Boy Killed in Texas Shooting Wanted to Be Police Officer. Now Uncle Says Cops 'Didn't Even Protect Him'

Jose Flores, Jr.Photo: courtesy of Christopher Salazar Jose Flores, Jr., was a little boy whose favorite color was blue. He loved playing baseball, and he wanted to be a police officer when he grew up. “He wanted to protect people,” says the 10-year-old’s uncle, Christopher Salazar, 33. “He wanted to be an officer to protect and serve people — and not like the officers here in Uvalde.” Salazar’s nephew is one of 19 children who lost their lives Tuesday in thedeadly shooting at Robb Elementary, a mass shooting that also killed two teachers....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 599 words · Amanda Hamilton

Boy Loses Hand After Neighbors Allegedly Tossed Homemade Lit Firework at Him on His 10th Birthday

Photo: Go Fund Me A little boy’s life has been forever changed after his neighbors allegedly tossed a lit firework at him on his 10th birthday, causing him to lose his left hand. Aaron Carreto is now left feeling betrayed and traumatized after the July 6 incident, which has kept him in the hospital for weeks as he recovers from the burns, injuries, and many surgeries he has endured,according to the GoFundMeset up on his behalf....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Amanda Smith

Boy Meets Breadsticks! Olive Garden Gets Custom Shoes Made for Danielle Fishel's Son on the Way

The dad-to-be showed off the latest addition to his son’s shoe collection over the weekend,posting a photo ofthree pairs of sneakers to his Instagram account for himself, Fishel and their little guy, who’s due to make his debut in July. Adorning the sides of the family’s coordinating gold tennis shoes is the recognizable logo from the well-known Italian eatery chain, complete with its signature grape and leaf illustrations. “What started as a glorious joke between myself and@mache275has went above & beyond....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Adriana Torres

Boy Meets Orioles Player After Sending Him Supportive Letter: 'Everyone Goes Through a Slump'

Photo: MASN Orioles/TwitterBaltimore Orioles player Chris Davis is thanking 9-year-old Henry Frasca for an encouraging note the baseball lover sent him earlier this year.Frasca, a Boston Red Sox fan from Massachusetts, wrote the supportive letter to Davis while the player was in a hitting slump. According toUSA Today, the slump was the longest hitting slump in Major League Baseball history. Davis, 33, ended the 0-for-54 slump in April — the same day Frasca said he sent his letter....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 978 words · Sean Dominguez

Boy Meets World's Danielle Fishel Felt Like an 'Object' to 'Creepy' Executive with Her Photos in His Bedroom

Photo: getty (2)Danielle Fishelis opening up about unsettling experiences being sexualized as a teenage star ofBoy Meets World.While discussing how she became “an object of desire at such a young age,” the actress, now 42, recalled a “creepy” interaction with a show executive in which she says he told her he had hung a calendar photo of her on his wall. She was 16 years old at the time.“I had people tell me they had my 18th birthday on their calendar,” she told herPod Meets Worldco-hosts and formerBMWcostarsRider StrongandWill Friedle....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1351 words · Matthew Castro

Boy Meets World's Danielle Fishel on the Cast's Bond amid Ben Savage Stepping Away: 'True Knowing Each Other'

Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage starred as teenage loves on Boy Meets World starting in 1993.Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty; Randy Shropshire/GettyThe cast ofBoy Meets Worldis still as much a family as they were 30 years ago.Danielle Fishel(Topanga),Rider Strong(Shawn),Matthew Lawrence(Jack),Will Friedle(Eric), Anthony Tyler Quinn (Jonathan), Betsy Randle (Amy), Lee Noris (Stuart), Trina McGee (Angela),William Daniels(Mr. Feeny) and Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (Lila) took a trip down memory lane as they came together at 90s Con in Tampa on Saturday — and spoke about the longevity of their friendships....

March 16, 2025 · 12 min · 2376 words · Melissa Hill

Boy Meets World's Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle Announce Documentary: We're 'Excited About It'

(L-R) Will Friedle, Danielle Fishel and Rider Strong pose for a photo during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on September 27, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo:Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Tim Nwachukwu/Getty TheBoy Meets Worldcrew has a new project up their sleeves. “We aren’t even sure if it’s ever gonna go anywhere or not. We’re not necessarily intending on doing anything with it. But like, Bon [Bonnie Bartlett Daniels] mentioned, this has been such an amazing group of people that we have been able to stay in touch with for all this time,” Fishel, 42, began....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Melissa Franklin

Boy Mom! Bethany Hamilton Welcomes Son Micah: 'Amazing Blessing'

Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks.Photo: bethany Hamilton/ Instagram Bethany Hamiltonis now a mom of three boys! The surfer, 31,announced on Tuesdaythat she welcomed her third child, son Micah, with husband Adam Dirks on Valentine’s Day: Sunday, Feb. 14. Dirks shared the “big news” in aYouTube video, telling fans that Hamilton and the newborn are resting and their other boys — sons Tobias, 5, and Wesley, 2 — are both “excited.”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Scott Robertson

Boy Named Banjo Make Their Grand Ole Opry Debut! Go Behind the Scenes with the Bluegrass-Based Quintet

01of 10Danielle PiazzaWe’re all best buds and there’s nothing we enjoy more than just goofing off in the green room before a show. Love how this photo captures a little bit of that! 01of 10 Danielle Piazza We’re all best buds and there’s nothing we enjoy more than just goofing off in the green room before a show. Love how this photo captures a little bit of that! 02of 10...

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Andrew Dixon

Boy or Girl? Pregnant Lily Aldridge Finds Out the Sex of Her Second Child — See the Fun Photos

It’s a … surprise! The second and third snapshots — which, like the first, are completely in black and white — show the parents-to-belooking shocked at the reveal, with Aldridge holding her hands over her mouth in surprise while big-sister-to-be Dixie adorably covers her ears. “Any Guesses? 💗👶🏽💙,” Aldridge, 32,teased in the caption. Lily Aldridge/Instagram In the image, the mom-to-be was sporting a huge smile on her face as she posed in a printed bikini while standing in the water on a beach....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Craig Jones

Boy Paralyzed by Polio-Like Illness Walks Again After Nerve Transplant Surgery: 'It's Amazing'

Photo: Brian Noblitt One week in August of 2016, 6-year-old Brandon Noblitt had what his family thought was a cold, along with a headache and neck pain. But within days of his first sniffle, Brandon collapsed while getting out of bed. His dad, Brian Noblitt, tells PEOPLE that he and his wife were shocked to learn from doctors that their athletic and seemingly healthy son had the rare polio-like disease acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Tom Bird

Boy Playing Soccer on Vacation Gets Surprise When Pro Lionel Messi Asks to Join

Well that’s exactly what happened recently to Mackenzie O’Neill, an 11-year-old from Southeast England. What followed was 40 minutes of play, in which O’Neill got to square off against one of his idols. Messi, 32, plays as a forward and captains both Barcelona and the Argentina national team. “I wasn’t nervous!” O’Neill told CNN. “I was a bit shy at first but then just did what I love doing best. It was incredible to see him move....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Barry Wagner

Boy Scout, 15, 'Pretty Shook Up' After Trying to Save Truck Driver Who Died in Accident with Amtrak Train

A pair of Boy Scout troops from Wisconsin stepped up to help in the immediate aftermath of Monday’s Amtrak crash in Missouri, which left three people dead. Boy Scout Troops 73 and 12, of Appleton, Wisconsin, were returning home from a 10-day backpacking trip in New Mexico when the train they were ridingcollided with a dump truckin Mendon, Missouri, Scott Armstrong, director of national media relations with the Boy Scouts of America, tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Don Holland DDS