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U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould, Dallas Police, and federal law enforcement agencies announce joint federal actions following the deadly Deep Ellum Halloween shootings.

Three people have been killed and 30 others wounded in at least six separate shooting near major university campuses across the US following a bloody weekend of Halloween, homecoming and football rivalry violence. At least 6 people were wounded near the University of Delaware when a gunman opened fire in a packed downtown Newark, Delaware, street about 11 p.m. — sending costumed students fleeing for their lives. Near Michigan State University in East Lansing, a psycho in a Michael Myers mask opened fire, wounding one person, Metro Detroit News reported. Another person was wounded in a separate shooting around 12:30...

At least six people were injured in a mass shooting at a Halloween party Saturday night near the University of Delaware — sending costumed college kids fleeing in the chaos. Cops were called to a crowded stretch of downtown Newark, Del., shortly after 11 p.m. Witnesses said Main Street was packed with people celebrating Halloween when multiple shots were fired, sending the terrified crowd scattering. “People were running, screaming. They had helicopters in the sky flashing lights on people,” witness Jayden Ngalim told NBC Philadelphia. “The people were speeding down the road. It got chaotic like quick,” he added. Another...

Martha Stewart is facing backlash after seemingly dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween. The lifestyle guru reportedly shared — and quickly deleted — a photo of herself wearing tattered clothing, with dirt smeared across her face, while holding a sign begging for food. “I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!” the sign read in her Instagram snap.

Since it's Halloween - here's a story of spacecraft that returned from the grave, spacecraft which died and were abandoned and then somehow, returned from the dead. Well there's also a story about a hacker bringing a spacecraft back to life, with the help of a 'Frankenstein' satellite model assembled after a grave robbing incident.

The Landlady's Tale By SWORDMAKER copyright 2000Preface The following story was told to me by the woman who rented my parents their first home in California when they moved to Sacramento in 1939. A devout Catholic (so much so that although she had been divorced by her husband, she did not consider the divorce valid and did not remarry until her husband died many years later) the landlady swore on her Bible, in front of my sister and me after she told us the story, that it was absolutely true. She was quite serious about it.In the 1970s, I personally...

***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Presents: Halloween Music 2026 ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The Troops This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort...

Watch this full podcast episode where Anthony Delany and Maddy Pelling talk with Irving Finkel about the first ghost, going all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest evidence of human belief in ghosts comes from 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Who were these first ghosts? What was the underworld they lived in like? What do these most ancient ghosts tell us about today? Maddy and Anthony's guest today, Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper [ASSISTANT?] of Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages and cultures in the Department of the Middle East in the British Museum and author of 'The First Ghosts: Most...

“There’s nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight.” — Lon ChaneyEvery year the displays get more extravagant, as if they are tracking the national zeitgeist exactly, fright upon fright. You also have to wonder how much cash money is going into these displays of morbid anxiety, in many cases a hefty percentage of the annual household income plus who-knows how many hours of labor. . . to put out the message “Be scared, be very scared.”Halloween traditionally brings a dissolution of the boundary between the real world and whatever you suppose lies beyond it: the abode of dead souls,...

The sister of truck-driving terrorist Sayfullo Saipov says her brother was “brainwashed” and should be spared death. Umida Saipova said her Uber driver brother had a normal phone conversation with their mother the day before the attack — telling her that he was eating her favorite pastry while driving to the airport to pick up a client. “He was in a good mood. It was a usual, good conversation,” Saipova told Radio Free Europe from her home in Uzbekistan. “We don’t know who has brainwashed him.” Saipova admitted that the family grew concerned when they noticed that Sayfullo Saipov, 29,...

Target has removed a children's Halloween costume after it was widely criticized online over the weekend for evoking racist minstrel imagery. Target has since pulled the costume and told KARE 11, "As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry. The costume is offensive and should never have been part of our assortment. It is no longer available for sale." The costume was labeled as "Kids' Glows under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume Bodysuit - Hyde and EEK! Boutique."

Federal prosecutors say the FBI has broken up an ISIS-linked network stretching from Michigan to New Jersey, charging several young men in a coordinated investigation that allegedly involved plans for a Halloween mass shooting and efforts to join the Islamic State abroad. Tomas Jimenez-Guzel, 19, of Montclair, New Jersey, and Saed Mirreh, 19, of Kent, Washington, were arrested this week in a New Jersey case tied to others already charged in Michigan. The Justice Department announced the new charges Wednesday, calling the probe a "sprawling federal investigation" into extremists who used encrypted messaging to communicate. U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said...

On Halloween 2024, FBI Director Kash Patel announced the FBI had thwarted a terror attack in Michigan. Most media ignored it. Here's what they found: Two Dearborn residents, Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, allegedly conspired with three others to commit an ISIS-inspired attack on "pumpkin day"—Halloween. Federal agents recovered three AR-15 rifles, two shotguns, four handguns, and over 1,600 rounds of ammunition. The suspects had scouted LGBTQ+ bars in Ferndale, purchased tactical gear, practiced at gun ranges, and communicated on encrypted apps calling each other "brothers." This deep-dive investigation analyzes the full criminal complaint, surveillance evidence, and what this reveals...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Police hope surveillance video will help them find three armed robbery suspects. They held up a 42-year-old man at gunpoint while he was out with a young trick-or-treater on Halloween. Police said it happened around 3:16 p.m. Friday in the 2600-block of South Emerald Avenue in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. Video shows a man help a little girl out of the back seat of an SUV as she holds her orange trick-or-treat bucket. They pair start to walk across the sidewalk when an armed man runs up to them and points his gun at the victim's face. He...

Democrats are so corrupt “I’m not kidding you, it's literally 4:28AM. Democrats raised your power bills. The Democrats put illegals over the safety of the citizens of the state of Illinois. The Democrats stole your down state transportation funds. Motor fuel sales tax you pay on motor fuel tax, they stole it and sent it to the CTA in Chicago.”

9mmSMG @9mm_smg A man dressed as a woman scolds a woman dressed as an Indian for Halloween. We're hitting levels of hypocrisy we never thought possible.

Vice President JD Vance leaned into an internet joke at his own expense this Halloween, posting a short video of himself wearing a curly brown wig to mimic a meme that’s followed him for months. In the TikTok clip, filmed at the Naval Observatory residence, Vance opens the door in a dark suit and red tie, smiling as he tells trick-or-treaters, "Happy Halloween, kids ... remember, say thank you!" The line is a playful callback to the "you didn’t say thank you" meme before he spins under purple lights to the eerie "Twilight Zone" theme. The 41-year-old vice president’s video...

Dozens of people disrupted Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood on Halloween night, prompting police to make multiple arrests and shut down several streets. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of disorderly conduct at First Street and M Street SE on Friday evening. Officers arrested multiple individuals as they worked to disperse the crowd, according to DC Police Department social media posts. Authorities closed M Street between 1st and 3rd Streets SE. New Jersey Avenue south of L Street SE was also shut down during the incident. Police provided an 11 p.m. update confirming the disorderly groups had dispersed. Officers...

While other places compete for their over-the-top Christmas decorations, here in Greenwich Village the big holiday for house decoration is Halloween. I’ve put together a small collection of some of this year’s scariest houses. However, one of them is not like the others. These first several are on West 11th Street and Charles Street: And then, here’s the scariest one of all: There are no Halloween decorations. But this is the house — 80 Washington Place — where (allegedly) mafia-connected scammers conducted rigged poker games, using NBA players to lure high rollers to games where they would lose big money....

A drive through McDonald’s steered by a pair of babies stole the show at the White House on Thursday night as Donald and Melania Trump played host to an army of trick-or-treaters.The US president smiled and joked while passing out Hershey chocolate bars wrapped in custom blue boxes emblazoned with the presidential seal alongside the First Lady.Dozens of carved jack-o-lanterns filled with lights decorated the White House’s sprawling staircases while a military string ensemble played an array of spooky covers.Mr Trump emerged from the White House’s southern entrance to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ just two hours after returning from a gruelling...