4 Friends on Sailing Trip Rescued After Their Boat Collided With a Whale While They Ate Pizza

Four people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean last week after their sailboat collided with a whale while they chowed down on pizza. Rick Rodriguez, 31, and three friends were sailing to French Polynesia on March 13 when the 44-foot boat, namedRaindancer, suddenlymade contactwith the whale, according toThe Washington Post. “The second pizza had just come out of the oven, and I was dipping a slice into some ranch dressing,” Rodriguez told the newspaper.

4 High School Students Who Died in Illinois Crash Remembered as 'Loving' and 'Wonderful' Sons

(L-R) Jesus Rodriguez, Ricky Barcenas, Kevin Hernandez-Teran and Richard De-Ita.Photo: Gofundme Four high schoolers died and another was hospitalized after they were involved in a deadly car crash in Illinois this week. TheWheeling Police Department(WPD) said Tuesday’s three-car collision occurred just after 10:15 p.m. local time at the intersection of Dundee and Schoenbeck Roads. “Speed and a disregarded traffic signal seem to be the primary factors involved at this time,” police said.

4 Humanitarian Aid Volunteers Convicted for Leaving Food and Water to Help Migrants at Refuge

Photo: Siepmann/imageBROKER/REX/Shutterstock Four women have been convicted for entering a national wildlife refuge in Arizona, which is located along the Mexico border, without a permit during their attempt to leave food and water formigrants, according to multiple outlets. On Friday, a federal judge found Natalie Hoffman, Oona Holcomb, Madeline Huse and Zaachila Orozco-McCormick guilty of breaking federal law as they attempted toprovide aid for border crossers, theAssociated Pressreported. This is the first conviction against humanitarian aid volunteers in a decade, the AP noted.

4 Indiana Teens Killed During Sleepover While Helping to Push Car That Broke Down Outside House

Photo: Facebook Four Cortland, Indiana, teens who were having a slumber party to celebrate a friend’s birthday on Saturday night were killed when they went to help a woman whose car had broken down outside the house. Law’s mother, Torre Collins, toldThe Tribunethat her daughter would have turned 15 on September 5. After losing her daughter, she wants to remind parents to hold their children tight. “Mine walked out the door [Saturday] and will never be coming home to me,” she told the newspaper.

4 Injured in Shooting at Texas High School that Began After Fight, Suspect at Large: Police

Four people were injured during a shooting at a high school in Arlington, Texas, that began after a fight between two students, say police.The shooting took place at Timberview High School. Police were called to the scene at about 9:15 a.m., according to Brenda Van Sickle, the Arlington police public information officer.“Apparently, it started between a fight between two students; one pulled out a gun. It is not a random thing,” Van Sickle tells PEOPLE.