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2 dead, 7 injured in Washington Park shooting, police say – Chicago Tribune An argument in Washington Park Tuesday night ended in two people’s deaths and seven injuries, police said. Deputy Chief Fred Melean with the Chicago Police Department said in a news conference at the park across the street from the emergency room of University of Chicago Medicine that a fight broke out there just before 8 p.m. and shots were fired. According to …
Consumer prices rise unexpectedly in August, sending stock market tumbling – ABC News Despite falling gas prices, US inflation ticked up in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index, which measures prices for a basket of consumer goods and services, showed a 0.1% increase from July. The inflation rate was expected to fall by 0.1% from July to August, after remaining steady at 0% growth between …
Alabama could use nitrogen hypoxia for executions in death sentences. What is it? – NPR The state of Alabama is preparing a new method of execution – nitrogen hypoxia – to carry out the execution of its death sentences. This method was approved by the state in 2018 but has not yet been used or tested. Alan Eugene Miller, who faces execution on Sep. 22, was convicted of killing three men in a workplace shooting …
Oklahoma Inmate Forced To Listen to ‘Baby Shark’ on a Loop Found Dead – Newsweek An Oklahoma County inmate found dead in his jail cell over the weekend was a plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging that jail employees tortured him and other inmates by forcing them to repeatedly listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark.” John Basco, 48, was found unresponsive in his cell early Sunday morning, according to Oklahoma County Detention Center officials. Workers …
Nurse was driving 130 mph when she allegedly killed five in fiery Los Angeles crash – New York Post It was revealed on Sunday that the nurse facing murder charges in the fiery Los Angeles crash that killed five was going 130mph – 40 miles faster than previously thought. Initially, it was thought that Nicole Linton, 37, drove her Mercedes at 90 mph, but court records obtained on Sunday indicate she floored the pedal for …
A Black pastor arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers has filed a federal lawsuit – CNN According to a lawsuit filed on Saturday, a Black pastor arrested for watering his neighbors’ flowers claimed his rights were violated by an unlawful and false arrest. A federal lawsuit filed by Michael Jennings, longtime pastor of Vision of Abundant Life Church in Sylacauga, Alabama, alleges that his arrest in Childersburg in May 2022 resulted in ongoing emotional distress, …
A woman and her one-year-old baby were abducted from a Target store in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 31 by two men. Police have arrested one suspect, and the other is still at large. In the Target parking lot, the woman had just finished shopping and was putting her groceries in her car when two men approached her. Her baby was in the shopping cart, and the men had guns. She reported that they got out …
Man brutally beheaded young mother in middle of San Carlos street in front of witnesses, law enforcement says – KGO-TV A man, according to law enforcement sources, beheaded a young woman in the middle of the street on Thursday. During a press conference, Lieutenant Eamon Allen said that the crime took place just before noon in the street outside the victim’s house. In a report from Lieutenant Allen, two children of the victim were inside …
Artificial sweeteners may raise risk of heart disease, elevate blood sugar – NBC News Artificial sweeteners may be harmful to your health, according to new research. The BMJ published a study Wednesday that involved more than 100,000 adults in France and found an association between artificial sweeteners and heart disease. Aspartame, a sugar substitute found in tabletop sweeteners Equal and NutraSweet, as well as cereals, yogurt, candy, and diet soda, was found to increase stroke …
16-year-old with multiple guns shoots 2 younger students waiting for school bus – WPLG Local 10 In Northwest Miami-Dade, two 12-year-old boys were shot and wounded while waiting for their school bus Thursday morning, according to police. Miami-Dade Police Det. Argemis Colome said the shooting began as an attempted robbery near Northwest 109th Street and Tenth Avenue shortly before 8 a.m. Police said a 16-year-old boy opened fire on the victims without cause in a …