‘THEY LIED TO HIM’
The family of 10-year-old Jose Flores say authorities initially told the boy’s father he had survived before later confirming their worst fears.
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THE SWEETEST KIDS
“How can they allow an 18-year-old to purchase a weapon when they don’t allow them to buy alcohol or liquor?” Jailah Silguero’s outraged grandmother asked The Daily Beast.
‘I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND’
Desperate families looking for children still unaccounted for following the school shooting in Texas have told of their frustration with authorities over a lack of information.
‘HEINOUS CRIME’
The 18-year-old shooter walked into Robb Elementary School with a handgun.
‘PERVASIVE SEXUAL BANTER’
The top scientist at the firm—whose CEO was praised by Goldman Sachs as a “most intriguing entrepreneur”—claims it was a boys’ club rife with dick jokes and hazing pregnant women.
‘I WAS INFURIATED’
Matthew Casado said he was shocked by the massacre, telling news outlets he “whole-heartedly believed” his lifelong pal “was a good kid.”
TWISTED DETAILS
Payton Gendron appears to have considered multiple other cities for slaughter before the attack at Tops on Saturday.
‘A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE MISTAKE’
RaDonda Vaught has been sentenced to probation over the death of 75-year-old Charlene Murphey, a patient she injected with the wrong medication.
TRAGIC DISCOVERY
Jordan Simeon left North Dakota on his way to start a new life in New Orleans in March but never arrived.
‘MY HEART IS BROKEN’
Valued at nearly $5 billion, the “mental fitness” startup BetterUp has faced weeks of turmoil after it abruptly changed the pay structure for its career coaches.
