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42-year-old Texas man is facing a murder charge in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy after the victim and his friends banged on the suspect's door late Saturday night in what police described as a "ding-dong-ditch" prank that has been trending on TikTok and other social media platforms, authorities said. The suspect, Leon Gonzalo Jr., was arrested and booked at the Harris County Jail on Tuesday morning, charged with one count of murder, according to Harris County court records.

Police think alcohol, speeding were factors in midnight crash. (Austin) - Police say Susan Marie Roten was driving 84 mph in a 55-mph zone in Southwest Austin with her four children early Saturday when her vehicle struck a Ford Explorer, rolled several times and left her month-old son dying in a rocky median and her daughter seriously injured. She'd been drinking at one son's baseball practice and was on pain medication, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. The infant, Wyatt Hortness, was ejected and later died at Brackenridge Hospital. His 6-year-old sister also was ejected, suffering a skull fracture and...

An new, extremely violent video game release from Eidos Interactive, creators of the blockbuster "Lara Croft" game series, is catching the ire of Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY).25 to Life is being called 'far worse than Grand Theft Auto' by a number of critics, including Michael Medved on his nationally syndicated radio show today.The New York Democrat says the objective of the game called "25 to life" is to shoot police officers, and use civilians as human shields.He says the game is so gruesome that it lowers common decency.Schumer is asking stores not to stock the game and for PlayStation manufacturer...

Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, said the "cop killer" video game, called "25 to Life," had hit an "all-time low" and discouraged the sale and distribution of the title, due out this summer. "25 to Life' makes 'Grand Theft Auto' look like 'Romper Room" Schumer said on Monday in comments e-mailed by a spokeswoman. The blockbuster video game series "Grand Theft Auto" from Take-Two Interactive is frequently criticized for its violence... First of all, if you want people to take you seriously, you need something more effective than a kids show that originally aired in 1953 like...