Family of 10 Killed in U.S. Airstrike That Was Intended for ISIS, Relatives Say: 'Totally in Shock'

The Ahmadi family.Photo: MARCUS YAM/LOS ANGELES TIMES/Instagram An Afghan family says a U.S. airstrike meant for some of those responsible for the Aug. 26 Kabul airport attack actually killed 10 people — including an employee of an American aid group and five kids under the age of 5 — according to multiple news reports. Pentagon officials said the strike was “righteous” and that “at least one of those people that were killed was an ISIS facilitator....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 870 words · Teresa Smith

Family of 10-Year-Old Boy Speaks Out After Police Say TikTok Challenge May Have Led to His Death

A Georgia family is mourning the loss of Robert Craig, 10, after he tragically died in his front yard due to what police believe could have been aTikTokchallenge. “I walked outside, I saw his tablet and I saw him hanging from the tree,” Madison told the outlet, noting how her younger brother usually made TikTok videos on the tablet. Robert was rushed to a hospital, but it was too late and the 10-year-old boy died shortly after, WGCL reported....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Tyler Roth

Family of 11-Year-Old Boy Who Died in Fireworks Accident Will 'Never' Buy Them Again, Aunt Says

Camrynn McMichael, 11, of Mount Vernon, was “seriously injured” during a fireworks incident on N. Canal Street in his hometown, according to the Indiana State Police. He later succumbed to his injuries while being transported to a local hospital. Now, Alexandra Eaton, Camrynn’s aunt, tells PEOPLE the family will “never” buy fireworks again. “We will all be reminded, every time we hear a firework go off, [of] the loss of Cam,” she says, adding that he “was an amazing big brother” and friend....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Sarah Chase

Family of 12-Year-Old California Boy Swept Out to Sea Offers $50,000 Reward for Recovery

Photo: GoFundMe The family of Arunay Pruthi, 12, is offering a $50,000 reward to anyone who rescues him following an incident at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Monday. Arunay, his father Tarun Pruthi, and his 8-year-old brother were sitting on the sand of the California beach when an unexpected wave pulled them into the ocean around 3:45 p.m. “All of us basically managed to get back, but he just drifted away,” he said of Arunay....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Sharon Foster

Family of 13-Year-Old Driver in Fatal Texas Car Crash 'Lost Everything' in House Fire Months Before

Photo: gofundmeTheWest Texas car crashthat resulted in nine deaths Tuesday came shortly after another tragedy for one family involved.The family of Henrich Siemens and his 13-year-old son, who was behind the wheel of the 2007 Dodge 2500 pickup truck involved in the accident, previously suffered the loss of their home and a family pet in a fire late last year, according to a GoFundMepage.“The whole house burned down, they lost everything in that home,” Mennonite Evangelical Church Seminole Pastor Jake Fehr toldNBC News....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1055 words · Scott Rowe

Family of 20-Year-Old College Wrestler Reaches $14M Settlement After Son Dies of Heat Stroke

Photo: University of the Cumberlands A Tennessee family has reached a multi-million-dollar settlement with a Kentucky university after their son died of a heat stroke following a workout with the wrestling team. According to theAssociated Press, the parents of 20-year-old Grant Brace sued the University of the Cumberlands after their son died hours after the first training day of the wrestling season in 2020. In a statement to PEOPLE, the university said the settlement exceeds $14 million and that they have agreed to participate in a heat-illness training program and to help raise awareness of heat-related injuries....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Angela Foley

Family of 21-Year-Old Killed by Sharks in Bahamas Speaks Out: 'No One Jumped in' to Help

Photo: Go Fund Me Jordan Lindsey, of Torrance, was snorkeling with mom Kami Lindsey on June 26 in waters around Rose Island, a small island close to New Providence, whenat least three sharks began biting her, her father, Michael Lindsey,told ABC News. Her dad, siblings and girlfriend were in another area of the water. Now, the family is urging tour groups in the Bahamas to adopt adequate emergency practices, alleging that staffers with the Sandy Toes excursion company did not immediately help during the attack....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Dawn Weber

Family of 3 Dies After Being Hit by Alleged Drunk Driver While Walking Together on Halloween Night

Photo: Go Fund Me The deadly crash involving the 2002 Toyota Sequoia and the three pedestrians occurred on Thursday night in Long Beach just before 10 p.m. “Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded and began administering life-saving measures to the critically injured pedestrians,” a spokesperson with the LBPD wrote, adding that “all three pedestrians were transported to local hospitals.” Not long after arriving at the hospital, Joseph, 30, sadly died from his injuries....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Nathaniel Smith

Family of 3 Killed After Their Private Plane Crashes Into Michigan Home

Three people were killed after their plane crashed into a Michigan home. After responding to the scene on Saturday, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement they found the house, which was located just north of the Oakland/Southwest Airport, “fully engulfed” in flames. “We have confirmed there are three fatalities at the scene [are] believed to be the occupants and pilot of the plane,” the police said in a statement, while the local fire department noted that the “occupants of the house made it out safely....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Shawn Rodriguez

Family of 3 Missing for 10 Days Found Dead in Crashed Car: 'They Will Be Extremely Missed'

Photo: GoFundMe The search for a missing Tennessee family had a tragic ending this week after authorities found all three dead following a car crash. Jeremy Cook, 39, Johanna Manor, 28, and their 8-year-old daughter, Adalicia Manor, were found dead nearly two weeks after they last contacted friends or family, according toWSMVand aGoFundMeset up to raise money for their funerals. Relatives of the three became increasingly concerned when the couple did not arrive at their workplaces and Adalicia was continually absent from school, Johanna’s sister, Jennifer Biggs, wrote on the donation page....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Pamela Lynn

Family of 3 Were Celebrating Their Daughter's 17th Birthday on Doomed Calif. Dive Boat

A family of three’s blissful celebration on the water for their daughter’s 17th birthday turned into a tragedy after a commercial diving boat fire broke out early Monday morning on a Labor Day weekend excursion. Steve Salika, his wife Diana Adamic, their daughter Tia, and her best friend Berenice Felipe are amongthe 34 people presumed deadin the incident that saw the 75-foot Conception boat catch fire just after 3 a.m. on Monday while all but five crew members were asleep below deck....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 881 words · Cory Williams

Family of 3! Dean Sheremet Welcomes Son Atlas Wilding with Fiancée Vanessa Black

Congratulations on becoming a new dad,Dean Sheremet! Alongside the happy news, Sheremet also shared the first photos of their newborn. In one of the images, the proud papa kisses Black on the forehead while she cradles their newborn in her arms. RELATED GALLERY:Who’s Due Next? Rachel, Kate and 51 More Celebs Who Are Expecting “I’ve never met a more courageous, example of love, strength or bravery in my life,” he wrote, as he continued to praise his fiancée....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Matthew Tran

Family of 4 Among the Dead After Plane Crashes During Takeoff at Texas Airport: 'It's Horrible'

Photo: Shaban Athuman/The Dallas Morning News vía AP All those on board a twin-engine plane taking off from Addison Municipal Airport on Sunday died after the aircraft crashed into a hangar and burst into flames, reports say. “When I left the hangar, I saw the smoke, and I knew there had been an aircraft crash,” Sanger told WFAA. “The fact that this airplane was so close to the ground and departed controlled flight so abruptly — means there has to be something that went seriously wrong — and the pilot had very very little time....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Brian Frey