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Kyle Larson dominates and claims an emotional Cup victory at Bristol Motor Speedway
Read full article: Kyle Larson dominates and claims an emotional Cup victory at Bristol Motor SpeedwayKyle Larson led 411 of 500 laps and scored an emotional win on Sunday with a dominating NASCAR Cup Series victory at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Oklahoma officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting
Read full article: Oklahoma officer charged in Black man's fatal shootingFILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater talks to the media in Oklahoma City. Prater has filed a first-degree manslaughter charge against a white Oklahoma City police officer accused of fatally shooting a fleeing Black man three times in the back. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)OKLAHOMA CITY โ A white Oklahoma City police officer accused of fatally shooting a fleeing Black man armed with a knife three times in the back was charged Thursday with first-degree manslaughter. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater filed the charge against Sgt. Prater, Oklahoma County's top prosecutor, has previously filed criminal charges against police officers accused in fatal shootings.
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4 dead, several injured across South in outbreak of twisters
Read full article: 4 dead, several injured across South in outbreak of twistersNational Weather Service teams confirmed at least 18 tornado paths: nine in Mississippi, six in Alabama and three in Louisiana. Three people were injured, at least one of them seriously, by an apparent tornado that hit Amite County, Mississippi, Monday afternoon, county emergency director Grant McCurley said. Four counties eastward, seven women received minor injuries when their group home in Sumrall, Mississippi was heavily damaged, officials said. In Guntown, Mississippi, near Tupelo and about 260 miles (420 kilometers) north-northeast of Amite County, a tornado destroyed a church and damaged dozens of homes. It was among at least 60 to 75 homes damaged in Lee County, with assessments still going on, officials said.

Baby born via uterine transplant in landmark clinical trial
Read full article: Baby born via uterine transplant in landmark clinical trialIndy Pearl Edwards isnt the first baby born via uterine transplant, and she likely wont be the last, but its still a new and exciting reality. The girl was born through a landmark uterus transplant clinical trial at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Indy's birth is the fourth in the clinical trial. This is the final frontier in research for infertility, said Dr. Giuliano Testa, principal investigator of the uterus transplant clinical trial at Baylor University Medical Center, chief of abdominal transplantation, and chairman of the Baylor Annette C. and Harold C. SimmonsTransplant Institute. They are doing more than expanding their family, they are helping others who have been diagnosed with absolute uterine factor infertility.

Atlanta official's former wife killed adult children, herself
Read full article: Atlanta official's former wife killed adult children, herselfMarsha Edwards, 58; Erin Edwards, 20; and Christopher Edwards Jr., 24, were found inside their Atlanta suburb home Wednesday when police entered, but they were long dead, according to Cobb County Police. Marsha Edwards was the ex-wife of Dr. Christopher Edwards, an orthopedic surgeon and the chairman of Atlanta's housing authority. "Christopher Edwards learned Wednesday of the death of his former wife, Dr. Marsha Edwards, and his two adult children, Christopher Edwards, Jr. and Erin Edwards. Erin Edwards posted a picture on her Instagram earlier this month reflecting on her summer spent as an intern at NBC. "NABJ extends its condolences, prayers and thoughts to the family, friends and colleagues of Marsha Edwards, Christopher Edwards II and Erin Edwards," the organization said in a statement.