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    Ron Dicker

    Ron Dicker

    General Assignment Reporter, HuffPost

  • Tom Holland's New Buzz Cut Prompts Stranger Comparisons

    The "Spider-Man" star's new 'do for a movie sparked many hair-raising comparisons, but this one stood out.

  • 'Lou Dobbs' Guest Makes Head-Spinning Comment About Whistleblower

    GOP strategist Ed Rollins ripped the whistleblower and impeachment inquiry on the Fox Business show.

  • Fans Savagely Troll Bryce Harper After Nationals' Playoff Win

    Twitter users mock the team's ex-MVP for signing with the Phillies, only to miss out on the postseason fun.

  • Aaron Paul Recaps 'Breaking Bad' At Breakneck Speed On 'Jimmy Kimmel'

    The actor's breathless summary primed fans for Friday's Netflix release of "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie."

  • 'South Park' Character Says 'F**k The Chinese Government' After Ban

    The Comedy Central cartoon responded in classic style after it was banned in China.

  • Eric Trump And Sean Hannity Blame Barack Obama For Ukraine 'Corruption'

    The Fox News host and Donald Trump's son continued pushing unfounded accusations against Joe Biden amid the Ukraine whistleblower scandal.

  • 'The Masked Singer' Unmasks Eagle And We're Knocked Over With A Feather (Spoiler Alert)

    Fox's offbeat costume party eliminated the off-key contestant in a battle against Flower, Penguin and Fox.

  • WATCH: Where Was Help For Teacher During Class Fight?

    A fight in class at a Florida high school is generating safety concerns for teachers there, ABC Action News reported in the segment above. Caught on cell phone video by a student who appears to egg them on, two girls from Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg exchange verbal blows for several minutes while the teacher, sensing an imminent fight, temporarily forms a barricade between the two. In the full-length video procured by the Tampa Bay Times, no one else appeared to intervene until after the fight broke out in earnest.

  • Muslim Rights Group Calls For Prison Diet Change

    An Islamic rights group is calling on Florida's Department of Corrections to offer halal food to Muslim prisoners after a court mandated that kosher food be served again to Jewish inmates. "It is only fair and equitable that if Jewish inmates receive kosher food, as they should, that Muslim inmates have access to halal meals," Hassan Shibly, executive director of Florida's Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a press release.

  • Now We Know How Many Swimming Pools There Are In L.A.

    The LA Swimmer — 43123 Pools I Have Not Visited and Never Will from Benedikt Groß on Vimeo. Researchers went off the deep end and counted the swimming pools in Los Angeles. For example, the well-to-do Beverly Hills has 2,481 backyard pools, while the economically disadvantaged neighborhood of Watts has none, according to the unusual study.

  • Smallest Penis Contest Winner Tells All!

    Nick Gilronan must have big you-know-whats. The 27-year-old UPS Store worker who won Brooklyn's smallest penis contest said he's proud of his puny package. "The size of a man's penis does not matter for who he is as a person or in a relationship," he told Gothamist after his victory Saturday at Kings County Bar.

  • WATCH: Mom's Quick Reaction Saves Baby From Car Wreck

    A 17-year-old mother's swift action may have saved her baby from being crushed by an out-of-control car, video footage shows. Alondra Gervacio was walking her daughter, Perla Galindo, in a stroller on the sidewalk Tuesday in the Bronx. A livery cab on the street suddenly careened toward them when the driver suffered a fatal heart attack, NBC News reported.

  • Valet Parking For Bicycles Goes For A Spin

    Valet parking comes with the territory in New York City. Barclays Center in Brooklyn announced it would have free valet parking for bicycles at a June 5 concert for indie band The National. The service is being provided by Transportation Alternatives, an advocacy group for walkers, cyclists and public transit riders.

  • Bike Share Program Bars Obese Riders?

    Bike shop owners told the New York Post that the weight limit was unnecessary for the sturdy bikes used. “If you’re 260 pounds or 300 pounds and want to ride a bike, you should be allowed to," Jhoskaira Ferman told the tabloid. According to the Citi Bike website, the bicycles are priced at $10 for a day pass, $25 for a week or $95 for a year.

  • WATCH: Cops Get Citizens Drunk (For Training Purposes)

    Imagine a cop as a bartender who hands out free drinks and urges you to get smashed with no legal consequences. Suffolk County (N.Y.) Police got volunteers drunk to study them, WABC reported Wednesday. "We really need the real live intoxicated people so we can do the standardized field sobriety testing in a real life atmosphere," Officer Charles Boyle told the station.

  • LOOK: The Craziest Basketball Court You'll Ever See

    Playing on Florida International University's home court in Miami will now be a day at the beach. The school revealed the winning design of its new basketball floor to The Huffington Post on Thursday -- a baseline-to-baseline shore design that might have players thinking they have sand in their shoes. Athletic Director Pete Garcia told HuffPost Thursday that he came up with the idea to attract recruits, provide a homecourt advantage and make money -- the school is getting a sponsor to pay for it.

  • Pit Bull Attack Of Girl Caught On Tape

    A pit bull sprinted across a Bronx street and attacked a young girl on Sunday, as shown in horrifying surveillance video, CBS New York reported. Eduardo Candelier helped. According to DogBites.org, a group that advocates the banning of pit bulls, pit bulls accounted for 151 of the 251 dog-bite deaths in the U.S. between 2005 and 2012.

  • Bronx Science Sex Hazing Existed For Years: Report

    The Daily News obtained a March 2012 email allegedly from athletic director Marion Dietrich. Visit the New York Daily News for more details on the email. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.

  • Sexual Assault, Hazing Arrests Shock Elite Public School

    The Bronx High School of Science, one of New York's elite public schools, has been stunned by an alleged hazing scandal that resulted in the arrest and suspension of three track athletes, the New York Times reported March 4. Three students -- Thomas Brady, 16, Boubacar Diallo, 16, and Pier Berkmans, 17 -- have been charged as adults with "forcible touching, hazing, harassment and assault" of a freshman team member over several months, the Times reported. Principal Valerie Reidy told parents in a letter that, while not all athletes were involved in the hazing, track events would be suspended while the school continues to investigate, according to the paper.

  • Man Sues Parents For Lack Of Love

    A 32-year-old homeless man is suing his parents for neglect, demanding that they sell their tiny share of a Brooklyn house to finance two Domino's Pizza stores, the New York Post reports. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today. Bernard Anderson Bey conceded that his mother and father legally owe him nothing but said he thought his father "might find pleasure in seeing his children become successful," according to the news outlet.