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A beloved Los Angeles-area coyote named Wendy survived being shot in the face ... but the damage was so horrific that vets ultimately had to put her down.

The 3-year-old coyote had become a familiar sight around Studio City, where locals noticed a huge growth on the side of her face and wildlife rescuers spent weeks trying to catch her.

Once they finally did, vets discovered the awful truth ... Wendy had been shot with a pellet gun, and two pellets were still lodged in her head.

The owner of a Florida doggy daycare has been arrested after employees found a hidden camera in the bathroom.

Dog Dayz Inn owner Donald Hemphill was charged after the camera was found inside an electrical outlet on Saturday.

During the Volusia Sheriff's Office Child Exploitation Unit's investigation, Hemphill allegedly copped to installing the camera about 4 or 5 months ago.

The man who allegedly scammed a female acquaintance out of $1,100 is firing back at the viral video she posted ... claiming it doesn't tell the whole story.

Here's how he allegedly did it ... a man named Armonte Domious Wilson allegedly asked a woman to go on a cruise with him, telling her it would cost $1,100 when it was really $524, and he pocketed the difference.

Donald Trump is telling an "absolutely disgusting" lie about where he was on 9/11 ... so says California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Here's the deal ... at an event honoring 9/11 emergency responders on Tuesday, POTUS repeated a story he's told about his own experience on New York City's dark day.

According to DJT ... he was at the U.S. Steel Building -- about a quarter-mile from Ground Zero -- on 9/11. He says two firefighters picked him up outside the building and ran him away from the area, which the president joked repeatedly is no easy task given his size.

Lindsay Clancy is taking heat from people who says she has opened the door to copycats, claiming another child is dead as a result.

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And a woman is now in the Guinness Book for fastest burrito eating!

Blueface told Nevaeh he's done ... breaking up with her and sending her packing ... just weeks after she had his baby.

Nevaeh was in tears Tuesday as the rapper dumped her on stream ... with Blueface telling her she can stay as long as it takes to pack up her stuff.

The reason for the split ... Blueface says a recent confrontation between them was the final straw.

The streamer appears cold and callous as Nevaeh cries, talking about all the times she stayed with him despite how he treated her.

DaBaby's new chicken & waffles shop is causing a stir online ... with customers lamenting the restaurant's high prices after a super busy opening.

No Knife Chicken & Waffles -- the rapper's new spot in Charlotte, North Carolina -- opened Sunday ... and the menu prices immediately sparked debate online.

Ya gotta check it out for yourself ... DaBaby's charging $15 for plain waffles. That's right ... no toppings, no side of chicken -- just a plain waffle.

The American Airlines passenger who was duct-taped to a chair couldn't get up from his seat, but he could run his mouth ... so he fired off an insult about a dude's junk while immobilized ... and it's all on video.

A new angle from 67-year-old Arthur Layne Lundeen's epic meltdown features him reportedly telling someone else in first class, "You have a little tiny d***."

Not super creative ... but this insult is tried and true.

The guy who went viral for jumping through an In-N-Out drive-thru window to confront an armed woman says he had another mission in mind ... defending Gen Z.

Luca Opperman, a 20-year-old former gymnast, chatted with Harvey and said he was in the drive-thru with his girlfriend when he spotted the woman swinging around a roughly five-foot stick.

He tells us he initially wasn't planning to get involved ... but that changed when she opened a gate and started heading toward employees in the kitchen.

The Ole Miss fan who went from anonymous fan to internet sensation in a matter of minutes is showing off the wild DMs which came rushing in right behind the fame.

Sara Smith caught viewers' attention during Ole Miss' dramatic 41-38 victory over Louisville on Sunday after ESPN cameras spotted her in the stands looking absolutely stressed as the game swung in Louisville's favor ... and Sara's newfound attention apparently brought a very different kind of pressure.

Sara posted a video to TikTok to respond to her viral moment and decided to give followers a peek at some of the messages landing in her inbox ... and let's just say, some admirers weren't wasting any time shooting their shot.

The American Airlines passenger who became a human duct-tape roll after going berserk on a flight was allegedly triggered by a chat with a rabbi over religion, TMZ has confirmed.

Arthur Layne Lundeen was filmed being duct-taped to his seat after hurling the n-word and shouting anti-gay remarks at a flight attendant during last Thursday's AA flight from Texas to New Jersey ... and now the catalyst has been revealed.

Richard O'lenick, one of the passengers who helped restrain Lundeen, tells TMZ ... minutes before his meltdown, Lundeen was having a 2-hour convo with Rabbi Jonathan Cahn about religion when, suddenly, one comment set him off and, like a light switch, his demeanor turned and he started ranting and raving like a maniac for a good 10 minutes, making everyone around them aware there was trouble brewing.

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The guy who helped turn an unruly American Airlines passenger into a human duct-tape roll has been identified ... and he's a New Jersey gun range owner who says stepping in was a no-brainer.

Richard O'Lenick -- owner of Gun for Hire in Woodland Park -- was one of the passengers who restrained Arthur "Layne" Lundeen during his alleged midair meltdown last week, according to the The Daily Voice.

The 53-year-old was traveling with his employee Juan Mejia, a retired cop, when Lundeen allegedly started hurling slurs and getting physical with people aboard the plane.

One Ole Miss fan is getting plenty of attention after ESPN cameras caught her looking absolutely terrified during the Rebels' wild season-opening win over Louisville.

The blonde fan was shown in the stands Sunday night ... right as Louisville was making things uncomfortable for Ole Miss in the eventual 41-38 thriller.

She was holding her phone above her head before putting her hands on her head as the Cardinals found the end zone, creating a pretty relatable reaction for anyone who's ever watched their team blow a lead.

Adam22 and Lena The Plug beat a fake divorce earlier this year ... but now Adam says the marriage is actually on ice.

Adam announced on his "No Jumper" podcast Monday that he and Lena are officially separated after running into some issues, saying they've decided to put the relationship "on ice" for a while.

He isn't saying it's over for good -- Adam says they're still married and getting back together is "certainly a possibility."