Archive for July 2023
Surgeon at Tennessee clinic fatally shot by patient
One person is dead and another is detained after a shooting at a Collierville clinic Tuesday afternoon. Collierville Police said a healthcare worker was fatally shot by a patient in an exam room at the Campbell Clinic on Poplar Avenue. A witness who was in the building told WREG a patient had been threatening someone…
Read MoreCharles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years
Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten was released from prison on Tuesday after serving 53 years behind bars, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. According to her attorney, Van Houten is now in a “transitional living facility.” She was released to parole supervision and “will have a three-year maximum parole term…
Read MoreState Dept. condemns fire at San Francisco Indian consulate; 2nd attack since March
The U.S. State Department on Monday condemned a fire set over the weekend outside the Indian consulate in San Francisco. Fire crews were called about 2 a.m. Sunday to the Consulate General of India in the 500 block of Arguello Boulevard, where they found a smoldering debris fire on the sidewalk. The fire damaged the…
Read MoreFirst victim of Philly gunman was killed 44 hours before mass shooting, police say
One of the five slain victims of the Philadelphia mass shooter was killed by the suspect nearly two days before the shooting spree took place, investigators said on Sunday. “During the ongoing investigation, it has been determined through information received through a source and corroborated by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and additional evidence; that…
Read MoreChina kindergarten attack kills six, sparks safety worries
A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province on Monday, killing six people and injuring one, triggering an outpouring of concern about violence against children at school. Media reported the attack in Lianjiang county in the southern province was a stabbing. The suspect, with the surname Wu and from Lianjiang,…
Read MoreAustralian retiree accused of terrorism freed from prison in Vietnam
A retired baker has returned home to Sydney after being released from prison in Vietnam, where he was serving 12 years on terrorism charges for being a member of a banned pro-democracy group. Acting Australian Prime Minister Richard Marles said Chau Van Kham was released on humanitarian grounds and “in the spirit of friendship” between…
Read MoreBirmingham brothers admit planning to join Islamic State
Two brothers have admitted planning a trip to Afghanistan to join a branch of Islamic State (IS). Muhammad Abdul Haleem Heyder Khan, 21, and Muhammad Hamzah Heyder Khan, 18, from Ward End in Birmingham appeared at the city’s crown court on Monday. Less than a week into their trial they both pleaded guilty to engaging…
Read MoreUS airstrikes kill 10 al-Shabaab members in Somalia
Ten al-Shabaab members were killed by airstrikes conducted by US Africa Command in Somalia in the overnight hours of Saturday, the Defense Department announced. “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three collective self-defense airstrikes overnight in a remote area near Afmadow, approximately 105 kilometers north of Kismayo, against…
Read MoreMan accused of bringing pipe bomb to St. Luke’s Hospital will stand trial next week
He was nearly out the door. All Brian Kunsman needed was a ride home to Philadelphia. That’s when a nurse allegedly went through his belongings looking for a cell phone to arrange for Kunsman’s ride home from the hospital, according to court records. Instead of a phone, the nurse allegedly found a pipe bomb that…
Read MoreWhite supremacist to spend rest of life in prison for 2019 Walmart mass shooting
The white supremacist who fatally shot 23 people at an El Paso Walmart will remain behind bars for the rest of his life after being sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences. Patrick Crusius, 24, was sentenced Friday morning to life in prison on each of 90 federal charges he pleaded guilty to earlier this year…
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