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Month: August 2023

Medical probe into whether police inaction contributed to any deaths in Uvalde shooting is at a standstill

Medical probe into whether police inaction contributed to any deaths in Uvalde shooting is at a standstill

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Fourteen months after a school shooting left 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas, the investigation into whether law enforcement inaction might have contributed to the deaths of any of the victims has yet to make any progress, according to the official leading the review. The […]

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Four-year-old run over by golf cart after dog accidentally rests on pedal: Fire department

Four-year-old run over by golf cart after dog accidentally rests on pedal: Fire department

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (WESTLAND, Mich.) — A 4-year-old was uninjured Friday night after being run over by a golf cart after a dog laid down on the go pedal, according to fire department officials in Michigan. The incident took place at a summer party called Blues, Brews, and BBQ in […]

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Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declaration

Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declaration

Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (JUNEAU, Alaska) — City officials in Juneau, Alaska, have issued an emergency declaration as a glacier lake outburst flood wreaks havoc near the city, where structures have been destroyed. The flooding is due to a break on Suicide Basin, a side basin on the […]

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Severe storms, unrelenting heat affecting millions in these US states

Severe storms, unrelenting heat affecting millions in these US states

ABC News (CHICAGO) — Extreme weather is blanketing much of the United States as the weekend comes to a close. The severe storms plaguing the Midwest on Saturday are now moving east. Eight tornadoes were reported in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Funnel […]

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Sweden knocks USA out of World Cup in penalty kicks

Sweden knocks USA out of World Cup in penalty kicks

Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images (MELBOURNE, Australia) — The United States was knocked out of the World Cup by Sweden, in a match that pitted the reigning champions against a hard-charging team on a winning streak. The game closed out 120 minutes of regulation play without a goal, despite the […]

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Influencer charged after chaos erupts in New York City’s Union Square

Influencer charged after chaos erupts in New York City’s Union Square

Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat was charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands of people descended on Union Square in New York City Friday afternoon, police said. Cenat was issued a desk appearance […]

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Search continues for beloved teacher who went missing 1 week ago

Search continues for beloved teacher who went missing 1 week ago

WJLA (GREENBELT, Md.) — The search continues for a beloved Maryland teacher who mysteriously vanished a week ago, as the community held a vigil praying for her safe return. Mariame Toure Sylla, 60, was last seen near a park on July 29 around 8 p.m., the Greenbelt Police Department said. She […]

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2 officers injured in shooting in Orlando, suspect dead: Police

2 officers injured in shooting in Orlando, suspect dead: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two police officers were injured in a shooting in Orlando, Florida, on Friday night after they stopped a vehicle allegedly connected to a homicide, police said. The suspected gunman was killed in a shootout with SWAT officers at a hotel Saturday morning, Orlando Police Chief […]

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Flash flood warnings continue for parts of Missouri, Illinois

Flash flood warnings continue for parts of Missouri, Illinois

ABC News (ST. LOUIS) — Flash flood warnings continue Saturday for parts of Missouri and Illinois, as severe weather is forecast across parts of the U.S. over the next three days. More than six inches of rain fell overnight, leading to flash flooding in northeastern Missouri, with water rescues needed for […]

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Husband of missing Georgia woman Imani Roberson charged with her murder

Husband of missing Georgia woman Imani Roberson charged with her murder

Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office (CONYERS, Ga.) — The husband of Imani Roberson, a Georgia mother of four who disappeared last month, has been arrested and charged with her murder in what investigators said was a domestic incident, police announced Saturday. Donell Anderson has been charged with felony murder, malice murder, aggravated […]

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