Pit bulls maul owner to death

http://wtvr.com/2017/12/15/bethany-stephens-obit/

rural Virginia

USA missile defense is all wrong

https://twitter.com/seancostigan/status/942026824892153856

Smoke from wildfires is hugely deadly

https://web.archive.org/web/20171216132835/http://arlington.wickedlocal.com/zz/shareable/20171215/smoke-from-wildfires-may-be-surprisingly-deadly-scientists-report

Memphis TN USA - 7 year investigation produces murder charges

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21781112/sherra-wright-robinson-arrested-connection-death-former-nba-player-lorenzen-wright

NBA player was murdered - his wife is charged in the murder

The modern world has better resilience to disasters

https://twitter.com/HannahRitchie02/status/939213765127544832

https://ourworldindata.org/natural-catastrophes/

Racist NJ Police Chief in trouble

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2017/dec/14/truth-examiner/new-jersey-police-chief-said-black-people-have-no-/

I wonder if at trial he will testify that he has saved 10 black people with CPR - if true, that would give the jury a headache probably

Boston MA - murderer gets life in prison

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/peter_gelzinis/2017/12/gelzinis_lena_bruce_killer_sentenced_to_life_at_last

after 25 years