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Nashville Police Department retaliated against officer who reported rape: Lawsuit

Nashville Police Department retaliated against officer who reported rape: Lawsuit

Courtesy Officer Monica Blake(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Nashville Police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against her employer, accusing the department of retaliating against her after she reported that she was raped by a fellow officer. On May 2, 2016, Officer Monica Blake, 36, was strangled and sexually assaulted allegedly […]

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Dolphin shot dead at California beach in ‘senseless act of aggression’

Dolphin shot dead at California beach in ‘senseless act of aggression’

Marine Animal Rescue/Facebook(MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.) — An animal rescue group is outraged after its president said he recovered a dolphin shot to death at a beach in Southern California. Peter Wallerstein, president of Marine Animal Rescue based out of El Segundo, California, told ABC News he spotted the freshly-killed dolphin […]

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Three dead, including police officer, after shooting on Chicago’s South Side: Authorities

Three dead, including police officer, after shooting on Chicago’s South Side: Authorities

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Three people have died — including a police officer — after a shooting at a hospital on Chicago’s South side, according to officials. The three victims who were shot all died of their injuries, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. The shooting suspect is also dead, […]

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7-year-old holds toy drive for kids affected by the Woolsey Fire

7-year-old holds toy drive for kids affected by the Woolsey Fire

KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — One 7-year-old from California has chosen to do what she can by holding a toy drive for kids who were affected by the Woolsey Fire — even after her own family were victimized by the devastation. Sophia Novotny’s home in Agoura Hills was among the 1,500 structures […]

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Elevator drops 84 floors after cables snap in Chicago’s famed Hancock building

Elevator drops 84 floors after cables snap in Chicago’s famed Hancock building

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Six people left the dining room on the 95th floor of Chicago’s famed Hancock building early Friday, stepped into an express elevator and fell 84 floors before they were rescued by firefighters who had to break through a brick wall to access them. The 100-story skyscraper is the […]

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Multiple victims injured in shooting near Chicago hospital, police say

Multiple victims injured in shooting near Chicago hospital, police say

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Multiple people have been injured in a shooting near a Chicago hospital, according to police. Law enforcement swarmed the scene near Mercy Hospital and Medical Center after shots were fired near 26th Street and Michigan Avenue, Anthony Guglielmi, chief communications officer for the Chicago Police Department, wrote on […]

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Four people found executed in ‘evil’ act in Philadelphia basement: Police

Four people found executed in ‘evil’ act in Philadelphia basement: Police

ABCNews.com(PHILADELPHIA) — Four people were found “executed” in the basement of a Philadelphia home, authorities said Monday. The victims who were shot dead were two men and two women who appeared to be in their 30s, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. said at a Monday news conference. It appeared […]

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Military, border patrol called out to stop migrant ‘rush’ but it was a false alarm: Officials

Military, border patrol called out to stop migrant ‘rush’ but it was a false alarm: Officials

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The port of entry in San Ysidro, California, was briefly closed early Monday after immigration authorities said they had received reports that members of a migrant “caravan” were gathering in Tijuana and planning to “rush” the border. Customs and Border Patrol said the northbound lanes at the […]

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Chris Watts’ father-in-law calls him ‘heartless monster’ during sentencing for killing pregnant wife, young daughters

Chris Watts’ father-in-law calls him ‘heartless monster’ during sentencing for killing pregnant wife, young daughters

Weld County Sheriff(DENVER) — The Colorado man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters was called a “heartless monster” by his father-in-law at Monday’s sentencing hearing. Chris Watts, 33, was sentenced to five life sentences with no possibility of parole for the murders of his pregnant wife, […]

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‘You don’t go to jail for lying on TV’: GoFundMe scam suspect allegedly says in bombshell recording

‘You don’t go to jail for lying on TV’: GoFundMe scam suspect allegedly says in bombshell recording

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The lawyer for one of the suspects in an alleged GoFundMe scam released a secret bombshell tape recording Monday that he says shows his client’s ex-boyfriend and the homeless veteran they were purportedly helping duped her into joining the $400,000 swindle. Kate McClure’s attorney played the tape […]

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