A 15-year-old student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and a teenager, and injuring six others. The shooter, identified as Natalie Rupnow (also known as Samantha), was a student at the school and reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two of the injured remain in critical condition.
Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 5, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer joined the Nasdaq 100 in July. Five months later, it’s out, and the stock is down 8% on the news. Nasdaq said late Friday that Super Micro is being removed from the index, which is made up of the top 100 nonfinancial stocks on the Nasdaq and is the basis for the Invesco QQQ Trust exchange-traded fund, one of the most actively traded ETFs. The announcement is the latest in a roller…
US authorities say the person they believe carried out a school shooting in the state of Wisconsin was a 15-year-old female pupil. Wisconsin Police confirmed her identity as 15-year-old student Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha. The latest US school gun attack to rock the US also left a teacher and another teenager dead, as well as the 15-year-old. She was a pupil at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, where the latest gun attack took place. Emergency vehicles parked outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison (Scott Bauer/AP) (Scott Bauer/AP) Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said…
A tornado struck Scotts Valley, California, on Saturday afternoon, injuring four people and flipping cars, according to local authorities. The EF1 tornado, with winds peaking at 90 mph, lasted five minutes, damaging power lines and leaving Monterey County among the hardest hit with ongoing outages.
Fiery chaos at Florida intersection has sheriff’s office searching for dozens of suspects A sheriff’s office in central Florida is searching for 30 people they say were a part of an “intersection takeover” that terrorized drivers and damaged cars. The mob shut down the intersection of South John Young Parkway and Central Florida Parkway on Nov. 30, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said on Facebook. The large group “set a fire in the roadway, and used the space for cars to do donuts around the flames,” prior to harassing innocent drivers, blocking them from passing. “There’s a baby in…
The hype surrounding the murder of US health insurance boss Brian Thompson shows: In the USA, violent death has become a late capitalist habit. Society is brutalizing. USA: Disease, gun violence, death penalty – The frightening reality behind the hype about Brian Thompson
Donald Trump nominated former Republican Congressman Devin Nunes to chair the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
Winter weather disrupted both the US Midwest and California on its West Coast at the weekend.
Fast-food companies like Yum! Brands’ KFC and McDonald’s are getting back into chicken tenders as a way to attract consumers with a low-risk, high-reward bet on a familiar favorite. Nearly half of all fast-food restaurants served the chicken item as of the third quarter, up 5.7% from the same period in 2019, according to Technomic’s Ignite Menu data. More eateries are adding chicken tenders to other dishes like salads and wraps.Taco Bell, also owned by Yum! Brands, has been testing chicken strips in tacos and burritos. McDonald’s says it’s also testing out versions of its McCrispy sandwich, which will be…
House Committee members are urging the top executives of Appleand Google to be prepared to comply with a law that could result in TikTok facing an effective ban in the U.S. next month Letters were sent on Friday to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai from Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, reminding them of their responsibilities as app store operators. The lawmakers were referring to last week’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., to uphold a law that requires China’s…
President Joe Biden has issued pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, marking the most acts of presidential clemency in a single day, according to the White House.
China stocks led losses in Asia Friday after Beijing affirmed its recent policy shifts and stressed on plans to boost growth following a high-profile meeting Thursday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.39%, while mainland China’s CSI 300 was down 0.94%. Most other Asia-Pacific markets also fell, tracking Wall Street declines following a hotter-than-expected producer price inflation reading. The outlier was South Korea’s Kospi, which gained 0.23%, while the small-cap Kosdaq rose 1.01%. Internet firm Kakao gained over 5%, with many of its subsidiaries seeing huge gains. Shares of Samsung Biologics, the fourth-largest company in the Kospi by market cap,…
US President-elect Donald Trump defended his choice of Charles Kushner for US ambassador to France, describing him as a “family member” and a “very successful man” in an interview released on Wednesday, December 11.
Some of the biggest investors in ReNew Energy Global have offered to take the company private, filings to the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission show, in a deal that values the clean power generator at $2.82 billion, according to Reuters calculations.
There has been no Pentagon intervention against unknown drones in New Jersey. In the latest developments the Pentagon has not yet asked U.S. Northern Command to intervene amid reports of mysterious drones witnessed flying over New Jersey, according to a military spokesperson. The large drone sightings have caused concern and confusion as dozens have been reported and officials are at a loss to explain where they come from. Northern Command confirmed some of the drones have been sighted near U.S. military installations. No Pentagon intervention against unknown drones – Spokesperson “We are aware and monitoring the reports of unauthorized drone…
Luigi Mangione latest: UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect ‘considered bombing Manhattan’ Luigi Mangione is said to have considered using a bomb in Manhattan in his alleged plot to kill the UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, sources say. A “to-do list” found inside a spiral notebook was apparently gleaned along with the shooting suspect’s 262-page manifesto, a ghost gun and false ID cards upon his arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Monday. Mangione, 26, reportedly decided against using the bomb as it “could kill innocents” and instead opted for a more targeted approach, allegedly musing what could be better “to kill the…
A fast-moving wildfire dubbed the Franklin Fire has forced thousands of Malibu residents, including actor Dick Van Dyke and singer Cher, to evacuate as flames swept through the affluent Los Angeles-area community.
Luigi Mangione, 26, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, protested his extradition to New York during a Pennsylvania court hearing. Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, shouted phrases like “completely unjust” and “an insult to the intelligence of the American people” as he entered the courtroom.
Strong Santa Ana winds, a dry current that blows from inland California toward the coast, fueled a wildfire overnight in Malibu, the coastal city west of Los Angeles. The flames have grown out of control and had already destroyed nearly 900 hectares (2,200 acres) by noon on Tuesday. The so-called Franklin Fire has forced authorities to order the evacuation of thousands of people, as the fire threatens to consume some 2,000 structures. Malibu has a population of 11,000. About 6,000 live to the east, the area threatened by Franklin. On Tuesday morning, flames could be seen on both sides of…
Joe Biden warns of the consequences of Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China. He described the policy as a “catastrophe” for the US economy and spoke of a “big mistake”.
Kimberly Guilfoyle doesn’t have any previous diplomatic experience: Nevertheless, Donald Trump wants to send his son’s (possibly still-) fiancée to Athens as ambassador.
Cher had to move to the hotel, actress Mira Sorvino was caught in the middle of the night: a forest fire was raging in Southern California. The famous Pacific Coast Highway is partially impassable. In the Californian coastal town of Malibu, the flames of a forest fire have spread from the hilly hinterland to the beaches. According to the city administration, the famous Pacific Coast Highway has been closed in parts. Houses near the pier in the town are also in danger, it was said. Thousands of residents fled the affected areas overnight. More than 700 firefighters fought the rapidly…
TikTok has filed an emergency request for an injunction to prevent its ban in the US, which is set to take effect next month. The ban stems from a US law requiring the app to be sold or face prohibition due to alleged ties to the Chinese government—a claim both TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, deny.
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old man, has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week.
The major US newspaper front pages are dominated by the fall of the Syrian president after rebels ousted him from his role. It marks the end of a half-century dynasty known for brutal rule.
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