At least three people were killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville on Monday. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee identified two of the victims as Cindy Peak and Katherine Koonce, both teachers at the school. Maria Colomy, an art instructor at Nossi College of Art & Design, taught the shooter, Audrey Hale, for two semesters in 2017. Governor Lee mourned the victims of the “horrific act of violence” and Colomy expressed her condolences to the victims’ families. The shooting is still under investigation and The Covenant School has released a statement offering their support to the families of the victims.
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Amsterdam is launching a campaign to discourage British tourists from visiting the city for the purpose of getting “trashed”. The campaign targets visitors between 18-35 and shows a video advertisement of an intoxicated man being arrested and jailed. The message is clear: the city is asking young British men to “stay away” if they plan to visit the city to cut loose and “go wild”.
On March 28th, a shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee left six people dead, including three 9-year-old children. The shooter, 28-year-old Engelbert, was shot by police on the second floor of the school and a makeshift memorial was set up outside the school in honor of the victims. The tragedy has left many people in shock and the Covenant School has not yet released a statement.
A diver found a human bone near the shore of Lake Mead in October, prompting a search by a park dive team that uncovered more. DNA analysis was used to identify the remains as belonging to Donald Smith, a Las Vegas resident who reportedly drowned in April 1974. The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner confirmed the remains and ruled the death an accident, providing closure to Smith's family and friends after nearly five decades.
At least 40 people have died and 28 have been seriously injured in a tragic fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The facility was overcrowded and the victims were trapped behind padlocked doors, unable to escape the smoke. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the tragedy serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by migrants in Mexico.
Three barges carrying methanol, soy, and corn broke free from their tugboat on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, and are now pinned against the McAlpine Dam site. Louisville Emergency Management has said that there is no evidence of a tank breach or any leaks, and crews are currently working to remove the barges from the river. The cause of the barges breaking free is still unknown, and the public has been urged to stay away from the area.
A 29-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested in connection with a firebombing attack on an anti-abortion organization's office in the state's capital. The attack, which included graffiti reading "If abortions aren't safe then you aren't either", was linked to the suspect using DNA evidence from a partly eaten burrito. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
A grand jury in New York is investigating whether former President Donald Trump authorized the falsification of business records connected to a "hush money" payment to Stormy Daniels. The grand jury will not meet Wednesday and will be hearing an unrelated case on Thursday. The investigation has been ongoing for months, and the outcome is yet to be determined.