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88 storiesThree children and a teacher killed in Bend school shooting, police say
Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, police said. A community member shot and killed the 16-year-old suspect, and two other people were hospitalized with criti…
Youngest victim of Bend, Oregon school shooting named as 5-year-old Rhoam Summer
Kindergartner Rhoam Summer, 5, has been identified as the youngest victim of the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Three children and a teacher were killed, and a 16-year-old gunman was shot dead by an armed bystand…
Washington Post photographer injured in settler attack during West Bank olive harvest
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians during the olive harvest in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine. She was treated at a hospital in Ramallah, and Israeli police and military said they…
Federal agencies investigate suspicious letters to US election and Senate offices
Federal authorities are investigating letters containing unknown substances sent to election and congressional offices across the United States. Election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma were evacuated, while postal investigators intercept…
Two women sue ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida federal court, alleging sex trafficking
Two women identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 have filed a federal civil lawsuit in Florida accusing former Rep. Matt Gaetz and two others of taking part in sex trafficking. Gaetz denied much of the alleged conduct and said he looks for…
ICE agent placed on leave after Houston vehicle collision, NBC reports
An ICE agent whose vehicle struck and injured Miguel Parra Hernandez in Houston was placed on administrative leave, NBC News reported, citing a senior DHS official. Harris County prosecutors are investigating and could present the case to a…
Judge dismisses Brennan suit seeking order to preserve Justice Department records
A federal judge dismissed former CIA Director John Brennan's lawsuit seeking an order requiring the Justice Department to preserve investigative records. Judge Jia Cobb said the alleged future harm was too speculative to establish standing,…
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's Washington home in criminal investigation
Federal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home early Monday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Sources cited by ABC News and CBS News linked the inquiry to her immigration paperwork; Omar denied wrongdoi…
Former OpenAI employee charged over alleged conference-room recording device
Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was arrested on October 9 and appeared in federal court on October 13 on a charge of using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications. Prosecutors allege he hid a recording device in an OpenAI ex…
Illinois teen charged over alleged plot to attack Hindu place of worship
A 19-year-old Palatine man faces felony charges after police said they stopped a potential mass shooting targeting a Hindu place of worship near Chicago. Authorities allege that Alexandros Paporakis told a co-worker his gun had jammed and t…
Pennsylvania woman charged in deaths of husband and son at Great Wolf Lodge
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, faces two counts of criminal homicide after her husband and three-year-old son were found dead at Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania. Police responded to a call from Harrison on October 12, and she was taken to ho…
Person of interest identified in reported assault at Chicago fraternity party
The University of Chicago said a person of interest had been identified and banned from campus after a 21-year-old woman reported a sexual assault at an off-campus fraternity party. Police said no arrests had been made and the investigation…
Maduro and wife deny US torture charges; trial set for June 2027
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, denied new US torture allegations in a Manhattan federal court. The judge entered a not-guilty plea for Maduro after he rejected the accusations, while Flores pleaded no…
Florida man charged in ex-fiancee's 2011 disappearance
Orlando police announced the arrest of Dale Smith Jr., 55, on a second-degree murder charge in the disappearance of Michelle Parker. Parker vanished on November 17, 2011, hours after their recorded appearance on “The People's Court” aired; …
Fort Hood victim's daughter and survivor question plan to livestream Hasan's execution
A victim's daughter and a survivor of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting have criticized plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution. Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, 2026, but Axios reported that President Donald T…
Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur's murder
Duane “Keffe D” Davis was sentenced Tuesday in Las Vegas to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder. Davis, 63, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and his lawyer plans …
Prosecutors seek life sentences for Alexander brothers in sex-trafficking case
Federal prosecutors urged a New York judge to impose life sentences on Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander, while defence lawyers recommended 15-year terms, the Associated Press reported on October 14. The brothers, convicted in March on charges i…
Trump approves firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
The Pentagon said President Donald Trump approved execution by U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people and wounded 32. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell…
Selma Blair arrested after Delta flight incident; representative cites medical emergency
Actress Selma Blair was taken into custody after an incident aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York on October 11, according to Port Authority officials. Two flight attendants reported injuries, and Blair's representative said s…
Ex-CIA official found with gold bars pleads guilty to $194 million fraud
David J. Rush, a former senior CIA official, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to one count of wire fraud in a scheme prosecutors say cost the federal government about $194 million. Prosecutors said Rush fabri…