1 arrest Arrest in savage beating inside McDonald's Arrest in savage beating inside McDonald's

Updated: Friday, March 13 2015 5:50 AM EDT2015-03-13 09:50:20 GMT

Shocking cell phone video of a teenage girl savagely beaten by a group of girls inside a McDonald's in Brooklyn has gone viral.Police have arrested a 16-year-old girl who goes to the same school as the victim but are seeking other suspects connected to the beating. Cops hope witnesses come forward because the victim and others refused to cooperate with the investigation.

Shocking cell phone video of a teenage girl savagely beaten by a group of girls inside a McDonald's in Brooklyn has gone viral.Police have arrested a 16-year-old girl who goes to the same school as the victim but are seeking other suspects connected to the beating. Cops hope witnesses come forward because the victim and others refused to cooperate with the investigation.

Updated: Thursday, March 12 2015 10:17 PM EDT2015-03-13 02:17:18 GMT

A teenager apparently jumping across roofs in Brooklyn plummeted to his death Thursday afternoon, police said.Witnesses said the boy fell four stories at 1153 President Street in Crown Heights at about 4:30 p.m., police said. Medics responded to the scene, but the boy was dead, the FDNY said.

A teenager apparently jumping across roofs in Brooklyn plummeted to his death Thursday afternoon, police said.Witnesses said the boy fell four stories at 1153 President Street in Crown Heights at about 4:30 p.m., police said. Medics responded to the scene, but the boy was dead, the FDNY said.

Updated: Thursday, March 12 2015 9:57 PM EDT2015-03-13 01:57:17 GMT

In 1945, Olivia Hooker, a 30-year-old black woman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, joined the U.S. Coast Guard. The now-Dr. Olivia Hooker holds a PhD in psychology, worked until she was 87, and just turned 100 in February. But 70 ago when she enlisted she became the Coast Guard's first African-American woman on active duty. Thursday, Coast Guard brass honored her by naming a dining hall on Staten Island in her honor.

In 1945, Olivia Hooker, a 30-year-old black woman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, joined the U.S. Coast Guard. The now-Dr. Olivia Hooker holds a PhD in psychology, worked until she was 87, and just turned 100 in February. But 70 ago when she enlisted she became the Coast Guard's first African-American woman on active duty. Thursday, Coast Guard brass honored her by naming a dining hall on Staten Island in her honor.

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