Sherri Williams Dead: Alabama Mother Killed By Stray Bullet While Holding Newborn

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Police in Alabama are asking for the public's help in finding the gunman who fatally shot a woman who was holding her 10-day old son.

Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams says the victim, identified as 24-year-old Sherri Williams, was holding her baby and standing in the doorway of an apartment in the Gate City neighborhood when shots rang out Monday afternoon.

Officials say two men at a nearby store got into a fight. One of the men chased the other down the street and fired a gun as he ran.

Authorities say Williams was hit by a stray bullet and was pronounced dead at the scene. pgn

Indiana Bus Driver Angel Perry Saves 11 Children From Approaching Tornado (VIDEO)

An Indiana bus driver named Angel lived up to her name last month when her heroic actions saved 11 children from a deadly tornado.

The Henryville, Ind., elementary school students had been released early on March 2 due to the threat of severe weather conditions, according to WTHR. Angel Perry was transporting them home when a level EF4 tornado touched the ground.

"I stopped the bus for a second, put my hands down and said, 'Dear Lord, what do I do?'" Perry told ABC's local station RTV6. Knowing the bus would be no match for the 200 mph winds, Perry decided to get the kids to the shelter of the school just three miles away.

Her quick-thinking was caught on tape by the bus' CCTV camera. You can hear her trying to keep the kids calm as she turns the bus around to outrun the tornado.

"A tornado is on the ground guys. Quiet! The tornado is on the ground," Perry says in the recording. "If you got a book to put over your head, do it. Get in the middle."

Perry successfully navigated the bus to the school. She immediately began off-loading the children, counting so as not to leave anyone behind.

"Everybody stay together. All our group together," her voice says in the recording, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.. Come on! Come on! Ten, eleven, go! Go! Go!"

None of the children in Perry's care were harmed.Just minutes after the children reached the safety of the building, winds lifted the 36,000-pound bus and slammed into the side of a diner across the road, Fox 4 reports.

Perry is one of many bus drivers who've gone above and beyond in their duty to protect the kids in their care. One helped children off a burning bus in North Carolina, while another got a potential hijacker to relinquish his weapon. pgn

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Hospitalized: 'Jersey Shore' Star Being Treated For Kidney Stones

Sounds like Ronnie Ortiz-Magro will have to skip "gym, tan, laundry" this week.

The "Jersey Shore" star, 27, was hospitalized with kidney stones in Florida over the weekend, his rep confirmed to People.

"Ronnie was admitted to an Orlando area hospital late Saturday night," the rep said in a statement. "He's in a lot of pain and is expected to remain there for several days."

Luckily, his longtime girlfriend and co-star Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola, 26, rushed to be at his bedside while he recovers.

Ortiz-Magro was in Orlando promoting his new alcohol line called Smush Cocktails at the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention on April 27. According to his rep, "he started feeling uncomfortable" and was rushed to the emergency room. 

"It's a very painful condition," the rep added, "but he's being treated." pgn

Conan O'Brien's White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech (VIDEO)

 

 

 

 

                                       

Conan O'Brien was the featured performer at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, and he had fun at the expense of Democrats, Republicans, CNN, North Korea, Al Roker, and, yes, HuffPost.
Some of Conan's best lines:
On CNN:
"CNN's ratings are so low, now James Earl Jones says, 'You're watching CNN?!'"
On Twitter:
"If any of you are live tweeting this event, please use the hashtag #incapableoflivinginthemoment."
On the NRA:
"How freakin' crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the NRA."
On Obama:
"Your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet."
And finally, he gave it up for his hometown, Boston:
"If you're going to pick on a city, don't pick one where 9 out of 10 people are related to a cop."
This was the second time O'Brien was the performer at the dinner, 18 years after his first performance in 1995. Check out his full remarks in the video above

Obama's 'Muslim Socialist' Joke Draws Big Laughs (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama slid in a shoutout during his 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner speech to conspiracists who wonder about both his religion and economic preferences.
"These days, I look in the mirror and I have to admit," Obama said. "I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist I used to be."
Past polls have seen large chunks of Americans incorrectly identify the Christian Obama as a Muslim. During the heat of the 2012 presidential campaign, a May PPP survey found that 52 percent of 656 likely GOP primary voters classified the president under that religion.
Since his reelection in November 2012, a host of conservative voices have referred to Obama as a socialist. Back in March, GOP strategist Henry Barbour told the hill that "we've got a socialist in office right now." Earlier in December, televangelist Pat Robertson accused Obama of not admitting to his "socialist" ways that is destroying free enterprise in America. Within the same month, Sarah Palin used the same term, warning that America's debt is putting the country on a path to communism.

Tim Tebow Cut: Jets Release Quarterback After One Season In New York

Tim Tebow #15 of the New York Jets runs off the field after a game against the San Diego Chargers at MetLife Stadium on December 23, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Tim Tebow's time with the New York Jets has expired, as first reported by Brian Costello of the New York Post.
The polarizing 25-year-old has been released just days after the Jets drafted quarterback Geno Smith in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Tebow's turbulent Jets career began with a large press conference but never truly got off the ground. Tebow attempted just eight passes while paired with New York's other embattled quarterback, Mark Sanchez.
"We have a great deal of respect for Tim Tebow," Jets coach Rex Ryan said in a statement released on the team's website. "Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped. Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by the shape he came back in this offseason. We wish him the best moving forward."
Albert Breer of NFL.com reports that Tebow learned of his release on Monday morning at the team's facilities.

Cincinnati School Shooting: La Salle High School Student Shoots Self Inside Classroom

Authorities in Ohio responded to reports that a student pulled a gun and shot himself inside a classroom Monday morning, 10TV reports.
Administrators placed La Salle High School in Cincinnati on lockdown and all students were escorted to the gymnasium following the incident, according to WKRC. There is currently no active threat.
The Hamilton County sheriff's office said that the student was rushed to a hospital with a self-inflicted wound, according to the Associated Press.
More from the Associated Press:

By DAN SEWELL CINCINNATI — A student at an all-male parochial high school pulled out a gun in a classroom Monday morning and shot himself in an apparent suicide attempt, police said.
The youth was taken to a hospital, and there appeared to be no threat to other students at La Salle High School, a private school west of Cincinnati that was immediately put on lockdown as a precaution, police said.
At around 8 a.m., "a student produced a gun inside one of the classrooms and shot himself, and we're dealing with that now," Green Township Police Chief Bart West told reporters. School officials said the shooting was during the first class period of the day.
West said the student apparently was trying to kill himself, but he had no other information on why he fired the shot. He said authorities weren't aware of any threats made concerning the school or any other students. Authorities said all other students were safe.
Students, some in tears, gathered in the school gym, and school officials said they were organizing an orderly dismissal as parents came to pick them up.
A school official said counselors were meeting with students, and officials were talking to students to try to learn more about the student who fired the shot.
"We just ask that you pray for him and his family," said Greg Tankersley, La Salle's director of community development. "It's a tragic situation for this young man."
He said the youth was "fighting for his life." A message was left at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center about the student's condition.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese sent additional counselors to the school, he said, and a priest went to the hospital where the student was taken. Tankersley said he wouldn't release other information about the student at this point.
In the aftermath of last year's fatal shootings of three students in Chardon High School in northeast Ohio and December's Sandy Hook Elementary shooting rampage in Connecticut, most schools have taken steps to increase security. In Ohio, that's included taking shooting prevention and response training courses offered by the state attorney general and updating safety procedures with police.
"We always have concerns about school security," West said, but he added that La Salle "did an excellent job" in responding Monday. He said township police had met recently with school officials to review their safety plan.
"We're going to go back and look at everything," Tankersley replied when asked about a gun getting into the school. But he added that Monday's top priority was the condition of the wounded student and the well-being of the others.