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      On March 11 2005, Kevin Berthia wanted to take his life. He had climbed over the railing of the Golden Gate Bridge and was prepared to take a fatal jump into the San Francisco Bay when he heard a voice calling out to him from above.

      It wasn’t the voice of a spiritual presence, but rather that of California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Kevin Briggs. The two talked for 60 life-changing minutes before Berthia decided to climb back up the bridge and give life another chance.

      Eight years later, the pair reunited as part of an emotional ceremony honoring Briggs and other members of the CHP whose job is to verbally persuade suicidal men and women from jumping off that bridge.

      “It was phenomenal,” Berthia, 30, told Yahoo News about his reunion with Briggs at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention public service ceremony.

      “I didn’t know what I was going to feel, or how I was going to react,” he said. “But when I first

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    • Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal Court (Tony Dejak/AP)Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal Court. (Tony Dejak/AP)

      Lillian Rodriguez, mother of accused kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro, apologized for his actions.

      Rodriguez spoke to reporters from inside her car as she was leaving the home of her son Pedro Castro.

      "I am a mother in a lot of pain," Rodriguez told reporters in Spanish. "I am sorry for what my son has done." Cleveland.com reports that her comments were translated for reporters by Telemundo.

      Rodriguez also said she feels sorry for the mothers of the the three women her son allegedly held captive for years inside his Cleveland home.

      Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight and a six-year-old girl born in captivity to Berry were all freed earlier this week after Berry was able to place a call to 911.

      Castro is being held on $8 million bail and is currently on suicide watch, reports CBS News.

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    • Malcolm Shabazz (AP)

      Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of the late political activist Malcolm X, has died in Mexico, U.S. officials confirmed to the Associated Press. The cause of death has not been confirmed.

      “Two U.S. officials say Shabazz was killed on Thursday morning in Mexico City. They spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case,” the Associated Press reported.

      A family spokesperson, Terrie Williams, posted on Facebook, “I'm confirming, per US Embassy, on behalf of the family, the tragic death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X. Statement from family to come.”

      Malcolm Shabazz was the the son of Qubilah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.

      In 1997, Shabazz set a fire that killed his grandmother, Betty Shabazz. She died from the burns, and Shabazz served four years in juvenile detention.

      According to the Amsterdam News, he was attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and was in the process of writing two books.

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