How Can Communities Prepare for Mass Shootings? Orlando Offers Lessons
Dr. Havron, the trauma surgeon, had just drifted off to sleep after feeding his 4-day-old son when he received the call. When he arrived at the emergency room, he could not enter; it was locked down with the mistaken report of a gunman. He called a colleague, who told him to go upstairs to the operating room. Dr. Havron performed six operations that night.Vexing ChallengesExperts know that good communication is critical in managing a crisis. But as more patients arrived, many unconscious and wi..>> view originalMan charged after 12 girls found in his home; couple says girls are theirs
Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia, arrested Lee Kaplan, 51, on Thursday. Police said the girls living with Kaplan at his house ranged in age from 6 months to 18 years.In a related case, authorities nearly 100 miles away in Lancaster County arrested the parents of the 18-year-old, with police saying the couple had "gifted" their daughter to Kaplan for helping them out of financial difficulties. She was 14 when her first child was conceived, the criminal complaint sa..>> view originalSheriff: Parents Who Kidnapped Son Caught 2000 Miles Away
Two North Carolina parents were caught Sunday after kidnapping their own infant son from a social services department, then apparently driving him 2,000 miles to Montana in a stolen minivan, authorities said. The cross-country search for the boy began after the Randolph County Department of Social Services in North Carolina told deputies on Tuesday that 8-month-old John Eastlack had been taken by his parents and was missing, the sheriff's office said. The boy had previously been placed in th..>> view originalAnti-Trump delegate faction says it's raising cash
Sunday night, GOP operatives trying to drum up an anti-Trump coalition held their second conference call in five days. Roughly 1,000 interested people were on the call, according to organizer Steve Lonegan -- up sharply from the roughly three dozen who were on a similar call last week.The goal is passing a rule at the Republican National Convention in July that would free delegates to vote their "conscience," negating any binding put in place by states' primaries. The chorus calling for a miracl..>> view originalFBI releasing conversations between gunman and police
ORLANDO, Fla. — Federal investigators promised to provide more insight as to what was happening inside the Pulse nightclub after a gunman started a deadly assault that was the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The FBI was releasing on Monday a printed, partial transcript of the conversations between the gunman within the Pulse gay nightclub and Orlando police negotiators, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. The release is coming a day after tens of thousands of people held a can..>> view originalHotter days bring bigger wildfire challenges to West
Hotter days bring bigger wildfire challenges to West Brian Melley, Associated Press Updated 3:49 am, Monday, June 20, 2016 Firefighters douse a hillside under State Route 2 after a brush fire swept through threatening homes in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 19, 2016. Los Angeles firefighters say they have contained the fire in the densely populated neighborhood along a freeway. less Firefighters douse a hillside under State Route 2 after a brush fire swept through threatening homes..>> view originalTrump to get 'rude awakening' in Democrats' ad onslaught
NEW ORLEANS — Donald Trump’s unconventional campaign is about to feel the heat of political organization. Hillary Clinton and her Democratic allies have invested at least $41 million in commercials in crucial states such as Ohio, Florida and Nevada over the next six weeks, a series of summer broadsides against her Republican opponent. Those messages will be echoed by hundreds of Clinton workers in those same states and amplified by President Barack Obama and other top Democrats. Trump has made ..>> view originalHearing set on gun maker's bid to dismiss Newtown lawsuit
By Dave Collins | AP June 20 at 12:21 AM HARTFORD, Conn. — A judge will hear arguments on whether to dismiss a lawsuit against the maker of the semiautomatic rifle used to kill 20 children and six adults in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre— a weapon similar to the one used this month in the shooting at a Florida nightclub. The families of nine children and adults killed at the Newtown school and a teacher who survived are suing Remington Arms, the Madison, North Carolina-based ..>> view originalWife Of Slain Pot Dispensary Guard Distraught And Angry, Wants Justice
AURORA, Colo. (CBS) – A security guard who was gunned down Saturday night at a marijuana dispensary in Aurora was a father of three and had worked at the dispensary for just two weeks. His killers are still on the loose. Travis Mason, 24, was shot and killed and his family and Aurora police are asking for the public’s help with any information leading to the arrest of the two suspects. Samantha and Travis Mason (credit: Facebook) Mason had just finished his time serving with the U.S. Marine Cor..>> view original
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