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Dallas shooting: Police give all clear after security scare
Dallas police have given the all clear, hours after security levels were raised at their headquarters in the city. They said they had received an anonymous threat, two days after the killing of five police officers. A nearby parking lot was searched for a "suspicious person" but no-one was found. SWAT officers were...
Dallas shooting: Gunman ‘wanted to kill whites’ says police chief
The gunman killed in a stand-off with Dallas police said he was upset about the police shootings of black people and wanted to kill white officers, the city's police chief has said. The suspect told police that he was working alone, Police Chief David Brown told reporters. Five Dallas police officers were killed and seven...
Dallas protest: Four police officers dead in sniper shooting
Four Dallas police officers have been shot dead by sniper fire during protests against the shooting of black men by police, the authorities say. One suspect is in custody after a shootout with police, while a person of interest turned himself in, Dallas police tweeted. Gunfire broke out as demonstrators marched through the...
Alton Sterling death: Fresh protests over Louisiana shooting
Hundreds of people have gathered for a second night of protests at the spot where a black man was pinned to the ground and shot dead by police. Mourners, friends and relatives of Alton Sterling met outside the shop in Baton Rouge where he was killed early on Tuesday morning. Some demonstrators chanted "Black lives...
US protests after police shooting of black man in Louisiana
Protests have taken place in the US state of Louisiana after a video emerged appearing to show two white police officers holding down and shooting dead a black man. The incident took place in the state capital, Baton Rouge, on Tuesday after reports of a man threatening people with a gun outside a shop. A post mortem examination...
Shooting and Hostage Situation Underway in Bangladesh
A shooting and hostage situation is underway in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka said. The situation is unfolding in Gulshan, a neighborhood popular with foreigners. U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said today all U.S. Chief of Mission personnel are accounted for....
2 Dead, Several Hurt After Fort Worth Dance Studio Shooting
Two people were killed and several others injured following a shooting at a nonprofit dance studio in Fort Worth, Texas, police said Saturday. Officers found one victim dead outside Studio 74, and several people were transported to hospitals — one of whom died from his injuries, Fort Worth police spokesman Daniel Segura...
Thomas Mair charged with murder in connection to shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox
A MAN has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox. The 41-year-old politician was attacked in the street outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on Thursday. West Yorkshire Police said Birstall local Thomas Mair has been charged with murder, grievous bodily harm,...
16-Year-Old Girl Killed in Shooting in Oakland, California
Police in Oakland, California, say a 16-year-old girl has died after being shot in the city's downtown area, where another three people were wounded. The number of people shot fluctuated throughout Tuesday evening. Oakland police initially said five people had been shot. The department then corrected the information to six...
Orlando shooting: Vigils held around world to honour victims
Vigils have been held in Orlando, Florida, and around the world for the victims of Sunday's deadly gun attack on a gay nightclub. A Muslim cleric told those attending the Orlando event that Muslims stood united with them against "the ideology of hatred, death and destruction". Similar gatherings have been held in...
Donald Trump Accused of Implying an Obama-Orlando Shooting Link
In the aftermath of this weekend’s deadly shooting in Orlando, Donald Trump made his routine rounds today on morning television. But buried within his remarks was a perceived suggestion that something more sinister was at play. Trump criticized President Obama, as he’s inclined to do, for not protecting the country....
Florida’s an easy state to buy a gun
It's pretty easy to buy a gun in Florida, the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The Brady Campaign, a leading gun control group, gave 26 states an F in its 2013 state score card. Florida is among the biggest of those states, and by far the most densely populated, with its large cities and suburban...