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The Atlanta division of the FBI has identified remains found in a Georgia landfill as those of toddler Quinton Simon, bringing an end to the weeks-long search for the child that garnered national attention. The Chatham County District Attorney’s Office is continuing to investigate the case against the toddler's mother, the FBI said. Quinton Simon. Simon reported Quinton missing Oct. 5 from his home in an unincorporated part of the county near Savannah, police have said. On Oct. 12 Chatham County police announced they believed Quinton was dead and named his mother as the primary suspect.

Odell Beckham Jr. was escorted off of an American Airlines flight by police Sunday morning after crew members who tried to wake him up before departure grew concerned because he "appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness," according to officials. The Miami-Dade Police Department responded to American Airlines flight 1228 in Miami, bound for Los Angeles, at around 9:30 a.m. after flight attendants called for help out of fear that Beckham Jr. was ill and "his condition would worsen through the expected 5 hour flight," police said. "Upon the officers arrival, the flight crew asked Mr. Beckham several times to exit the aircraft, which he refused," police said in a statement. In a tweet published Sunday morning, Beckham Jr. said "Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me… I’ve seen it alll..""Never. Representatives for Beckham Jr. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

☆ More than 2,500 U.S. flights delayed amid severe weather during post-Thanksgiving travel
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More than 2,500 flights into or out of U.S. airports were delayed as of late Sunday morning during the post-Thanksgiving travel rush as severe weather, including rain, heavy winds and snow, swept through major cities. On Sunday morning, rain pounded the Southeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions, threatening morning travel for cities such as Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Nashville and Charlotte, North Carolina. Storm totals will range from 0.5 to 1.25 inches of rain across the eastern third of the country. Snowfall totals will range from 6 to 12 inches, with localized higher amounts possible in the higher elevations, according to the weather service. Looking ahead, this storm system will bring an enhanced risk for severe weather across the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley on Tuesday.

☆ 'We’re having a baby today': Woman gives birth inside Atlanta McDonald's with help of employees and fiancé
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“I went into the bathroom and my water broke immediately,” Worthy told WXIA. “I thought they was joking, and I open this door, didn’t see anyone, but I saw feet [under the door],” Woodward told WXIA. Phillips made his way to the McDonald's bathroom when he thought his fiancée had been gone for too long. “She was on the toilet screaming,” Phillips told WXIA. “She’s definitely a nugget,” Phillips told WXIA.

Heavy rain and strong winds are expected in the southern Great Plains this weekend from Texas stretching to Mississippi where it's already raining, threatening post-Thanksgiving travel plans, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly 55 million people were expected to travel 50 miles or more from their homes this Thanksgiving weekend — 98% of pre-pandemic levels, according to AAA. Although the severe weather risk is very low on Sunday, there will be the potential for strong winds and frequent lightning that could impact travel, especially in the Northeast. Another developing storm system will also continue to bring heavy rain in addition to mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest this weekend, according to the weather service. Winter weather advisories are in place for parts of the Cascades and Northern Rockies, including northern Idaho, Montana, and southeast Wyoming.

The youngest victim in the mass shooting that killed six at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, was identified by officials Friday as 16-year-old Fernando Chavez-Barron. City officials previously withheld identifying the 16-year-old, who was an employee at the Virginia Walmart, "due to him being a minor." Authorities say Bing killed at least six people and injured at least six others before taking his own life in the Tuesday night shooting. Shaundrayia Reese, 27, who worked on the overnight stock team with Bing from 2014 to 2018 described Bing as "just weird." It was the deadliest store shooting since May when a white gunman shot 10 Black people dead in a racist shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, according to an NBC News tally.

The suspect in the Club Q mass shooting changed his name just before he turned 16, court documents show. The 21-year-old man was booked on suspicion of two counts of felony menacing and three counts of first degree kidnapping. Police would also not officially link the shooting suspect to the case involving an Anderson Lee Aldrich, then 21. The suspect, identified by authorities as Aldrich, was arrested on suspicion of five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of bias-motivated or hate crimes. CORRECTION (Nov. 22, 2022, 2:12 p.m.): An earlier version of this article misstated the number of people injured at Club Q. It’s 19, not more than two dozen.

Two people are dead after a helicopter crashed in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. The aftermath of a deadly helicopter crash in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 22, 2022. Marquise Beatty Sr.A Robinson R44 helicopter crashed near Interstate 77 and Nations Ford Road at around 12:20 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The helicopter belonged to local CBS news station WBTV, NBC affiliate WCNC of Charlotte reported. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating what caused the crash.

One man was killed and 16 people were injured Monday morning after an SUV drove into a Massachusetts Apple store, officials said. Responding officers found multiple people with injuries in and around the Apple store at the outdoor mall, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said during a news conference on the incident. A dark-colored SUV smashed through the quintessential large glass windows at the Apple store at a speed that is unknown at this time, striking multiple people, Cruz said. Authorities didn't comment on how crowded the store was at the time of the incident, but Cruz mentioned "obviously the Apple Store is a very busy place." An SUV smashed through the glass windows at the Apple store at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham, Mass., on Monday.

Two people subdued the gunman who opened fire at Club Q, a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub late on Saturday, saving lives, officials say. "Colorado stands with our LGTBQ community and everyone impacted by this tragedy as we mourn together.”Follow along for the latest coverage of the shootingPolis' statement is supported by Club Q, who said in a statement that "heroic customers" stopped the attack. "We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack," the club posted on its Facebook page. The suspected shooter was injured in the incident at Club Q, apprehended and hospitalized, Colorado Springs Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. The hospitals are helping us to notify family who have been injured,” Castro said.

☆ National Guard activated amid deadly western New York snow storm that has dropped more than 6 feet of snow in region
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Kathy Hochul announced the activation of the National Guard Saturday to help with clean up in the historic snow storm that battered parts of western New York. About 70 National Guard members were deployed to the badly-impacted southtowns, or the southern portion of Erie County, home to Buffalo, Hochul told NBC News affiliate WGRZ. Hamburg, where the roof of a house collapsed due to the weight of the heavy, wet snow, received over six feet of snow, while southwest Blasdell had over five feet of snow. Buffalo has had about 30 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. Joshua Bessex / APTwo Erie County men died after suffering “cardiac events" due to shoveling or snow blowing on Friday.

☆ 'TODAY' show's Al Roker reveals he's in the hospital and being treated for blood clots
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"TODAY" show meteorologist and anchor Al Roker revealed on Friday that he is in the hospital after being admitted last week for a blood clot in his leg and a few in his lungs. Roker says he's getting the medical care he needs and is "on the way to recovery." "Al Roker-- hurry back to us... counting the days xoxoxo," commented Hoda Kotb. "It's hard to slow down Al, but he's on the mend and he's on the way to recovery," said Guthrie. “It was this great relief,” Roker told "TODAY" viewers at the time.

☆ Off-duty New York police officer fatally shoots a woman and wounds another before dying by suicide
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An upstate off-duty New York police officer fatally shot a 27-year-old woman before she turned the gun on herself and took her own life Monday, Rochester police said. Tiffani Gatson, 29, an officer with the Greece Police Department, shot two women at a Rochester home before she died by suicide. Greece is a suburb of Rochester, in western New York on Lake Ontario. Gatson, who had been an officer in Greece since September 2018, was off duty at the time, Greece police said. Gatson was the first African American woman to join the Greece Police Department in 2019, WHEC reported.

Jay Leno has third-degree burns to his face and may need skin grafts after a garage fire where one of his cars erupted in flames, a source close to the comedian told NBC News on Tuesday. There was a fuel leak and gasoline sprayed on his face before a spark triggered the fire. Leno was burned on the left side of his face and his hands, said the source, who saw him on Saturday after the incident. He's receiving hyperbaric treatment, an oxygen therapy that "can accelerate burn wound healing," according to the Grossman Burn Center's website. “Jay is the kind of guy that is that likes to get up and go but they need to treat him," the source said.

☆ Police arrest woman in connection with disappearance of 6-year-old Idaho boy missing for over a year
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Police in Idaho have arrested a woman in connection with the disappearance of 6-year-old Michael Vaughan, who has been missing for over a year, officials said. Michael Vaughan. Michael's house and the house Wondra was living in are about four minutes apart, according to KTVB. Police continued to search the backyard of Wondra's home on Tuesday, where crews intend to dig three or four feet deep, Huff told KTVB. We have not found anything yet, but we will continue to excavate in hopes of finding his remains,” Huff told KTVB at the scene on Saturday.

WINDSOR, England — Prince William, Prince Harry and their spouses reunited at Windsor Castle on Saturday afternoon, appearing to put aside their rift to pay tribute to their late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Princes William and Harry, as well as Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, paused at a large flower memorial for the queen, stopping to read handwritten notes and admire the bouquets that mourners had left throughout the day. Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, left, and Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, view the floral tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, on Saturday. Prince William, left, and Prince Harry talk after viewing the floral tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on Saturday. She didn't reveal who made the comments as it would be “very damaging to them.”The couple had frequently criticized media tabloids over their coverage of Meghan.

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