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Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark
Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For 'Just Kill 'Em' On-Air Remark Brian Kilmeade is apologizing after saying “just kill ’em” during a "Fox & Friends" discussion about violent attacks by homeless individuals, calling his own words “extremely callous.” On Sunday, Sept. 14, the co-host told viewers during an appearance on "Fox & Friends Weekend" he made a "callous" comment while discussing the murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina.  “We were discussing … how to stop these kinds of attacks by homeless, mentally ill assailants,” he said, noting proposals such as institutionalization or jail. “Now during that discussion, I wron…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says
Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says A grim murder-suicide in one of Connecticut’s wealthiest suburbs is fueling debate after a new report alleged that ChatGPT deepened the suspect’s delusions and may have driven him further into darkness in the days leading up to the killing. Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, and his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Adams, were found dead inside their Old Greenwich home on Aug. 5, police said. Investigators believe Soelberg killed Adams before killing himself.  Related: Strange Online Rants Preceded Greenwich Murder-Suicide In the months before the killing, Soelberg — who had a lifelong history of me…

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
NYC Mass Shooter Blamed Football Head Trauma For Mental Illness, NFL Responds NYC Mass Shooter Blamed Football Head Trauma For Mental Illness, NFL Responds
NYC Mass Shooter Blamed Football Head Trauma For Mental Illness, NFL Responds A former high school football player who shot and killed four people in midtown Manhattan blamed head trauma he suffered while playing the sport for fueling his severe mental illness. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that Shane Tamura appeared to be targeting the NFL over his claims of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Police said the 27-year-old Las Vegas man killed four people on Monday, July 28, before turning the gun on himself at 345 Park Avenue, where the NFL's main offices are located. Tamura shot himself in the chest, not the head, according to The New York…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
CT Dad Beats Son, 12, Dead, Threatens To Kill Teen Daughter: Police CT Dad Beats Son, 12, Dead, Threatens To Kill Teen Daughter: Police
CT Dad Beats Son, 12, Dead, Threatens To Kill Teen Daughter: Police A 52-year-old Connecticut man is accused of beating his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat—and threatening to kill his teenage daughter next, authorities said. Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., of Branford, was charged with murder with special circumstances and attempted murder following the Thursday, May 1, attack. He is being held on $3 million bond, police said. Officers responded to a home on Hemlock Rock Road around 4 p.m., where they found the body of 12-year-old Anthony P. Esposito, according to Branford Police. Esposito was arrested shortly after during a nearby traffic stop. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports
Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports New details suggest that a woman charged with killing her two young children and injuring a third at their Massachusetts home this week was allegedly fighting a mental illness that impacts new mothers.  Lindsay Clancy, age 32, was possibly suffering from postpartum psychosis, sources told the WBZ-TV I-Team. The mental illness occurs in approximately .1-.2% of births, according to Postpartum Support International (PSI). The onset of PPD is usually sudden, most often within the first two weeks postpartum, according to the PSI's website. However, symptoms can appear in the first year, with re…

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by David Cifarelli
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Murder Charges Dismissed Against Maryland Mother Accused Of Killing Young Children Murder Charges Dismissed Against Maryland Mother Accused Of Killing Young Children
Murder Charges Dismissed Against Maryland Mother Accused Of Killing Young Children A Maryland woman suspected of killing her two young children in 2014 will not stand trial after a judge ruled that she remains incompetent and dismissed murder charges against her, according to multiple reports. Catherine Hoggle is suspected of killing her children Jacob and Sarah after they disappeared from Montgomery County. Law enforcement began looking for the children after their father, Troy Turner, reported them missing in September 2014. For the last eight years, Hoggle has been repeatedly deemed not mentally competent to stand trial, with 19 consecutive doctors deeming her incompete…

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by Annie DeVoe