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Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says
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Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

  • By COREY WILLIAMS and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
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A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday. The person said the vehicle caught on fire after crashing into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township. Investigators are still working to identify the man and a possible motive for the attack. The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Oakland County Sheriff Sheriff Mike Bouchard says a security officer was injured but no one else in the school was hurt.

1 of 3 victims has died after a shooting at Virginia's Old Dominion University, campus police say
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1 of 3 victims has died after a shooting at Virginia's Old Dominion University, campus police say

  • By JONATHAN MATTISE and OLIVIA DIAZ - Associated Press
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Old Dominion University says a gunman is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at the school. ODU says a gunman opened fire in its business school building on Thursday, injuring two people who were sent to the hospital. It wasn’t immediately clear how the shooter died. The university in Norfolk, Virginia, canceled classes and suspended all operations on its main campus for the rest of Thursday and urged people to avoid the area in and around Constant Hall while emergency officials continued to work.

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Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired

  • By ANDREW DALTON - AP Entertainment Writer
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Authorities say a Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder and other felonies over gunshots fired at Rihanna's Los Angeles home last weekend. District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that the singing superstar, her partner A$AP Rocky, and their three small children and her mother were all on the property at the time. Court records showed 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder as well as 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm and other felonies. Ortiz appeared in court Tuesday as her public defender entered a not guilty plea for her but then withdrew it in favor of postponing arraignment until March 25. Bail was set at $1.8 million.

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North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter

  • By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills. Images sent by state media Wednesday showed the two in a conference room watching the firing on a screen, but the report did not mention Kim's daughter. The girl, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae and about 13, has accompanied her father at numerous prominent events including military parades and weapons launches since 2022. South Korea’s spy agency believes Kim is close to designating her as his heir.