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A suspect is now in custody following the shooting at Brown University yesterday afternoon. His name has not been released, nor has he been charged with any offense at this time. NBC reported: Two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter say a suspect is in custody in connection with the shooting. The man had a unique characteristic on his firearm and that firearm was found when he was taken into custody. The person has not been identified and has not yet been charged. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed NBC’s reporting but is calling the individual detained a “person...

An unruly airplane passenger had to be restrained on board after allegedly biting and hitting other travelers on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles. The bizarre incident, which involved an adult male passenger, happened Shortly after Delta Flight 501 landed at LAX Monday night, the man allegedly biting one passenger and hitting several others ... There have been over 300 reports of unruly passengers so far this year, according to the FAA. Over 2,100 reports of unruly passengers were logged in 2024. ... The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.

Nine members of an Antarctic expedition are locked up together at a research station 2,000 miles from civilization. And one of them is a madman — accused of violently beating, threatening and sexually harassing at least two of his teammates. The Post can reveal that the South African crew of three women and six men includes a glamorous doctor with her own skincare line and a deputy team leader who helped produce a short horror film during a previous stay at the station — along with engineers and a meteorologist. The identity of the crew member believed to have snapped...

At least two people were killed and at least four were injured after gunfire erupted today at Apalachee High School in Georgia, according to preliminary information from law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation. The suspect is in custody, the Barrow County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dispatched state resources to assist local authorities. Federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and ATF, are on the scene in Georgia to assist local authorities in the ongoing probe at Apalachee High School, a "devastated" Attorney General Merrick Garland said. "We are still gathering information but the...

Three Memphis police officers were taken to Regional One Hospital in unknown conditions Friday morning after a shootout in South Memphis. One of those officers, and an 18-year-old believed by police to be part of the shooting, died at the hospital, Interim Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis said later that morning. According to the Memphis Police Department, in a post to X Friday morning, the officers were called out to a "suspicious vehicle" at Horn Lake Road about 2 a.m. Friday. As they approached the vehicle, the department said the officers were shot at and then "returned fire." Two...

Multiple people were shot at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday morning, the city's fire department told CBS News. There's a heavy police presence at the station in the Sunset Park neighborhood, at 36th Street and Fourth Avenue, CBS New York reports. The NYPD is reporting a smoke condition at the station. An NYPD official tells CBS News a smoke bomb device was found. A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station. The D, N, and R subway trains are holding in stations in both directions in...

A gunman opened fire on a union meeting at a train yard close to San Jose’s airport Wednesday morning — leaving at least eight people dead and “multiple people” injured, according to officials and reports. The suspect, believed to be a 50-year-old male, attacked the VTA Light Rail Facility on West Younger Avenue around 6:30 a.m. local time during a union gathering and then killed himself, according to the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office and the Los Angeles Times, which cited law enforcement sources.