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(NEW YORK) -- College campuses across America are experiencing an epidemic of hoax calls about bogus shootings and other emergencies following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk this week.These calls -- known as swatting -- panicked at least a dozen schools as police rush to campuses, chasing phantom threats with many of them being racially motivated and targeting historically Black colleges and universities.Activities froze in places like Virginia State University […]

(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) -- Jurors in the criminal trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course last year are set to hear testimony Friday from five law enforcement witnesses, concluding a chaotic start to the case that could send the alleged assassin to prison for the rest of his life.  While prosecutors originally estimated needing about three weeks to conclude their case against […]

(EVERGREEN, Colo.) -- A 16-year-old student -- who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school on Wednesday, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself -- was believed to be "radicalized by some extremist network,” officials with the local sheriff's office said.The gunfire at Evergreen High School broke out at about 12:24 p.m. local time, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.Three students were taken to the hospital […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Secret Service agent who spotted Ryan Routh's alleged sniper perch on the golf course where Donald Trump was playing last year testified at Routh's trial Thursday that he came within five feet of Routh's rifle before he realized Routh was armed.Routh, who is representing himself, is on trial in Florida on charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course last September."The barrel of […]

(NEW YORK) -- Multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are on lockdown after receiving potential threats on Thursday, including Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Southern University in Louisiana, and Clark Atlanta University in Georgia.Spelman College, located near Clark Atlanta University, has also implemented shelter-in-place protocols as a precautionary measure due to its proximity.Hampton University ceased all "nonessential" activity, including athletic events, on Thursday for […]

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- The FBI has released images of a person of interest sought in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday."We are asking for the public's help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University," the FBI's […]

(NEW YORK) -- Ryan Routh, who is representing himself at his trial on charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course last year, was cut off by the judge part way through his opening statement Thursday.Routh, who is not a lawyer and has no legal education, launched into a speech about the origin of the human species, global conflicts, and his political grievances, before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon […]

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- The FBI said it has recovered what is believed to be the weapon used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.A "high-powered bolt action rifle,” which officials believe was the weapon used in the shooting, was recovered in a wooded area near where the shooting took place, […]

(EVERGREEN, Colo.) -- A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.The gunfire at Evergreen High School broke out at about 12:24 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.Three students were taken to the hospital in critical condition following the gunfire, including the suspected shooter, who was injured […]