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Police released CCTV images showing the shooter gaining entry to the school.
Police seize guns at home of attacker of Nashville school shooting
NASHVILLE — Three children and three adults have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee.The attack took place at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged three to 11. The three pupils who died were all aged nine.Police said the suspect gained entry by shooting through a door at the school. A search of their home led to officers seizing more firearms.The child victims have been named as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. The adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.The suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, officers said.There has been some confusion about Hale’s gender identity — with police initially describing the attacker...
March 28, 2023

Police seize guns at home of attacker of Nashville school shooting

Mexican authorities and firefighters remove injured migrants, mostly Venezuelans, from the National Migration Institute building after a fire, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 27, 2023
At least 39 killed in fire at Mexico migration office
MEXICO CITY — At least 39 people died in a fire at a migration center in Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, officials said Tuesday.Authorities said the fire at the office of National Migration Institute (INM) occurred after they picked up about 71 migrants from the streets of the city.The cause of the fire or the victims’ nationalities have not been released by Mexico’s National Migration Institute, who have launched an investigation into the blaze.“It is with deep sadness and grief that we learned of the fire that occurred inside the INM in Ciudad Juárez,” Andrea Chavez, Ciudad Juarez’s federal deputy, tweeted on Tuesday.We will wait for the official information and, from this moment on, we send our condolences to the families of the migrants. FGR initiated the...
March 28, 2023

At least 39 killed in fire at Mexico migration office

Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco, California
Twitter boss announces blue tick shake-up
WASHINGTON — Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced a shake-up of the social media platform's paid Twitter Blue feature.From 15 April only verified subscribers will have posts recommended to other users and be allowed to vote in polls.Under the policy, posts from non-paying accounts will not be included in the "For you" stream of recommended tweets.Last week, the firm said it would remove the verified status of some "legacy" accounts, which date from before Musk bought the firm.Users currently pay $7 (£5.70) a month for blue-tick verification, which also allows access to additional features.Musk said the changes were "the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle.""Voting in polls will...
March 28, 2023

Twitter boss announces blue tick shake-up

Police said the suspect entered the school by shooting open one of the school doors.
Tennessee school shooting: Six killed by 28-year-old ex-student in Nashville
NASHVILLE — Six people, three children and three staff, have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee.Three of the victims were pupils aged nine or under at Covenant School. Police named them as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney.The adult victims were named as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.The private Christian school has about 200 students.It teaches pupils from three years old up to around 12.Ms Peak was a substitute teacher working at the school that day. Mr Hill was a janitor and Ms Koonce was described as the Head of School on Covenant's website.Police said the suspect was 28-year-old Audrey Hale, who identified as transgender.Hale was armed with three guns, including a...
March 27, 2023

Tennessee school shooting: Six killed by 28-year-old ex-student in Nashville

A passenger is taken into custody after opening a door of a Boeing 737 and deploying an emergency exit slide Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport
Delta passenger opens door, deploys emergency exit slide on plane at Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES — A Delta Air Lines passenger was arrested after opening one of the plane’s doors and sliding down an emergency exit slide as the plane prepared for takeoff from Los Angeles to Seattle Saturday, officials said.The incident on Delta Flight 1714 took place around 10:40 a.m. local time, while the plane was stationary at the Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The plane, a Boeing 737, was on the runway holding to taxi for takeoff when the passenger exited the aircraft after activating the emergency exit slide, the FAA said.Delta CEO repeats call for a 'no-fly' list for unruly passengers; DOJ respondsThe passenger was initially detained by Delta staff before being arrested by local law enforcement, the statement...
March 27, 2023

Delta passenger opens door, deploys emergency exit slide on plane at Los Angeles airport

Governor Tate Reeves told reporters he was 'damn proud to be a Mississippian'
More storms feared after Mississippi tornado
JACKSON, Mississippi — More severe weather could be on its way to the US state of Mississippi following the tornadoes which killed 26 people, the governor has warned.Governor Tate Reeves said significant risks remained in parts of the state.Hundreds of people have been displaced in the wake of the tornadoes which tore through Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night.The mayor of one of the worst affected towns said he had lost personal friends in the disaster.Friday's tornado was the deadliest in the state of Mississippi in more than a decade. At least 25 people have died in the state, with one person confirmed dead in neighboring Alabama.Trees have been uprooted, trucks have overturned into houses and power lines have been brought down by the tornado - classified as...
March 27, 2023

More storms feared after Mississippi tornado

In Rolling Fork, crushed cars, bricks and glass litter the streets — the town has been almost entirely wiped out.
Mississippi: Rescue efforts begin after tornado destruction
ROLLING FORK, Mississippi — Rescue efforts are under way in Mississippi and Alabama after a tornado tore through the two states on Friday night killing 26 people, including a baby and her father.Emergency services will have to dig through the debris left behind by the tornado, which flattened one town and obliterated homes and businesses.A state of emergency was declared in Mississippi on Sunday. President Joe Biden ordered federal assistance for the affected areas.As Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff arrived in Mississippi to tour the damage, senator Roger Wicker tweeted: “Today recovery efforts across our state began in earnest”.Friday’s tornado has been classified as “violent” and given a preliminary EF-4 rating — the second-highest rating...
March 26, 2023

Mississippi: Rescue efforts begin after tornado destruction

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had a moment on stage, using it to attack New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg. — courtesy EPA
Thousands turn out for Trump’s Texas rally
WACO, Texas — In his first public appearance since speculating a week ago that he would soon be arrested, Donald Trump lashed out against the multiple criminal inquiries that have bedeviled him since he left office in January 2021.At an airfield rally in Waco, Texas, in front of thousands of supporters, the former president called the New York City investigation into hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels an expletive.“The district attorney of New York under the auspices and direction of the ‘department of injustice’ in Washington, DC, is investigating me for something that is not a crime, not a misdemeanor, not an affair,” he said, before belittling Daniels’ personal appearance.Every piece of his personal, financial and business life, he said, has been “turned...
March 26, 2023

Thousands turn out for Trump’s Texas rally

Devastation after Tornado rolls across Mississippi and Alabama
Tornado kills 23 and brings devastation to Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI — At least 23 people have died after a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi on Friday night.More people are thought to be trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings.The twister caused devastation in several rural towns, where trees and power lines were torn down and tens of thousands of power outages were reported.Several other southern states are also braced for powerful storms. Hail the size of golf balls and heavy rainfall were reported in several areas of the state.It is not yet clear whether one or several tornadoes hit the area. Although yesterday the National Weather Service warned that several tornadoes were forecast, it’s possible the devastation was caused by a “skipping tornado” — a single twister that lifts from the surface only to touch...
March 25, 2023

Tornado kills 23 and brings devastation to Mississippi

Riley June Williams was ultimately acquitted of stealing Pelosi's laptop
Capitol rioter who stormed Nancy Pelosi's office jailed
WASHINGTON — A woman who boasted that she stole top Democrat Nancy Pelosi's laptop and gavel during the Capitol riot in 2021 has been given a three-year jail term.Riley June Williams, 23, "acted as an accelerant, exacerbating the mayhem" everywhere she went during the storming of Congress, prosecutors said.She was convicted of six charges last year, but was acquitted of helping to steal Pelosi's office computer.Over 1,000 people have been charged in connection with the Capitol riot.A former romantic partner had told the FBI that Williams took Pelosi's computer and intended to sell the data to Russian intelligence. The computer and gavel have still not been found.She was convicted in November of charges including felony civil disorder, impeding an officer and...
March 24, 2023

Capitol rioter who stormed Nancy Pelosi's office jailed

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