Deaths of Mom and Ex-Pro Hockey Player in Newport Beach Condo Were Not Murder-Suicide: Cops

Photo: Facebook (2) Police in Newport Beach, California, are investigating the deaths of a former pro hockey player and a mother-of-two found in an upscale condominium as a double-homicide and not a murder-suicide, PEOPLE confirms. On Sunday at 9:27 p.m., police responded to a 911 call from a man who said he returned to his locked condo to findthe bodies of his roommate, Darren Partch, 38, as well as a woman he did not recognize, later identified as Wendy Miller, 48, of Costa Mesa, theLos Angeles Timesreports.

Deaths of Pa. Couple Found Inside Home Ruled Double-Homicide as Police Search for Suspect

A husband and wife were found dead inside their Pennsylvania home on Jan. 2 — and authorities believe they were killed. The grim discovery was made after troopers were called to complete a welfare check at the couple’s home in Chester Heights Borough around 5:15 p.m., according to a news release from thePennsylvania State Police. While the Delaware County Medical Examiner ruled the couple’s deaths a double-homicide, a cause of death for both victims has yet to be publicly released.

Deaths of Va. Sisters Found Duct-Taped Together in New York River Ruled as Suicide by Drowning

Photo: AP/REX/Shutterstock Twelve weeks after two Saudi-born sisters were found duct-taped together in New York’s Hudson River, their cause of death has been revealed. “At this point in time, we have no credible information that a crime took place in New York City … It is entirely credible that the girls entered the water alive,” Shea said in November, adding that the sisters were last seen with their family in Virginia on November 30, 2017.

Deaths, Blindness Linked to Recalled Eye Drops Contaminated with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

An antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in multiple recalled eye drops have caused the death of three individuals. According to their findings, 68 individuals in 16 states who used the contaminated eye drops were infected with bacteria. Along with the death of three individuals, eight individuals have gone blind, and four additional individuals have needed the surgical removal of an eyeball. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, explains the CDC,can cause infectionsin the blood, lungs (pneumonia), and other parts of the body after surgery.

Deb Haaland Announces 'Painful' Investigation Into Boarding Schools Set Up to Assimilate Native Americans

Deb Haaland.Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Interior SecretaryDeb Haalandon Tuesdayannouncedplans to investigate the history of Native American boarding schools that, decades ago, aimed to assimilate native children to white culture across the U.S. The announcement comes weeks after investigators in Canada uncovered 215 children’s bodies buried at an indigenous school in British Columbia, sparking outrage across the country and calls for similar recovery efforts to be taken up in the U.