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Photo: Courtesy Disney “Good morning, mom.” These are the words Kim Irvine says each day as she strolls through Disneyland in Anaheim, California, where she works. Though Kim’s mom, Leota Toombs, died at the age of 66 in 1991, she lives on as the face of Madame Leota — the iconic ghost that has been presiding over the park’s Haunted Mansion ride since it debuted in 1969. Disneyland is “so quiet” in those early hours that “you can definitely hear my mom’s little voice, ringing out of the hallway,” Kim, the Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, tells PEOPLE....

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.Photo: DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Just before 6 a.m. local time, the woman attacked three officers during the routine security screening process “resulting in the injury of three TSA officers and the closure of the checkpoint,” TSA said in a statement to PEOPLE. The Phoenix Police Department arrived at the scene and promptly arrested the traveler, identified as 19-year-old Makiah Coleman, Sgt. Brian Bower toldCNN. It is not clear whether she has an attorney....

Carlos Medina.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe A Texas man died on Saturday after he became trapped while cleaning the inside of a Wisconsin water tank, authorities said. The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Officesaid in a news releasethat dispatch received a report of a man identified as Carlos Medina, 30, of El Paso, who was stuck inside the City of Blair’s water tank and needed to be rescued. Medina “reportedly told his co-workers he was getting cold but continued to work,” the sherriff’s office said....

Rio Branco is the chapiter urban center of the Acre state in northern Brazil . This vivacious city is known for its rich account , stunning natural beauty , and various culture . From its intriguing architecture to its lush forests and river , Rio Branco offers visitor a unparalleled and captivating experience . In this clause , we will dig into 35 absorbing facts about Rio Branco that will give you a deep understanding of thecity ....

Photo: norfolk pd Four Virginia men have been arrested in connection with the 2011 murder of Old Dominion University student Christopher Cummings. Kwaume L. Edwards, 32; Javon L. Doyle, 31; Ahmad R. Watson, 30; and Rashad D. Dooley, 28, areindicted on 15 charges eachincluding homicide, first-degree murder, and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, the Norfolk Police Department said in a press release Thursday. Police responded to a home in the 800 block of W 42ndStreet of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 10, 2011, after reports of two gunshot victims....

Cleo Smith.Photo: Western Australia Police Force/Anadolu Agency/Getty A 4-year-old girl who went missing from a campsite in Australia last month has been found alive. Cleo Smith was camping with her family at the Blowholes Shacks campsite in Western Australia when she went missing on Oct. 16, according toAustralia’s ABC News. Her family said they woke up around 6 a.m. and found that the tent was unzipped higher than the toddler could have reached....

Maleena Valdez.Photo: GoFundMe A Florida girl was killed this week when a driver crashed into the playground of the preschool where she and another child were playing. Imagination Station Learning Center and the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately return PEOPLE’s requests for comment. Emergency personnel transported Valdez to Gulf Coast Hospital, where she later died, authorities said. DeSoto Memorial Hospital received the second child, who was listed in serious condition, according to FHP....

Photo: La Vergne Police Department Five police officers in Tennessee have been fired and three others have been suspended following a sex scandal within their department. The eight La Vergne officerswere disciplinedearlier this week following an internal investigation into reports of multiple sexual encounters involving members of the second shift, according to NBC affiliate WSMV. The investigation revealed that officer Maegan Hall was intimately involved with several officers on her shift, both on and off the clock....

While it seems each day is being declared a new “national holiday” — national nail polish day, national rotisserie chicken day and national yo-yo day are just a few being celebrated in the first week of June alone — one day we (and these celebs) can certainly get behind National Wine Day on May 25. In case you’re in need of one more excuse to kick back with a glass of your favorite pinot noir tonight, you’re in luck: red wine is shown to have a variety of health benefits, from reducing risk of heart disease and stoke to increasing life span....

Brianna Bodley is pictured here.Photo:Gofundme Gofundme A 6-year-old girl with a rare neurological disease recently underwent surgery in Los Angeles that disconnected half of her brain. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) describesRasmussen’s encephalitis(RE) as “a very rare, chronic inflammatory neurological disease that usually affect only one hemisphere (half) of the brain.” Symptoms include frequent and severe seizures, inflammation of the brain (otherwise known as encephalitis), mental deterioration and the progressive loss of neurological functions such as motor skills, speech and mobility on one side of the body, per NINDS....

Inside the OceanGate Titan.Photo:Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Ahead ofOceanGate Expeditions' ill-fated June 18 dive to the site of theTitanicwreckage, other explorers and enthusiasts had made the journey in an attempt to get a close-up look at the storied ship.On June 22, hours after estimates suggested theTitanran out of breathable air, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed in a press conference that a debris field was found near the site and that it was consistent with a “catastrophic pressure implosion” that would have killed all five passengers onboard the submersive....

Photo:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via GettyA 72-year-old man was brutally beaten in New York City last month in what police are calling an anti-LGBTQ hate crime.The man suffered a broken jaw and lacerations on his face and hands during the attack, which took place in the Chelsea neighborhood at around 10:15 p.m. on Sept. 15, the NYPD said Sunday, according toPIX11,CBS News New YorkandABC7.Police said the victim was walking near 17th Street and Ninth Avenue when four people allegedly made anti-LGBTQ statements toward him before kicking and punching him on his head and body....

Cadence Eastin.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe An 8-year-old girl and her family’s dog died earlier this month after a tree fell on a tent they were sleeping in during acamping trip, authorities said. The tragic accident occurred around 5 a.m. local time, “instantly” killing the 8-year-old and their family dog, a relative wrote on aGoFundMepage. Deputies were called to the scene in the Pine Idaho area, off Old Logging Road, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office....