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Detroit police seek missing 13-year-old girl believed to have run away from home
Read full article: Detroit police seek missing 13-year-old girl believed to have run away from homeDETROIT – Police are looking for a missing 13-year-old girl, Jamaya Sampson, who was last seen at about 3:15 p.m. Sunday. Police said Sampson walked out the front door of her home without permission. Sampson is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants with white stripes and black sandals. Anyone who has seen Jamaya Sampson or knows of her whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-1240 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-up.

Dog Rescued After Being Swiped as His Owner Collapsed on a Walk
Read full article: Dog Rescued After Being Swiped as His Owner Collapsed on a WalkThis dog had a double scare when his owner collapse on a walk and then he was taken by a stranger. Robert Corby, 59, was walking his little Chihuahua, Sampson, when he collapsed suddenly. But then, video shows a woman take the Sampson's leash and walk off with him. After returning home, Kelly said she took the dog to the funeral home to say goodbye to his master. I felt like he needed the closure, but it was also a good opportunity for us to have closure," Kelly said.

Who Was Deborah Sampson? The True Story of the Woman Who Dressed as a Man to Fight for America'
Read full article: Who Was Deborah Sampson? The True Story of the Woman Who Dressed as a Man to Fight for America'By any account, Robert Shurtleffs time serving in George Washingtons Continental Army during the American Revolution is a story at which to be marveled. It was a record of service any man at the time would be proud to call their own. And during all this, the Massachusetts soldier was waging another resistance uniquely their own, as Robert Shurtleff was no man at all. Donning the fake name and a uniform she stitched herself, Deborah Sampson posed as a member of the less fair sex to enlist in the fight for freedom. In 1982, the Massachusetts legislature proclaimed her the official state heroine and declared May 23 "Deborah Sampson Day."