Rawpixel/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A Florida day care worker has been arrested after surveillance video showed her tossing children around, according to police. Katherine Weitz, 65, was arrested on felony child abuse charges after a manager at Dream City Academy in central Florida discovered the disturbing video, police said. An officer with the Ormond Beach Police …
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Jun 05
Ohio doctor charged with 25 counts of murdering patients with fatal doses of pain medication
Kuzma/iStock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An Ohio doctor has been charged with 25 counts of murder for allegedly ordering fatal doses of pain medication for patients while working as a critical-care physician. William Husel, 43, a former doctor at Mount Carmel Health in Columbus, turned himself in to police on Wednesday morning. He pleaded not guilty to …
Jun 05
Trump joins world leaders to commemorate 75th anniversary of D-Day
Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, on the third day of their U.K. trip, joined Queen Elizabeth II and more than 300 D-Day veterans in Portsmouth on Wednesday for a national ceremony of remembrance on the 75th anniversary of the allied military invasion remembered as a turning point of World …
Jun 05
‘Stuck in a nightmare,’ says relative of US couple who mysteriously died in Fiji
Handout via WFAA-TV(NEW YORK) — A mystery illness that killed a Texas couple on a dream vacation to Fiji continued to baffle doctors Wednesday as authorities in the South Pacific island nation said they have ruled out one possible cause for their demise — influenza. David Paul, 37, and his wife, Michelle Paul, 35, died …
Jun 05
Former exec sues Goldman Sachs after allegedly being fired for being ‘too gay’
Maria_Ermolova/iStock(NEW YORK) — A former Goldman Sachs executive sued the bank for discrimination on Wednesday, saying he was fired after reporting repeated instances of homophobia and discrimination. William Jarrad Littleton, a former vice president and eight-year employee of the bank, claims he was fired after complaining about multiple instances of what he described as discrimination …
Jun 05
Catholic Church lobbyists spent $10.6M to fight legal efforts to support victims of sex abuse: Report
mikyso/iStock(NEW YORK) — Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have long sought justice in the courts but their opposition has benefited from the deep pockets of the Catholic Church itself, according to a new report. Several states have considered or made efforts to pass laws that extend or reopen windows for statute of limitations …
Jun 05
Alleged Mexican drug trafficker tied to Sinaloa cartel indicted on fentanyl charges
RapidEye/iStock(NEW YORK) — An alleged Mexican drug trafficker tied to the Sinaloa cartel is among 22 people indicted Wednesday on charges they distributed heroin and fentanyl along a supply route from Mexico to New York. Roberto Gonzalez Franco of Los Mochis, Mexico, is charged with two other defendants as a major trafficker, meaning he could …
Jun 05
Amazon promises ‘Prime Air’ drone delivery ‘within months’
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Amazon Inc. said it’s taking deliveries to the next level — quite literally — within a few months by using drones. The company made the announcement Wednesday at its re:MARS Conference in Las Vegas, with the company’s CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, Jeff Wilke sharing the news and design specs …
Jun 05
Lean times for Iranians as sanctions push the economy to the brink
Somayeh Malekian/ABC News(TEHRAN, Iran) — On a recent evening during Ramadan, a 22-year-old carpet weaver named Mahshid left her workshop in Isfahan, Iran, and stepped into a shop to buy ingredients for a meal to break the fast. She thought about making “ghormeh sabzi,” a lamb stew with herbs and beans and her husband’s favorite …
Jun 05
Ex-deputy charged with child neglect in Parkland high school shooting appears in court
iStock(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Handcuffed and wearing tan jailhouse clothes, a fired Florida deputy sheriff appeared in court Wednesday morning to face a slew of charges stemming from his alleged inaction in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson appeared for a bond hearing …
