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CBS News
a day ago
- Health
- CBS News
DFW doctor returns from Gaza, describes devastating hunger crisis and urgent need for humanitarian aid
The Castle Hills Emergency Room in Carrollton is a stark contrast to what Dr. Bilal Piracha experienced over the last few weeks in Palestine. "This is sort of the impending doom; it is really the happening doom at this minute," Piracha said. "People are literally dying with the hunger; the hunger is killing them. Starvation is being used as a weapon." He just returned from Gaza and had already been to the Gaza Strip three times this year, doing humanitarian work at a local hospital. Piracha is an emergency medicine doctor in DFW. He also teaches at the University of Texas at Dallas and is a representative with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Council of Social Justice. "Whenever I came back last time, I was always talking about hope, I was always talking about how people were resilient there, and they are still resilient, but they are at the breaking point," he said. Piracha said in his career, he's never experienced anything like what he's seen on the ground in Gaza. "I have seen a man who was there to get food for his family, being shot in the skull, and his whole skull was shattered, and the brain was coming out," Piracha told CBS News Texas. "I've seen dangling feet and dangling hands… A kid in front of our eyes, he was just skeletal." On Monday, President Donald Trump acknowledged the humanitarian crisis, saying that there was "real starvation" happening in Gaza, changing tune, breaking sides with U.S. ally Israel. "We're going to set up food centers, and we're going to do it in conjunction with some very good people, and we're going to supply funds, and we just took in trillions of dollars, and we're going to spend a little money on some food," Trump said during a meeting with the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Piracha said he's thankful Trump is finally addressing the crisis, but said more needs to be done to help the families suffering. "We the people, we the public, have to make sure to ask our representatives, and make them responsible of what are they doing for the humans of Gaza, who have the right to live, who have the right to survive," he said. Piracha hopes to return to Gaza in the future. He's calling for a ceasefire immediately.
Forbes
a day ago
- Sport
- Forbes
St. Louis Wins The Major League Pickleball Regular Season Title and LA Mad Drops Makes Noise In Dallas
St. Louis' Kate Fahey gets excited on the court as the Shock clinch the regular season title. Major League Pickleball (MLP), presented by DoorDash, rolled into the 9th of its 10 week season, inexorably grinding to the finish line of the regular season. The tour was in the Dallas Metroplex, specifically at the Pickler Universe in suburb Carrollton for the Advil Targeted relief MLP Dallas 2025 event. For the third week in a row (Beer City's excitement and then St. Louis' debut event within an arena), the sentiment is that MLP as a league has set a new bar, with massive crowds and an electric atmosphere inside the club. The weekend's slate was a collection of 'haves' and 'have not' teams in the league: it included the top three teams in the standings (STL, home-team Dallas, and NJ), new-look LA (more on that later), the frisky Texas Ranchers, and then basically the four worst teams in the league playing out the string in Carolina, Phoenix, SoCal, and the last-place NY Hustlers. This made for, in the same weekend, the best collection of matches we've seen all year amongst the top teams alongside some of the worst blow-outs of the year. There were no Challenger teams playing this week; they'll finish up their season at Event #10 in a week's time in Salt Lake. Key Links for tracking the event this weekend, which featured livestreams from the two primary courts at the facility on MLP's YouTube channel and on Transaction Recap Ben Johns sporting the LA Mad Drops gear for the first time post-trade. The MLP trade deadline for the season was the Monday before this event … and it was a banger. Headlined by the Ben Johns trade, there were twelve separate transactions conducted in this last-minute window, as some teams clearly are waving the white flag for the season, while others are doubling down to push for a title. Here's a brief summary of all moves team by team (some of these conflate multiple moves): At the end of the day, Carolina is left with basically six waiver wire/challenger players to go along with half a million dollars of cash. Miami traded away their two best players and is probably looking at next year. LA could be the favorite going forward, New Jersey probably likes its chances by improving their weakest link, Orlando, and Utah both marginally improved their starting lineups, and Dallas now has a solid bench just in case. All the involved Challenger teams improved a bit, looking to move up on the top dog Las Vegas for the one promotion spot up for grabs. News and Noteworthy Premier League Recap Day 1 Observations Blaine Hovenier is a big reason SoCal competes in 2025. Day 2 Observations Day 3 Observations Noe Khlif (L) slams an overhead with New Jersey as partner Will Howells looks on. Day 4 Observations Team Standings Update post Event Here's the teams who made moves up or down the Standings in this event. In Premier What did we learn this weekend? What were our top three Takeaways from the competition this weekend? Media Pick' Em Contest Update MLP Super-Fan Matty Pickles (aka Matt Klitch) runs a season-long Media MLP Pick'em Contest on Twitter, where all the pundits in the sport are participating. Here's how we did this week, and where we stand overall. Summary: This was the hardest week yet to predict, since we were all just guessing how well the new Ben Johns-led LA Mad Drops would perform. I only hit on 4 of the 8 picks this week, but got a bonus point for my 'lock' of the weekend and netted 5 points. However the race is tightening; 2nd place Jim Kloss missed on his lock but otherwise went 7-8 in his picks to climb within 3 points of the lead. Next up on the Pickleball Calendar? According to my Master Pickleball Schedule ... Next up for the MLP? Their next event is .... All match stats quoted in this article are courtesy of PickleWave. Visit for the premier source of Pro Pickleball data, including match replays, highlights, stats, and discussion. PickleWave has more than 22,000 matches in its database across all the pro tours. Also, a great thanks to The Dink's Erik Tice, who maintains a fantastic MLP detailed data breakdown and makes it publicly available at this Google XLS link. Tice's data has proved invaluable this year as MLP does not make match data available at this detailed level at present.
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Friends of mom ‘killer' Sarah Patrick Grace defend teen's tear-soaked funeral speech that ‘tipped cops off to her crime'
THE teen TikToker accused of murdering her mom and stepdad is reportedly extremely scared in jail as family and friends defend the emotional funeral speech that resulted in police charging her. Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is the main suspect following the deaths of Kristin and James Brock. 5 5 5 The couple was shot dead as they slept in Carrollton, west of Atlanta, on February 20, 2025, and their bodies were tragically discovered by Patrick's six-year-old sister. The teen has been charged with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault in connection with the deaths. She posted videos and messages on social media, appearing to be distraught over their deaths. One of Patrick's TikTok posts reads, "They don't know it, but a year from now me and my 5-year-old sister would find them wrongfully shot dead in our home – and they won't get to watch me graduate high school, see me walk down the aisle, or even say goodbye. (sic)" She captioned the video, "I miss you guys, save a seat for me in heaven." Patrick also gave a heartfelt speech at their funeral that police felt was suspicious. The 17-year-old told mourners, "I'm sorry" at the end of the eulogy, a moment which has raised eyebrows. Patrick has now emerged as the prime suspect in the case, with Carroll County sheriffs claiming they have "mountains of evidence" against the teen. She reportedly learned police had a warrant for her arrest and went into the station with her father, who is supporting her. Family friend Carrie Jensen, who has known Patrick for years, is raising money for her legal fees. A public Facebook group with the name " I stand with Sarah Grace Patrick" also now has more than 300 members. Carrie told The U.S. Sun this week, "She has a lot of people who are standing up for her. She's extremely scared and maintaining her innocence. "I have known Sarah and her family since she was in Middle School. She and my daughter are best friends. "She was with us 4th of July weekend." Jensen also wrote on Facebook, "Sarah Grace did not just 'turn herself in' she was notified that she had warrants for her arrest and did exactly what she was told to do. "Her father walked his daughter into that police station not knowing what lied ahead for his child. "She never confessed to anything. She was working with the detectives to find the people who murdered her mom and stepdad. She trusted them because that is who she is! "Her apology at the funeral service was normal she would apologize over everything. Even if it wasn't her fault. 'She is very much just a child. No matter what! 'No one knows her background, her story or what she has gone through." Carrie claims she recently drove more than an hour but was told her visitation had been taken away, along with her phone privileges. She added, "This is unfair and unjust!" Dad Doniel Patrick's full statement on daughter's arrest "I just want to go on the record and say I know everybody is talking. "Many people were talking about things that they don't even know. They are just talking and writing about stuff that is completely false. "Taking pictures of me leaving church to go to visit my daughter. If you have time to follow me around walk up to me talk to me I will talk to you. "My daughter is 100% innocent. If you wanna talk to anybody about me and my daughter's relationship come straight to me. I'm not hiding. "I'm going to work and doing all the normal things that I have to do to support my son. Nobody knows my pain, but I choose to deal with it the way that I have to. "I don't want all of attention like everybody else. February 21 I had to come home and tell my son that his mother and his stepfather were dead. "It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. Until I had to take my daughter to the sheriff's office, I did not turn her in. "She voluntarily went there because of the warrants.. She has nothing to hide. I'm not the type of person that gets on social media. "I don't even pay attention to most of it. The only social media I have is Facebook and it's been ruined by this entire situation. "People are quick to judge when they don't even have any info. I have as much info as everybody else so where are you getting your info from? "If it's the media then you all should know how the media portrays everything. It's not about the truth. It's about viewership they will say anything. "Some of the stuff that I have seen and some of the media outlets have reported good stuff. "A lot of of them have reported bad stuff without any facts just assumptions and talking to people that don't know nothing. "My heart goes out to the Brock family and Kristin's. I will speak when it's time. Right now, I am trying to focus on my daughter, my children. "Not what everybody else is focusing on believe me I'm living it. I don't have to see it. To everybody out there that has kids to everybody out there that's paying attention. "God bless each and everyone of you. I hope that you never have to go through an experience like this.. as Pastor Ben said this Sunday I'm ready bring it on goliath." Source: Facebook After setting up a GoFundMe account to raise funds for Patrick's legal fight, the page is no longer live. Jensen explained, "A new donation link will be posted soon. I am working with a lawyer friend of mine to make sure we follow all the rules and it not be taken down." Patrick's father, Doniel, took to Facebook to defend his daughter after she made national headlines. "Many people were talking about things that they don't even know," the dad fumed. "They are just talking and writing about stuff that is completely false." Doniel went on to claim that Patrick is "100% innocent" and encouraged any doubters to speak about the incident with him in person. Court documents seen by give an insight into Patrick's troubled childhood, which suggests her mom and stepdad were often taking drugs. Her dad filed for divorce from his wife, Kristin, in 2018 after a 10-year marriage, and he demanded joint legal custody of Patrick and her brother, Donnie, with "primary physical custody of the parties' minor child" and that any visits between his estranged wife and the children be supervised due to her alleged addiction issues. "The mother has unrehabilitated substance abuse issues and both she and her boyfriend fail to adequately provide a suitable drug-free environment for minor children," court docs read. They eventually agreed on joint legal custody, with primary physical custody given to Kristin, and Doniel seeing them on alternate weekends and holidays. Previously, the Brocks' loved ones offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. "This is so horrendous," Kristin's father Dennis Nolan told Atlanta News First back at the time. "You just can't imagine that someone would come in and just take the life of two good people." The deceased couple were popular in their local church community. Catalyst Church member Tasha Meza told Fox 5 Atlanta: "Kristin was bubbly and fun and she loved hugs. "She never met a stranger. And James, he was a comical kind of guy. He would always crack jokes and make you laugh." Patrick turned herself in earlier in July after police issued the warrant for her arrest following a months-long investigation. She is expected to be tried as an adult on the murder charges. The case is still an open investigation, and more arrests and charges are still possible, officials have said. Authorities are still searching for a motive for the murders.
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Georgia teen accused of killing mom and stepfather was caught in bitter custody war as her father branded victims unfit parents
The 17-year-old accused of murdering her mother and stepfather was at the center of a bitter custody battle in which her biological dad accused the victims of abusing drugs and being 'unsafe' to care for her, can reveal. It is just one of the revelations has unearthed about the tangled past of Sarah Grace Patrick after the teenager was charged with the double homicides of her mother, Kristin Brock, 41, and stepdad, James Brock, 45, which she denies doing. Ever since the teen turned herself in on July 8, online True Crime groups have speculated about what drove an angel-faced teen to allegedly kill her mother and stepfather. Authorities have not yet revealed a motive, but the late couple's loved ones have hit out at 'victim-blaming' and denied their pasts had anything to do with their murders at their home in Carrollton, 45 miles west of Atlanta, on February 20. But court documents seen by provide an insight into the accused teen's often chaotic childhood, which appears to have been blighted by her mom and stepfather's alleged drug use. In 2018, Doniel Patrick filed for divorce from his wife, Kristin Nolan Patrick, after a 10-year marriage during which they had Sarah Grace and her younger brother, Donnie, 12, while living in Acworth, Georgia. In court papers, Doniel, 43, demanded joint legal custody of the kids with 'primary physical custody of the parties' minor child' and that any visits between his estranged wife and the children be supervised until she could prove she was clean and sober. Under their July 2018 divorce order, the pair agreed on joint legal custody of the children, with primary physical custody given to the mother, and the father seeing them on alternate weekends and holidays. Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is being charged as an adult as she faces two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault in connection with her mother and stepfather's deaths in February Sarah's father, Doniel Patrick (pictured), appeared visibly anguished during a visit to his daughter at Carroll County Jail in Georgia on July 13. Before her alleged actions, he had spent years locked in a bitter custody battle with his now-deceased ex, Kristin James Brock, 47, and Kristin Nolan, 41, were shot dead as they slept in their Carrollton, Georgia home on February 20, after years of legal battles with Doniel, who accused them of abusing drugs which led him to seek emergency custody of his daughter Sarah and son Doniel, according to court documents The exes also agreed they would not 'abuse' alcohol or drugs when they were looking after the kids. But in November 2019, Doniel filed an emergency application for custody of the children, who lived with Kristin and her boyfriend, James Brock. In an explosive legal motion, Doniel said the kids were exposed to drug use – mainly Methamphetamines and marijuana – by Kristin and James. It added: 'The mother has unrehabilitated substance abuse issues and both she and her boyfriend fail to adequately provide a suitable drug-free environment for minor children.' Doniel went on to cite eye-popping claims by Sarah Grace, then just 11 years old, who told cops about the drugs in the home and the 'unsafe living conditions' due to her mom allowing her friends to come over when they were on meth. Doniel added: 'As a result of the mother's drug usage and the mother's boyfriend discipling the minor son with a belt that left a visible injury, the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) got involved. 'The Defendant moved from Cobb County to Carroll County and failed to notify (DFCS) and attempted to avoid being investigated further.' He said a series of recent events raised 'concern' for the kids' safety and accused Kristin of 'spiraling' behaviors, which made it 'extremely unsafe for her to have the children in any unsupervised manner.' In their 2018 divorce agreement, Doniel and Kristin both agreed to 50/50 custody of the kids; under the agreement they would not 'abuse' alcohol or drugs. But in 2019, the father would file an emergency application for custody, claiming she and James were using Methamphetamines around the kids (PICTURED: Doniel at Sarah's high school graduation) The emergency filing (pictured) claimed that then 11-year-old Sarah told cops about the drugs in the home and that her mom allowed her friends to come over when they were high on meth Doniel's efforts to secure emergency custody briefly succeeded, granting him custody for just five days starting November 9, 2019, during which the children's mother was barred from unsupervised visits Sarah Grace is said to have told her teacher about 'her fears of going back to her mother's house and being exposed to the drugs'. 'The minor daughter is able to express whether her mother hides the illegal drugs in the house, what the drugs look like in the packaging and the foul odor of the methamphetamines,' the motion added. James was said to be 'currently on Felony probation for Possession of Methamphetamines'. Cobb County Superior Court documents show that in August 2017, James Matthew Brock was sentenced to two years' probation for possession of meth. But court papers reveal James violated his probation by committing theft by shoplifting and receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana and obstruction of an officer between February and April 2018. He was sentenced to three years, with the first two months served in confinement and the remainder on probation. As a twice-convicted felon sentenced to more than a year in jail, James was banned from buying or owning a firearm. Amid speculation that James had a gun in the home, his niece Krysten Dowda clarified that she was not aware he owned a gun. The emergency custody filing cited James's felony meth possession convictions and revealed he had violated probation by shoplifting (pictured), resulting in a three-year sentence - two months to be served in confinement and the remainder under supervised release That shoplifting violation occurred in April 2018 and barred the stepdad from buying or owning a gun. His niece, Krysten Dowda (left), said she was not aware he owned a gun when crime watchers began speculating if he had a firearm in the home Tensions in the custody battle escalated after the emergency order was dissolved just five days later, prompting Kristin to threaten police involvement if the child wasn't returned. Yet even Sarah appeared to favor her father, expressing her wish to live with him in a parental election document (pictured) On November 9, 2019, a judge gave Doniel temporary physical custody of Sarah Grace and Donnie, with their mother banned from unsupervised visits. But the order was overturned five days later. He petitioned again for physical custody of the kids just two days before Christmas, accusing Kristin of failing to ensure their safety and that they were up to date on medical and dental appointments. Doniel recounted how in one grim incident, Sarah Grace and Donnie were in a car with their mom, stepdad and their adult friends, when Sarah Grace was 'forced to put a blanket over her face to avoid having vomit slung on her' by one of her mom's drunken friends – and that Kristin sent videos of herself drunk to friends and relatives. He insisted both children wanted to live with him and that when Sarah Grace shared her reasons for this, Kristin called him on December 12 to have him immediately collect her. Doniel said that when he arrived at Kristin's home, she tried to force him to 'sign an agreement stating that Sarah could live with him and that he needed to pay her $5,000 to her for attorney's fees and to keep it out of court'. He said that after allowing both kids to go with their father, Kristin threatened to call the cops if he did not return them. In a later parental election document, Sarah Grace wrote: 'I Sarah Grace Patrick am eleven years old and love both of my parents very much. 'I really want to live with my father. On December 12, 2019, my mother said I could finally live with my father after I told her. In October 2020, it was agreed that Sarah Grace would live with her father (pictured) during the week, and her mother could visit her on set weekends It appears in the years leading up to Kristin and James' murder, the family had reached some resolution, with Doniel tagging his ex in a post commending how well they raised their daughter The couple was killed in their home in Carrollton, 45 miles west of Atlanta 'She had my father pick me up and my little brother. 'My mother knows that this is my desire, and she is also aware that my father is filing to get custody of me.' Kristin hit back against his legal suit, accusing him of breaching their divorce deal by 'willfully abus[ing] alcohol during his parenting time', discussing their litigation with the kids and badmouthing her and James to them. She demanded her ex-husband be jailed 'until such time as he purges himself of willful contempt' and that he pays her attorney fees. Doniel denied her claims and said that since their split, Kristin had 'abused illegal drugs [and] exposed her children to people that abuse illegal drugs'. In March 2020, it was ordered that Doniel and Kristin would have 50/50 custody of the kids, with the mom agreeing to 'ensure that the oldest child, Sarah Patrick, is placed in counselling immediately'. Since the teen's arrest, there has been online speculation over whether she had any psychological problems, with apparent friends of hers claiming on TikTok that she was admitted to a hospital for undisclosed mental health issues. Her relatives were split on the issue. Her maternal grandfather, Dennis Nolan, said he was not aware of any mental health problems, but her paternal grandmother, Donna Arnett, said she was told Sarah Grace had spent time in a hospital, but she didn't know what for. When it was uncovered that Sarah was allegedly behind the gruesome double homicide, the internet swirled with speculation around her mental health. But her maternal grandfather, Dennis Nolan (left), said that wasn't anything they knew about By August 2022, it appears Kristin had relapsed on prescription medication, with Sarah's (mugshot pictured) stepdad filing a protection order, claiming he feared for his life and their six-year-old daughter's - accusing her of trying to run him over while he was in a barn An arrest warrant accused Kristin of cruelty to children in the 3rd degree, following the incident that was witnessed by Sarah and her half-sister Jaley In October 2020, it was agreed that Sarah Grace would live with her father during the week and her mother could visit her on set weekends. Doniel and Kristin's relationship appears to have improved dramatically in recent years. Last year, he posted a photograph of a teenage Sarah Grace on Facebook with the caption: 'So proud of her, Kristin Brock we made one beautiful girl.' Asked about his daughter's drug use, Dennis told the Mail: 'About 10 years ago she had a drug problem, but [recently] she was very clean, and she was involved with the church and so happy. She felt born again and very saved.' He denied claims by cops that Sarah Grace lived with different relatives, insisting she always lived with the Brocks, with some weekends at her father's, per the divorce deal. But in August 2022, it appears things between the deceased couple took a turn, with James petitioning for a temporary protection order against Kristin, claiming he feared for his safety and that of their little girl, Jaley, now aged six. James said of Kristin: 'Respondent tried to run over the petitioner while he was inside the barn, with the minor child in the backseat of the vehicle. 'The other minor child witnessed the whole incident. Respondent is abusing prescription medication.' Kristin was ordered to leave the family home until James later rescinded his claims and court documents showed the criminal damage and child cruelty charges against her were dismissed after her killing After Sarah allegedly murdered her mom and stepdad, she posted tributes, tearful selfies and even pleas for justice on TikTok, all of which were dug up by internet sleuths after it was revealed she may have been involved in their deaths An arrest warrant accuses Kristin of cruelty to children in the 3rd degree, with the offense described as 'intentionally allow[ing] a child under the age of 18 to witness the commission of a forcible felony, battery or family violence battery.' It went on that during an argument with James, Kristin rammed a barn with her car, knowing he was inside, which was witnessed by Donnie and Jaley. James accused Kristin of various 'abuse' during their relationship, including hitting him, destroying his property and even threatening to kill him. A judge granted him temporary sole custody of Jaley and ordered Kristin to leave the family home. James later rescinded his claims, and court documents show the criminal damage and child cruelty charges against Kristin were dismissed after her killing. James' adult son Trysten defended his dad online: 'My father at heart was a good man, but he, like everyone else made mistakes. 'In the end, my father was a changed man who cared nothing for his past transgressions, but for his family and becoming the man he was when he died.' Dennis said his daughter and James had argued a couple of years ago, and he told police she tried to run him over 'which wasn't the case' and 'it didn't go anywhere'. After the tumultuous abuse allegations in 2022, the couple appeared to be on the mend, with them getting married at Dennis' sprawling home near Rome on December 12, 2023 (pictured) The 17-year-old had delivered a tearful eulogy at a church service in Georgia for her mother Kristin and stepfather James Brock, only to be charged with their murders months later He said the couple were recently baptized at the Catalyst church in Carrollton, where they were active members for a year. 'They were very serious about straightening their lives up. They got married; we did a small ceremony right here.' They Brocks got married at Dennis' sprawling home near Rome on December 12, 2023, just a day after his divorce from his ex-wife Tiffany was ordered, court documents show. He said the Brocks, Sarah Grace and Jaley spent last Thanksgiving at his home. Asked about any disagreements between Sarah Grace and the Brocks, he said: 'No, not that I'm aware of. Any 17-year-old girl is going to have problems with her mother. 'She and Sarah had disagreements. But there was nothing heavy.'
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
3 teens charged after deadly shootout in Carrollton neighborhood
Three teens are facing murder charges after a shooting in Carrollton Friday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Carrollton police said they responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Magnolia Street around noon. When they arrived, witnesses told officers there was a shootout between Tyrone Boykin, 46, of Carrollton and other males on the road. Police said Boykin was found lying in the yard with an apparent gunshot wound. He was rushed to Tanner Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. TRENDING STORIES: Ca$h Out trial: Atlanta rapper found guilty of RICO, sex trafficking charges Newton neighbors frustrated as developer wants property rezoned for truck stop Body camera video shows the moment stampede broke out after Beyoncé concert Friday afternoon, police arrested the following three suspects, each charged with one count of murder: Kimauri Farmer, 18, of Carrollton Joshua Davis, Jr, 17, of Bowdon Juvenile, 15, of Bowdon They were booked into the Carroll County Jail. The investigation is ongoing. Tipsters can call the CPD with information and remain anonymous. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
