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Mother Allegedly Killed Outside Church by Son, 21, Whom She Had a Protective Order Against

Photo: Montgomery County Police Department; Family Photo Nearly three years after his mother sought a protective order against her son, he has been charged with first-degree murder in her death. Kevin Justin McGuigan of Rockville, Maryland, appeared in Montgomery County District Court on Monday, two days after he was arrested for the murder of 49-year-old Jaclyn McGuigan, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. A judge ordered Kevin to be held for a mental health evaluation and scheduled a Jan....

Mother Dead, 5-Year-Old Son in Critical Condition After Falling 90 Feet into Niagara Gorge

A mother is dead and her 5-year-old son is in critical condition after they both fell multiple feet into the Niagara Gorge at the Niagara Falls State Park earlier this week, authorities said. On Monday, the woman and her childfell “approximately 90 feet"towards the bottom of the gorge near the Cave of the Winds complex, New York State Parks Police Captian Chris Rola told reporters at a press conference. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...

Mother Orangutan Named Hope Left Broken and Blind After Being Shot 74 Times with an Air Rifle

Hope is holding on after being shot 74 times with an air rifle. SOCP veterinarians performed the surgery with help from Dr Andreas Messikommer, a Swiss specialist for human orthopedic surgery. According to SOCP, the operation took three hours. Doctors placed a pin a six screws in the bone to put it back in place. While operating on Hope, vets discovered the broken collarbone pierced one of Hope’s air sacs — the large ‘throat sac’ that orangutans have under their chins and high on their chests — and caused an infection....

Multiple College Bowl Games Canceled, Others Impacted as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Photo: Fenway Bowl; Military Bowl A number of college bowl games have been canceled amid the surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. The Wasabi Fenway Bowl, Military Bowl, EasyPost Hawaii Bowl, Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, and the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl have all been impacted. On Sunday, the University of Virginia dropped out of the Fenway Bowl “due to the number of COVID cases impacting its roster,” resulting in the game, which was scheduled for Dec....

Multiple Students Injured and 1 in Critical Condition After Bounce House Is Blown Into the Air

Zillah High School’s Associated Student Body was putting on an outdoor event on Wednesday afternoon when the inflatable game, which the students were strapped into, went airborne, leaving five students injured, Zillah Schoolsconfirmedon Twitter. “Our hearts go out to the students, parents and staff of those involved,” the school said. At approximately 2:30 p.m., a large gust of wind — believed to be somewhere around 16 MPH — blew through the area and flipped a bounce house on the football field, theYakima Heraldreports....

MUNA Turned a Dark Period into Their Most Confident Album Yet — with a Little Help from Phoebe Bridgers

MUNA.Photo: Isaac Schneider The members ofMUNAhave long felt like outcasts. Made up ofKatie Gavin,Josette MaskinandNaomi McPherson, the LA-based alternative pop band is at their most liberated on third studio albumMUNA, out Friday via Saddest Factory Records, but it’s taken them a while to arrive at a place where they feel so free. The trio, all of whom identify as queer, met while attending the University of Southern California around 2013 and quickly bonded over feeling unlike their fellow students....

Muse Frontman Matt Bellamy and Model Elle Evans Are Married

Wedding bells are ringing for Matt Bellamy and Elle Evans!The Muse rocker, 41, tied the knot with the 29-year-old model on Saturday, just over a year and a half after theygot engaged in December 2017.The newlyweds shared the first images from their gorgeous ceremony on Instagram, with both captioning the portraits: “Mr. & Mrs. Bellamy.”Earlier in the week, Evans had shared her excitement for the upcoming nuptials with a sweet black and white shot of the couple posing in the forest....

N.Y. Man Beheads Wife, Kills Daughter, 5, in Murder-Suicide After Threats to 'Take All of Them Down'

Photo: Jennifer Schlecht/Facebook A 42-year-old mother who worked for the United Nations Foundation as an advocate for women and girls internationally was found beheaded Wednesday night inside a Harlem apartment, where police also discovered the slain body of her 5-year-old daughter as well as the body of the girl’s father, who police say murdered his wife and daughter before killing himself. The sources say Schlecht was found in the apartment’s bathroom, decapitated....

N.Y. Mom Tells Dr. Phil About Moment Husband Told Her He Left Twins in Hot Car by Accident

Marissa recently sat down with Dr. Phil McGraw for an episode of his eponymous show,Dr. Phil, which airs Thursday, November 14. Fighting back tears, she recallsthe call she received from her husband, Iraq war vet Juan Rodriguez, on July 26 — the call that changed her life forever. A clip from the emotional episode is featured on PEOPLE above. “I was working,” Marissa begins. “The first call was at about 4 or so....

NASA Warns We Need to Take Threat of a Meteor Impact Much More Seriously

Photo: QAI Publishing/UIG via Getty While modern society hasn’t experienced the effects of a catastrophic meteor impact on Earth, fortunately, a hit from rock massive enough to destroy an entire U.S. state is a genuine threat, NASA warned this week. “This is not about Hollywood. It’s not about movies,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced at thePlanetary Defense Conferencein Washington D.C. on Monday, according toNBC News. “This is about ultimately protecting the only planet we know right now to host life....

NASCAR'S Joey Logano and Wife Brittany on Having Three Kids Under 5: 'It's Chaotic'

Photo: joey logano/Instagram; Inset: Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images Mondays are always good days for Brittany Logano. “I’ve got to take one for the team every now and again,” Logano, 31, adds, his wide smile breaking through the starkness of the Zoom conversation. This is the sweet reality for the couple, who wed in 2014 and welcomed their third child Emilia Love just last month. Little Emilia arrived mere hours after her daddy came home as the winner of the inaugural Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and yes, she was quite the welcome surprise since Brittany had relied on in vitro fertilization treatments to get pregnant with her first two children....

Natasha Richardson's Son Micheál Watches His Late Mom's Films, Like 'The' 'Parent Trap', to Remember Her

Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty; Mary Evans/WALT DISNEY PICTURES/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection Micheálspoke to U.K.‘sThe Timesto promote his movieMade in Italy, in which he costars with his dad Liam Neeson, and spoke about keeping his mother’s memory alive. She died from blunt force trauma following a skiing accident in 2009. She was 45. “It was so sudden,” Micheál, 25, recalled. “When it’s unexpected and it’s just a complete freak accident, it really sort of messes with your mind, whether you believe in fate or not....

NBA Unveils New and Improved Trophies for NBA All-Star Game: 'Continued Growth and Evolution'

Photo: Jeenah Moon/Getty TheNational Basketball Association (NBA)is showing off a new and improved look for its most fun honors. On Thursday, the organization unveiled the 2022 trophy lineup for NBA All-Star Game, which was designed in partnership with artistVictor Solomon. “Commemorating the league’s most notable achievements at NBA All-Star, each trophy boasts an elevated design, fit with intricate elements symbolizing the milestone that each award represents,” the NBA said in a press release....