Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. dead at 20
Jefferson County Deputy Coroner AJ Clifton announced that Alabama A&M's Medrick Barnett Jr. died Wednesday night at the age of 20 after suffering a head injury during a football game in October. This was confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. The redshirt freshman linebacker sustained the head injury during the Bulldogs' 27-19 loss to in-state […]
Thanksgiving morning Texas shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded
Two people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting in San Antonio on Thanksgiving morning, police said. Gunfire rang out around 8 a.m. at a home off Potomac Street near St. James Street on the city's east side, KABB-TV reported. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said four people were found shot. […]
Bill Battle, ex-Alabama AD and Tennessee coach, dead at 82
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Bill Battle was the athletic director at his alma mater, Alabama, played on Paul “Bear” Bryant's first national championship team, went on to coach the Tennessee Volunteers and founded the University Licensing Company. The third generation passed away. He was 82 years old. The state of Alabama released a statement Thursday saying […]
Thanksgiving Day shooting in Texas leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded, police say
Two people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting in San Antonio on Thanksgiving morning. Shots rang out around 8 a.m. at a home off Potomac Street near St. James Street on the city's east side. KABB-TV Reported. Texas man found guilty after claiming he mutilated victims and ate human hearts as […]
Mom, baby shot dead after charging at cop with knife
Chilling body camera footage shows a Missouri mother carrying her baby lunging at police with a giant kitchen knife, leading to the officer fatally shooting both of them. Newly released video shows a police officer responding to a family assault incident holding her 2-month-old daughter, Destiny Hope, in the closet of her Independence home while […]
Four dolphins found dead on Mississippi’s Petit Bois Island
Four dolphins were found dead on the Mississippi coast over the weekend, according to a Facebook post from the Institute of Marine Mammal Research (IMMS). The dolphin, identified as a pantropical spotted dolphin, died after being stranded in the sand of Petit Bois Island. IMMS found it surprising that four were found together on one […]
St. Louis high school hockey player Colin Brown dead days after he’s struck by stray bullet driving home from game with his dad
A few days later, on Wednesday, a 16-year-old Missouri high school hockey player was killed by a stray bullet on a busy highway while driving home from a game with his father. Collin Brown, a sophomore at Christian Brothers College High School (CBCHS), was sitting in the passenger seat of his father, Calvin, on Interstate […]
‘Naked Gun’ Director Jim Abrahams Dead At 80
Jim Abrahams, the screenwriter and director best known for the “The Naked Gun'' series, died Tuesday at the age of 80. Abrahams was a pioneer in comedy parody, helping popularize the genre with collaborators Jerry and David Zucker in the 1980s. He was known for slapstick comedies such as “Airplane!” and “Hotshot!” his son Joseph […]
6 dead as protests erupt in Pakistan over jailed former PM Imran Khan
Supporters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces in Islamabad on Tuesday, leaving six people dead. Thousands of security personnel were sent to central Islamabad to quell the protests. More than 4,000 Khan supporters have been arrested, and the government has also suspended mobile phone and internet services, blocked major […]
Father of missing Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi found dead near LAX while searching for daughter
The father of a woman who went missing in Hawaii while on vacation in New York City was found dead near Los Angeles International Airport early Sunday morning. Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was in Los Angeles to look for his 30-year-old daughter, Hannah Kobayashi, who missed her connecting flight from Los Angeles International Airport to New […]