A school district in Washington state is facing criticism for putting an autistic student’s desk in a bathroom stall after his mother said he needed a “quiet place” to do his best work. Danielle Goodwin told CNN affiliate KOMO that she had discussed her 11-year-old son’s special needs with his teacher. But when they showed…… MORE
Sometimes a touchdown is so exciting, you just gotta … uh… punch your quarterback in the face? That’s exactly what Rutgers center Mike Maietti did on Saturday, when the Scarlet Knights scored against the Boston College Eagles. After Rutgers quarterback Art Sitkowski connected with wide open running back Raheem Blackshear on a 74-yard pass, Maietti…… MORE
There’s always a debate, it seems, around the “Immaculate Reception,” the unbelievable winning play from a 1972 AFC divisional playoff game in which Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris plucked a deflected pass and ran for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Now there’s more debate after the NFL Network named it the top…… MORE
Austin Dean of the Miami Marlins is already beloved by fans. But it wasn’t his game play that rallied crowds on Friday. During the Marlins’ game against the Washington Nationals, fans built a giant beer can pyramid and urged Dean to take a shot. The outfielder played along, throwing a baseball so smoothly he knocked…… MORE
A crowdsourcing website developed during Hurricane Harvey has become an indelible resource for thousands of people in need of help during disasters. Of the more than 46,000 people helped to date through using CrowdSource Rescue, 370 were in southeastern Texas this past week after Imelda — a tropical storm that weakened to a tropical depression…… MORE
A supermarket in Georgia wanted to make sure everyone knew exactly whose side they were on ahead of the University of Georgia vs. Notre Dame football game on Saturday night. So Dill’s Food City in north Georgia pulled all of the Irish Spring products from its shelves, in a dig at the seventh-ranked Fighting Irish.…… MORE
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of a Chicago police officer, a police spokesman said. Michael Blackman, 45, was shot and detained Saturday afternoon after an “armed encounter” with officers, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Blackman is in critical condition and undergoing surgery, Guglielmi later added. A manhunt had been…… MORE
Yes, the season for chunky scarves, pumpkin-spiced everything and fantasy football is upon us. Fall, autumn, harvest season — whatever you call it — starts Monday, September 23, in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are some interesting things to know about the season: 1. Fall isn’t caused by the Earth’s distance from the sun That’s right.…… MORE
Any story about penguins is a story worth telling. But this one, about two particular penguins from the Maryland Zoo interning at New York- based publisher Penguin Random House is one of the best ones you’ll hear. We promise. The African Penguins were brought over from the zoo in Baltimore and were nothing if not…… MORE
The great “vapocalypse” has begun and the horsemen leading the charge are from New York and Michigan. The news that both states have banned the sale of most flavored e-liquids set off alarms in the vaping community, and led to some vaping enthusiasts to stock up on flavors like Dinner Lady Lemon Sherbet, Vapetasia Killer…… MORE
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