Ramon Price/Facebook(OAKLAND, Calif.) — After 4-year-old Na’Vaun Price Jackson accidentally shot himself in the head last month, doctors told his family that he showed no brain activity. But now, the California youngster is awake and talking again. The boy’s remarkable improvement comes after police say he found a gun on a bed while visiting the …
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Apr 26
Harvey Weinstein now scheduled to stand trial for rape and sexual assault in September
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein is now scheduled to stand trial for rape and sexual assault in September, three months later than initially planned. The judge set a new date of Sept. 9 for a trial that attorneys said is expected to last about a month. Jury selection is expected to last two …
Apr 26
5-year-old boy thrown from Mall of America balcony out of critical condition
iStock/BanksPhotos(MINNEAPOLIS) — The condition of a 5-year-old boy, who was senselessly thrown from the third floor of Mall of America by a man who was “looking to kill someone,” has improved from critical condition to alert and conscious, a family attorney said on Friday. The child, identified as Landen by his family, has been in …
Apr 26
City may criminalize calling 911 on ‘people of color for participating in their lives’
Camilla Hudson(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — One Michigan city is considering an ordinance that would make it a “criminal misdemeanor to racially profile people of color for participating in their lives,” according to local lawmakers. The proposed ordinance in Grand Rapids comes as part of a larger proposed human rights ordinance that includes further defining discriminatory …
Apr 26
Uber passenger shot dead by ‘companion,’ gunman at large: Officials
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — An Uber passenger was shot dead by a “companion” on Friday, sparking a manhunt for the gunman in the Houston area, authorities said. The shooting unfolded when the driver picked up the male victim, who went to sit in the rear passenger side of his SUV, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at …
Apr 26
Air ambulances can put patients in damaging ‘financial risk’: Report
iStock/imaginewithme(NEW YORK) — Privately-insured patients may face damaging “financial risk” in the event of a medical emergency that requires transportation via air ambulance, according to a report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) last week. The report is the latest probe of an industry offering life-saving services – often a helicopter ride from the …
Apr 26
American released from prison in Venezuela after 5 years
Barbara Leininger(WASHINGTON) — American Todd Leininger has been released by Venezuela’s government and returned to the United States, his family said Friday. “Over the past five years, all I have hoped and worked for is Todd’s safe return home. This was a long and often heart-breaking journey, but I am so grateful to be reunited …
Apr 26
Man braves crocodiles, hippos to set world record in 54-day swim across lake
Solo swimmer/Facebook (NEW YORK) — A South African swimmer has splashed his way into history by swimming across Lake Malawi during the tropical cyclone Idai, breaking two world records in the process. Martin Hobbs became the first person to swim the full length of Lake Malawi, the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system. …
Apr 26
School administrator on leave after drawing on boy’s head for violating dress code
KTRK-TV(PEARLAND, TX) — A junior high school administrator was placed on leave and could face disciplinary action for allegedly drawing on a student’s head with a permanent marker. Juelz Trice, a seventh-grader at Berry Miller Junior High in Pearland, Texas, got a new haircut last week featuring a carved design. When Trice went to school …
Apr 26
Kids II recalls inclined sleepers linked to 5 baby deaths
iStock/bojanstory(ATLANTA) — Georgia-based Kids II inclined sleepers are being recalled, after at least five infant deaths were reported, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Friday. “Since the 2012 product introduction, five infant fatalities have occurred in the Kids II Rocking Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach while …