Police in San Diego say a couple whose 3-day-old baby was mauled to death by the family dog made two unsuccessful 911 calls before getting frustrated and driving the boy to the hospital themselves. Police Lt. Scott Wahl tells KNSD-TV ( http://bit.ly/1rtmFak ) Saturday that the parents waited 28 seconds before hanging up their first call, then tried again and waited 34 seconds before giving up. Police say the family has their condolences and they too are frustrated by slow 911 response times. They say their operators are understaffed and that 73 calls came in during the half-hour span when the parents called. Police say the couple was in bed with the baby Thursday night when the dog was startled
ABC NewsMarisela Recendez, a 2016 California Teacher of the year semi-finalist, enlivens her students to "change the world".
The family of the toddler who was killed by an ambulance near Tufts Medical Center on Saturday is heartbroken by the loss of 2-year-old Isabella Wu, the girl’s uncle said. Isabella was returning with her mother and older sister to their apartment on Nassau Street, across from the ambulance entrance to the Tufts emergency department, when an EasCare ambulance struck her on the narrow street. As the girl’s mother wept, Isabella was rushed inside the hospital, but was pronounced dead. Through Isabella’s uncle, the family declined an interview. “They are still very sad ... heartbroken,” said the uncle, who did not provide his name, in a series of text messages. “There are a lot of things that need
BostonGlobe.comApril 24 marks the “Great Crime,” that is, the Armenian genocide that took place under Turkey’s Islamic Ottoman Empire, during and after WWI. Out of an approximate population of two million, some 1.5 million Armenians died. If early 20th century Turkey had the apparatuses and technology to execute in mass-such as 1940s Germany’s gas chambers-the entire Armenian population may well have been annihilated. Most objective American historians who have studied the question unequivocally agree that it was a deliberate, calculated genocide: More than one million Armenians perished as the result of execution, starvation, disease, the harsh environment, and physical abuse. A people who lived in eastern
PJ MediaA Miami neurologist whose profanity-laced rant at an Uber driver became a viral sensation has gotten her walking papers. Jackson Health System officials released a statement Friday saying that fourth-year resident Anjali Ramkissoon, 30, would be terminated, the Miami Herald reported. The hospital’s statement said she has a right to appeal her termination. The video, shot in Miami’s Brickell area and posted to YouTube on Jan. 19, shows the apparently drunk, shorts-clad neurosurgeon trying to commandeer another Uber customer’s ride. She is seen hitting the Uber driver in the face and screaming profanities and insults at him. After landing on the ground following a tussle in which she tried to knee
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A Chinese customer who was supposedly given the wrong flavour of steamed buns by a street hawker in Beijing, China, has struck out in the most unreasonable of behaviour. In a rage, the two men started to trash the stall and kicked the basket of buns onto the ground. One of the men then started to stomp on all the buns while hurling verbal abuse at a woman, while his accomplice stood by and watched.
MashableJessica Alba is having some fun in the sun for her birthday! The Sin City actress, who turns 35 on April 28, kicked off celebrations early this week with a trip to Hawaii. Before heading to the beach, Alba started her "lazy morning in paradise" with a cup of coffee, which she documented via Snapchat.
ETonlineWhen Steve Rogers signed up for what would ultimately be named "Project Rebirth," he told Professor Abraham Erskine that he didn't want to kill anyone upon enlisting in the Army. Four movies later, and with Captain America: Civil War on the way, it looks like that promise was pretty useless. Watch below, as Captain America's kill count is relived in its entirety. Mr. Sunday Movies compiled this rather ingenious video of Captain America's greatest hits of straight up murdering the fools of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The total body count is quite stunning, with an estimated 14,089 souls claimed by the Star Spangled man, and the most deaths came from Captain America: The Winter Solider. The
cinemablend.comRon Brace, a defensive tackle who was the New England Patriots' second-round pick in 2009, died at the age of 29. Boston College, where Brace played, confirmed the news on Twitter. The Patriots also confirmed the news, via the Boston Globe.
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