Jayden Perkins.Photo:Facebook/Helen C. Peirce School Of International Studies Facebook/Helen C. Peirce School Of International Studies An 11-year-old Chicago boy is dead after trying to protect his pregnant mother when a convicted felon allegedly attacked them with a knife at their house a day after he was released on parole, authorities said. On Wednesday at about 8 a.m., the woman was getting her children ready for school when Crosetti Brand, 37, with whom she had a relationship more than a decade earlier, allegedly showed up at her home and forced his way inside, authorities said at a press conference Fridayshown on WGN 9....

Milwaukee mother killed, son accused wanted virtual reality headset.Photo:FOX6 News Milwaukee/Youtube FOX6 News Milwaukee/Youtube An 11-year-old boy is to stand trial for allegedly shooting his mother in the face for not buying him a virtual reality headset. Two psychologists examined the child — who was 10 at the time of the November 2022 shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and remains unidentified — before the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jane Carroll made the decision to charge him as an adult,Law & Crimereported in July....

Rescue teams in Wisconsin found an 11-year-old boy trapped in a sewer on Tuesday, spotting the little boy’s finger poking through a manhole in Harrison after he was swept away about 30 feet in floodwaters, PEOPLE confirms. The boy, whose name hasn’t been made public, was playing near a retention pond with friends on Tuesday in Harrison County when he became “curious” and went into the water. As flood water drained into the basin, the little boy was quickly sucked in....

Photo: ABC 11 Braydon Smith is being praised for his quick thinking and action after slashing the intruder in the back of his neck with the machete he recently bought to cut down trees and branches while camping,The News & Observerreports. The suspect, who the Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified as Jataveon Dashawn Hall, initially fled the scene and sought medical attention, but has since been taken into custody. The dramatic ordeal occurred on Friday morning around 11 a....

Ryan Jastrzembski.Photo: Ry Guy’s road to recovery/Facebook Over a thousand people have come together to support a New Jersey boy who is fighting for his life after being badly burned in abonfire accidenton Monday. A preliminary investigation found that the flames traveled up the gas can, which exploded in the boy’s hands, Mount Laurel Police Department spokesman Kyle Gardner toldNJ.com.​​ “Needless to say he has a long, extremely tough road ahead to recovery,” reads a message on the page....

Not much is more refreshing on a hot summer’s day than a cold glass of lemonade — except maybe an ice cold beer. One Utah boy put a “twist” on the classic summer lemonade stand, offering up “ice cold beer” to his neighbors, many of whom actually called the cops on the budding entrepreneur, considering he’s still 10 years away from being legally allowed to drink the beverage. When Brigham City police arrived at the “beer” stand, however, they found out the catch: the 11-year-old was sellingroot beer— he just wrote the word “root” on his sign really, really small....

Photo: Michaelah Reynolds It was a whirlwind weekend for youngNathan Broxton. The 11-year-oldtheaterfan packed up his bags in California last week and arrived in New York City on Friday morning. After going viral earlier this month for his impassioned renditions of Broadway showtunes, the Broxtons were gifted a first-class flight from Delta Air Lines so that Nathan could meet his idols — and experience the magic ofBroadway— in real life....

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood at a press conference Tuesday night.Photo: Volusia Sheriff’s Office A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl allegedly opened fire on deputies in Florida Tuesday night after they allegedly broke into a home and found the homeowner’s shotgun and AK-47. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said the children, who ran away from the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home just hours earlier, fired multiple rounds at the deputies who had surrounded the home....

Photo: GoFundMe A sixth-grade boy from New Jersey was running drills at football practice when he collapsed and later died at a local hospital. Elijah Jordan Brown-Garcia, a student at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, New Jersey,became unresponsiveduring the practice for Essex County Predators on Feb. 10, his family told News 12 in New Jersey. “He was so happy to be there. He didn’t know that it was going to be his last day, his mother Raven Brown told the outlet, adding of the practice, “No contact....

A boy was killed and five others were injured Sunday in a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle and a pickup truck in Texas. The 70-year-old driver and passenger of the Ranger were also hospitalized following the incident, according toThe Dallas Morning News. One of the 14-year-olds, a boy, was in critical condition following the incident, according to WFAA. The other victims’ conditions are unknown. Texas DPS did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment....

Photo: FacebookThough he was just 12 years old, Adrian Cross displayed courage far beyond his years as a fire engulfed his home on Monday night.As the flames spread throughout his family’s two-story residence in Milwaukee, young Adrian tried to save his siblings, but became trapped on the second floor, his grandmother, June Cross, toldFOX 6.“He went in to get his brothers,” she told the news station. “That’s what he was trying to do....

Photo: The Inn at Honey Run Facebook With the school year just around the corner, a 12-year-old Ohio boy will surely have the best item to bring for show-and-tell: an ancient woolly mammoth tooth. Jason Nies, innkeeper at The Inn at Honey Run in Millersburg, Ohio, was hosting a family reunion on the grounds of the resort in July when relative Jackson Hepner made the exciting discovery. Hepner was taking a break from family photos when he spotted something partially buried in mud along the edge of Honey Run Creek, the resort said in anews release....

Joshua Haileyesus.Photo: Go Fund Me A boy is in critical condition after his parents believe he participated in a viral online challenge that encourages participants to choke themselves until they pass out. On March 22, Joshua Haileyesus' twin brother found him unconscious on the bathroom floor of their Colorado home, according to aGoFundMeset up for the family. The 12-year-old’s parents believe he was taking part in a challenge that dares people to see how long they can hold their breath, and that he was “completely unaware of the risks involved....