Steve Nedved
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Jan 13
One dead, twleve hospitalized in mass fentanyl overdose in California
iStock/Darwin Brandis(CHICO, Calif.) — One person is dead and a dozen others were rushed to the hospital after an apparent mass fentanyl overdose in Chico, California, on Saturday morning. Four of those taken to the hospital are in critical condition, according to authorities. Police called the 13 people “friends and acquaintances,” but did not provide …
Jan 13
Two police officers shot, one killed responding to report of cars being broken into in Alabama
iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Two police officers were shot and one has died while responding to a report that cars were being broken into in Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, according to police. The officers approached a suspect in the break-ins and began patting him down to see if he …
Jan 12
‘Jayme is safe and we will make sure forever,’ family of Wisconsin girl who escaped man who allegedly killed her parents
Jennifer Smith(NEW YORK) — New photos released Saturday of Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who spent 88 days in captivity after being abducted by her parent’s alleged killer, show her smiling and cuddling with her dogs and posing for a selfie with an aunt who had prayed for her safe return. “Jayme had a …
Jan 12
Lack of paid family leave, support at work partly to blame for 30-year low in fertility rates: Experts
ABC News(NEW YORK) — When sociology professor Caitlyn Collins set out to interview 135 middle-class women in Sweden, Germany, Italy and the U.S. about how they make motherhood work with their careers, she was surprised by what set American women apart. “Moms in the U.S. stand apart from these other women in how guilty and …
Jan 12
88 days in captivity: The saga of 13-year-old Jayme Closs from horrific kidnapping to remarkable escape
Jennifer Smith(NEW YORK) — The search for her started with a mysterious 911 call from the cellphone of her mother, who was found shot to death with her father in their Wisconsin home. Despite fears that 13-year-old Jayme Closs was snatched by the killer and met a similar fate as her parents, loved ones and …
Jan 12
DNA tests prompt a family reunion 52 years in the making
slavemotion/iStock(SAN DIEGO) — In September, 2017, an Ohio woman named Erin Chatterton who never knew her biological parents received a birthday gift from her daughter and husband — an AncestryDNA kit – and took the test. Last spring, halfway across the country, a San Diego woman named Lisa Webster took one as well, and the …
Jan 12
Correctional officers at supermax prisons guard the most dangerous inmates and aren’t getting paid
Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images(FLORENCE, Colo.) — When you walk into the federal “supermax” — or supermaximum security — prison just outside Florence, Colorado, there are bright artificial lights, no windows, thick concrete walls everywhere, and you are cut off from the outside world. Now, imagine having to work there 16 hours a …
Jan 12
Indiana police release body cam footage of officer accidentally shooting partner
Lafayette Police Department (LAFAYETTE, Ind.) — A police department in Indiana released shocking footage of an officer accidentally shooting his partner in the back while searching for a fugitive earlier this week. Lane Butler, who was “just days” from celebrating her third anniversary with the Lafayette Police Department, is still in the hospital in serious …
Jan 12
Veteran’s border wall fundraiser falls apart as GoFundMe says $20M will be refunded
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Turns out an Air Force veteran is having just as much trouble funding a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico as President Donald Trump. GoFundMe said on Friday it will refund over $20 million in donations to a campaign started by veteran Brian Kolfage last year after he changed …
Jan 12
Megyn Kelly, NBC come to agreement on exit after controversial tenure
John Lamparski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Megyn Kelly’s rocky tenure at NBC is over. Kelly, a former Fox News host, joined the network in 2017 on a large deal and in three marquee roles. She hosted a daytime talk show, started a Sunday night news show and was to be featured in regular political coverage on …