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Cheerleader’s Death Puts Energy Drink Giant Under Intense Scrutiny

A Hidalgo County lawsuit says a 17-year-old Weslaco student died after drinking Alani Nu and faults the product’s warnings, marketing and local distribution. WESLACO, Texas — The parents of a 17-year-old Weslaco student and cheerleader sued a Texas beverage distributor this week, alleging that Alani Nu energy drinks sold at a local H-E-B contributed to their daughter’s fatal cardiac collapse last fall. The lawsuit, filed April 8 in Hidalgo County District Court, names Glazer’s Beer …

Man Dies After Police Mow Him Down with SWAT Vehicle

Authorities said the suspect opened fire as deputies served a final notice, then was killed hours later when an armored SWAT vehicle struck him after he resumed shooting. PORTERVILLE, Calif. — A Tulare County sheriff’s detective was killed Thursday while deputies served an eviction notice at a Porterville home, setting off a daylong gun battle that ended when officers used an armored SWAT vehicle to strike and kill the suspected shooter, authorities said. The case …

21 Missing After Boat Flips on Lake

Officials say 23 people survived, but the passenger count remains unclear. BUKAVU, Congo — Authorities in eastern Congo said Wednesday that at least 21 people were missing after a passenger boat capsized on Lake Kivu during a trip to Makengere, leaving 23 survivors and triggering a search in South Kivu. The sinking quickly became another test for provincial officials in a region where boats carry traders, families and supplies across difficult terrain. The cause of …

Mom and Son Found Dead in Canal After Leaving Celebration

Police say Timothy Seth Chavez ran a red light, hit the family SUV and fled before surrendering at the county jail. FRESNO, Calif. — A 22-year-old Fresno man faces felony charges after police say he ran a red light early Monday, slammed into an SUV carrying a mother and her 9-year-old son, and sent the vehicle into a canal. Martha Hernandez, 41, and her son Adrian Hernandez died after the crash near McKinley Avenue and …

Man Found Trapped in Chimney of Home

Police said the suspect never made it into the house, but firefighters still had to tear into the fireplace to pull him out before officers arrested him. HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston couple who woke before dawn on Easter to noises in their fireplace instead found a man trapped in their chimney, a discovery that ended with firefighters breaking open the hearth and police arresting the 33-year-old on a burglary charge. The case drew attention …

Mother Uses Bear Spray on Young Children

Police said a child ran through a Leeds neighborhood for help before officers took two siblings to a Birmingham hospital and opened a felony abuse case. LEEDS, Ala. — An Alabama mother is accused of spraying her two young children with bear spray, sending them for hospital treatment after one child ran down a Leeds street crying for help on March 8, police and court records show. Christie Lashay Williams, 36, of Leeds, was arrested …

Deadly Collapse at Hospital Garage Site

Officials shifted from rescue to recovery after dogs found no signs of life in the unstable structure. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — City crews prepared to begin demolition after a parking garage under construction for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia partially collapsed in Grays Ferry, killing one ironworker and leaving two others presumed dead after a roof section gave way earlier this week. The move marked a painful turn in a disaster that quickly became both a …

Nancy Guthrie Case Takes Dark Turn With New Ransom Notes

The messages, reportedly sent to TMZ, surfaced as detectives and the FBI continued a two-month search with no public breakthrough. TUCSON, Ariz. — Investigators in Arizona are reviewing two new purported ransom messages tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie, as the search moved deeper into its third month with no arrests and no public proof that the latest claims are real. The development has renewed attention …

Woman Fatally Shot on Couch as Friends “Played” With Gun

Police said Louis Jenkins Jr. was handling a loaded handgun during a late-night gathering when Rebecca Carter was shot inside an east-side home. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A 20-year-old Indianapolis man has been charged with reckless homicide after police said he fatally shot his 21-year-old girlfriend while the two sat on a couch inside a home on the city’s east side on April 1. The charge against Louis Jenkins Jr. grew out of a case that …

Mom Let Drunk 14-Year-Old Drive Before Fatal Crash

Jurors convicted Erika Martinez-Ramirez after prosecutors said she let her 14-year-old son drive despite earlier warnings from police. BELLMEAD, Texas — A McLennan County jury convicted Erika Martinez-Ramirez of endangering a child, and a judge sentenced her to two years in prison after prosecutors said she sent her intoxicated 14-year-old son to drive his younger sister on a late-night errand that ended in a fatal crash. The verdict closed the public part of a case …