Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall
Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall A popular baby teething toy is being recalled after several children choked or suffered respiratory distress. GOPO Toys issued the recall for about 70,410 GOPO TOYS Pull String Teething Toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 18. The teethers violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than allowed.  The recalled toy's strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a serious and deadly choking hazard. GOPO has received three reports of children choking on the…
Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs
Class President Who Posed As Dutch Porn Star Stays In Jail Despite 200+ Charges Dropped: Docs A former senior class president accused of posing as a Dutch porn star to manipulate and extort more than 20 teen boys remains behind bars, even after prosecutors dropped more than 200 felony counts from the case. Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, was originally charged with more than 300 felonies after Peters Township Police accused him of operating a massive catfishing and sextortion scheme targeting classmates and other teenage boys. Following his preliminary hearing, prosecutors consolidated the case to 67 felony counts, but a Washington County judge recently denie…
'Love Island USA' Executive Producer Dies Suddenly While Filming Season 8 'Love Island USA' Executive Producer Dies Suddenly While Filming Season 8
'Love Island USA' Executive Producer Dies Suddenly While Filming Season 8 A hit reality show is mourning one of the people who helped shape what viewers saw and heard. James Barker, an executive producer on "Love Island USA," died while the show’s eighth season was being filmed in Fiji in the South Pacific. He was 40. ITV America and Peacock confirmed on Monday, June 15, that Barker died after what they described as an "unexpected medical emergency," NBC News reported. No official cause of death has been publicly released. Barker joined "Love Island USA" in 2020 as a story producer and rose to executive producer, a role he held for the last three seasons, …
Girl From 'The Ring,' Star Of 'Lilo & Stitch' Dies At 35: Reports Girl From 'The Ring,' Star Of 'Lilo & Stitch' Dies At 35: Reports
Girl From 'The Ring,' Star Of 'Lilo & Stitch' Dies At 35: Reports The former child actor widely known as the psychic girl in "The Ring" and the voice of Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" has died, according to reports. Daveigh Chase, 35, died from complications of meningitis on Tuesday, June 16. Roy Hernandez, Chase's boyfriend, announced her death to TMZ on Wednesday, June 17. Hernandez reportedly created a GoFundMe page for Chase as her health worsened. "Her condition has become critical, and the doctors have told me she may not have much time left," he wrote. "All she ever wanted was a place where we could live togethe…
Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash
Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash A newly released photo shows 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan smiling alongside his family in a horse-drawn carriage moments before a crash in Central Park claimed his life. The image, published by the New York Times and the New York Post, appears to have been taken shortly before the Thursday, June 17 incident near 71st Street and Center Drive that left the tourist dead and his family devastated. NYC horse carriage ban gains traction following tragic death of teen tourist https://t.co/NBLJXNyikM pic.twitter.com/hIlAGJWXm2 — New York Post (@nypost) June 18, 2026 Mahajan's father, De…
WATCH: Good Samaritan Lends Bike To Cop Chasing Suspected Child Predator Through Maryland WATCH: Good Samaritan Lends Bike To Cop Chasing Suspected Child Predator Through Maryland
Watch: Good Samaritan Lends Bike To Cop Chasing Suspected Child Predator Through Maryland Officers in Maryland got an unexpected assist from a Good Samaritan who offered their own bike to help track down a man soliciting sex. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday, June 15, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a stretch of Shady Grove Road after reports that an adult was targeting a minor, officials said. Montgomery County Department of Police The suspect took off on foot, leading to a short-lived pursuit that ended with the man in custody. During the chase, a passerby offered one of the officers their bicycle, which was then used in the pursuit. …
Former Voice Of America Employee Threatened Marjorie Taylor Greene In DC Office Sentenced: Feds Former Voice Of America Employee Threatened Marjorie Taylor Greene In DC Office Sentenced: Feds
Former Voice Of America Employee Threatened Marjorie Taylor Greene In DC Office Sentenced: Feds A former Voice of America employee from Maryland who made threats toward embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is heading to prison. Edgewater resident Seth Jason, 65, admitted in federal court last year to making repeated anonymous threats to kidnap and kill the Republican congresswoman over the course of more than a year while working for the broadcasting company. Specifically, Jason pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure and one count of anonymous telecommunications harassment between October 2023 and January 2025. On Thursday, June 18…
Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA
Pregnant Woman Shoots Bystander, Crashes Into Hotel Before Killing Herself: DA An 8-month-pregnant woman opened fire outside a Massachusetts hotel, wounded an innocent bystander, crashed her vehicle into the building, and then took her own life during a violent early morning incident, according to police. The violence unfolded around 12:55 a.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Sturbridge Plaza Hotel on Haynes Street in Sturbridge, prompting a large response from local and state police. Investigators believe the woman went to the hotel looking for two people she knew, Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early said. She fired shots from outside the building, striking a bystande…
Maryland Moves To Block Preakness Sale, Match $85M Offer To Keep Race Rights In-State Maryland Moves To Block Preakness Sale, Match $85M Offer To Keep Race Rights In-State
Maryland Moves To Block Preakness Sale, Match $85M Offer To Keep Race Rights In-State Just months after Maryland appeared set to lose control of one of its most recognizable sporting brands, Gov. Wes Moore says the state is stepping in with an $85 million move to keep the Preakness Stakes in Maryland's hands. The Moore administration announced Thursday, June 18, that Maryland will exercise its right of first refusal and match Churchill Downs Incorporated's $85 million offer to acquire the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan. The announcement reverses a deal revealed earlier this year that would have transferred ownership of the races' na…
Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says Libraries are usually where people go to settle down. Deputies say one Virginia man showed up looking to settle a score instead. What started as a road rage dispute on Lyons Boulevard in Stafford ended in a library parking lot fight, deputies say, leading to the arrest of 60-year-old Fredericksburg man Mark Gibson. The incident played out around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at the William J. Howell Library. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the victims told deputies that a driver brake-checked them on the road before following them into the library parking lot. It's n…
Beloved Maryland Community Center Reopening After Year-Long Renovation Beloved Maryland Community Center Reopening After Year-Long Renovation
Beloved Maryland Community Center Reopening After Year-Long Renovation A beloved Maryland community hub is getting ready to welcome neighbors back after a year away. The Lincoln Park Community Center in Rockville will officially reopen on Wednesday, July 1, following a major renovation that began in May 2025, city officials announced. Before the doors fully reopen, the Montgomery County center is giving residents a sneak peek. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22, through Tuesday, June 30, visitors can tour the renovated space, renew or purchase memberships, and take part in drop-in open-house activities. Some work is still being completed, officials not…
Driver Sought After Man Is Struck By Two Vehicles, Killed On Virginia Highway: Police Driver Sought After Man Is Struck By Two Vehicles, Killed On Virginia Highway: Police
Driver Sought After Man Is Struck By Two Vehicles, Killed On Virginia Highway: Police A man was hit by two vehicles and killed before sunrise Thursday on a busy stretch of Richmond Highway in Northern Virginia, and police are now trying to identify the second driver involved. The crash happened around 3 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, near Fort Hunt Road in the Huntington area, according to Fairfax County Police. Investigators say the adult victim was struck by one vehicle, then hit by a second. He was pronounced dead at the scene. One driver stayed. The other did not. Now, detectives with the department's Crash Reconstruction Unit are working to determine exactly what hap…