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Florida bus driver faces child neglect charges after train clips vehicle on railroad tracks
A Florida bus driver was charged with nearly 30 counts of child neglect as well as reckless driving after she narrowly avoided catastrophe and was clipped by a train last week.
No one was injured as the bus, transporting children in the Sumter County school district, was clipped by a CSX train with 29 students and one aide aboard. The driver, Yvonne Hampton, was employed by the district since 2015, according to Sumter County Superintendent Logan Brown, who posted a video about the incident on Facebook on April 6.
The driver stepped down in place of termination, according to Fox 35 Orlando.
“The trust that our families place in us to transport their children safely is something we take extremely seriously,” Brown said in a prepared video statement. “Anyone who jeopardizes that trust will not work in the Sumter County School District.”
The superintendent said in the video that the train clipped the corner of the bus.
“When you really understand how close this was, it’s sobering. A matter of six inches is the difference in all of this, and it could have been an extremely catastrophic situation,” he said.
The driver, according to the arrest record obtained by Fox News Digital, said there was a car at the intersection, and she was waiting for it to move. She told the police that the car began to move so she started to drive over the other side of the racks, but the car had stopped.
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The arrest record continued, “The defendant said she then had to stop right where the bus was parked. The defendant said that the car finally left, and she pulled up more but, it was not enough.”
“Upon asking the defendant if at any time she stopped on the tracks, the defendant replies, ‘no.’ She then informed me that as she was moving over the tracks the railroad crossing warning system activated. So she had to keep moving cause she was on the tracks. When the car finally moved out of the way she was able to move up as far as she could,” the arrest record said.
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The arrest record stated, “Based on the video evidence, it is clear the defendant made the decision to cross the railroad tracks after she saw the railroad warning system activate; thus, through culpable negligence, the defendant neglected each child and exposed the adult bus aid to possible injury.”
ABC’s “Good Morning America” spoke with a student who was on the bus.
“She like stopped on the tracks specifically and then didn’t move whenever we were all yelling, ‘Train!’ And it was very scary in the moment,” 12-year-old Cheyenne Gant said, joined by her mom.
Hampton appeared in court on Tuesday and had her bond set at $30,000. She didn’t respond to questions that were asked of her as she left Sumter County jail, according to a local Fox report.
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Man charged after allegedly threatening to kill Ohio dad ‘in the name of Allah’ in terrifying video encounter
Surveillance video captured a terrifying and apparent late-night random act of violence in Ohio, when a knife-wielding man allegedly told a homeowner he intended to kill him “in the name of Allah.”
The harrowing encounter, which unfolded in the early hours of Easter Sunday morning in Warren County, began when the suspect appeared to be praying in the family’s driveway before approaching the home multiple times, prompting an alarmed father to eventually go outside.
Authorities later identified the suspect as 23-year-old Anthony Long, who was arrested and charged shortly after the incident, FOX 19 Now reported.
Tiffany Miller, the mother of the family, shared the frightening ordeal on social media Monday, describing it as a “deeply frightening and dangerous situation” that could have turned deadly.
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The incident began when the suspect reportedly drove into the family’s driveway with his headlights off, Miller said.
Surveillance footage from the home then appeared to show the man kneeling in the driveway and praying before approaching the home.
Long first knocked on the front door, but received no response as the family was asleep, Miller said.
Minutes later, he returned, pounding on the door even louder in a second, more aggressive attempt.
Miller said the family woke up expecting their daughter to return home, but were shocked to find a stranger at their door in the middle of the night.
“I woke up and walked up thinking my daughter was locked out and, nope, it wasn’t her,” she said. “It was a man I didn’t know. We did not respond, and again he went back to his car.”
The man reportedly remained in his parked car as one of the family’s daughters finally arrived home, prompting Miller’s husband to go outside and confront the suspect.
“Hey bud, you knocking on the door?” the father, Andy, was heard asking.
“I’ll kill you in the name of Allah,” the suspect immediately replied.
The alarmed father then began retreating while shouting for their daughter to drive away.
Miller said the suspect then pulled a knife on Andy, attempted to approach the home again, and ultimately drove off in pursuit of the daughter, who had already fled the scene.
“The man immediately exited his vehicle, began making explicit threats to kill him, repeatedly invoking religious language, and started moving closer in an aggressive manner,” Miller said.
No one was injured in the incident, according to the family.
“This was a terrifying encounter, and we are grateful no one was harmed last night,” Miller said.
Long was booked into the Warren County Jail, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.
Long faces four charges, including aggravated menacing, trespassing, and criminal damage, all classified as misdemeanors of varying degrees.
He is also facing multiple bail amounts totaling more than $75,000, most of which must be paid in cash.
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‘We’re coming after you’: Dr Oz revokes Medicare access for LA doctor tied to $71M hospice billing
As allegations of widespread hospice fraud in Los Angeles County continue to intensify, one physician has faced scrutiny after being tied to Medicare claims for thousands of patients across dozens of hospices.
Dr. Rajiv Bhuva has been linked to Medicare claims for nearly 2,800 patients across 126 California hospices in 2024, according to CBS News, which cited the last full year of available data. Bhuva is connected to more hospices than any other doctor, according to CBS News, which said that out of the 126 hospice companies where claims have been connected to him, 115 are in LA County.
CBS News has spent weeks doing a dive into alleged rampant hospice fraud in Los Angeles County. It found 742 hospice facilities out of the approximately 1,800 in LA County showed multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state of California.
While the average California hospice doctor cares for approximately 140 patients annually, Bhuva’s numbers far exceeded that number, with CBS News finding 2,791 claims for terminally ill patients were submitted with his name on them in 2024.
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The claims resulted in $71.7 million in Medicare reimbursements, according to CBS News. The outlet noted that only one other California doctor had received more Medicare reimbursements than Bhuva: Dr. Domingo Barrientos, whose reimbursements totaled $90.3 million. In 2024, Barrientos was convicted of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and is currently in federal prison.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has been outspoken about Medicare fraud in California, confirmed that Bhuva “had his ability to bill Medicare revoked this past March.”
“To all the fraudsters out there stealing from our seniors: run, don’t walk. Because we’re coming after you,” Oz wrote on social media.
Dr. Kristina Newport, chief medical officer at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, told CBS News that Bhuva would “have a superhuman schedule” to work with the number of patients he’s been connected to “in a meaningful way.”
Bhuva has not been charged with a crime, but the number of claims tied to his name, which span thousands of patients and over 120 hospices, has raised eyebrows.
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In 2022, California’s state auditors warned that working for more than three hospice providers at one time would be an indicator of fraud.
“This pattern of individual administrators supposedly working for a large number of hospice agencies raises questions about whether they are actually participating in the operations of any or all of those agencies,” the auditor’s report reads.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s office responded to a clip of CBS News’ reporting, saying that it was a federal matter, rather than a state issue.
“FACT: The state has no role in the Medicare billing or payment process. We are glad the Trump Admin is taking action to combat fraud. Now, if Trump could stop pardoning fraudsters—and hold them accountable—that would be great!,” Newsom’s press office wrote on X.
While the state does not process Medicare payments, it does license hospice providers, effectively determining which organizations can enroll in the federal program and bill taxpayers. State auditors have previously warned that California’s “weak controls have created the opportunity for large-scale fraud and abuse.”
Recently, Fox News Digital learned that an anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance suspended 221 providers in Los Angeles due to suspected fraud. This included a number of providers who were raided by federal authorities.
“The Administration’s War on Fraud once again yields results as more suspensions take place and fraudsters face justice for ripping off hard-working Americans and stealing their tax dollars and social services,” a Vance spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “The Vice President and his task force are proud of these latest figures and expect to see this number continue to grow dramatically.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Health and Human Services and Bhuva’s office for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo and Preston Mizell contributed to this report.
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Dem Senate candidate takes swipe at Joe Rogan after refusing to disavow Hasan Piker’s past comments
Michigan Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for U.S. Senate, doubled down on his decision to campaign with controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker while taking a swing at podcaster Joe Rogan.
When asked whether he would disavow Piker’s controversial statements, El-Sayed declined, and instead took aim at Rogan.
“I’m not here to disavow people’s views. I’m here to have a conversation about how to get money out of politics, put money back in pockets, and pass Medicare for all. That’s the conversation that folks are here to listen to,” El-Sayed said. “This whole gotcha game, platform policing, cancel culture, I thought we were over it. I thought that we lived through the whole discourse of ‘should have gone on Rogan,’ and there’s a lot that I would look at, but Rogan said that I’d disavow, and I’d still go on his show.”
It is unclear whether El-Sayed has been asked to appear on Rogan’s podcast. However, the Michigan Democrat has previously spoken about the regret that some expressed after then-Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election, with many saying that she should have agreed to appear on Rogan’s show. Many credited President Donald Trump‘s willingness to appear on unconventional podcasts such as “The Joe Rogan Experience” and “Flagrant” for his win, saying the interviews helped him reach a wider audience.
Rogan has been painted as a controversial due to his political views and statements on health issues, such as his stance on the COVID-19 vaccination. He was criticized for using Ivermectin to treat his COVID-19, with many critics referring to the medication as a horse dewormer.
“The Joe Rogan Experience” is the number one podcast on Spotify, followed by “Good Hang with Amy Poehler” and “This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von.”
El-Sayed made the argument about Piker that many made about Rogan, saying that the Twitch streamer could help him reach a wider and younger audience. He scheduled two appearances with the streamer, which took place at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
Piker is no stranger to controversy. The Twitch streamer has faced backlash for comments that many have claimed are anti-American and antisemitic. Piker, who was raised a Muslim, has repeatedly rejected claims he is antisemitic and often says he has used his platform to fight it despite what critics say about his rhetoric.
The Twitch streamer infamously said that “America deserved 9/11,” though he later said the remark was “inappropriate.” He was later criticized for downplaying mass rapes carried out by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, saying it “doesn’t matter if f—— rapes happened on October 7. It doesn’t change the dynamic for me.”
Piker has recently become a point of division within the Democratic Party. Some candidates have chosen to campaign with him while others warn that legitimizing him gives Republicans political fodder. El-Sayed faced criticism when his events with Piker were announced, with ADL Michigan Regional Director Elyssa Schmier calling the decision “another example of the growing normalization of extreme anti-Zionism in mainstream spaces.”
Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed’s team and Rogan’s representatives for comment.
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