"Their stories frequently reflect a theme taken from current headlines – wildfires, for example, or prison brutality, school shootings, murderous road rage or a high-profile trial."
Ripped from the headlines. ;)
She should stick to fiction and stop trying to write NEWS!!
Busted!!
Well, was she a news reporter, or a columnist?
If you're a columnist, is the content of your column supposed to be literally true, or can you just rehash stories some guy told you in a bar?
Guess we shouldn't believe everything we read.