John Nightbridge First US case of polio in nearly a decade is an Orthodox Jewish man – The Times of Israel The New York State Health Department reported a polio case Thursday in one Rockland County man. The case was identified by sequencing in Wadsworth Center and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health officials in New York City reported Thursday that they had contracted a polio infection. They are coordinating efforts to …
Parents Sue TikTok, Saying Children Died After Viewing ‘Blackout Challenge’ – The New York Times A lawsuit was filed on Thursday by the parents of two girls who died after viewing a “blackout challenge” on TikTok. The suit claims TikTok’s algorithm intentionally served the children dangerous content and failed to take significant action to stop the videos or warn parents. Arriani got a phone at age 7, signed up for TikTok, and soon discovered challenges. …
Woman connected to murder, dismemberment of St. Paul man found on North Shore pleads guilty – KSTP A Duluth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in the killing and dismemberment of a St. Paul man. She must also cooperate in the prosecution of others involved in the case. The woman, Tommi Hintz, admitted Tuesday to helping a friend dispose of a homicide victim’s remains in Lake Superior last summer. She also admitted to concealing …
Four convicted, sentenced in nearly 16-year-old Pizza Hut double murder cold case -inForney Police in Terrell, Texas, say they have rearrested four original suspects in the 2006 double homicide of Patricia Oferosky and Stephen Mitchelltree. The case remained open, but recently investigators began reexamining it. Those arrested include Darius Hubbard, Anthony Holliman, Bianca Newman, and Justin Prox. In 2020, a Kaufman County Grand Jury heard new evidence in the case of Oferosky and Mitchelltree’s murders and indicted …
Colorado funeral home owner accused of stealing body parts pleads guilty – The Guardian US Megan Hess, 45, pleaded guilty after she was accused of stealing and selling bodies and body parts. She charged families $1,000 for cremations that often did not occur. Hess admitted to defrauding at least a dozen families. Megan Hess and her mother, Shirley Koch, founded a nonprofit organization called Sunset Mesa Funeral Foundation in 2009. They charged customers for cremations …
Minnesota mom drowns kids in lake after husband dies by suicide – USA TODAYThe Molly Cheng smothered and drowned her two children, then herself, on July 1. Cheng, 23, killed herself and her kids after her husband Yee Lee, 27, shot himself in their Maplewood, Minnesota, home. he Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death as a triple-murder suicide. Chong Lue Lee, 60, says his son Yee Lee was shot in the head and …
Kaysville Parade canceled after 8-year-old girl struck and killed by parade vehicle – ABC4.com The 4th of July weekend is all about family and patriotic fun. However, for one family, a holiday weekend of celebration turned into a deep tragedy when an unbelievable accident occurred. A young child was hit by a float from the Patriots All-stars and was being treated in critical condition. The scene was locked down, and the police took several pictures …
17-year-old describes terrifying moment a shark attacked her – WBAL TV Baltimore Addison Bethea, 17, was hunting for scallops in the waters off Keaton Beach, Florida, when a shark latched onto her flesh. She screamed for help, and her brother Rhett Willingham heeded the call. Her brother pulled her into another boat and applied a tourniquet to her leg to stem the blood loss. She needed to undergo emergency surgery in order to restore the …
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges – CNN R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges. The Grammy-winning Kelly was considered one of the kings of R&B in the 1990s and 2000s, but the rise of #MeToo helped lead to greater scrutiny of his behavior behind the scenes. Kelly was accused of abusing young women …
‘He destroyed 6 families’: man convicted in murder of three including boy gets life in prison – FOX 2 Detroit Nicholas Bahri shot and killed Tukoyo Moore in September of 2020. He also murdered Tukoyo’s 6-year-old son Tai’Raz, and his 28-year-old fiancé Isis Rimson. Bahri was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the execution of these three victims. Bahri was convicted in April of killing Tai’raz Moore, 6, and Isis Rimson, 28, in …