Tag Archives: U.S.

Country singer Conner Smith fatally hits woman with truck, police say

Country singer Conner Smith allegedly struck and killed a woman who was walking in a crosswalk in Nashville, authorities say. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Smith, 24, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on Sunday when a 77-year-old woman was crossing in the crosswalk. Police said the woman …

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Boy, 7, shot and killed during Florida jet ski dispute; grandfather wounded while shielding child

A 7-year-old boy was killed and his grandfather was injured by a stray bullet when gunfire erupted during a Fourth of July dispute in Florida, officials said.  The boy was killed by a gunshot wound to the head on Tuesday night, Tampa Police Deputy Chief Calvin Johnson said during a …

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Woman allegedly shoots Uber driver, thinking he kidnapped her and was taking her to Mexico

A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas, 48, remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old …

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Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Instagram account has been restored

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Instagram account has been reinstated, over a month after he announced his presidential bid, a spokesperson for Meta, the platform’s parent company, said in a statement to CBS News on Monday.  Kennedy, the nephew of the late president John F. Kennedy and son of former U.S. attorney …

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Influencer and a skin care company apologize after mention of school shooting in ad

An influencer who survived a school shooting mentioned the tragedy in an ad for a skin care company and both came under fire. Cecilee Max-Brown, who attends Michigan State University, and Biore, the company she was promoting, have apologized after Max-Brown’s TikTok video about the brand’s pore strips went viral. …

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Indianapolis officer pleads guilty to kicking handcuffed man in the face

A former Indianapolis police sergeant pleaded guilty this week to violating the civil rights of a homeless man, whom he kicked in the face during an arrest in 2021, federal authorities said. The officer, Eric Huxley, is currently suspended from his role at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the Indianapolis …

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Florida DoorDash driver kidnapped and sexually assaulted during delivery, police say

A man was arrested Friday in Tampa, Florida, on allegations of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a DoorDash driver who was attempting to make a delivery earlier this week, authorities said. Joseph Killins, 38, has been charged with armed kidnapping, robbery with a firearm, armed sexual battery and aggravated battery with …

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What is HMPV? The infectious respiratory disease spiking this year, explained.

John V. Williams is a professor of pediatrics, microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. In the year 2000, Dutch scientists went on a mission of exploration – not to discover lands or riches, but to identify unknown causes of acute respiratory infections. These illnesses, from the common cold to …

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Sophia Grace, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” star, welcomes first baby

Social media influencer Sophia Grace, who rose to fame on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has welcomed her first child.  The 19-year-old posted a black and white photo of her and her baby’s hands, writing the date of birth in the caption: Feb. 26, 2023. Grace, whose full name is Sophia …

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Woman involved in Lady Gaga dognapping case now suing pop star for reward money

After her dog walker was shot and two of her dogs stolen, Lady Gaga offered a $500,000 reward for their return. Jennifer McBride returned two of the French bulldogs Koji and Gustav — but she also pleaded no contest to her involvement in the robbery. Now, she is suing the …

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