Year: 2015

Beer Pong Game Ends In Accidental Shooting

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A Blue Island, Illinois, man shot two people during a backyard game of beer pong when he tried to distract his opponent by waving a gun in his face, prosecutors say.Manus Shannon, 27, was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm Saturday after accidentally shooting two guests in the shoulder and hand at a Fourth of July party on Chicago's Far South Side, according to Chicago police. Sunday was Shannon's birthday; he spent it in jail.At a... [...]

I Live With My Ex-Wife And Her New Wife — And Our Kids Are Better For It

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After their separation, Ben Rollman and his ex-wife decided to remain in the same home so they could continue to raise their kids together. When his ex fell in love with her new partner, the household gained a new member."It's all three parents and two kids under one roof," Rollman, who lives in Austin, Texas, told The Huffington Post. "People actually get on me for not writing a book about this but I keep telling them it'd be a really boring... [...]

6 Signs It’s Time To Leave Your Marriage

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Too many couples think no further than the honeymoon plans when contemplating marriage. They have no idea about the complexity behind real relationship issues and the maturity it takes to create a successful, long-term outcome.Divorced couples learn through hindsight about the challenges two people face when living together week after week, month after month in today's stress-filled world. It takes awareness, flexibility, great communication... [...]

Suspect In San Francisco Shooting Had Been Deported 5 Times

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The suspect accused of a random shooting that killed a woman strolling a popular San Francisco pier had previously been deported five times.Francisco Sanchez, 45, was arrested soon after allegedly firing a single shot that killed Katheryn Steinle, 32, as she and her father walked on Pier 14 Thursday evening, San Francisco police have said. He had been a free man at the time because San Francisco is a sanctuary city that doesn't comply with all... [...]

Chicago Boy Amari Brown Among 3 Dead, 27 Injured In Just 8-Hour Span

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In just an eight-hour span during the Fourth of July weekend, gun violence in Chicago left three people dead and 27 wounded. Amari Brown, a 7-year-old boy on the city's West Side, was the youngest of the fatalities.Those 30 shootings came between 9:20 p.m Saturday and 4:45 a.m. Sunday, the Chicago Tribune reported.Amari had spent the day celebrating with family and riding his scooter up and down the block where he lived with his grandmother... [...]