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"When Elliot Rodger's parents realized just how dangerous their disturbed son was, they made a desperate attempt to try to stop him. They received a copy of his 141-page manifesto and saw a YouTube video outlining his plans for his "Day of Retribution" on Friday night and called 911 before rushing to Santa Barbara in separate cars, a family friend tells the New York Daily News. They heard about the shooting spree while they were on their way. "They were hoping against hope," the friend says. "They are in inconceivable pain."(snip)"He had been in therapy since childhood, but turned his...

A 3-year-old boy rode his tricycle across a South Side street and into the path of a sport-utility vehicle, a deadly wreck that played out in front the boy's older sister and other neighborhood children, Chicago Police said Monday night. Authorities were interviewing those children, hoping they can catch up with the driver who stopped, got out of the vehicle after the accident and quickly fled, said Sgt. Robert Cargie. About 7:30 p.m. Monday, the boy and his 9-year-old sister were crossing the 6200 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue, Cargie said. The older child heard the vehicle and moved...