
A 12-year-old and his family were waiting in line at McDonald's when a man stabbed the boy in the neck, police say
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A 12-year-old was waiting in line with his family at a Pittsburgh McDonald's when a man stabbed the boy in the neck with a box cutter, police told CNN affiliate KDKA.
Police arrested Charles Edward Turner, 51, in the 2 p.m. Saturday incident, police say. He faces multiple charges, including criminal attempt homicide and four counts of aggravated assault, records show. He is being held at Allegheny County Jail.
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











