Jenny Zarins via Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, visited the Hubb Community Kitchen in West London today and helped prepare meals with a group of female survivors of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, two months after partnering on a charity cookbook. The Duchess of Sussex is supporting a new charity cookbook, …
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Nov 21
‘This is my highway’: Doctors challenge NRA after Chicago hospital shooting
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The medical community reignited a social media campaign against the National Rifle Association earlier this week after a gunman opened fire at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side, killing an ER doctor, a pharmacist and a police officer. Images of bloodied scrubs, shoes and hospital rooms flooded social …
Nov 21
Tennessee driver killed by concrete chunk tossed from highway overpass, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Police are searching for a suspect in the death of a Tennessee driver killed on Tuesday when a large chunk of concrete came crashing through his windshield. Joe Shelton Jr., 54, was driving to work early Tuesday morning when the large piece of concrete smashed through his Nissan sports car, hitting the …
Nov 21
Judge declares mistrial in case of murdered New York City jogger Karina Vetrano
karinavetrano/Instagram(NEW YORK) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial for the man accused of killing New York City jogger Karina Vetrano. Two days of deliberations resulted in a hung jury, ABC New York station WABC reported. Seven members of the jury declared the 22-year-old suspect, Chanel Lewis, guilty, while five jurors …
Nov 20
Pentagon says troop deployment to border will cost $72 million through Dec. 15
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon estimates that the current costs of the U.S. military’s border support mission will cost $72 million. It is the first cost estimate provided since the start of the mission to support Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ahead of the arrival of several migrant caravans making their way north through …
Nov 20
US Navy hospital ship treats 14,500 patients halfway through mission to help Venezuelan refugees
Kris R. Lindstrom/Navy(NEW YORK) — Medical staff from a U.S. Navy hospital ship have already seen about 14,500 patients during the first half of the ship’s mission to Central and South America to assist Venezuelan refugees who have fled their country in the wake of a devastating economic crisis that has caused shortages of food …
Nov 20
Avenatti, girlfriend were fighting about money before alleged domestic violence occurred: Court docs
Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels, was allegedly berating his girlfriend about money before an alleged physical altercation in the couple’s Southern California home occurred last week, according to court documents file by the ex-girlfriend. Mareli Miniutti, a 24-year-old actress in Los Angeles who says she …
Nov 20
‘A senseless loss of life’: 3 victims of Chicago hospital shooting mourned
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Tamara O’Neal was a church-going emergency room doctor who was greatly concerned about gun violence. Dayna Less had survived a neurological disease as a teenager and was planning to get married next year. And Officer Samuel Jimenez had been a Chicago police officer for less than two years and was the loving father …
Nov 20
Multiple fatalities in New Jersey mansion fire: Officials
WABC-TV(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — There have been multiple fatalities at a house fire in Colts Neck, New Jersey, officials said Tuesday. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said in a tweet it “is on scene at a fire in Colts Neck with multiple fatalities. Firefighters still working on fire. Stay tuned for more details.” Firefighters responded …
Nov 20
Relentless California wildfires leave 82 dead, almost 700 unaccounted for
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of ferocious wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to 1,000 as of early this morning. The two monstrous blazes, which both ignited last week, have claimed a total of 82 lives while laying …