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  • Michigan deacon thwarted attack on church by ramming truck into shooter

    When Richard Pryor saw the man firing in the parking lot, he sprang into action, buying time before guards arrived

    A Michigan church deacon who had a hand in thwarting a rifle-wielding man’s attempts to shoot worshippers at a service in June by ramming the attacker with his truck says he sprang into action because waiting for first responders’ help was not feasible.

    “I’m just realizing there’s no time,” Richard Pryor – who drew gunfire while protecting the congregation of CrossPointe Community church in Wayne, Michigan – said during a recent Associated Press interview in which he revisited his state of mind that day. “I didn’t have a weapon on me, in the truck or anything, so what are your options?”

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  • Hollywood agent’s son accused of murdering wife and in-laws kills himself

    Samuel Bond Haskell, whose father represented major stars, was charged with dismembering his wife and killing her parents

    A California man who was charged with murdering and dismembering his wife and her parents in the home they shared in the Los Angeles suburbs, then dumping his wife’s remains into a garbage bag, has died by suicide in jail, the Los Angeles county district attorney confirmed on Monday.

    Samuel Bond Haskell IV, 37, was arrested in November 2023 and charged with the murders of his wife, Mei Haskell, her mother, Yanxiang Wang, and her stepfather, Gaoshan Li. Haskell pleaded not guilty to the three murder counts in January 2024 and was being held without bail pending trial. He was facing a sentence of life in prison with no parole.

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  • Two dead and three injured, including state trooper, in Kentucky shootings

    Unidentified shooter wounded trooper near airport in Lexington, then fled to a nearby church and opened fire

    A suspect shot and wounded a state trooper near a Kentucky airport on Sunday before fleeing to a nearby church, killing two women and wounding two men.

    At 11.36am ET on Sunday, an unidentified shooter opened fire near Blue Grass airport in Lexington and wounded a state trooper, according to authorities. The shooting occurred after the trooper had pulled over a vehicle after receiving a license plate reader alert in the area of Versailles Road, Lexington police said.

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  • More than $113,000 of rare Pokémon cards stolen in Massachusetts break-in

    Owners of 1st Edition Collectibles in New Bedford say suspect broke in to courtyard and smashed window in door

    More than $113,000 worth of rare Pokémon cards have been stolen from a Massachusetts shop, according to the shop’s owners.

    Officers responded to a reported break-in at 1st Edition Collectibles, a trading card shop in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. The break-in reportedly happened around 2.30am and the thief stole a handful of Pokémon cards including five to seven rare cards and a few vintage boxes.

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  • Four dead and 14 injured in shooting at Chicago party for rapper Mello Buckzz

    Album launch party was ending when three people in an SUV began firing on a crowd outside a nightclub

    Four people were killed by gunfire and 14 others hospitalized overnight after a drive-by shooting outside a private nightclub event in Chicago, police said on Thursday.

    At least three were in critical condition and city news outlets reported that the incident happened after a launch party for the new album by local rap star Mello Buckzz and that her boyfriend was one of those shot.

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  • US says it has halted healthcare fraud schemes worth nearly $15bn

    Justice department charges 324 defendants in largest healthcare fraud initiative in its history

    The US justice department said on Monday that it halted a series of healthcare fraud schemes that sought to bilk the federal government out of $14.6bn.

    The operation, which the department called the largest healthcare fraud initiative in its history, led to criminal charges against 324 defendants and the seizure of more than $245m in cash, luxury cars and other assets. The actual loss to the US government totaled about $2.9bn, officials said.

    Guardian staff contributed

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  • Idaho student murders suspect reportedly agrees to plead guilty on all counts

    Bryan Kohberger to be spared death penalty but will be given four consecutive life sentences, ABC News reports

    Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four Idaho college students in 2022, has agreed to plead guilty to all counts, a move that would spare him from the death penalty, ABC News reported on Monday, citing a letter sent to victims’ family members.

    Kohberger, who previously pleaded not guilty on charges of murder in the fatal stabbings, will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences and waives all right to appeal, according to ABC News.

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  • ‘Horrified’ Idaho community reels from sniper attack that killed firefighters

    Suspect set a wildfire then killed two firefighters and seriously wounded another in hours-long incident

    As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a group of firefighters who rushed to put out the blaze instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout.

    A man who had intentionally set the fire to ambush the crew on Sunday was perched in a sniper position, firing at the firefighters. They took cover behind fire trucks, but two died and a third was wounded during a barrage of gunfire over several hours, authorities said.

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  • Two men found guilty in deaths of 53 migrants in Texas will spend rest of their lives in prison

    Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Garcia abandoned locked truckload of people in summer heat with no AC in 2022

    Two men face spending the rest of their lives in prison after a federal judge sentenced them on Friday for their roles in the deaths of 53 people – including six children – who were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022.

    A federal jury in Texas had found the two men, Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Garcia, guilty of various charges at the conclusion of a trial in March. Federal judge Orlando Garcia sentenced Torres to life in prison and Ortega to 83 years of incarceration, essentially a life sentence.

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  • New Orleans jailbreak fugitive captured peacefully by police

    Antoine Massey was one of 10 inmates who broke out of jail six weeks ago; only one still remains at large

    Louisiana authorities on Friday captured one of the 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail six weeks earlier – and who police say released videos on social media while still on the run.

    Antoine Massey, 33, was taken into custody at a residence in New Orleans about 2 miles (3km) from the jail, said the New Orleans police department superintendent, Anne Kirkpatrick. That left one of the 10 escapees still at large.

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