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Teen Called 911 Claiming Multimillionaire Dad Choked on Dog Leash — Now He's Charged With Murder

On April 18, 2018, 16-year-old Alexander Bishop called 911 to report a tragedy in his Durham, N.C. home: His 59-year-old father Bill was unresponsive, with a dog leash wrapped around his neck with the dog attached to it. “I think my dad is dead,” Alexander told the 911 dispatcher. The teen added that his “dog got his, like, collar wrapped around his throat. His face is purple, and his heart’s not beating....

Teen Falls to His Death While Climbing L.A. Bridge in Apparent Social Media Stunt: Police

6th Street Viaduct.Photo:PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty The 17-year-old victim was attempting to climb the 6th Street Viaduct on Saturday when he “slipped and fell to his death,” Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday at a Los Angeles Police Commission meeting, according to theAssociated PressandLos Angeles Times. Moore said the victim fell while climbing up one of the arches “in order to post, apparently, a social media broadcast” around 2 a....

Teen Says Smartwatch Saved His Life After Detecting Extremely High Heart Rate

Photo: ABC15 ArizonaWhen 13-year-old Austin Hardison received a smartwatch for Christmas last year, he probably had no idea that it would one day lead to a heart condition diagnosis.The Arizona teen said that he felt lightheaded one day this month while watching television, and his smartwatch alerted him that his heart rate was extremely high at 219 beats per minute, local news stationABC 15 reportedon Monday.The alert led to the discovery of a heart disease that he’s had since birth called Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome....

Tems Opens Up About Her Viral Oscars Gown: 'Two Years Ago, I Would've Said No to This Dress'

Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Tems went all out with her2023 Oscarsoutfit — and has zero regrets. After hitting the red carpet in her opulent, stop-and-stare white Lever Couture gown, the singer-songwriter, who is the first Nigerian person to ever be nominated for an Oscar thanks to her work alongsideRihanna, Ryan Coogler andLudwig Göranssonon theBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverhit “Lift Me Up,” took her seat in the auditorium and accidentally blocked the view of those directly behind her....

Tenn. Couple Cleared of Wrongful Murder and Rape Convictions That Put Them Behind Bars for 27 Years

Joyce Watkins.Photo: NewsChannel5 For almost 35 years Joyce Watkins insisted she never harmed her 4-year-old great-niece — who died, according to jurors who found Watkins and her boyfriend guilty, as a victim of murder and aggravated rape. This month a judge agreed with Watkins,exonerating her and Charlie Dunnof the crimes that caused both to be locked away in prison for 27 years. “I’m just happy to be out of this mess, which has cost me half of my life for nothing,” Watkins, now 74, said after the charges were dismissed, according to a news release from the Tennessee Innocence Project....

Tenn. Teacher and 8-Year-Old Son Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide: 'A Tragic, Tragic Loss'

Photo: Courtesy of the Talley Family A first-grade teacher and his 8-year-old son died in an apparent murder-suicide in his Tennessee condo Monday, say police. At about 9 a.m. Monday,police and firefighters responded to a 911 call from a home inspectorwho was at Savannah Village to inspect the condo for a pending sale because he heard a smoke detector going off inside and saw smoke when he looked inside a window, NBC affiliate WBIR reports....

Tennessee Boy, 10, Dies After Saving Sister, 6, from Frozen Pond

Photo: gofundme A 10-year-old boy Benjamin Luckett in Tennessee died on Sunday after saving his younger sister Abigail Luckett, 6, from a frozen pound. Benjamin was pronounced dead at the emergency room. The family’s pastor Stacey Stilgenbauer claimed the siblings were playing near a pond behind their home with another one of their brothers. While playing, Abigail fell into the frozen pond, Stacey toldFox 8. gofundme One brother called to their father Robert for help while Benjamin dove in to save his sister....

Teresa Giudice 'Apologized' to Joe Gorga After Intense 'RHONJ' Reunion Fight: 'I Love My Brother'

Teresa Giudice and Joe Gorga.Photo: Jim Spellman/Getty; John Lamparski/GettyTeresa Giudiceis reflecting on her behavior during an explosiveReal Housewives of New Jerseyreunion fight with younger brotherJoe Gorga, and she acknowledges she regrets how things went down.“I feel like we didn’t get a lot resolved and, yeah, I didn’t mean to call my brother what I called him,” Giudice toldEntertainment Tonightabout name-calling her younger brother a “bitch boy” and dismissively comparing him to a Housewife....

Teresa Giudice Says She Doesn't Talk About Husband Joe's Deportation: 'That's Negative Thoughts'

Teresa Giudicehas put the news ofJoe Giudice‘s possible deportation out of her mind.TheReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 46, revealed on Wednesday’s episode that as the clock counts down to Joe’s release from jail — where he’s been serving a 41-month prison sentence for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud since March 2016 — she’s just focusing on the positive.“The closer it gets to Joe getting out, all I think about is, ‘Soon he’ll be home,’ ” Teresa said....

Teresa Giudice's 4 Daughters Look All Grown-Up in Full Faces of Glam and Festive Party Outfits

Teresa Giudice’s daughters (from left to right) Gabriella, Gia, Milania and Audriana wear festive holiday looks.Photo:Milania Giudice/Instagram Milania Giudice/Instagram Teresa Giudice’s daughters are all grown-up and showing off their personal styles! TheReal Housewives of New Jerseystar and cookbook author celebrated Christmas with herfour children, Gia, 22, Gabriella, 19, Milania, 17 and Audriana, 14, all of whom dressed up in chic holiday looks just like their glamorous mom. (Left to right) Gabriella Giudice, Gia Giudice, Milania Giudice and Audriana Giudice pose for Christmas photo....

Texas Couple Was Stranded in Greece When Wife Gave Birth — Here's How Coworkers Got Them Home

Photo: Yandi Rojas Yandi Villalonga Rojas and Karinna Martell, of Austin, Texas, didn’t know what they were going to do when Martell went into labor prematurely during their vacation to Greece in November 2015. But, thanks to Rojas’ supportive coworkers at Encompass Health —one of PEOPLE’s 2018 Companies That Care— he and his wife were able get home safely with their new little one. Yandi Rojas But Rojas and Martell weren’t on their own....

Texas Parents Searching for Daughter, 39, Who's Been Missing for a Week: 'It's Not Like Her'

Caroline Gaddis.Photo: Texas EquuSearch A Texas family is searching for answers after a woman allegedly sent a text to her workplace saying she would be out sick on March 21 and then apparently disappeared. Caroline, 39, is a counselor who was last seen leaving her Galveston office three days earlier, on March 18, a Friday, according to the volunteer search-and-rescue organizationTexas EquuSearch. On Tuesday, March 22, the day she was expected back in the office, Caroline’s parents received a phone call from their daughter’s workplace....

Texas Teacher Charged with Assault After Video Allegedly Shows Her Punching, Stomping on Student

Photo: Hay’s County Sheriff’s Office A Texas substitute teacher has been arrested after she was allegedly caught on video assaulting a high school sophomore. Tiffani Shadell Lankford, 32, was charged on Friday with one count of felony aggravated assault after the video was posted online, authorities say. The alleged incident occurred at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas, about 20 miles south of Austin. According to theNew York Times, the alleged assault happened at 3:45 p....