Day: April 8, 2023

Drivers seen dumping dogs on remote road in California

7:50 am April 8, 2023

A California animal shelter’s surveillance video captured people dumping unwanted dogs on the side of a remote road in Riverside County. Footage from the Sierra Pacific Furbabies property shows the driver of a sedan dumping a Rottweiler on the side of the road. Employees said a puppy was found in the yard outside the shelter […]

California teacher repeatedly urges hesitant student to use racial slur

6:02 am April 8, 2023

A middle school student in Fontana, California, asked his teacher to help him with a word in a book he was reading for his English class when his teacher began demanding he say the word, which is a racial slur. The Sequoia Middle School eighth-grader was reading “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain when […]

On this day in history, April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record

4:02 am April 8, 2023

Baseball superstar Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s career home run record, on this day in history, April 8, 1974. Known as “Hammerin’ Hank” for his impressive home run abilities, Aaron hit his record-breaking home run off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame […]

Active shooter on University of Oklahoma campus, university officials say

3:48 am April 8, 2023

The University of Oklahoma is currently sheltering in place after reports of shots being fired on the campus Friday night, according to university officials. “There is an active shooter at the Van Vleet Oval. Take immediate action now. Run. Hide. Fight!” the University of Oklahoma said in a tweet. The university tweeted that around 10 […]

Phil Mickelson’s Masters partner seen wearing PGA Tour branded shirt despite LIV rift, social media reacts

2:58 am April 8, 2023

One day after Viktor Hovland’s Azela-colored polo shirt made headlines in the first round of the Masters Tournament, another golfers shirt drew attention. Shortly after the second round of action got underway at Augusta National, Phil Mickelson’s playing partner Si Woo Kim was seen wearing a polo shirt with the words “PGA Tour.” Kim’s fashion […]