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West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, has died after being shot Wednesday in a Washington, D.C. ambush just blocks from the White House. President Donald Trump confirmed the news Thursday night, noting he was told just seconds before speaking to members of the military at Mar-a-Lago. "I heard that Sarah Beckstrom, of West Virginia, ... highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023, outstanding in every way, she's just passed away," Trump said. "She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her. It's just...

"At some point, the lady who was seated, the 70-year-old woman, asked the woman who was standing if she could give her some space, that sparked an argument," said Carey Codd, Broward Sheriff's Office spokesperson. That argument then began to escalate, with officials saying the attacker intentionally and forcefully pushed her own body into the victim several times.

FRUITLAND, Fla. - A 24-hour manhunt triggered by a deadly stabbing at a Florida Dollar General store came to an end on Saturday with the arrest of a convicted sex offender. Dig deeper: According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to the Dollar General store in Fruitland shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Friday after receiving a 911 call about an unresponsive woman with stab wounds. They performed CPR before she was taken to an area hospital, where she died. ... Dig deeper: According to PCSO, Beasley is a convicted registered sex offender with an extensive criminal history dating...

Multiple police officers were attacked, including one who was injured, while responding to a shooting in Chicago on Friday in which at least five victims were shot. The incident happened near State and Randolph streets at about 10 p.m., just hours after a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, according to Fox 32. Ald. Brian Hopkins of Chicago's 2nd Ward said at least five people were shot, including one person in critical condition. "300 juveniles rioting in the Loop now, at least 5 victims shot, one critical with life threatening gunshot wound to torso," he wrote on X. "Multiple police officers attacked...

A mother and father were convicted of decapitating two of their children and then making their two younger sons view their siblings’ headless bodies. Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr. and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell were found guilty Tuesday of murdering their daughter, Maliaka, 13, and son Maurice Jr., 12, in the family’s home in Lancaster, California, in November 2020.

A Chicago mother of two has spoken out after shocking video of her family being violently attacked by a group of children outside a school shocked the nation. Corshawnda Hatter, 33, says she has been left traumatized by the ordeal, in which she and her son, nine, were also followed and threatened as she tried to protect him from bullies. 'I can still hear the cries of my kids saying: "Mommy, help me. I'm hurt, I'm scared",' Hatter wrote in a post to social media after the incident near Orville T Bright Elementary School. 'I feel like I failed my...

Nine-year-old boy ordered to house arrest after being charged with r*ping, attacking, and urinating on a five-year-old girl then leaving her lying naked in a field for hours. NINE.

DMV employee getting paid $3,000 per illegal she took commercial drivers license tests for “Took commercial driver's license, or CDL, written exams — each time she'd use disguises, sunglasses and surgical masks to look like a different person taking the exam” “She'd split a $1,500 to $3,000 payment for each bogus test with accomplices in the DMV” Now imagine similar scams like this taking place in every county in every state in America

She told police that Ariel was supposed to cut her dog's hair with scissors, but she became paranoid that her friend would use them to attack her so she retrieved a gun from her bedroom, per the complaint. When she returned, Mills said that Spillner made a 'hand motion' that panicked her and led her to shoot her at around 9.40pm, police said.

SEVEN HILLS, Ohio — A Broadview Heights man is facing an assault charge after police said he attacked a 3-year-old boy inside a Meijer store in Seven Hills on Wednesday morning. According to Seven Hills police, the 37-year-old suspect allegedly ran up behind the child around 10:30 a.m. and smashed the boy's face into the spikes of a shopping cart. Witnesses told officers he struck the boy's face at least three times before the child's mother and aunt grabbed their children and tried to escape through the store. They told police they were afraid for their lives. Police said the...

A disturbing video from Antioch High School in Nashville shows 18-year-old student Kayla Smith pepper-spraying her teacher, Caleb Bates, after he took her phone during class. She was arrested right after the incident for assault. What makes it even worse is that this wasn’t the first time Bates had been attacked over a phone. Just two months earlier, another student punched him in the face after he caught them cheating. It’s part of a growing problem teachers are dealing with when they try to enforce basic classroom rules.

A Michigan woman chucked a cup of freshly–made, scalding hot coffee at a hapless McDonald's manager during an argument over a refund, sparking a police investigation. The shocking incident, which was captured on camera, took place in Saginaw, Michigan, at the McDonald's on 3700 Dixie Highway. Footage from Tuesday morning showed the enraged woman confronting the fast food establishment's manager and apparently demanding a refund.

'I couldn’t wrap my head around the concept myself,' Peel police spokesperson said ThursdayThe second victim in a crash involving a youth driver in Brampton Saturday wasn't found until hours after the collision, Peel police say, after the two vehicles had already been transported to the police impound yard. The collision occurred around 4:20 a.m. at Chinguacousy Road and Queen Street W., and Peel police Const. Tyler Bell-Morena said the "gruesome" discovery of a second body happened at approximately 5:30 p.m., over 12 hours later. Bell-Morena said that after learning what happened, he had to look at the vehicle himself...

Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland died early Thursday morning, the team announced. He was 24. "It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning," the Cowboys said in a statement. "Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family." Kneeland's agent, Jonathan Perzley, said in a statement, "I am shattered to confirm that my client and dearest friend Marshawn Kneeland passed away last night. I watched him fight his way from a hopeful kid at...

Chaos broke out across city centres last night as Bonfire Night descended into mayhem across the UK. Footage shows innocent people running for their lives as fireworks were set off in Birmingham city centre as police battled to regain control. Fireworks were launched towards people, vehicles and the police as the night brought explosions and screams onto the streets.

SANFORD, Fla. - A Florida man who killed his 18-year-old girlfriend and their unborn son after she refused to get an abortion is facing the death penalty. Donovan Faison, 23, was convicted last week in the first-degree murder of Kaylin Fiengo, of killing an unborn child and of burglary with a firearm. The jury later voted 11-1 to sentence Faison to death, the Office of the State Attorney said in a news release Friday. Faison shot Fiengo in the head as she sat in her car at Coastline Park in Sanford in 2022. Investigators discovered a bullet casing and an...

'Two messages, first one saying ''I just killed Iris and the kids''. The second message was ''with a gun.'' I knew that man was very unstable. I knew he had a very, very dark side. I didn't know it was this dark,' Wogas told the outlet. According to Dusterhoft, Ross was fixated on his celebrity persona, fueled by weight-loss motivational speeches, but relied on his estranged wife, Iris, to bankroll the lifestyle he craved. Then, she filed for divorce. 'His five minutes of daytime TV fame was up. The money, the success - all a façade. And so was the...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WFTV) – A 15-year-old in Florida is accused of killing a classmate after bumping into each other in a school hallway. The 16-year-old victim allegedly bumped into the suspect and didn’t apologize, which officials say led to his killing. The 15-year-old suspect, identified as Jacori Redding, is being held in juvenile detention. He’s charged with killing his classmate at Oak Ridge High School. Redding appeared nonchalant during a court hearing Friday, but he turned and smiled as his family called out to him. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said the bump in the hallway, followed by a...

Elijah Wilks was shot after he ran his car into the off-duty officer and pistol-whipped him when they pulled over. Family and friends initially claimed that the police were lying about their account of events; however, bodycam footage proved the police account was completely accurate. "No, they are not telling the truth. The story they posted is not the truth. Not the truth at all. Not the truth at all," a family friend tried claiming. Since the dashcam has been released, the family admits that the action from the off-duty officer was justified.

A 48-year-old Central Florida woman was arrested for allegedly verbally assaulting several people including a student on a school bus. On Monday, Latanya Rowe entered the bus as it was stopped to pick up students for Davenport High School, according to a press release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said Rowe cursed at a student regarding an incident that occurred on Oct. 24 among the student and the woman’s son and daughter. Rowe also cursed out the bus driver for not “handling the situation,” according to the report. She refused to leave the bus for nearly an hour,...