Suspect in Trump assassination attempt lived in Hawaii
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is in custody after the Secret Service spotted a rifle scope pointed toward the course where the former president was golfing Sunday afternoon. Read more
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Reporter revisits earlier interview with Trump golf course suspect
Ryan Routh, who had spent some time in Ukraine trying to raise support for the war, was seeking recruits from among Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban. Read more
Trump safe after alleged assassination attempt; Man with Hawaii ties arrested
The gunman was spotted about 400 to 500 yards from where Trump was playing, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said. Read more
Bomb threat triggers evacuation in city tied to Trump rumors
The small city of 62,000 has been in the national spotlight after Republican politicians, including former president Trump, falsely claimed that immigrants were eating dogs and cats. City officials say there have been no reports of anybody eating pets. Read more
Alleged white supremacist gangsters face U.S. race war charges
Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho, each face 15 criminal counts, including soliciting hate crimes and providing material support to terrorism. Read more
Kentucky shooter at large after wounding at least 7 along highway
Officers responded to reports of gunshots directed at vehicles traveling on Interstate 75 in Laurel County. Read more
Teen, father charged in Georgia school shooting appear in court
Family members of those killed in the shooting lined the first row of the courtroom and spilled into the second. They sat quietly, with some wiping their eyes. Read more
Georgia investigators search for answers after school shooting
The student, identified as 14-year-old Colt Gray, opened fire on Wednesday at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, killing two students and two teachers and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said. Read more
Georgia high school student, 14, shoots and kills 4, wounds 9
The shooting was the first of the new school year in the U.S., a stark reminder of the threat of gun violence in schools and colleges across the nation. Read more
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Texas woman indicted in attempted drowning of 3-year-old Muslim girl
The suspect, identified as Elizabeth Wolf, aged 42, was charged by a Tarrant County grand jury in an indictment filed last month that included a hate crime enhancement, according to court records that came to light on Tuesday. Read more
Man on trial for killing 10 in Colorado supermarket
The outcome hinges on whether the defense can convince jurors that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, was so mentally ill at the time of the mass shooting that he failed to comprehend the difference between right and wrong and thus should not be held legally responsible for the killings. Read more
Trump campaigns in town with historic links to white extremism
About a dozen white supremacists chanted “Heil Hitler” and carried signs reading “White Lives Matter” during a march through downtown Howell last month. Read more
Government sued over alleged discrimination against Palestinian Americans
“CAIR is challenging the mistreatment of these Palestinian American activists on constitutional grounds,” the group said. Read more
Illinois sheriff resigning after deputy charged in woman’s death
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and others had called on Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign after Campbell’s deputy, Sean Grayson, who is white and 30 years old, was fired and charged with murder in relation to Massey’s killing in July. Read more
Ex-Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case
The pair face charges for their roles in the bungled police response to the shooting during which officers waited for more than an hour outside a classroom where the gunman was holed up with children, including those who made lengthy calls to 911 emergency services, saying they were in the room with the gunman and surrounded by bodies. Read more
New video shows body on roof in Trump assassination attempt
The three-minute video was recorded on the body-worn camera of an officer from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit who was at the Trump campaign rally on July 13 in the rural western Pennsylvania town of Butler, and released on Tuesday by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley. Read more
Police use pepper spray in Netanyahu protest outside U.S. Capitol
“The crowd failed to obey our order to move back from our police line. We are deploying pepper spray towards anyone trying to break the law and cross that line,” police said in a statement. Read more
FBI director: Trump shooter did online search for JFK assassination
Former President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Read more
Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage
Sean Grayson, a white deputy who was dismissed from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and charged with three counts of first-degree murder last week, fired three shots at the woman, Sonya Massey, according to the indictment. Read more
From honor student to gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump
Federal law enforcement officials said they believe Crooks flew a small drone over the rally grounds on the day of the shooting in what might have been an attempt to surveil the scene. Read more
Illinois deputy fired, charged with murder of Black woman
Sean Grayson, who is white, is set to be arraigned in Illinois’ Seventh Judicial Circuit Court this afternoon, one day after a grand jury indicted him on five criminal counts for the July 6 death of Sonya Massey. Read more
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