A Colorado plastic surgeon whose staff administered seven times the necessary amount of anesthetic to a teenager undergoing a breast augmentation procedure, then waited five hours to get help when she stopped breathing, will spend just 15 days behind bars. Dr. Geoffrey Kim, 54, was found guilty in June of …
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A northeastern Indiana coroner has identified a woman who was fatally shot by a Fort Wayne officer after police said she tried to run him over with a car. Dachena Warren-Hill, 20, of Fort Wayne died from multiple gunshot wounds Sunday as a result of a “police action shooting,” Allen …
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Police in Ohio have released body camera footage of their SWAT response to a mass shooting in a local Walmart — and their discovery of the shooter’s lifeless body. Benjamin Charles Jones of Dayton, 20, opened fire in the store around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, shooting several rounds indiscriminately with …
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A Chicago hiking family had a lucky escape on Wednesday after they became stranded atop the Greenhorn mountains in Colorado as nightfall set in – with officials praising the family for acting promptly when they realized they were in danger. The family of five – three adults and two children …
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A person suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken into custody following reports of a shooting at Virginia’s Christopher Newport University early Tuesday morning, the school said in a news release. University police said they responded to a student union after students reported the sound of gunshots shortly after 3 …
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Dozens of migrants crammed onto a makeshift vessel that was taking on water were rescued near the Dominican Republic on Monday night, officials said. The “grossly overloaded” 35-foot vessel was detected about 13 nautical miles off the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said Tuesday. …
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Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for a 2001 double slaying despite his claims that he acted in self-defense. Phillip Hancock, 59, is scheduled to receive a three-drug lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 this …
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A mother in Iowa lost both her legs and requires facial reconstructive surgery after being mauled by three pit bulls. Police were called to the residence of Brittany Skoland on Nov. 24 at her home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Authorities were alerted when a neighbor reported someone screaming for help. …
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A suspect accused of ramming his car into two sheriff’s deputies is mentally incompetent to proceed in court, a Florida judge ruled Wednesday. A 28-year-old with an extensive rap sheet drove his car into two Hillsborough County deputies in a surprise attack on Nov. 9 in Brandon, Florida, seriously injured …
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As Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines focus on preparations for next month’s College Football Playoff semifinal against Alabama, the University of Michigan is reportedly focused on keeping its head coach. Harbaugh has been linked to the NFL for the second season in a row as several teams could look to …
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