Jacksonville shooting - latest: ‘Multiple dead’ as active shooter is barricaded inside Dollar General store
Multiple people were killed as an active shooter barricaded himself inside a Dollar General store in Florida. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan confirmed that there were “a number of fatalities” caused by the mass shooting at the store on the city’s Kings Road on Saturday. “This is unacceptable. One shooting is too much but these mass shootings are really hard to take,” she said, according to WJXT. And she added: “It’s a heartbreaking thing for our community. It’s awful and it has happened in this community way too many times.”
2023-08-27 05:16
Gabon Shuts Off Internet, Imposes Curfew as Bongo Seeks New Term
Gabon blocked internet access during elections held Saturday that is likely to see President Ali Bongo extend the
2023-08-27 04:58
Powell Has Bond Traders Right Where He Wants Them: Full of Doubt
Jerome Powell has the bond market exactly where he wants it: lacking conviction as to the Federal Reserve’s
2023-08-27 04:48
Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality
Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River
2023-08-27 04:46
Bob Barker, who hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years, dies aged 99
Barker was the face of The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in the US, for 35 years.
2023-08-27 03:51
BOE’s Broadbent Warns UK Rates Need to Remain High for Some Time
The Bank of England will have to keep interest rates high for longer because inflation will not fade
2023-08-27 03:22
India teacher investigated for telling pupils to slap Muslim peer
Video shows the teacher telling students to hit their seven-year-old classmate harder, sparking outrage.
2023-08-27 01:26
DeSantis super PAC pumps more than $12 million into major ad buy
Never Back Down, the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, made major additions to its advertising reservations Friday, spending more than $12 million booking airtime in the fall, mostly in Iowa.
2023-08-27 00:21
India train fire: Gas canister sets off deadly explosion
The canister used by passengers to make drinks blew up, killing nine passengers, officials say.
2023-08-26 23:58
Kenya power cuts: Airports boss sacked as tourists left stranded
Many homes are without electricity since Friday and Nairobi's main airport was plunged into darkness.
2023-08-26 23:27
Tributes to ‘beautiful girl’ among four killed in crash on way to exams celebration
Tributes have been paid to four young people killed in a crash in Ireland while on the way to exam results celebrations on Friday. Luke McSweeney, 24, his sister Grace McSweeney, 18, Zoey Coffey, 18, and Nicole Murphy, 18, died at the scene in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, after the car they were travelling in struck a wall. They had been on their way to celebrate after the three teenagers received their Leaving Certificate exam results earlier that day. The mother of Grace McSweeney’s boyfriend wrote on Facebook: “Thank you for making my son happy and I’ll do my best to mind him for you.” “You were so good, always trying to help me around the house and you knew how to keep Aaron on his toes,” she added. In the post she congratulated Grace on passing her Leaving Certificate, adding that she knew how much it meant to her. Superintendent Kieran Ruane, of Clonmel Garda Station, extended his sympathies to their families, who he said had appealed for privacy. The scene at Hillview remains closed on Saturday to carry out a forensic examination and Mr Ruane said that heavy downpours would be among the factors that Garda investigators would consider. Local schools in the town opened on Saturday to support students as the community comes to terms with the tragedy. Ireland’s premier Leo Varadkar said the nation is mourning their deaths as the minister for education Norma Foley pledged support for students and staff. Members of the community and local politicians expressed their shock at the tragedy, with local TD Mattie McGrath saying that “a time of celebration has turned to a time of devastation”. He said Clonmel had been “left numbed” by the loss and that it would “take some time to recover”, but that the community would rally around those grieving the losses. Local sporting events and the Clonmel Pride parade, as well as other activities in the area, have been cancelled in the wake of the fatal crash. A parish priest has asked the community to look after one another in the days ahead and the minister of education has pledged support for school staff and students affected. Mr Varadkar has said: “We must come together in times such as this” and that the Leaving Cert results night “should mark the beginning of a world of opportunities for young people”. “It’s a milestone on the road from childhood to adulthood,” Mr Varadkar he added. “For young lives, so full of possibility, to be cut short in this way is truly devastating and heartbreaking,” he continued. “The whole nation mourns them. My sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who have died and the wider community in Clonmel and Tipperary. The thoughts of the whole country are with them, their school and their community.” Education minister Ms Foley said her department will provide support to students and staff in the period ahead. “This is heartbreaking news on what should have been a day of enormous celebration and joy for the class of 2023,” she said. “School communities in Ireland are akin to tight-knit families and I know this morning that staff, students, parents and guardians will be united in their grief and utter devastation at this tragic and sudden loss of life. “The Department of Education, through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), will provide essential supports to staff and students over the coming period. “The grief felt by those affected by the loss of four young lives is acute and we will do all that we can to support them at this sad and difficult time.” Read More Police offer £50,000 reward to find missing mother feared murdered in ‘targeted attack’ Nation mourning after four young people killed in Co Tipperary crash – Varadkar Body found in search for missing 54-year-old woman in Kent
2023-08-26 23:26
Boil-water notice issued after E. coli found in water supply near Phantom Ranch at Grand Canyon National Park
A boil water advisory has been issued after E. coli bacteria were found in the water supply near Phantom Ranch at Grand Canyon National Park, officials warned Friday.
2023-08-26 23:23
