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Vanburglar to Hamburglar: 8-Yr-Old Steals Parents' Van to Get to McDonald's
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
You know that feeling -- you're eight years old and craving that McDonald's cheeseburger, and you're four-year-old sister wants one too, but your parents are...
Pennsylvania High School Suspends Almost Half Its Students ... for Missing Class
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
Harrisburg High School's new principal wanted to get the attention of students who were skipping class and their parents. "Many parents send their kids to...
Texas Man Fired, Arrested After Stealing $1.2M in Fajitas
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
The plot to Ocean's 14 (or Catorce de Oceano, in this case) this is not. Still, it's a pretty sizzling heist story. Over the course of almost a decade,...
Middle Fingers and Free Speech: Who Can You Flip the Bird To, and When?
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
Icons from Steve Jobs to Mike Ditka have done it; perhaps Johnny Cash did it best. There is something primeval about flipping the bird, like it was the first,...
Texas Man on Most-Wanted List Shows off Guns on Instagram, Gets Arrested
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
We often warn people going on vacation to not be so busy on social media, for fear of tipping off potential burglars. Well, the same advice might apply to...
Woman Wins $560M Powerball, Sues for Anonymity
By Jeffrey Yano, Esq. | Last updated on
You wish you had problems like this. The New Hampshire woman who hit the $560 million Powerball jackpot last month has sued the state's lottery commission --...
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