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2+ min ago (267+ words) A 7-month-old baby rescued from a burning car in Alabama is recovering at home, with family and community support, after her mother died in the incident. He was trying to get someone's attention in the car, but nobody answered. "And then I saw the baby on board sign," he said in a televised interview. The couple managed to rescue LJ from the vehicle, but were unable to reach Page before the fire intensified. "It was getting too severe, so I had to back away," Brooks said. Days after the crash, Campbell and Brooks spent their third date together this week collecting donated breast milk for LJ from mothers across Lauderdale and Colbert counties, according to WAFF. The two collect four coolers full of breast milk from moms in Lauderdale County and Colbert County. When the local television station asked the…...

6+ min ago (357+ words) A faceoff gone wrong with 0.8 seconds left could have potential major ramifications on the first promising Blackhawks season in years. Chicago's former No. 1 pick Connor Bedard suffered a right shoulder injury on the final play of Friday's 3-2 loss to the Blues that already has him ruled out for Saturday's game against the Red Wings. Bedard exited the ice while holding his right shoulder in a troubling scene, with Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill calling it a "freak accident." The coach did not say whether he believes this will be a short or lengthier absence, adding that he expects to have more information Monday. "I'd hate to say that without knowing the information," Blashill said. "Until we get the information " again, he's not going to play tomorrow and when I know, I'll let you know." The scary scene unfolded in literally the…...

6+ min ago (115+ words) HARSHAW, WI (WSAU) " Rondele Ranch Christmas Wonderland will not open on Saturday due to extreme cold. Those who purchased tickets for Saturday will be automatically refunded, according to a statement from management. Extreme cold will also delay the opening of the Sylvan Hill tubbing area. Wausau and Marathon County Parks, Recreation, and Forestry had initially planned to open the hill this weekend, but that's been pushed to December 19th. The department plans to open the Nine Mile chalet on Monday for biking, skiing, and snowshoeing. Saturday's temperatures are expected to top out at -2 with wind chill values dipping as low as -30. A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until Sunday morning....

6+ min ago (334+ words) A grieving uncle reportedly took the law into his own hands after growing furious over the handling of a case involving the accused killer of his nephew. CBS News Colorado obtained police documents on Wednesday, which showed that a 36-year-old Aurora man named Daniel Alexander Ashby attended a court hearing inside the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Littleton, Colorado, earlier this week for 19-year-old Christopher Ramirez-Rodriguez. The teen is accused of running a red light and killing Ashby's 12-year-old nephew in July. Police say the Ashby's nephew was crossing the road on his electric scooter at the time of the incident. Ramirez-Rodriguez was charged with careless driving resulting in death. During the hearing, Ashby became enraged at one point and approached H. Michael Steinberg, the 69-year-old defense lawyer defending Ramirez-Rodriguez. Police say Ashby was trying to see the defendant. The lawyer pushed…...

7+ min ago (772+ words) The young pro-trans man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk made his first televised court appearance, and the moment was as disturbing as many figured it would be. The Utah man charged with'killing Charlie Kirk'made his first in-person court appearance Thursday as his attorneys pushed to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the'Sept. 10 shooting'of the conservative activist on the'Utah Valley University'campus in Orem, just a few miles north of the Provo courthouse. They plan to'seek the death penalty. Robinson, 22, arrived amid heavy security, shackled at the waist, wrists and ankles and wearing a dress shirt, tie and slacks. He smiled at his parents and brother sitting in the front row. His mother teared up after he walked in and clutched a tissue throughout the hearing while his father took…...

9+ min ago (255+ words) A 38-year-old Californian woman visiting New York City was injured in an unprovoked knife attack while caring for her infant daughter in a Macy's Herald Square bathroom on Thursday. The woman suffered stab wounds to her back and arm while changing her 10-month-old daughter's diaper in the store's restroom. The infant was not injured in the attack. Following the attack, the woman was treated at a nearby hospital for cuts and lacerations and was expected to recover fully. The New York Police Department (NYPD) described the attack as unprovoked. The victim's husband works for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a NYPD spokesperson said in a statement to numerous outlets. A 43-year-old Tewksbury, Massachusetts woman, identified as Kerri Aherne, has been arrested over the attack and charged with multiple counts, including attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and…...

10+ min ago (511+ words) The deranged Long Island teen accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, Emily Finn, fumed she would not stay "loyal" to him " and raged in a rambling note that she was "a lying manipulative bitch," court documents revealed. Austin Lynch allegedly blasted Finn, 18, in the back of the head with a shotgun in his family's Nesconset living room on Nov. 26, before turning the gun on himself in a botched murder-suicide, authorities said. Finn had met with Lynch that day to return his belongings after their three-year relationship fell apart. "She's a psycho and the whole reason for this i f'king hate her and saying she wouldn't be loyal when i left for the marines and she would consider herself single pretty much sums up who she is," Lynch allegedly wrote in an unpunctuated screed. "I have set my mind on leaving…...

12+ min ago (159+ words) Two local Syrian officials told Reuters that a convoy of Syrian military forces and U.S. forces from the American-led coalition fighting Islamic State came under fire Saturday while on patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra. Saturday, 13 December 2025 08:39 AM EST A convoy of Syrian military forces and U.S. forces from the American-led coalition fighting Islamic State came under fire Saturday while on patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, two local Syrian officials told Reuters. The officials said there were casualties. There was no immediate comment from the Pentagon. Saturday, 13 December 2025 08:39 AM EST A convoy of Syrian military forces and U.S. forces from the American-led coalition fighting Islamic State came under fire Saturday while on patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, two local Syrian officials told Reuters. The officials said there were casualties. There was no immediate comment from…...

16+ min ago (592+ words) Military analyst Denys Popovych said on Radio NV that Russian troops are currently encircled near Kupyansk and explained how Ukrainian forces carried out a successful operation there on Dec. 13. In addition, the city has logistical significance. There is a major logistics hub there, Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, which is necessary for continuing an advance into northern Donetsk Oblast. That is why the city mattered to them. To create this media effect, there were two or three reports claiming the full capture of Kupyansk. Now I would like to see what happens to the generals who reported that. They misled [Russian leader Vladimir] Putin and created fake news. Obviously, there should be consequences. So far, I see no official comments from Russia, which usually happens when they have embarrassed themselves. What is enabling the successful clearing of the city and its outskirts? Is it…...

17+ min ago (469+ words) (Ken Silva, Headline USA) CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA'Decarlos Brown Jr., who allegedly stabbed Ukrainian refugee'Iryna Zarutska'to death on a Charlotte train on Aug. 22, had his first appearance in federal court on Thursday in a case that carries the death penalty. Brown is in state custody and faces a murder charge in North Carolina. The Justice Department has also charged him with the offence of "Violence Against a Railroad Carrier and Mass Transportation System Resulting in Death'and a judge ordered U.S. Marshals to transport him from county jail to her court for the first hearing in that federal matter. Thursday's hearing took only about 10 minutes. U.S. District Judge Susan C. Rodriguez read the charges against Brown, who looked around the courtroom, seemingly not paying attention'even when she said he "may be sentenced to death. Brown did not enter a plea, and Rodriguez sent him back…...