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Mom Nabbed for Breastfeeding While Driving

Feb 28, 2009 1:23 PM CST

Mom Nabbed for Breastfeeding While Driving

Unrepentant Ohio woman charged with endangering her child

(Newser) - Turns out, it’s not legal to breastfeed and drive at the same time. Genine Compton found that out the hard way when a male motorist spotted the Ohio woman chatting on a cellphone and breastfeeding one child while driving her other children to school. When police tracked Compton down,...

Barkley Will Take Break From TV After Bust

Jan 9, 2009 5:24 PM CST

Barkley Will Take Break From TV After Bust

TNT analyst blew .149, way over alcohol limit, nearly 'extreme DUI'

(Newser) - Charles Barkley's blood-alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit when he was busted on suspicion of DUI on New Year's Eve, the Arizona Republic reports. He blew a .149, well over the limit of .08 and a shade under the state's "extreme DUI" cut-off of .15. The...

Locklear Cops Plea
on DUI Charges

Jan 2, 2009 2:35 PM CST

Locklear Cops Plea on DUI Charges

(Newser) - Heather Locklear copped a plea in her DUI case today and won't serve jail time, People reports. The actress was arrested in September for driving erratically in Santa Barbara. In exchange for the dismissal of the DUI charges, Locklear pleaded no contest to reckless driving; she will pay a $700...

Gary Coleman
Admits Fan Assault

Dec 3, 2008 9:20 AM CST

Gary Coleman Admits Fan Assault

Whatchutalkinbout, Willis?

(Newser) - Former child actor Gary Coleman pleaded no contest to charges related to a tussle with a fan, and was ordered to pay a $100 fine, the AP reports. The pint-sized star’s troubles began when a fan snapped pictures of him and his wife in a Utah bowling alley in...

Hulk's Son: Get Me Outta Here!

Jun 3, 2008 9:37 AM CDT

Hulk's Son: Get Me Outta Here!

Wrestler's jailbird offspring doesn't care for county's hospitality

(Newser) - Wrestler Hulk Hogan's teenage son is asking to be released from jail, where he's isolated from other inmates because he's a minor, the Tampa Tribune reports. Lawyers for Nick Bollea, 17, serving 8 months for reckless driving, say he suffers "unbearable anxiety" and should be sent home until he...