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What wouldn’t you do for your four-legged best friend? The latest recall covers select J.M. Smucker Company canned dog food products manufactured from 2016 onward. Recalled brands include Gravy Train, Kibbles ‘N Bits, Ol’ Roy, and Skippy canned dog food. Pet owners should check if they have the recalled pet food products, and if so, safely dispose of them. Pets that have eaten recalled brands should be monitored and, if necessary, taken to the vet....

The alleged Texas college stabber has been charged for his violent attacks yesterday that left 14 people injured. Twenty-year-old college student Dylan Quick was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was ordered held on $100,000 bond for each of the 14 charges, reports ABC News. Quick is accused of going on the stabbing spree at Lone Star Community College near Houston and he reportedly told authorities that he fantasized about stabbing people to death since he was an elementary school student....

The New York Times reports that the Transportation secretary Mr. Ray LaHood told Toyota drivers that they should stop driving their recalled Toyota vehicles until they can be repaired at a Toyota dealership. According to the New York Times, Mr. LaHood was very strong in his words about the defective Toyota vehicles. He told the panel: “We need to fix the problem so people don’t have to worry about disengaging the engine or slamming the brakes on or put it in neutral....

Novartis Pharmaceuticals has reached a settlement in the gender discrimination class action filed by a number of its women employees. Although a May 19 jury verdict had already awarded $250 million in punitive damages to a group of 5,600 employees, the company and plaintiffs came to an agreement which will cost the company $152.5 million. There will be no appeals or other challenges which might have affected the jury verdict....

“Dating Naked” is a dating reality show following the success of Discovery Channel’s “Naked and Afraid,” but one castmember is apparently a bit miffed at just how much “naked” VH1 broadcast. Jessie Nizewitz, 28, is a New York model and a plaintiff in a $10 million lawsuit against VH1’s operator Viacom for allowing a brief crotch shot (unblurred) to be shown in an episode of “Dating Naked.” According to Entertainment Weekly, Nizewitz was assured that her genitals would be blurred, and now that viewers have caught wind, she’s been “humiliated on social media....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a recall of “Veggie Booty” snack foods, due to possible salmonella contamination. According to an FDA Press Release, the warning “is based on 52 reports of illness across 17 states, beginning in March 2007. Almost all the illnesses have occurred in children under 10 years old, with the most cases in toddlers.” The snack product, manufactured by Robert’s American Gourmet, is typically consumed by small children....

Based on what celebrity news outlets are reporting, popular hip-hop artist Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky from the A$AP Mob crew, is being sued by his former landlord for destroying a luxury condo. Among the allegations are that Mr. Mayers scratched up the floors, got rid of a chandelier and a security camera, and turned his walk in closet into a recording studio. While multiple sources are reporting this story, claiming that a federal lawsuit has been filed against Mr....

Three college friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect removed a backpack with fireworks emptied of gunpowder from his dorm room three days after the attack, according to the attached FBI affidavit. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev are charged with conspiring to obstruct justice. A third man, Robel Phillipos, is charged with making false statements to federal investigators. The FBI affidavit says Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev agreed to get rid of the backpack after concluding from news reports that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was one of the bombers....

Another photographer has fallen prey to Alec Baldwin’s temper according to, well, the photographer himself. Marcus Santos, who works for New York Daily News was photographing Baldwin outside the Marriage License Bureau in New York City early Tuesday morning. Baldwin and fiancée Hilaria Thomas had just picked their marriage license for their upcoming wedding. Santos claims that Baldwin asked paparazzi to step back and then started swinging. Santos filed an assault complaint with the NYPD against the “30 Rock” star....

Admit it, there’s a sick pleasure in driving past another driver pulled over for speeding. However, almost all of us speed, and that sick pleasure can turn sickening when you get lit up by a police cruiser. So you’re probably wondering whether radar detectors are legal. If you do a lot of driving, you may have thought at some point to get a radar detector. And with radar detector apps being developed for your smartphone, it’s now easier than ever to get such a device....

As frontman for acclaimed metal band As I Lay Dying, Tim Lambesis was known for his brutal vocal delivery and imposing stage presence. Now, he’s perhaps even more well known for a more dubious distinction: convicted felon. Lambesis was sentenced to six years in prison Friday in a San Diego courtroom after pleading guilty to felony solicitation of murder. Lambesis was convicted under a California Penal Code section that makes it a felony to, “with the intent that the crime be committed, solicit another to commit or join in the commission of murder....

What is a REDDI report, and can it be used as the legal basis for a traffic stop? But what separates these REDDI reports from simple anonymous tips, and what makes them reliable enough to allow an officer to stop a vehicle? In states which employ REDDI-type programs, citizens may choose to identify themselves when making a report, or they may do so anonymously. The U.S. Supreme Court has noted that anonymous tips may provide reasonable suspicion necessary for officers to perform an investigatory stop, but they must be sufficiently reliable....

Chris Brown is in some serious trouble. This ain’t no monkey business! The rap star was charged with two counts of having a restricted species without a permit, and faces six months in jail. CB must not have been able to resist posting an adorable video of his daughter, Royalty, with alleged pet capuchin monkey, Fiji, back in December of 2017. Brown’s defense? It’s not his monkey! Brown claims Fiji belongs to his relatives out in Las Vegas, and that the video was taken there, and not at his house in Los Angeles....

Jury selection in the Conrad Murray trial has concluded, and opening statements are set to begin Tuesday. Though jurors have been instructed not to read or watch any related news media, some concerns about their prior viewing habits may still exist. Do they require a smoking gun? An eye witness? A recording of Michael Jackson’s death? Are juror expectations grounded in reality or television? The phrase “CSI effect” has been tossed around a lot in connection with this trial....

Copyright claims brought by Clayton Tanksley against writer-director Lee Daniels were dismissed after the court found no substantial similarities between Daniels’ hit show, Empire, and the struggling actor’s screenplay, Cream. Though both shows are centered around an African-American music label executive that has been diagnosed with a life-long disease, the random similarities end there. These characters, the court found, are both generic “prototypes” and do not earn copyright protection. For those not familiar with the hit series, Empire is based on Lucious Lyon, the African-American CEO of Empire Entertainment, trying to find a successor to his business after he is diagnosed with ALS, a fatal disease....

Prosecutors in NFL running back Adrian Peterson’s Texas child abuse case have filed a motion to have his bond set aside in the case and have Peterson rearrested after Peterson allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana. Peterson was arrested on charges of felony child abuse last month after allegedly disciplining his 4-year-old son with a wooden “switch.” Following his arrest, Peterson posted $15,000 bond and was released. But now prosecutors want a judge to set aside Peterson’s bond in light of comments he allegedly made while undergoing mandatory drug testing earlier this week....

Men, how would you like to choose between having sex or suffering pain? A recent Journal of Urology article suggests that men who use aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction, reports USA Today. This study was limited to men between the ages of 45 and 69 who were members of Kaiser managed care plans in California. The study found that regular users are about 2....

The FDA has announced a major tightening on the availability of the diabetes drug Avandia due to the evidence of increased risks of heart issues from the drug. In an unusual move, European officials and the U.S. have acted in concert to limit access to the drug. Europe will suspend sales of the diabetes drug entirely. In the U.S., patients may only be prescribed Avandia when they and their doctor can show that no other drugs are affective and that they are cognizant of the increased risks....

Toy maker Fisher-Price Inc. has agreed to pay a $975,000 fine for failing to report a choking hazard in one of its toys, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). In September 2002, Fisher-Price received the first notice that a nail fastener in its “Little People Animal Sounds Farm” could separate from the toy and pose a serious choking or aspiration hazard to young children, but the company did not report the problem to CPSC until March 2003....

Did you notice how a random man walked on stage at the Grammys as Adele was set to receive her award? Don’t worry if you didn’t. Most people didn’t notice, either. But Vitalii Sediuk, the Ukranian prankster, was arrested and spent the night behind bars for allegedly crashing the Grammys, according to The Hollywood Reporter. For those who were paying close attention, you may have noticed a man in a tuxedo and black glasses approach the microphone and say “It’s such an honor to receive this award,” and “I love you, Adele....