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As scrutiny intensifies over the tragic events involving Lindsay Clancy, a seasoned prosecutor is stressing the importance of not overshadowing the core issue at hand: the accountability of a parent in the unimaginable act of taking a child’s life. The prosecutor vocalized concern that growing public sympathy for the Massachusetts mother could detract from the tragedy involving her three young children.

Lindsay Clancy faces alarming accusations of having taken the lives of her children—Cora, aged 5, Dawson, aged 3, and Callan, just 8 months old. According to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, the harrowing incident unfolded when she allegedly attempted to end her own life by leaping from a second-story window, after her husband was sent out to fetch takeout and visit a pharmacy.

The case has captured national attention, sparking a wave of support for Clancy both online and at the courthouse. However, experts caution that this tide of sympathy may be inadvertently drawing focus away from the real victims—the children who lost their lives.

“Nobody who murders children is a victim no matter what they’re suffering through,” said Jonathan Hatami, a veteran child abuse prosecutor. “You’re never a victim if you murder people because victims don’t do something. Something happens to them.”

The defense does not dispute that Clancy caused the deaths — but she has pleaded not guilty and is contesting criminal responsibility.

Hatami has spearheaded a number of high-profile cases against child abusers in Los Angeles, California, including the murder of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, who was tortured and killed by his mother and her boyfriend. Gabriel’s killing exposed a series of missed red flags by the county’s Department of Children and Family Services and inspired a Netflix docuseries.

“Gabriel Fernandez was tortured and murdered by his mom and her boyfriend — however, there were a lot of other people…that were responsible,” Hatami told News Media. “There were a lot of people that missed signs through the eight or nine months of Gabriel’s torture. There were a lot of people in government, in law enforcement, social workers, who missed all these different signs that really could have saved Gabriel — and they didn’t do it. However, Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were ultimately responsible for the torture and murder of Gabriel and were prosecuted for that and they were convicted of that.”

In Clancy’s case, he argued, many of the people and systems around her deserve scrutiny — but that should not turn her into the central victim of the story. In his view, she’s been too much of the focus.

“Instead of about the three victims who were innocent kids,” he said.

While failures of government and the child welfare system were investigated after Gabriel’s murder, that didn’t take responsibility away from the killers, he said. And in the Clancy case, he said he sees a risk that the focus on her mental health could eclipse the three children who were killed in their own home.

“I didn’t see people out in the streets cheering on Pearl Fernandez because there were other people that were somewhat responsible for what happened to Gabriel,” he said. “And the same thing plays in this case. Lindsay admitted to strangling her three children to death. She admitted to strangling them to death with exercise cords.”

Clancy’s defense has said she sought help repeatedly as she struggled with depression, sleeplessness, suicidal thoughts and voices urging her to harm herself and the children.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has argued that Clancy was under the effects of postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors allege she acted deliberately and understood what she was doing was wrong.

“If you murder your children, you need to be held accountable and responsible for that,” Hatami said. “No matter what the whys are, no matter what reasons are.”

If convicted of any of the three counts of first-degree murder she faces, Clancy would see a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

“Your children should be your life. And if you take their life, you should, as a person, want to be punished for that,” Hatami said.

“Fear the bow” is not just a mantra; it’s a reality.

Kinley Rasmus, the standout player from Phenix City Little League, once again showcased her exceptional talent in a thrilling walk-off victory. Playing for the Southeast Region team, she faced off against West Chester Little League, delivering a performance to remember.

Rasmus took to the mound in the third inning and demonstrated her pitching prowess by striking out six batters. This remarkable feat brought her Little League World Series strikeout tally to 14, tying her with Mo’ne Davis for the record of most strikeouts by a girl in the tournament’s history.

Her contributions were not limited to pitching. At the plate, Rasmus managed a hit in three at-bats and crucially drove in the game-tying run. In the bottom of the third inning, she delivered a hard-hit grounder to left field, bringing Easton Allen home.

“I’m just so grateful for this opportunity,” Rasmus expressed with heartfelt gratitude. “I couldn’t be here without my teammates. They’ve supported me throughout this journey, and I’m incredibly thankful to them.”

Rasmus, who is the daughter of former MLBer Cory Rasmus and is the niece of veteran outfielder Colby Rasmus, entered the game with Phenix City trailing 5-0.

She went on to give up just two hits and no runs in 4 ⅔ innings on the mound. 

“I just had to lock into the game and know to throw strikes and let my defense work,” she said about coming into the game. “Just throw strikes.” 

Rasmus has taken the Little League World Series by storm with her play. 

She flashed her defensive skills earlier in her team’s run when she made a leaping catch at shortstop to rob her opponent of a hit. And her eight strikeouts last week against Washington made her the first girl since Davis in 2014 to strike out that many batters in a single game at the tournament. 

The Alabama squad will now look to keep its Little League World Series dreams alive on Tuesday when they face Washington again in the elimination bracket.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani once built his campaign around providing relief to bodegas and delis in New York City. However, his actions may now be leading to courthouse drama.

New York City’s local shops, corner stores, and delis, often considered the heart of their communities, are now challenging Mamdani’s city-endorsed grocery store initiative. They argue that this plan poses a significant threat to the survival of these small businesses.

Taking legal action, the Multicultural Business Coalition, representing a multitude of ethnic and multicultural chambers, filed a lawsuit this Monday in New York County Supreme Court. Their membership roster includes many immigrant-owned bodegas, supermarkets, and grocery stores.

The coalition is urging a judge to completely dismantle Mamdani’s proposed grocery store initiative. They claim the plan stands in violation of New York’s civil rights statutes and breaches the equal protection clause of the state Constitution.

Their contention is that the city’s strategy would unfairly position these new grocery stores as dominant competitors. With advantages such as access to publicly managed real estate, construction funding, and substantial governmental backing, these stores would have an edge that neighborhood bodegas simply cannot compete with.

The proposed stores would sell produce, meat, dairy and pantry staples at roughly 30 percent below typical market prices, according to Mamdani.

For struggling families, that could mean significant savings.

But for small grocery stores operating on thin margins, MBC says the program could draw away customers and threaten businesses.

MBC President Kenneth Roldan has urged City Hall to negotiate rather than fight the coalition in court.

 ‘Although we have not heard from you since May 2026, we are open to resolving this matter amicably with more sensible solutions to feed working class people with nutritious essential food items at affordable prices,’ Roldan said in a letter to City Hall, according to the New York Post.

Mark Jaffe, the coalition’s legal counsel and president of the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, also said the group wants a compromise.

‘We are asking the mayor to avoid litigation to sit down with us,’ Jaffe told the Post. ‘But we have to try to stop this if they won’t listen to us.’

The city plans to open one store in each borough. It would provide the sites and substantial financial support, while private grocery operators would run the stores.

Ironically enough, while campaigning, Mamdani filmed one of his trademark highly produced skits inside a New York deli, promising to make life easier for the city’s small-business owners by cutting fines and fees, slashing red tape and speeding up the permitting process. 

‘There’s a lot of things that make New York City special. For me, it’s the delis and bodegas,’ Mamdani said in the video.

The program is expected to cost about $70 million, although spending will vary by location. The East Harlem store at La Marqueta alone has been estimated at roughly $30 million.

The city says the stores could save a typical shopper about $90 a month, or more than $1,000 a year, through discounts on a core basket of groceries.

The first location, in Hunts Point in the Bronx, is expected to open by the end of 2027. The La Marqueta store is now projected for 2029, with all five locations expected to be operating by the end of that year.

New York City has roughly 14,000 grocery stores and bodegas, according to city food-system data, and about 84 percent have fewer than 10 employees. Many are immigrant-owned businesses operating on narrow margins.

MBC argues that a government-supported supermarket selling many of the same basic products for 30 percent less could pull customers away from those stores.

‘One of the core pledges of Mr. Mamdani’s affordability agenda was the opening of five municipal grocery stores,’ according to the lawsuit.

 In doing so, Mr. Mamdani pledged to open municipal grocery stores that sell food items well below the market rate. The grocery stores do not appear to meaningfully regulate the so-called affordable items on a need base method. Therefore, the municipal grocery stores, five in total, openly compete with grocery stores at large, including members of the MBC, who are members of groups historically discriminated against, and who run grocery stores barely making profits, in some instances not operating in the red. Therefore, many minority members of the MBC cannot compete with the municipal grocery stores, and therefore, will be put out of business.’

 Mamdani has rejected the idea that the program is intended to replace bodegas.

The city-backed supermarkets will not sell several major bodega revenue generators, including alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets or hot food.

City officials say they are targeting areas with the greatest need.

In Hunts Point, the city says 77 percent of households in surrounding neighborhoods struggle to afford basic necessities. In East Harlem, nearly 40 percent of households received SNAP or other public assistance during the previous year.

The plan has also drawn criticism over how the city could control access to the discounts.

A New York City Economic Development Corporation official recently said the city was considering a ‘library card-esque’ membership system to identify shoppers and manage purchases, ensuring discounts benefit everyday residents rather than bulk buyers.

Mamdani’s proposal also comes with a string of cautionary examples from cities and towns that have tried to keep grocery stores alive with public backing. 

In Kanas City, Missouri, Sun Fresh Market, a government-backed grocery experiment, opened in 2018 to improve fresh-food access on the city’s East Side, closed in August 2025 after years of financial struggles.

Its nonprofit operators cited crime, rising costs, and declining customer traffic as challenges.

In Baldwin, Florida, the town stepped in and opened its own grocery store in 2019 after the last private supermarket closed its doors. But what began as a lifeline for residents soon became a financial burden for the town.

The store initially benefited from a surge in demand during the pandemic, but struggled to break even once that faded. It reportedly lost nearly $200,000 a year before finally closing in March 2024, with its limited buying power leaving it unable to compete with larger supermarket chains.

And in Erie, Kansas, officials took a similar gamble in 2020, buying the town’s only grocery store to keep it from disappearing. But the city-run operation struggled to generate enough sales to cover its costs.

Four years later, officials changed course, handing day-to-day operations to a private company while the city retained ownership of the building.

San Francisco has also flirted with the idea of government-backed grocery stores.

 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood proposed a city-run fund to help transform corner shops into affordable grocery markets, taking inspiration from New York’s push for municipal grocery stores. But the plan faced opposition and was subsequently scaled back.

In Boston, the idea has moved further. 

The City Council has formally begun exploring the feasibility of publicly owned grocery stores, with supporters arguing that they could help tackle soaring food prices and food insecurity, while also providing a safeguard against potential disruptions to SNAP benefits.

And in Chicago, officials have already studied the concept. 

A 2024 feasibility study concluded that a city-owned supermarket was ‘necessary, feasible, and implementable’. But the city has since shifted course, exploring a public market model rather than directly operating its own grocery store.

The Daily Mail reached out to Mamdani for comment. 

An Uber driver in Houston found himself thrust into the middle of a police pursuit when two officers commandeered his vehicle to chase down a suspect. Captured on a wild dashcam video, the driver managed to stay calm despite the unexpected turn of events.

The driver, Anthony Baines, was navigating through the Houston Heights area in the early hours of August 8, around 12:20 a.m., when he witnessed a shirtless man dart across the road in front of his car, trailed closely by two officers from the Houston Police Department, according to reports from Storyful.

In the video, Baines is seen pulling over at the signal of an officer who quickly approaches, yanking open the front passenger door and jumping in.

Without missing a beat, the officer instructs, “Hey, give me a ride over there please,” urging him to move, “Go, go that way … go, go, go, go, go!”

Baines can be heard asking which way he should drive as officers point him in the direction of the suspect. After driving a short distance, the officer signals for her partner, who’s carrying a flashlight, to get in the vehicle, too, and opens the car door and jumps into the backseat.

The officers rode with Baines for several minutes while searching the area before one of them appeared to spot the suspect. Both officers jump out of the Uber and resume their pursuit on foot.

“What the f—?!” Baines is heard saying as the officers dart from his car.

“It caught me completely off guard,” Baines told Storyful. “I’ve never had anything like that happen driving. I was surprised but just did what the officer asked in the moment.”

Houston police confirmed the authenticity of the video and the incident to KPRC 2, which reported officers had been responding to a terroristic threat call involving allegations that the suspect threatened to shoot a woman and her children after becoming upset over a belief that someone had stolen from him.

Police said officers tried to detain the man as he left an apartment, but he refused to cooperate and ran away. An officer asked the driver to take them around the block to the apartment complex, where the officers returned to their own vehicle, according to KPRC.

Despite the unusual assistance, police did not locate the suspect. His identity has not been released, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Baines later appeared to confirm in a social media post that he was the Uber driver behind the dashcam footage.

“Yep, that was me,” he wrote. “The Uber driver whose dashcam caught two HPD officers jumping in my car to chase a suspect.”

Baines described himself as an Army veteran, husband and father of two who began driving Uber so he and his wife could save for their first home.

News Media has reached out to HPD and Uber for comment.

A Stockton City Council hopeful, who declared a bar as her residence while campaigning, has exited the race following her arrest on several serious charges.

Desiree Lynch, a candidate for the District 5 seat, announced her immediate withdrawal from the election on Monday. This decision was confirmed by her lawyer, Allen Sawyer, as reported by KCRA News 3.

In a statement, Sawyer explained, “Ms. Lynch has officially resigned and pulled out of the electoral race with immediate effect. Given the ongoing legal proceedings, there will be no further comments. Ms. Lynch is prioritizing her role as a mother and is dedicating her efforts entirely to her family’s needs.”

Lynch faced arrest last week, confronting five felony charges. These include three counts of perjury, involvement in false voter registration, and submitting deceitful candidacy paperwork.

The accusations assert that Lynch incorrectly claimed residency within District 5, though she actually lived beyond its legal boundaries.

Candidates seeking a seat on the Stockton City Council are required to live in the district they hope to represent. The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said its investigation determined Lynch was instead residing in Lodi and North Stockton, including an area within District 1.

Prosecutors allege Lynch used two addresses — one belonging to Harry’s Cocktail Lounge on East Charter Way and another at the Doyle Garden Apartments on East Oak Street — to falsely establish residency in District 5.

Lynch, a mother and nurse, had campaigned on promises to bring “real solutions for working families” and clean up both City Hall and Stockton’s streets.

“Stockton residents are frustrated, angry, and heartbroken by what’s happening in our city. Infighting at City Hall, neglect of our neighborhoods, and rising crime have left too many people questioning whether our leaders are truly listening,” her campaign website said.

Before her arrest, Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi’s office had called on Lynch to suspend her campaign amid questions surrounding her residency. Lynch initially refused.

“If questions were serious enough to raise concerns about the integrity of the process before today, they remain serious enough to answer tomorrow,” Fugazi said in a statement.

Following Lynch’s arrest, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office accused her of attempting to cheat the system by manufacturing a false address.

“The integrity of our elections is the bedrock of our democratic process, and we must ensure that every election is run fairly and without fraud,” the DA’s office said. “The constituents of this community deserve a representative who actually lives in their neighborhoods, not an opportunist manufacturing a fake address to cheat the system.”

Lynch was booked into jail on $100,000 bail following her arrest.

She is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 2 and faces a maximum sentence of six years and eight months in state prison if convicted.