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SNIP The 36-year-old actress posted a series of photos as well as a video to her Instagram with a caption that read, "On Sundays we take communion." The 32-year-old rapper appeared to be dressed as a priest who gave communion to a kneeling Fox in the video. SNIP Another person commented, "What happened to cultural appropriation? Why is it wrong to dress up as an Indian but okay to mock the Catholic faith. It's absolutely abhorrent and offensive and I'm so sick of the double standard." Another person shared their frustration, writing, "Let this be mocking ANY other religion/worldview and...

A New Hampshire man who thought he had a decent ball toss says he lost his life savings—or about $2,600—playing a carnival game he claims was rigged. Henry Gribbohm told WBZ-TV that he was attempting to win an Xbox Kinect at the Manchester carnival when things went awry. The 30-year-old from Epsom, N.H., was playing a game called Tubs of Fun in which contestants toss balls into a tub, but the balls kept popping out. “It’s not possible that it wasn’t rigged,” Gribbohm said. “You just get caught up in the whole ‘I’ve got to win my money back.’”

FORT WALTON BEACH — Not everyone thinks it’s all fun and games at the Northwest Florida Fair. Carnival workers are known for their persistence, but there’s a line and one family says it was crossed this weekend. "I would never take my children back and that disappoints me. I grew up here," said Niceville resident Kara Lacey. "I was one of the ones writing letters to save the fairgrounds and now I regret that." Gary Alberry, general manager for Reithoffer Shows, said any complaints are addressed swiftly and Lacey’s were no exception. "We want people and families to come out...

A bankruptcy trustee for a carnival company whose owners received a pardon from President Clinton is seeking to garnish the bank accounts of Mr. Clinton's brother-in-law to recoup more than $100,000 in loans. Anthony D. Rodham, one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's two brothers, got the loans from United Shows of America Inc. after its owners obtained the presidential pardon in March 2000 over the objections of the Justice Department. Michael E. Collins, trustee for United Shows, filed papers in Alexandria bankruptcy court seeking the return of $107,000 plus $46,034 in interest from Mr. Rodham, 51, for the loans he...

Just got back from the Georgia National Fair. Ahhhh, the fair. The addicting aroma of deep fried oreos, bratwurst, Indian tacos, caramel apples, assorted meats on a stick, 5 pound baskets of cajun fries drowning in melted cheese, and turkey legs, all set amidst a background of electronic sounds permeating from the midway, people lugging around massive stuffed animals won from a carnie game, barns full of goats and horses ready to be judged, and the most important thing of all: the commercial vendors. Here, in the vast confines of numerous warehouses, hundreds of vendors set up shop, peddling anything...

Manchester police say the operator of a carnival ride was drunk when a three-year-old fell off and injured himself last night. Watch the story with News Channel 8's Michael Herzenberg Police say the 3-year-old fell ten feet from a swing on the Yo-Yo ride at a traveling carnival in Manchester. When EMS arrived the child was in his mother's arms bleeding from his head. The boy has been treated and released from the hospital. He suffered cuts and abrasions.A carnival spokesperson says that the operator of the ride saw the child removed his arms from the restraints and stopped the...

A suburban carnival worker has been charged with beating a co-worker to death with a mallet, although Aurora police said the victim--who was briefly hospitalized after the April 25 attack, then released--didn't die of his injuries until a month later. It was only after 38-year-old Philip Bates of St. Charles died on May 25 that an autopsy found the fatal head injuries that authorities believe were inflicted during the earlier fight. An investigation then led police to 39-year-old John Harry Nuckles of Bolingbrook, who was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Bates' death, Aurora police spokesman Dan Ferrelli said...