Waterslide complaints surface after Kansas boy dies on ride
By MARIA SUDEKUM, Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a 168-foot tall waterslide at a water park in Kansas, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. The person, who is not authorized to speak about the boy's death, told The Associated Press that Caleb Schwab was decapitated Sunday on the "Verruckt" raft ride at the Schlitterbahn WaterPark in Kansas City, Kansas. Caleb, the son of a Kansas lawmaker, was in a raft with two women ..>> view originalFindings of Police Bias in Baltimore Validate What Many Have Long Felt
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The man known as the “Grim Sleeper” serial killer, who eluded capture while prowling South Los Angeles in search of victims for over two decades, is expected to be sentenced to death on Wednesday.The hearing in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom will give relatives of Lonnie David Franklin Jr.’s victims a chance to tell the court about the impact of the killings, which spanned from 1985 to 2007. In some of the cases, the fathers and mothers of victims died not knowing who was responsible. Frankli..>> view originalTwo officers shot in Arkansas, suspect not in custody
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Government investigators have not yet determined how a Ferris wheel seat flipped over at a Tennessee county fair, sending three children plummeting 30 to 45 feet to the ground. But the accident that left a 6-year-old girl with a traumatic brain injury sharpened the focus Tuesday on how carnival ride operators are regulated. After a 2014 audit found shortcomings in Tennessee's regulatory program for rides at fairs and amusement parks, state officials decided to get out of the inspection business..>> view original
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