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At a time when parents and players are more concerned than ever about concussions and head injuries in football, one manufacturer is recalling thousands of football helmets due to their propensity to crack, posing a greater risk of head injuries to football players. Xenith is recalling almost 6,000 of its helmets after learning that a certain additive wasn’t included in the paint mixture for the helmets, causing them to be more brittle....

While the first quarter of 2017 has barely reached a close, the wave of celebrity burglaries that has rocked Hollywood this year has netted close to $3 million in stolen goods. The list of celebrity targets is both long and distinguished. Victims include notable personalities such as Alanis Morissette, Nicki Minaj, Kendall Jenner, Emmy Rossum, and Jaime Pressly. The robbery at Morissette’s home is reportedly the largest of the group, reporting a nearly $2 million dollar heist of jewelry....

Memorial Day reminds us of the soldiers who gave their lives in service of this country. How should you should not commemorate Memorial Day weekend? With a DUI. With booze and good times flowing around this federal holiday, pay attention to these three tips to avoid getting a Memorial Day DUI: This seems like common sense… because it is. The easiest way to avoid being charged with a DUI on a holiday is to not get in a car – or any other type of vehicle, on land or water – while intoxicated....

A U.S. Army major and his wife are accused of abusing foster kids for years, breaking their bones, force-feeding them hot sauce, and denying them water. John and Carolyn Jackson of Mount Holly, New Jersey, even allegedly used one of their biological kids to guard the toilet bowls so the foster children couldn’t try to quench their thirst, New York’s WNBC-TV reports. The two are being charged with a whopping 17 counts related to their alleged abuse....

If you’re having trouble getting your income tax return together in time for tomorrow’s April 15th deadline for filing, you’re not alone. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expecting almost 10 million extension requests this year. Most importantly, there is still time to get an extension to file from the IRS, and from your state’s tax agency. Here are a few tips on getting a tax extension: You Must Request the IRS’s Automatic 6-Month Extension....

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has been granted a temporary restraining order to prevent the disposal of ashes from the incineration of an Ebola victim’s possessions in a Louisiana landfill. The TRO was granted by a Louisiana judge on Monday, reports The Washington Post. The order blocks the potential disposal in the state of ashes generated by the incineration of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan’s possessions. Duncan died earlier this month in Dallas, and his possessions were incinerated in order to prevent the potential spread of the virus....

The Gabriel Aubry, Halle Berry custody case continues with the latest round being called a victory for Halle Berry. A judge has ruled that Halle Berry can travel across country with her toddler to New York to film a movie called “New Year’s Eve.” Gabriel Aubry had tried to stop Halle from taking their daughter Nahla with her to New York, TMZ reports. “We are pleased the judge took the time to deal with this very imminent and important issue....

Playboy bunny Crystal Harris calls off her wedding to Hugh Hefner. Dumped, yes, but what becomes to Crystal Harris’ engagement ring? Does Hefner have a claim to it? Harris, 25, began dating Hefner, 85, last May, and Hefner proposed to Harris in December, reports the New York Daily News. Harris and Hefner’s relationship overlapped Hefner’s relationship with the Shannon twins, according to the New York Daily News. Hefner proposed to Harris on Christmas Eve by putting a ring into a music box that played a song from “The Little Mermaid,” which is Harris’ favorite movie, the Daily News reports....

Microsoft Corporation has announced that it will replace all ‘Halo 3’ video game discs that were scratched after coming loose inside of special limited-edition packaging. Under Microsoft’s Disc Replacement Program, customers who purchased a damaged ‘Halo 3’ disc can submit a Disc Replacement Program Form to receive a new disc. The deadline for submitting the form is December 31, 2007. ‘Halo 3,’ released on September 25, operates only on Microsoft’s X-Box gaming system....

Nic Cage might have been a “superhero” in “Kick Ass,” but his ex-girlfriend certainly doesn’t think he can take care of his son. Weston Cage’s conservatorship battle between Christina Fulton, Cage’s ex, and Cage, is heating up. Weston, 20, a death metal singer, is currently in psychiatric evaluation after a fight with his personal trainer in early June, reports Contact Music. Fulton is pursuing conservatorship of her son - but both Nic and Weston look to be against Fulton’s actions....

Proving there’s nothing new under the runway lights, Marc Jacobs recently released his “Bootleg Redux Grunge” collection, recycling looks from his 1993 collection for Perry Ellis, and adding some tweaks to some early 90’s favorites. One such piece is gaining some unwelcome legal notoriety. Jacobs riffed off the famous Nirvana smiley face logo, exchanging the band’s name with the word “Heaven,” and replacing the face’s x-ed out eyes with letters “M” and “J” – or ripped off the logo, if you’re surviving bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic....

Nokia filed a patent lawsuit against Apple yesterday over its wildly successful iPhone, alleging that Apple is somehow “attempting to get a ‘free-ride’ on the billions of dollars” in Nokia’s telecommunication work. But a quick read of the opening arguments alleged by Nokia may be a sign of nothing more than jealousy over Apple’s continued worldwide iPhone marketing success, just as the device is expected to be released in China....

The advisory committee for the FDA made its recommendation on July 19, regarding the cancer drug Avastin. The committee has found that the new research submitted on the drug indicates it has no appreciable benefits to patients with breast cancer and should not be promoted to treat that particular type of the disease. The committee finding would not affect the marketing or use of the drug for brain, lung, colon and kidney cancer....

Randy Travis has received probation for crashing his Pontiac Trans Am while driving naked and drunk. The country singer pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received two years of probation, a $2,000 fine, and a 180-day suspended jail sentence, reports The Associated Press. What this means is that for the next two years, Travis will have a 180-day jail sentence hanging over him should he violate the terms of his probation....

The minimum requirements for employers paying overtime pay are dictated by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA requires overtime pay for certain classes of employees and exempts others, including “any salesman, partsman, or mechanic primarily engaged in selling or servicing automobiles, trucks, or farm implements.” But what about “service advisors”? Those car dealership employees, who, according to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “neither sell automobiles nor service (i.e., repair or maintain) vehicles … Rather, they ‘meet and greet [car] owners’; ‘solicit and sugges[t]’ repair services ’to remedy the [owner’s] complaints’; ‘solicit and suggest … supplemental [vehicle] service[s]’; and provide owners with cost estimates”?...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a $2.5 billion punitive damages order against Exxon Mobil Corp., ruling that the amount was excessive and should have been in line with the actual harm caused after the Exxon supertanker Valdez ran aground off the coast of Alaska in 1989, spilling millions of gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. In today’s 5-3 decision, the Court held that in maritime cases like the Valdez accident, punitive damages should not exceed the amount of compensatory (or actual) damages attributable to the incident....

While many people may have heard of lemon laws, most people have not heard of the Used Car Rule, despite it being in place since 1985. Don’t be shocked though, as the rule really only applies to used car dealers and those pieces of paper that are taped up on the windows of used cars for sale at dealerships. However, this month, the FTC updated the Used Car Rule. The updates to the rule are meant to help clarify used car sales for consumers, as well as protect consumers from making poor decisions and uninformed purchases....

One of the most persistent myths regarding criminal law is that if an officer makes a mistake on your police report, your charges get dropped. Not only is it highly unlikely an error on a report will result in dropped charges, police report mistakes, whether substantive or merely spelling, can work against you. So what can you do if there’s a mistake on your police report? Generally, it will depend on the kind of mistake....

Who owns “Ghost Rider” – Marvel, or the man who created the comic book character? According to U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest, Marvel does. Writer and former Marvel employee Gary Friedrich’s lawsuit against the comic book company was dismissed in federal court this week. Friedrich created the fiery motorcycle-riding “Ghost Rider” character in the early 1970s. He sought movie rights after he heard that Marvel planned other uses of the “Ghost Rider” character....

The top ten cities for car thefts in the U.S. was released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), and the list could be renamed the top ten cities for car thefts in California. The survey of most car thefts in 2011 included seven California cities within its top ten. However, it wasn’t all bad news as car thefts fell nationwide for the second straight year, reports MSN. Relying on FBI figures, there was a 3....