Kids

Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son Miller may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) announced Monday.

OIJ Director Rándall Zúñiga revealed via a press briefing high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the Gardner family's hotel room at the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort in Manuel Antonio.

Zúñiga also noted in his native Spanish language that the family's room was located next to "a specialized machine room" which may have caused the contamination ... leading Miller to inhale a fatal amount of "these highly dangerous gases."

Prosecutors in Texas are considering criminal charges against the punk who beat the crap out of a fellow student at a junior high school ... TMZ has learned.

The attack happened Friday morning at Hardwood Junior High in Bedford, Texas and viral video shows a student repeatedly punching his peer in the head as he kneels on top of his victim ... finishing off the beatdown, as he's pulled to his feet, with a kick to the other kid's face.

Bedford Police Chief Bobby LaPenna tells TMZ ... the student who allegedly committed the assault was "detained" by police and the case will be referred to the Tarrant County Juvenile Justice Center.

Tragedy has hit San Diego ... a 9-year-old girl died just hours after undergoing dental surgery under general anesthesia.

The unnamed girl had surgery at Dreamtime Dentistry in Vista, California on March 18, according to NBC 7 San Diego and Fox 5 San Diego. She was moved to a recovery room, discharged, and slept during the car ride home. She continued to sleep at home ... her parents said she was unresponsive in bed when they checked on her later.

She was rushed to Rady Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Sweet gesture from Lakers head coach JJ Redick -- he held a special basketball clinic on his day off on Sunday for kids who have been impacted by the recent wildfires in L.A.

Los Angeles' sideline manager put on the one-of-a-kind camp in conjunction with his LA Strong Sports foundation ... inviting a bunch of little tykes to help learn ball at the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo.

Redick spoke to the campers before giving them pointers on jump shots and defense ... and check out some of the pics the Lakers shared from the event -- everyone seemed thrilled.

Justin Bieber's giving fans an inside look at his relationship with his son, Jack ... sharing snaps from a FaceTime call with his boy, and a photo of the two cuddling up on a relaxed afternoon.

The singer-songwriter shared a series of photos to his Instagram Sunday morning ... capturing some scenes from his daily routine -- including paparazzi photos of him drinking coffee and a screengrab of him on IG live.

On top of those, Bieber shared some pics from his time with his son ... including a photo from a FaceTime call the two had together -- presumably when Biebs was out of town and couldn't visit his baby, baby, baby.

Erin Lichy is a mom of four!

The "Real Housewives of New York” star and her husband, Abe Lichy, welcomed their fourth baby, a boy named Jack Hunter Lichy.

Erin announced the exciting news via Instagram Sunday with photos of her, Abe, and their other three children -- sons Levi and Elijah, and daughter Layla -- cuddled up to the newborn.

A New Jersey mayor was arrested for drunk driving earlier this month, allegedly driving around with her toddler in the car ... and, the police body cam footage shows what happened after she pulled into her driveway.

Gina LaPlaca -- the mayor of Lumberton Township -- was pulled over on St. Patrick's Day ... and, when she gets out of the car, she takes her son out of the car while officers pepper her with questions. She tells police she just came from picking her son up from school.

Check out the clip ... they ask about her front passenger-side-view mirror -- which has been basically smashed to bits -- and, they tell her they got lots of calls about her driving erratically. WPVI-TV was first to report the story and air the video.

Before this lil' girl with her hands on her hip turned into a professional strutter and actress, she was already showin' some sass n' attitude for the cameras -- while growing up in London with her older siblings.

When this lil' rascal was just 10 years old, she booked a modeling shoot for Vogue Italia ... Yes, you've seen her show off her stunning and striking looks on the catwalk, but she's also worked it in music videos, like Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and A$AP Ferg's "Dope Walk."

She starred in the movie "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets."

Megan Fox has some good news after a tough few months -- she’s just had her baby!

The actress' ex Machine Gun Kelly shared a sweet black-and-white IG photo of their first child together Thursday ... showing him gently stroking the newborn's tiny hand.

He captioned the post, "She’s finally here!! our little celestial seed 🥹💓♈️♓️♊️' ... along with today's date to confirm the DOB.

Megan has yet to post on her new arrival.

Linda Hogan broke down on social media, tearfully telling her followers her life's a disaster ... placing much of the blame on ex-hubby Hulk Hogan.

"My family's in the worst mess," Linda said on Instagram, attempting to fight back tears.

"Brooke doesn't talk to us. She's had twins. She got married. She didn't tell us," LH explained. "She had a huge fight with Terry. I don't know how that reflected onto me. But she cut me out too. I haven't talked to her for seven years. Almost eight years now."

Linda says she still has a strong relationship with her son 34-year-old Nick ... "He's still such a good boy."

Opening Day 2025 has arrived for the New York Yankees ... and while there's always excitement leading into a new season, the team's manager said the players will take the field with "heavy hearts" following the shocking death of former star Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son.

Aaron Boone spoke with the media ahead of first pitch at Yankee Stadium ... and he said the athletes will have Miller on their minds throughout the season.

"I talk to our guys a lot about perspective," he said. "While this matters so much to us, it's our livelihood, we pour so much into this, so many people care about it, it's baseball. I really think it's important we reflect on that every now and then when we get consumed with this."

Austin Reaves got creative for a gender reveal for his big bro  ... surprising him by wearing pink sneakers during Wednesday's Lakers game -- and Spencer absolutely loved it!!

The L.A. star delivered the exciting news to his brother and his pregnant wife, Casey, right on the court during his game against the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Reaves made his way to the hardwood rockin' pink and white kicks, signaling the baby is a girl.

Before this cutie pie in her fancy dress turned into a reality TV star and a real estate agent, she was just swimming in the backyard with her sisters, playing with the family dogs and watching her mom run it in Beverly Hills.

The apple must not fall far from the tree, because she loves shopping ... just like her famous mama! She's also taking after her real estate mogul father. You may have even seen her showin' and sellin' homes on Netflix's "Buying Beverly Hills."

Need one more clue? She got engaged last year!

12:15 PM PT -- The Arenas Del Mar tells TMZ Sports the Gardners did not eat at any of its restaurants for lunch or dinner the day before Miller's death ... but will continue to work with the family and officials on the tragic matter.

It also noted the establishment had an inspection on March 14 ... and received a passing 98.5 out of 100 score.

The cause of Brett Gardner's son's sudden death remains a mystery ... but Costa Rican officials said Tuesday they believe food poisoning might have played a role in the tragedy.

14-year-old Miller Gardner passed away Friday while on vacation with Brett and other family members in Manual Antonio ... and, initially, investigators thought he might have died from asphyxia, as his body was found with vomit on it.

But Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police told CNN on Tuesday that after they discovered the teen's airways were clear, they now believe his body's unfortunate reaction to a meal was what sparked the passing.

3/24 5:49 PM PT -- Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son Miller died from asphyxiation at a resort in Costa Rica ... according to a new report.

Miller was staying at the property as part of a family vacation when he and others in the group fell seriously ill ... per Inside Edition.

Officials in Costa Rica are now reportedly working with the Gardners to return Miller's body to the United States.

Brett Gardner -- former star of the New York Yankees -- has just announced the death of his 14-year-old son ... adding it came suddenly after he became ill along with a group of family members on a trip.

The 14-year MLB veteran and his wife, Jessica, announced the news in a heartfelt statement, released through the Yankees social media channels ... explaining their son Miller passed away Friday.

According to the Gardners, Miller and a group of other family members got sick while on vacation ... adding they have far more questions than answers at this point.

Brittany Fortinberry -- the Indiana teacher charged with sexually abusing children by allegedly asking them to gangbang her while wearing "Scream" masks -- has a new mug shot.

The 31-year-old Eminence, Indiana ex-teacher is seen wearing an orange jumpsuit and showing more stress from the charges against her, compared to her first mug shot.

According to a Marion County Sheriff's spokesperson, Fortinberry's new mug shot comes after she was briefly transferred from Morgan County jail to Marion County for a legal matter, then sent back to Morgan County.