The stabbing took place at an apartment complex in Houston as the man physically assaulted the girl’s mother, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
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6-foot beach umbrella impales woman’s leg in Alabama
A gust of wind uprooted a 6-foot beach umbrella that flew through the air and impaled a woman’s leg on Alabama’s Gulf Coast this week.
Waffle House index: 5 locations shuttered as Hurricane Idalia slams Florida
Waffle House has closed at least five locations across Florida because of Hurricane Idalia. Here’s how the Waffle House index works.
Dairy Queen is offering 85 cent Blizzards: Here’s how to get the signature DQ treat
For a limited time, the chain is offering its signature treat for less than a buck. The special comes after DQ announced its new fall Blizzard menu.
Uganda charges man with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ punishable by death penalty under new law
A 20-year-old Ugandan defendant was charged after he allegedly “performed unlawful sexual intercourse” with a 41-year-old man, reports say.
A Chicago TV crew was on scene covering armed robberies. Then they got robbed, police say.
A Chicago TV crew covering robberies in the Wicker Park neighborhood was robbed on Monday while out on the story, police said.
Served with ‘courage and pride’: Marines identify 3 members killed in Osprey crash in Australia
The soldiers who died in the crash were identified as Corporal Spencer R. Collart, 21, Captain Eleanor V. LeBeau, 29; and Major Tobin J. Lewis, 37.
‘Joe the Plumber’, Republican activist Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, dead at 49, reports say
Samuel Wurzelbacher had recently been battling Stage 3 Pancreatic cancer, according to fundraising page created earlier this year.
‘Experienced and enthusiastic hiker’ found dead in Bryce Canyon National Park
Jeanne Roblez Howell, 64, of Sedona, disappeared during a hike at Bryce Canyon National Park. Park official said they found her body over the weekend.
Fire rescue helicopter crashes into building in Florida; 2 dead, 2 hospitalized
A rescue helicopter crashed southwest of the Pompano Beach Airpark in the Miami metropolitan area, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office is reporting.