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Social media users reacted in horror to posts from parents showing off their children dressed as the deceased serial killer, modeling them after actor Evan Peters’ portrayal in the limited series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Parents showed their children sporting the killer’s trademark floppy blonde hair and square steel glasses. Some were dressed in a replica of his orange prison jumpsuit worn to his court trial. While other parents took it to the next level by including fake body parts in buckets, a camera and a sandwich made with meat from his victims’ bodies, which he tried to offer to his neighbor....

Following the departure of Omar Gonzalez, the Galaxy needed a quality new center back and they got it in the veteran Belgian international, who started in 28 of the team’s 34 games season games as well as all three playoff games. With Van Damme the Galaxy were tied for second in the league in least goals conceded (39). The 6-foot-4 and 200-pound defender, who coach Bruce Arena converted from fullback to center back, also showed his attacking qualities throughout the regular season and playoffs, providing five assists....

The former softball Olympian became the first woman to manage a professional baseball team as the guest manager for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League. Making the day even more special for Finch was that she helped lead the Bluefish to a 3-1 win over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. MORE: Pedro Martinez supports women playing in MLB The Bluefish have used guest managers in the past, previously allowing Paul O’Neill and Pete Rose take over the team for a day....

The Marry Me actress, 52, gave a sneak peek at her abs on Wednesday, July 20, in a T-shirt tied at her waist that read: “Love > Fear. She showed off her curves in form-fitting, patterned pants and wore her hair in a bun. The starlet accessorized her look with sunglasses and what appeared to be a black Birkin bag. Lopez still has that newlywed glow after tying the knot with Affleck on July 16....

The UFC light heavyweight champion believes that McGregor has a chance if he focuses on his training and not his business. During his interview on a recent edition of The Real Quick with Mike Swick podcast, Blachowicz said that Conor McGregor focuses more on the business side of things instead of being a fighter. Blachowicz added that Conor McGregor isn’t the fighter he used to be during his early days in the UFC....

In a controversial decision, the RNC on Friday passed a censure resolution against Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, and Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, due to their opposition to former President Donald Trump and their involvement with the House select committee. A number of prominent Republicans criticized the decision, calling it a “shame” and a “sad day” for the GOP. Dent was asked about the RNC’s decision during a Saturday evening interview with CNN....

The Biden administration’s proposal would see banks turn over aggregate inflow and outflow numbers annually to the IRS for bank accounts with at least $600 or at least $600 worth of transactions, according to the Wall Street Journal. The IRS has said that the plan would raise over $460 billion in tax revenue over the next decade, but some Republicans have called it an invasion of privacy. In September, Sen....

While some clubs have been left sore through either scuppered deals or having seen their teams raided, others will scarcely believe their luck in having landed dream additions, so let’s take a look at which Premier League teams came up trumps, and which found January a month to forget. Winners: Crystal Palace Without a doubt, of all PL teams Palace exhibited the most activity during deadline day in adding a raft of names to a squad that was already the largest in Europe....

Yanagita, who hit a game-ending two-run homer in the opening 7-6 win, had an RBI single in the first off Erasmo Ramirez at the Tokyo Dome and hit a two-run homer in the third for a 5-0 lead. “The entire lineup was able to string together hits,” Japan manager Atsunori Inaba said. “I think we are on the right track now, and I would like to see us continue to do the same in the game tomorrow....

Nobuo Kishi, defense minister, told reporters on Friday that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force flew 1,004 sorties to intercept approaching foreign aircraft in the 12 months ending in March, up 279 flights from the previous fiscal year. The JASDF scrambled fighter jets a record 1,168 times in 2016, the highest since comparable data was recorded in 1958. China’s air force threatened to encroach the most number of times at 722, accounting for 70 percent of the total....

Now, finally, the madness is coming to an end - with side effects that could punish an already depressed real-estate market in the United States. The Japanese land bubble - a speculative mania that sent the value of everything from modest homes to the land surrounding Tokyo’s Imperial Palace Grounds skyrocketing (charts)-is beginning to burst. Thanks mainly to the current high interest-rate policies of the Bank of Japan, land prices in some of Japan’s urban neighborhoods are actually coming down....

Residents fear the fast-growing plant will knock thousands of dollars off the value of their properties unless the problem is tackled. They have blasted local government for repeatedly ignoring their pleas for help to stop the “eyesore” weed invading their homes. Residents say the weed is growing out of control in Brickfields Park, which is part of King George V Playing Fields, in Worcester. Retired gardener Dennis Hodson, 73, lives in a £200,000 ($240,000) bungalow in Tunnel Hill that backs onto the fields....

“After leaving the White House, Jared Kushner cashes in on being ‘foreign policy adviser’ to his father-in-law with a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince,” Berkeley professor Robert Reich wrote on Twitter. “Who wants to talk more about Hunter Biden’s lap top?” “The next time somebody asks you about Hunter Biden getting $3 million from Russia, Ukraine or China, ask them what they think about Jared and Ivanka getting a billion…,” tweeted talk show host Thom Hartmann....

Well, one of them sure was this weekend: Jarome Iginla, a member of the Hall’s 2020 class. Iginla was chilling at a rest stop in Lexington, Mass., during a winter storm Saturday when Boston television station WFXT asked to talk to him about the weather. The Edmonton native, 20-year NHL veteran and former Bruin had a wonderfully understated response. The station’s presentation matched the low-key vibe: A snow-rain mix coupled with high winds, aka a nor’easter, created difficult road conditions across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, the station reported....

Everyone thought the vertigo symptoms he was suffering had subsided, mainly because Day was noticeably uncomfortable during the U.S. Open and then showed no signs of struggling after that. But the 28-year-old Australian said Wednesday that the problem recurred at the British Open. MORE: Jason Day’s journey from land down under to top of golf world “(The vertigo) came back, but I didn’t tell anyone about it because it would be a lot more questions that would happen, and it wasn’t as severe,” Day said at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, via ESPN....

MORE: Iyer: Why hasn’t Brown been cut yet? “Why should he be cut?” Pierre-Paul said Monday (via the New York Daily News) when asked about the possibility. When a reporter responded with the domestic abuse allegations, Pierre-Paul responded, “Who knows. You wasn’t there.” The Giants largely have been quiet about Brown, who under the NFL’s personal conduct policy regarding domestic violence has been suspended for the Giants’ regular-season opener Sept....

Jones, a mother of four, was killed when Crittenton was trying to seek revenge against a man. Police said Crittenton and his cousin, Douglas Gamble, were going after a man he believed robbed him of his jewelry and iPhone. MORE: Ex-nemesis Gilbert Arenas discusses Crittenton | Athletes and heinous crimes According to WSB-TV, Crittenton made a tearful apology to the family. He also said he wishes he could change places with Jones and called the situation a horrible accident....

The Mexican has not told the reporters that he and his representatives are working out on a solution which will benefit both the parties, and will make a final decision soon. Javier Hernandez said, “ My future could be decided tomorrow, a little after, inside three months, (I could) stay there (in Manchester), I don’t honestly know,” “My people are working it out,” “I’m here trying to be 100 percent focused....

How could you blame him considering everything seemingly has gone right since he arrived in Cleveland? The Indians were 42-9 in the regular season after acquiring Bruce in a trade with the Mets on Aug. 9, and that included a 22-game win streak. Bruce opened the ALDS on Thursday by going 2-for-3 with three RBIs in a 4-0 victory against the Yankees at Progressive Field. MORE: Three takeaways from the Indians’ Game 1 win...

As first reported by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, news of Brown’s came just hours ahead of the game between Eastern Conference leaders as the Celtics entered one game up in the loss column. Brown is enjoying an All-Star-caliber season, averaging 27.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, both career highs. Before this latest setback, Brown had appeared in 40 of 42 games this season. Here’s everything we know about Brown’s injury, including preliminary reports on how long he’ll be out....