Akon Goes to Trial in Fan Tossing Case

The singer Akon will go to trial on criminal charges that he tossed a fan offstage at a concert last summer. He is being accused tossing a teenager off of a stage during a concert in June of 2007 at a minor league baseball stadium near Poughkeepsie. Another woman claimed that she suffered a concussion when the tossed boy landed on her.

Akon is due back in court on December 1st. In December, he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment.

Some Baby Bibs Contain Lead

It is reported that some vinyl baby bibs sold at Toys “R” Us are contaminated with lead. The vinyl bibs which have illustrations of baseball bats, soccer balls, and Winnie the Pooh characters, are sold inexpensively for less than $5 under store brand labels. It is reported that testing found they had lead as high as three times as the level allowed in paint.