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Save the waterworks. Two Maryland firemen were hit with charges for a hose stunt that flooded a baseball field being used by a collegiate team amid a long-running feud, according to a report. Montgomery County Fire Capt. Christopher Reilly and firefighter Alan Barnes each were slapped with three misdemeanor charges for the watery retribution this past July, according to NBC News. Water shoots from a fire station in Silver Springs, Maryland, after a homerun from a high school baseball game struck a firefighter’s car in July 2025. fox5dc They each face two counts of malicious destruction of property and one…

Frightful fun for the whole neighborhood becomes a blood-splattered fight for survival when one family’s haunted attraction comes to life in “Home Haunt,” the thrilling and chilling segment from V/H/S/Halloween that’s written and directed by Micheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman. With V/H/S/Halloween now streaming on Shudder, Daily Dead had the great pleasure of catching up with “Home Haunt” actress Sarah Nicklin, who plays Nancy, a loving mother who becomes a badass monster slayer when her son and husband are put in danger by deadly decorations. In our full Q&A feature below, Sarah discusses the joys of working with Micheline and R.H.,…

“Fast and Furious” star Tyrese Gibson was arrested Friday after his four mastiff dogs allegedly mauled his neighbor’s dainty pooch, as footage captured the animals lurking at the door moments before the tragedy. The 46-year-old actor turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail and was slapped with one count of cruelty to animals just before 6 a.m., according to online records viewed by The Post. He was released shortly after on a $20,000 bond. Tyrese Gibson was charged with misdemeanor Cruelty to Animals on Oct. 3, 2025. Fulton County Sheriff’s Office The Los Angeles native is best known for…

TORONTO — No place served as the Yankees’ personal house of horrors this season quite like Rogers Centre. A large part of that is because of their infield defense essentially falling apart once it stepped foot on Canadian soil — er, turf. But coming off a wild-card series in which Yankees infielders consistently delivered high-level defense, that will only take on more significance, looming large over their hopes of knocking off the Blue Jays in the ALDS beginning on Saturday at Rogers Centre. The Yankees went 1-6 here during the regular season, making 11 errors in seven games — 11.7…

A rift between Hamas’ political leadership and its armed wing in Gaza could complicate the execution of President Trump’s peace plan that would end the ongoing war with Israel, according to a report. The Palestinian terrorist organization’s diplomatic arm released a statement on Friday saying that it tentatively agreed to free Israeli hostages in accordance with Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza — though it sought further talks on key sticking points. But wide swaths of the faction remain opposed to two key demands in the Trump peace plan — disarmament and the release of nearly 50 Israeli…

As a relationship and attachment scientist, couples therapist, and coach, I hear it all the time: “My partner is avoidant.” “The person I am dating is anxious.” “I think I am avoidant.” People come to me convinced they have cracked the code of their relationships by slotting themselves or their partners into an attachment category they picked up on TikTok or Instagram. I get why it resonates. These labels are everywhere. They offer a sense of clarity and validation when relationships feel confusing or painful. But the truth is more complicated. And while social media has made attachment language popular,…

A’ja Wilson and Dana Evans each scored 21 points, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-86 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Friday night. Wilson scored 12 of her points over the final 14 minutes, and Phoenix’s Satou Sabally missed a long 3-pointer with 2 seconds left that would have tied it. Game 2 is Sunday in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) celebrates with teammates during the second half in Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals against the Phoenix Mercury, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Las Vegas. AP Evans led…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blasted Illinois officials Friday after she and her staff were “blocked” from entering a Chicago-area government building while visiting an ICE facility engulfed in weeks of fiery protests. Noem, 53, shared a video on social media of her team being denied entry to the Village of Broadview Municipal Building, about 12 miles west of downtown Chicago, after requesting to use the bathroom — and slammed Gov. JB Pritzker for empowering his state to snub federal agents. “We were stopping for a quick bathroom break,” the DHS chief wrote on X. Kristi Noem said she was…

The Israeli government late Friday responded to Hamas’s tentative agreement to President Trump’s Gaza peace plan by saying it is making “preparations for the immediate implementation of the first phase” involving the release of hostages. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement to Israeli media outlets pledging to work with Trump — though it did not include a commitment to cease military action in Gaza, which the US president demanded in a statement on Friday. “In light of the Hamas response [to the Trump peace plan], Israel is making preparations for the immediate implementation of the first…

Wan’Dale Robinson couldn’t help it. All the nightmare memories completely washed over him as he watched Malik Nabers go down against the Chargers on Sunday. The moment brought him immediately back to 2022, when he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his right knee as a rookie on Nov. 20 during a Week 11 matchup with the Lions. Nabers appeared to have buckled his knee as he jumped for a pass down the visitors sideline during the second quarter. He fell down on the field and immediately reached for his knee.