The girl chewed through her restraints after she was tied to a bedpost for about a week and kept in a “drugged state,” according to court documents.
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Georgia mom dies falling from moving police car after door wasn’t shut; Bodycam video released
Brianna Grier, 28, was pronounced dead Thursday at an Atlanta hospital from injuries she sustained after she fell out of a moving patrol car on July 15.
‘Mayah Strong’: 10-year-old victim discharged from hospital 2 months after Uvalde shooting
Mayah Zamora, a 10-year-old girl who was critically injured in the deadly Uvalde school shooting in May, was discharged from the hospital Friday.
Wildfires in US: 2 firefighting helicopter pilots die in Idaho; thousands ordered to evacuate near Yosemite
Multiple wildfires raged in the U.S. on Saturday, including ones that have caused deaths, evacuations and damage to structures.
Cooling UK weather brings relief amid heat wave; transportation disruptions continue after fires
Forecasters say relief is coming to the U.K. as temperatures dip and thunderstorms approach. England grappled with the effects of heat-fueled fires.
Dallas joins Texas school districts requiring clear backpacks after Uvalde shooting. Experts call it ‘security theater.’
Dallas is joining other Texas school districts in mandating clear backpacks, but school safety experts say it won’t prevent another school shooting.
Deadly weather: 6 dead in Montana dust storm pile-up; 2 dead in Colorado flooding
Friday night brought severe weather that turned deadly in parts of the country. A dust storm on I-90 in Montana caused a pileup of 21 vehicles.
Ukrainian crews search for survivors after deadly Russian missile strike: July 15 recap
Teams, including sniffer dogs, scoured the debris of destroyed residential and commercial buildings Friday in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia.
All residents accounted for after devastating Virginia flooding leads to ‘monumental search effort’
No deaths or injuries were reported as a result of the flooding in Buchanan County, Virginia State Police said Thursday.
8-year-old paralyzed after parade shooting regained consciousness, asked for brother and dog, family says
Cooper Roberts regained consciousness Friday for the first time since the shooting and asked to see his twin brother and his dog, George,.