2 teens face charges in officer's death
SNELLVILLE, Ga. -- Two teenage suspects, including one who is still being sought by police, are facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer who was killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a school, authorities said Sunday.
Authorities said they believe 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard fatally shot officer Antwan Toney on Saturday afternoon in the Snellville area, Gwinnett County Police said in a statement. Maynard remained at large early Sunday and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. He faces charges of aggravated assault and felony murder.
"Tafahree Maynard needs to turn himself in," Gwinnett County Police Chief Butch Ayers said at a news conference.
A second suspect, 19-year-old Isaiah Pretlow, was charged with aggravated assault, accused of pointing a firearm at an officer during the pursuit after Toney's fatal shooting, police said.
Toney died at a hospital from his injuries, police said. The 30-year-old from Southern California had been with the Gwinnett County Police Department for nearly three years. It was his first police job.
Toney and other officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle near a school, police said. When the officers approached, someone in the vehicle opened fire and Toney was hit. Then the vehicle sped off.
Company recalls 1,800 pounds of salad
HOUSTON -- A Houston company has recalled nearly 1,800 pounds of ready-to-eat salad with chicken products because a corn ingredient may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said GHSW recalled salads produced Oct. 1 through Thursday, with "best by" or "best if sold" dates of Sunday or today.
There are no reports of anyone getting sick.
Salads with a "P-44056" USDA mark were shipped to Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The items include some products sold under the Whole Foods and Trader Joe's labels.
Salmonella can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever. Listeriosis can cause diarrhea, fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
CDC: 50 million people with chronic pain
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 50 million American adults -- 20.4 percent of the U.S. adult population -- have chronic pain, defined as pain most days or every day for at least the past six months.
Age and sex seem to make a difference, with a higher prevalence among older people and women. For 8 percent of those with chronic pain, the pain is bad enough to frequently limit their daily life or work activities.
Although pain is the body's normal reaction to injury, it should go away once the body heals. If that does not happen, or if the injury included nerve damage, the pain may persist for months or even years. Some diseases and infections can also lead to chronic pain, and sometimes no cause can be found.
No matter the cause, treatments for chronic pain usually focus not on curing it but on managing it -- reducing the pain and increasing peoples' ability to move and function so their day-to-day life can improve. Treatment options include prescription pain medications, acupuncture, physical therapy, relaxation techniques, biofeedback, massage therapy, psychotherapy and behavior modification.
Over-dependence on addictive pain relievers such as opioids, however, has contributed to an opioid crisis in the country. Having chronic pain can also lead to other health issues, including anxiety and depression. All told, according to estimates cited by the CDC, the bill in the United States for chronic pain totals at least $560 billion a year in medical expenses, lost productivity and disability programs.
Data for the CDC report came from a 2016 national health survey, done by the National Center for Health Statistics.
$2M pledged for Holocaust education
NEW ORLEANS -- A San Francisco foundation has promised the National World War II Museum $2 million to expand its Holocaust education program.
The Taube Philanthropies pledge will pay for lectures, movie screenings, partnerships, research and personal accounts of the Holocaust, the museum said.
The new Taube Family Holocaust Education Program "will ensure public remembrance of the atrocities that led to the genocide of more than six million Jews," a news release said.
"As the WWII generation passes away, The National WWII Museum has been entrusted to continue telling their stories to future generations -- especially the important story of the Holocaust," said Stephen Watson, its president and CEO. "The gift from Taube Philanthropies makes it possible for the Museum to expand its teachings about the atrocities of the Holocaust and why we should all stand together against genocide."
The new program's formal launch will be Thursday, with a screening of Roberta Grossman's new film Who Will Write Our History? It's based on historian Samuel Kassow's book, published in 2009 with the same title.
-- COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS
A Section on 10/22/2018
CORRECTION: The San Francisco-based Taube Philanthropies is pledging $2 million to support and expand Holocaust education programs at the National World War II museum in New Orleans. An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the name of the donor.