Owner Says
An indoor soccer facility in North Park was forced to temporarily suspend its teams’ games due to erosion below its fields, according to the organization’s president.
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Chris Hardwick to Resume NBC Roles After Assault Claim Review
NBC said that Chris Hardwick will serve as a guest host next Tuesday on “America’s Got Talent” and will return as host for season three of “The Wall” game show. Production on “The Wall” is set to begin in the fall.
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AMC Reinstates ‘Talking Dead' Host Chris Hardwick
AMC host Chris Hardwick is returning to work after a review of sexual assault allegations against him by a former girlfriend. The network says returning Hardwick to work at “Talking Dead” and “Talking with Chris Hardwick” is the “appropriate step” after a review that included interviews with numerous people.
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Yvette Nicole Brown is Interim Guest Host of ‘Walking Dead'
Yvette Nicole Brown is filling in for Chris Hardwick as host of “The Walking Dead” and “Talking Dead” while AMC Networks reviews sexual-assault allegations against Hardwick. AMC announced Friday that Brown will be “interim guest host” of “The Walking Dead Season 9 Preview Special” on Aug. 5. Brown also will host “Talking Dead” on Aug. 12. Brown starred in the...
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Judge Sentences Wisconsin Girl to 40 Years in Mental Hospital in Slender Man Case
A Wisconsin girl who stabbed a classmate in an attack inspired by the fictional horror character Slender Man was sentenced to 40 years in a mental hospital Thursday. Judge Michael Bohren granted the maximum penalty that prosecutors had sought, and discounted Morgan Geyser’s youth — she was just 12 — at the time of the attack in 2014.
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Wisconsin Girl Convicted in Slender Man Stabbing Sentenced
One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man was sentenced Thursday.
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‘She Doesn't Owe Anyone a Hug': Girl Scouts Under Fire for Parental Advice
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Girl Scouts of America is encouraging parents not force their daughters to hug relatives at family gatherings and receiving a lot of mixed reaction on Facebook.
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Surfer Rescues Tourist Swept Away by Wave at Sunset Cliffs Beach
A Canadian woman may have drowned if it had not been for the quick and heroic actions of a nearby surfer on Friday.
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Prosecutors: Keep Slender Man Attacker in Hospital 40 Years
Prosecutors asked a judge Thursday to sentence a girl to 40 years in a mental hospital for stabbing a classmate in an attack she said was done to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Morgan Geyser, now 15, broke down in sobs during her plea hearing as a judge asked her to recount the 2014 stabbing of a classmate...
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Wisconsin Girl Reaches Plea Deal in Slender Man Case
The second of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress horror character Slender Man will plead guilty in a deal that will send her to a state mental hospital and bring an end a case that shocked people in part because the attackers were only 12.
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Waiter Fired After Asking Diners for ‘Proof of Residency'
A waiter at a Southern California restaurant was fired after patrons say they were asked to show “proof of residency” before being served. Diana Carrillo, 23, said she had often gone to Saint Marc, a pub-café in the Paradise Shopping Center on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. On March 11, Carrillo went to the upscale eatery with her sister...
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'Make Racism Wrong Again,' Blue Hats Sold by Virginia Couple Say
Red “Make America Great Again Hats” famously express support for President Donald Trump. Now, blue hats that read “Make Racism Wrong Again,” “Make Sexism Wrong Again” and “Make Hatred Wrong Again” also are available.
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'Duck Dynasty' Will Wrap After 11th Season Concludes
‘Duck Dynasty’ one of reality TV’s biggest hits, starred a successful Louisiana duck call-making family, the Robertsons. They told viewers it was a family decision to make this season the final chapter.
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Obama Addresses South by Southwest Technology Festival
President Barack Obama spoke at the South by Southwest Interactive tech festival Friday to encourage civic engagement and the use of technology to solve problems, like helping needy families get diapers for their children. Obama’s appearance at the festival in Austin, Texas, is the first by a sitting U.S. president. “With all the talent that’s out there, our government’s not...
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Fallon: Chris Hardwick Talks About Bribing Tom Hanks
Host of Comedy Central’s “@midnight” Chris Hardwick explains how he bribed Tom Hanks to appear on his podcast with a typewriter.