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16-year-old dies after shooting at Oklahoma high school football game

Gunshots were fired on the visitor’s side of the stadium at Choctaw High School during the third quarter of their game against Del City High School on Friday. At least four other people sustained injuries as a result of the incident, according to police.
People run after shots were fired during a football game at Choctaw High School
People run after shots were fired during a football game at Choctaw High School
15h ago

Two arrested after at least 8 people injured in shooting near Boston parade

Multiple firearms were recovered near where the annual Caribbean Carnival was taking place Saturday morning, according to the Boston Police Department. Two suspects were arrested.
Police commissioner Michael Cox speaks at a press conference following a shooting in Boston
Police commissioner Michael Cox speaks at a press conference following a shooting in Boston
16h ago

Pete the peacock, adored by Las Vegas neighborhood, fatally shot by bow and arrow

Pete was given a blood transfusion from another peacock but died after being shot twice, neighbors said.
Pete, a Las Vegas neighborhood peacock.
Pete, a Las Vegas neighborhood peacock.

2 wounded by gunfire during Chicago White Sox game

A planned post-game concert featuring Vanilla Ice and Tone Loc was canceled. Details of where the gunfire came from were unclear but police said there was never an active threat.
A message on the main scoreboard at Guaranteed Rate Field announces the cancellation of a '90s concert that was to feature Vanilla Ice, Tone Loc and Rob Base after a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Chicago.
A message on the main scoreboard at Guaranteed Rate Field announces the cancellation of a '90s concert that was to feature Vanilla Ice, Tone Loc and Rob Base after a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Chicago.
1d ago

5 killed in Michigan storms that downed trees and lines; 7 tornadoes confirmed

The storms followed a round of heavy rain Wednesday that left areas in southeast Michigan with over 5 inches of rain by Thursday morning.
A truck sits with a tree toppled on it in the Frenchtown Villas Monroe in Newport on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 after a heavy band of storms hit the region on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.
A truck sits with a tree toppled on it in the Frenchtown Villas Monroe in Newport on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 after a heavy band of storms hit the region on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.

Interim emergency management director hired after deadly Maui wildfires

Darryl Oliveira steps into the role after the previous emergency management administrator, Herman Andaya, resigned after defending the decision to not sound warning sirens.
Remains of a building from the Lahaina Maui fire on Aug. 16, 2023.
Remains of a building from the Lahaina Maui fire on Aug. 16, 2023.
1d ago

Man accused of holding kidnapped woman in Oregon garage tried to escape from his jail cell, authorities say

Negasi Zuberi is being held at Oregon's Jackson County Jail on a federal kidnapping charge.
The interior of a cinder block cell where Negasi Zuberi allegedly held a woman captive at his home in Klamath Falls, Ore.
The interior of a cinder block cell where Negasi Zuberi allegedly held a woman captive at his home in Klamath Falls, Ore.

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Temporary housing extended for Maui wildfire victims, the Hawaii governor says

The news brought relief to residents who lost their homes and have been staying in hotels and short-term rentals, and feared they would be asked to leave with nowhere to go.
The aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Shares of Hawaiian Electric Company's parent fell more than 16% on Friday, Aug. 25, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina earlier this month.
The aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Shares of Hawaiian Electric Company's parent fell more than 16% on Friday, Aug. 25, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina earlier this month.
1d ago

Pilot killed after F-18 military jet crashes north of San Diego

The fighter went down at 11:54 p.m. Thursday near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
F/A-18 Takeoff
F/A-18 Takeoff
1d ago

All victims of Southern California biker bar shooting now identified

Retired Ventura police Sgt. John Snowling was making more than $117,000 in pension benefits — and was likely to lose half of it in divorce, legal experts said.
Image: Detectives walk at the scene of a mass shooting at Cook's Corner, on Aug. 24, 2023, in Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
Image: Detectives walk at the scene of a mass shooting at Cook's Corner, on Aug. 24, 2023, in Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
1d ago

Pregnant woman suspected of shoplifting fatally shot by Ohio officer outside grocery store

Police say the 21-year-old woman was in a car and accelerated toward an officer.
Ohio officers investigate an officer involved shooting outside a Kroger supermarket in Westerville, Ohio, on Aug. 25, 2023.
Ohio officers investigate an officer involved shooting outside a Kroger supermarket in Westerville, Ohio, on Aug. 25, 2023.