Florida sheriff says 2 dead, including suspect, as witnesses report shooting at Tampa office complex

Florida sheriff says 2 dead, including suspect, as witnesses report shooting at Tampa office complex

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida authorities said two people were dead, including a suspect, after witnesses reported a shooting Wednesday at Citibank’s sprawling business complex that employs thousands in the Tampa area. Florida sheriff says 2 dead, including suspect, as witnesses report shooting at Tampa office complex Officers swarmed the campus Wednesday afternoon, and TV video … Read more

As Alaska's land-use fight intensified, Jimmy Carter signed a 1980 law protecting 104 million acres, including 57 million designated as wilderness

Signed by President Jimmy Carter on December 2, 1980, ANILCA protected more than 104 million acres in Alaska, including 57 million acres of wilderness. The law expanded parks, refuges, forests, and rivers while balancing conservation with resource-development interests. (Wikimedia Commons)

On December 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed a law that reshaped Alaska’s public-land map. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, known as ANILCA, placed more than 104 million acres under conservation protections, including 57 million acres designated as wilderness. The legislation, recorded in the 1980 volume of the United States Statutes at Large, … Read more

Judge orders Trump administration to pull 3 taxpayer-funded election ads, including '$5,000 to Americans' spot

President Donald Trump speaks at a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon ruled on Friday that advertisements titled “$5,000 to Americans,” “Every Democrat Voted Against No Tax on Tips,” and “Cost of Socialism” must be taken down from government websites and social media while a lawsuit challenging the ads proceeds. The federal judge ruled that they likely served political or propaganda … Read more

Kelli Pinnock: Woman arrested after El Paso traffic stop leads to discovery of 72 exotic animals, including 56 tortoises and 11 hedgehogs

Kelli Pinnock: Woman arrested after El Paso traffic stop leads to discovery of 72 exotic animals (El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte/Facebook, EPCSO )

During an El Paso County traffic stop, authorities discovered 72 exotic animals, following which a 48-year-old woman was arrested. El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies conducted the traffic stop around 7:30 pm on October 22 along Interstate 10 East near mile marker 48. Kelli Pinnock: Woman arrested after El Paso traffic stop leads to discovery of … Read more

US issues security alerts across 12 Middle East nations including UAE, Saudi Arabia; warns citizens to prepare for flight disruptions

US issues Middle East security alerts across 12 locations. (Pexel)

The United States has issued security alerts across 12 locations in the Middle East, warning Americans of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions amid a complex regional security environment. US issues Middle East security alerts across 12 locations. (Pexel) The alerts, dated October 18, 2026, cover Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), … Read more

Bend, Oregon school shooting: Multiple victims, including children, reported at Silver Rail Elementary; shooter killed

Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place in Bend, Oregon. (AP Photo/Joe Kline) (AP Photo/Joe Kline)

Several people, including children, were injured after a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon. The suspected gunman was also killed, police said. Police tape is placed outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place in Bend, Oregon. (AP Photo/Joe Kline) (AP Photo/Joe Kline) The victims’ conditions were … Read more

Six dead, including child, in Wisconsin plane crash; investigators examine pilot’s ‘icing’ report

Six people, including a child, died in a Wisconsin plane crash after the pilot reported icing before impact. (unsplash)

Six people, including a child, died after a small plane crashed in a densely wooded area of Wisconsin on Tuesday night, October 13. Six people, including a child, died in a Wisconsin plane crash after the pilot reported icing before impact. (unsplash) The pilot had reported ice forming on the aircraft before the crashaccording to … Read more

Pennsylvania murder-suicide: Chilling details emerge about crazed killer; man shot dead 9 people including pregnant daughter and grandchildren

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 10: Firefighters clean blood from outside the home at 722 Perry Street where 9 members of a family were killed in an apparent domestic dispute on October 10, 2026 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

The killer who carried out a mass murder-suicide in Pennsylvania was identified as a grandfather, who killed nine people, including his young grandchildren and pregnant daughter, relatives said, according to the New York Post. Around 5 pm on Friday night, October 9, police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in the city … Read more

Pennsylvania tragedy: 9 killed, including 2 children and pregnant woman, in suspected murder-suicide in Erie, Worst scene I have ever experienced

Pennsylvania tragedy: 9 killed, including 2 children and pregnant woman, in suspected murder-suicide in Erie (Pexel - representational image)

As many as nine people were killed, including two children and a pregnant woman, when a gunman opened fire in a suspected murder-suicide at a Pennsylvania home on Friday night, October 9, officials said. Around 5 pm on the day of the tragedy, police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in the … Read more

Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say

Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say CAIRO/GAZA, – An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said. Among the dead were a Christian … Read more