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Alabama A&M incorrectly said football’s Medrick Burnett died

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Barnett Jr. is alive despite the school announcing his death. The school announced the news in a press release Wednesday, but was forced to retract it later that day and retract a statement from athletic director Dr. Paul Bryant. The confusion came to light after Barnett's family told local media […]

Alabama A&M says football player ‘remains alive’ after previously announcing he had died

Alabama A&M University has now announced that redshirt freshman linebacker Medrick Barnett Jr. has not died, despite releasing a statement earlier Wednesday saying otherwise. The athletic department retracted its statement regarding Barnett, 20, who was injured in a game against Alabama State earlier this season. The revised statement said the initial news of Barnett's death […]

Priyanka Sewhani identified as Uber rider who died after falling from car

Police have identified a 32-year-old woman from Long Island as the Uber passenger who died Sunday after jumping out of a rideshare vehicle and being hit by another vehicle on the Long Island Expressway. Oyster Bay resident Priyanka Sefani was pronounced dead at the scene after she “exited” an eastbound 2019 Volkswagen Passat while sitting […]