PICTURED: Prince George arrives for 1st day of school
Pregnant Kate misses due to struggles with “acute morning sickness”
September 4, 2017
Royal Baby: Prince William, Kate expecting third child
By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, will soon welcome a third child to the royal nursery. Kensington Palace officials announced Monday that the former Kate Middleton is pregnant, but was not feeling well enough to attend an engagement later in the day. As with her …
September 1, 2017
Video shows Walmart customer pulling a gun in back-to-school shopping brawl
Back to school shopping took a violent turn in a Michigan Walmart on Monday afternoon, after a woman allegedly brandished a gun during an argument over a notebook. USA Today reports that the incident occurred in the city of Novi, near Detroit, when two pairs of women fought over the last notebook on a shelf. …
September 1, 2017
Video shows violent arrest of nurse who refused to draw unconscious patient’s blood; officer is under investigation
A police officer was caught on video appearing to assault a nurse who was simply trying to do her job. Body camera video released this week appears to show Salt Lake City police officer, Jeff Payne, violently handcuff nurse Alex Wubbels, a two-time Olympian, inside the University Hospital Burn Unit, reports KSL. Officer Payne was …
August 31, 2017
‘I’m dying … don’t save me’: Hero brother dies in Hurricane Harvey on way to feed sister’s cat, saves friend’s life
A young man in Houston died tragically after he was electrocuted on his way to feed his sister’s cat. KRPC reports that Andrew Pasek, 25, died of electrocution Tuesday while walking in floodwater in the Houston community of Bear Creek Village. Pasek was reportedly walking to his sister’s house, along with his friend Sean, to …
August 30, 2017
Man with history of seizures purposely kept driving, causing crash that killed toddler, mom, grandmother: Cops
New criminal charges against a Minnesota man indicate that he purposely hid his history of seizures so he could continue driving, which ultimately led to the death of three people. New York Post reports that Patrick Hayes, 35, of Savage, is charged with criminal vehicular homicide after allegedly crashing head-on while on I-494 in Bloomington after …
August 30, 2017
At least 20 dead in Houston as Hurricane Harvey floodwaters begin to drop
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JUAN LOZANO, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Harvey’s floodwaters began to drop across much of the Houston area and the sun peeked through thinning clouds Wednesday in the biggest glimmer of hope in days for the besieged city. But as the crisis eases, the storm could begin to give up its dead. …
August 30, 2017
‘The baby was clinging to her’: Mom dies saving toddler daughter during Hurricane Harvey
A Texas mom passed away on Tuesday after trying to save her 3-year-old daughter during the massive flooding of Hurricane Harvey. USA Today reports that authorities found the unidentified woman inside a canal with an infant in Beaumont. Apparently, the woman’s vehicle got stuck while driving with her daughter along an I-10 service road. She pulled …
August 30, 2017
VIDEO: Distraught hurricane victim, shivering with her young children in flood shelter, tells off CNN reporter
A victim of Hurricane Harvey flooding gave a CNN reporter a dressing down during a TV interview inside a flood shelter in Houston. CNN reporter Rosa Flores put a microphone in front of a distraught mother, identified only as Danielle, who had just arrived at the shelter after being rescued. Danielle initially answered the reporter’s …
August 28, 2017
Family of six drown while fleeing Hurricane Harvey floods
A family of six likely drowned in their van Sunday afternoon while trying to escape floods caused by Hurricane Harvey. Relatives told KHOU that four children, Daisy Saldivar, 6, Xavier Saldivar, 8, Dominic Saldivar, 14, Devy Saldivar, 16, and their great-grandparents, Manuel Saldivar, 84, and wife Belia Saldivar, 81, perished Sunday. Witnesses told the local station that the van …
August 25, 2017
Man drives car into transgender rally, hurting 3 people
A man was charged Thursday after authorities said he pulled his car into a group of demonstrators protesting a police shooting in St. Louis, injuring three people.