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ight years ago, a trio of Ukrainian army brigades fighting Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region made a fatal mistake. They idled their tanks and trucks around a static command post.

Six teen girls were killed in a Tuesday car crash in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, police said.The Tishomingo High School students died after their car collided with a semi-truck, KFOR-TV reported. The Johnston County Sheriff's Office told KTEN-TV the accident happened at about 12:30 p.m. local time at a three-way intersection.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Postal Service are investigating whether a Sacramento County mail carrier bludgeoned a wild turkey to death with a pole — and whether his actions were justified. According to KCRA, turkeys freely roam the Northern California neighborhood and typically “mind their own business” — but lately, they’ve been particularly aggressive toward delivery drivers, and their behavior has residents divided. “I love the turkeys,” neighborhood resident Debbie Eastman told the outlet. “They’re just a little friendly part of the neighborhood.” However, other residents say that they’re terrorizing the community. “They are pests and...

In the first 24 days of the new year, a total of five police officers across three states have been killed in the line of duty as a crime wave continues sweeping the United States. From January 1, 2021 to December 1, 2021, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) revealed that 314 police officers were shot in the line of duty with 119 those shootings occurring in the midst of 95 separate ambush-style attacks on officers, resulting in 28 of the total gunfire deaths. Last year, ambush attacks on officers increased nearly 130 percent compared to 2020.

WEST HILLS (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office has identified the man involved in the horrific motorcycle accident that made waves across the Southland on Thursday. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, when undercover officers with the Los Angeles Police Department began tailing the motorcycle after witnessing something that caused suspicion. After running the license plates through their system, it was determined that the vehicle was stolen. When they attempted to pull the suspect over, now identified as Ruben Contreras Jr., 30-years-old, he fled. Aerial footage from CBS LA’s Sky2 Chopper showed Contreras traveling at speeds well over...

The suspect, who had two open felony warrants, 'had a weapon and was pointing it at officers,' officials sayThe person authorities believe shot and killed a beloved Texas Cracker Barrel employee on Saturday was killed by deputies on Monday, a report said. Fox 26 Houston, citing the Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, said the officer-involved shooting occurred near Atascocita High School after a Dodge Charger that matched the description of the vehicle used in the incident was located. Authorities said the suspect, who had two open felony warrants, "had a weapon and was pointing it at officers." Robin Baucom, 59,...

Actor Alec Baldwin has posted a video on Instagram days before Christmas where he appears to wallow in self-pity over the 'really tough time' he has been having in recent weeks after accidentally shooting dead a cinematographer on the set of Rust. Baldwin, 63, uploaded a video on himself speaking directly into the camera two months after the tragic shooting on his Western movie set in New Mexico, when the actor accidentally shot and killed Halyna Hutchins, 42. In a three-minute long rambling video, Baldwin appears despondent and weary as he tells followers how the only thing he is living...

Three people were killed and four were injured — including a 13-year-old — in a shooting in Nashville apartment Friday night. The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted that the teen’s injuries were not life threatening, nor were those sustained by the three adults who survived the shootout, which happened at about 9:45 p.m. The four were in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, WKRN reported. The three victims who died were men in their 20s, NewsChannel5 Nashville reported. It was unclear if any of them were also suspects.

Glen de Vries had been aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft on 13 October, spending more than 10 minutes in space after launching along with Shatner and others.A businessman who travelled to space with William Shatner last month has died after a small plane crashed in New Jersey.Glen de Vries, 49, had been aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft on 13 October, spending more than 10 minutes in space after launching along with Shatner and others. He was killed along with another person in the New Jersey crash, state police said.https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1459248268806967299The plane, a single-engine Cessna 172, went down on Thursday...

Natalie Wood’s 1981 drowning death has remained one of Hollywood’s great mysteries for four decades. But her sister Lana Wood believes there is one person to blame for the “West Side Story” actress’ death: Natalie’s husband, Robert Wagner. “I don’t believe it was premeditated,” Lana, 75, told The Post. “But that doesn’t mean I don’t think he did it: Of course he did!” Now, she has written “Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood” (Dey Street Books), out Tuesday. The book — part memoir, part true-crime investigation using new evidence dug up by homicide detectives —...

ZIMPARKS spokesperson Tinashe Farawo said Michael Bernard Walsh (71) was killed while taking an unguided tour with his son in Mana Pools National park in the north of the country. The two had walked about 40 meters from where they had parked their car when they encountered the elephants, with one of them charging at them, Farawo said. The son managed to escape and reach the car while Walsh could not outrun the elephant which trampled him to death.

An Illinois State Trooper who was shot Friday afternoon on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago has died, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the officer was initially taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Further details on what happened weren't immediately available, but multiple police sources said the shooting appeared to have been self-inflicted.

A football player for the University of Utah Utes has died following a house party shooting early Sunday morning, according to authorities. Salt Lake City police said in a statement that Aaron Lowe, 21, was killed when shots were fired at around 12:20 a.m. local time at the home in the Sugar House neighborhood. An unidentified female was also shot and is in critical condition. Police said they first received a noise complaint around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday regarding the house party on the 2200 block of South Broadmoor Street. Two hours later, another call came in about a fight...

The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan has been America's longest war. After two decades and the loss of tens of thousands of lives, many may view its legacy as nothing more than a foreign policy embarrassment. The U.S. first entered the conflict under then-president George W. Bush in 2001, just weeks after the Al-Qaeda September 11 attacks that prompted the "War on Terror". Almost 20 years and several administrations later, the goal to pacify Afghanistan and build a democratic and civil society is still not in sight. On Sunday, August 15, militants poured into the capital, Kabul, as President Ashraf...

BREAKING * News US News FACES OF THE FALLEN Names of hero US troops who died in Kabul terror attack while saving Afghans revealed after bombing killed more than 100 * Mollie Mansfield * 18:26, 27 Aug 2021Updated: 18:56, 27 Aug 2021

The Woke Marine General is on TV now ,trying to Defend his CIC Biden. “Bill Roggio, a former soldier and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, demanded the resignation of the Centcom Commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, who heads the Afghan mission.” Closing Bagram airbase was a 'recipe for disaster': Army veteran turned terrorism analyst calls for CENTCOM commander to be fired for 'dumpster fire' plan to choose Kabul airport to evacuate thousands of people * Security experts said Bagram air base would have provided a secure hub * But it was closed in early...

Seven people in the crowds near Kabul airport died amid the chaos of those fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, bringing the total killed in the last week to 20. The MoD said in a statement on Sunday that "conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging but we are doing everything we can to manage the situation as safely and securely as possible".SnipOn Saturday, Sky News watched as UK paratroopers began pulling people from the mayhem before medics checked vital signs of those left on the floor after a crush and then covered bodies in white sheets. Sky Chief Correspondent...

A Chicago police officer was killed and another was seriously wounded in a shooting Saturday night on the South Side, officials said. The officers were shot during a traffic stop shortly after 9 p.m. at 63rd Street and Bell Avenue and returned fire, hitting at least one suspect, police said. Both officers were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where one of them — a woman — was pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The other officer was “fighting for his very life” in critical condition, according to First Deputy Eric Carter who talked to...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver police have identified the three suspects connected to a shooting that killed a Clark County deputy Friday, including the man authorities are still looking for. Detective Jeremy Brown was identified early Saturday as the officer who was shot in the line of duty.Authorities say on Friday night, shortly before 7 p.m., Brown was in his vehicle conducting surveillance on a home at NE 109th Avenue. "Other units in the area on the same detail were unable to reach the deputy on the radio and, around the same time, a citizen heard what sounded like gunshots and...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities said Thursday they have arrested four more suspects in the weekend shootings in the northern Mexico border city of Reynosa that killed 19 people, 15 of whom appeared to be innocent bystanders. Another suspect was detained earlier after being wounded during the apparently random gun attacks Saturday. Prosecutors in the border state of Tamaulipas said the latest arrests came during raids that also freed 18 kidnap victims, four of whom are believed to be U.S. citizens. In one raid on a house east of Reynosa, police found 10 kidnap victims, two of them Americans. One...