Archive for April 9, 2026
Pauls Valley school shooting suspect inspired by Columbine, tried to shoot multiple students before shooting principal
Newly released court documents obtained by News 4 say the suspect in Tuesday’s Pauls Valley High School shooting studied the Columbine school shooting and tried to shoot multiple students before shooting Principal Kirk Moore. The documents say his gun also malfunctioned multiple times, allowing students time to escape the building. According to the arrest affidavit…
Read MoreCeasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz
A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty over whether negotiators can find common ground on a range of other differences. Hours after the ceasefire was announced — amid disagreement over whether it included a…
Read MoreBrooklyn activist pleads guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles
A Brooklyn activist with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting fire to 11 empty police vehicles last summer. Jakhi McCray, 22, admitted to the June 12 arson spree, which New York City police officials said caused $800,000 in damages to department vehicles. He faces a mandatory minimum of 5…
Read MoreFormer Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information
The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection with her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist (the Journalist). Williams allegedly violated 18 U.S.C. § 793(d). “Clearance holders accept a solemn obligation…
Read MorePakistani National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Commit Isis-Inspired Attack at Jewish Center in New York
The Justice Department announced today that Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as “Shahzeb Jadoon,” pleaded guilty to attempting to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, for attempting to enter the United States and carry out a mass shooting with automatic weapons at a prominent Jewish center in Brooklyn, New York. Khan pleaded guilty today…
Read MoreLawsuit planned against ChatGPT over alleged link to accused FSU gunman
Phoenix Ikner, the accused gunman in the April 17, 2025, mass shooting that left two dead and six injured at Florida State University, was in “constant communication” with ChatGPT, a leading AI chatbot, before the rampage, according the lawyer for one of the victims’ widow. Ryan Hobbs, a Tallahassee attorney representing Betty Morales, whose husband,…
Read MoreSouthport mass shooting suspect declared incapable of standing trial
The suspect in a shooting at a Southport waterfront restaurant that left three people dead last fall was found not capable of standing trial Tuesday, court records show. According to the Southport Police Department, 41-year-old Nigel Max Edge of Oak Island was identified as the suspect in the mass shooting at the American Fish Company…
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