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Summer camp staff save children from Texas gunman who fired shots in building

Police shot and killed a gunman after he fired a handgun into a room where approximately 250 children were attending a summer camp, authorities said. Police in Duncanville, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, were called to the field house at about 8.43am on reports that an armed man was inside the building where children ages […]

Felon arrested after giving cops video showing him dragging dead woman's body

A man has been arrested after providing police with surveillance footage that he did not know recorded him dragging a lifeless woman’s body through his home. William Redden, 51, allegedly wrapped the dead body of Stephanie Shenefield in a sheet and dragged it to his car, then transported it to a ditch where he threw […]

Donald Trump was 'detached from reality' and used 'big lie' to fundraise

Former President Donald Trump was ‘detached from reality’ after the 2020 election and used his ‘big lie’ about fraud to fundraise millions of dollars, according to the committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot. In its second public hearing on Monday, the House Select Committee used video testimonies to convey that Trump was repeatedly told […]

Moment subway surfers walk atop train crossing NYC's Williamsburg bridge

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A group of subway surfers were captured in a shocking video standing on top of a moving subway train in Brooklyn, New York on Friday. Footage shows a group of at least eight people surfing atop the subway cars as […]

Panic at US gun control rally as man tries to rush stage

Protesters at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. were sent running after a man tried to run onto the stage. He screamed ‘I’m not shooting the school’ and threw and object into the crowd before he was detained. People were seen cowering on the floor, as many were convinced the man had […]

Texas cop sent to help Uvalde after school shooting fired for 'getting drunk'

A sheriff’s deputy assigned to assist with the aftermath of mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has been fired for public drunkenness while off duty. Deputy Christopher Lofton, a two-year veteran of the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department, was one of eight deputies and two dispatchers sent to relieve Uvalde first responders after […]

Trump calls January 6 ‘greatest movement in history’ as panel has first hearing

Former President Donald Trump called the Capitol riot ‘the greatest movement in the history of our Country’ – shortly before the January 6 committee held its first public hearing. The ex-president on Thursday also lashed out at the House Select Committee that has been investigating the insurrection for a year, calling it the ‘Unselect Committee’. […]

Grandfather and four grandsons shot and stabbed to death by prison escapee

A Texas grandfather and his four grandsons were shot, stabbed and killed by a prison escapee who attacked their family ranch, according to authorities. Gonzalo Lopez escaped a prison transport bus on May 12 by breaking free from his restraints. Other inmates reportedly helped Lopez escape by making noise and distracting guards on the transport. […]

One of five Marines killed in Osprey aircraft crash identified as 21-year-old

One of the five marines confirmed dead in a plane crash has been identified as a 21-year-old, according to his family and friends. All five marines on board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft were killed when it crashed in the California desert Wednesday afternoon, the Marine Corps said on Thursday. Nathan Carlson of Machesney Park, Illinois, […]

Jimmy Kimmel tells Biden he 'needs to start yelling at people' for gun control

President Joe Biden told Jimmy Kimmel he has no plans to issue an executive order on gun control, prompting the late night host to tell the president he needs to ‘start yelling at people’ to get legislation passed. Biden and Kimmel discussed gun control while taping the late-night segment just days after the mass shooting […]