A 6-year-old Georgia girl has died after being accidentally shot by her 4-year-old brother. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the shooting happened about 6 p.m. Monday inside a car parked in the driveway of a home in unincorporated Dallas. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ashley Henson says the family was in the car […]
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UK standup comedian dies onstage during show
British standup comedian Ian Cognito has died on stage during a gig. South Central Ambulance Service said medics were called to a club in Bicester, in southern England, on Thursday night, and “sadly one patient passed away at the scene.” Police said the death was not suspicious. Show organizer Andrew […]
Man punches attorney in head after being convicted of murder
A Tucson man just convicted of murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend waited until jurors left the courtroom before turning and punching one of his defense lawyers in the side of the head. The Arizona Daily Star reports that sheriff’s deputies then wrestled 28-year-old Chet Jack Wadsworth Maley […]
Ground beef responsible for E. coli outbreak in six states, 109 people sick: CDC
An E. coli outbreak affecting 109 people in six states has been traced back to ground beef as the likely source, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. “A total of 109 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from six states,” […]
President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un willing to meet for third summit
President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that he is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, citing their “excellent” personal relationship and understanding of “where we each stand.” “I agree with Kim Jong Un of North Korea that our personal relationship remains very good, perhaps […]
IS claims suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed 20
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at an open-air market in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta a day earlier that killed twenty people. The Sunni militant group, which has repeatedly targeted Pakistan’s minority Shiites, said in a statement posted on an IS-affiliated website Saturday […]
Major severe storms, tornado outbreak expected in Deep South
A very dangerous weekend lies ahead for much of the South — with especially severe storms expected in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi on Saturday. The new storm organized Saturday morning and was moving across Texas. In addition to a widespread severe weather outbreak from Texas to parts of the eastern […]
Court won’t immediately stop wait-in-Mexico asylum policy
A federal appeals court put a judge’s order on hold Friday shortly before it would have stopped the Trump administration from forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases move through U.S. courts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the lower court ruling from taking […]
College student critically injured in ‘potential’ hazing incident
The University at Buffalo has suspended all fraternities and sororities and is investigating a “potential” hazing incident that left a student in critical condition. The Buffalo Police Department said that a student had been seriously injured early Friday in what it was calling an “incident of potential hazing.” “BPD are […]
Trump confidant Roger Stone seeks full Mueller report
President Donald Trump‘s longtime confidant, Roger Stone, asked a federal judge Friday to compel the Justice Department to turn over a full copy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation as part of discovery in his criminal case. Stone has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied […]