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'AMAZINGLY STRONG': Local 9-year-old boy bravely facing cancer diagnosis
For the Hemmert family of Grace, June 29 started out like any other Saturday. Becky went for a bike ride while Kevin was home tinkering around the house with their kids as they were recuperating from a week-long Bible camp. Becky and Kevin’s youngest son, Krew, age 9, had spent the week often not feeling well but with recovering sprained ankles and the heat many thought it was normal for...
'AMAZINGLY STRONG': Local 9-year-old boy bravely facing cancer diagnosis
For the Hemmert family of Grace, June 29 started out like any other Saturday. Becky went for a bike ride while Kevin was home tinkering around the house with their kids as they were recuperating from a week-long Bible camp. Becky and Kevin’s youngest son, Krew, age 9, had spent the week often not feeling well but with recovering sprained ankles and the heat many thought it was normal for...
Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — The former fire chief who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving down in front of his family, protecting them from the gunfire that rang out Saturday during an assassination attempt against the former president. Corey Comperatore's quick decision to use his body as a shield against the bullets flying toward his wife and daughter rang true to the close friends and neighbors who loved and respected the proud 50-year-old Trump supporter, noting...
Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — The former fire chief who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving down in front of his family, protecting them from the gunfire that rang out Saturday during an assassination attempt against the former president. Corey Comperatore's quick decision to use his body as a shield against the bullets flying toward his wife and daughter rang true to the close friends and neighbors who loved and respected the proud 50-year-old Trump supporter, noting...
Biden appeals for 'unity' after attempted Trump assassination, orders security review
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday appealed for the country to “unite as one nation” after the attempted assassination of his predecessor, Donald Trump, and said he was ordering an independent security review of how such an attack could have happened. Biden delivered short afternoon remarks from the White House after receiving a briefing on the investigation in the Situation Room. He called for a “thorough and swift" review and asked the public not to “make assumptions” about the shooter's motives or affiliations. ...
Biden appeals for 'unity' after attempted Trump assassination, orders security review
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday appealed for the country to “unite as one nation” after the attempted assassination of his predecessor, Donald Trump, and said he was ordering an independent security review of how such an attack could have happened. Biden delivered short afternoon remarks from the White House after receiving a briefing on the investigation in the Situation Room. He called for a “thorough and swift" review and asked the public not to “make assumptions” about the shooter's motives or affiliations. ...
Biden appeals for 'unity' after attempted Trump assassination, orders security review
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday appealed for the country to “unite as one nation” after the attempted assassination of his predecessor, Donald Trump, and said he was ordering an independent security review of how such an attack could have happened. Biden delivered short afternoon remarks from the White House after receiving a briefing on the investigation in the Situation Room. He called for a “thorough and swift" review and asked the public not to “make assumptions” about the shooter's motives or affiliations. ...
Global leaders condemn apparent assassination attempt targeting former US President Donald Trump
Global leaders expressed concern Sunday over an apparent assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others. Trump’s campaign said the presumptive Republican nominee was doing “fine” after being whisked off the stage though the shooting pierced the upper part of his right ear. The Secret Service said it killed the suspected shooter who attacked from...
Reagan survived an assassination attempt and his response changed the trajectory of his presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory of a presidency. It happened on a dreary March afternoon in 1981. President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a union group when John W. Hinckley Jr. opened fire from his .22-caliber revolver. At the sound of the gunshots,...
What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old nursing-home employee from suburban Pittsburgh who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was a registered Republican who packed explosives in the vehicle he drove to the campaign rally an hour from his home. Law enforcement officials were working Sunday to learn more about Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, to determine what motivated him to open fire on the rally from a nearby rooftop, killing one spectator, before he was shot dead by the Secret Service. ...
A look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in America
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates. A look at some of the assassinations and attempted assassinations that have occurred over the decades: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the 16th president Lincoln was the first...
The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, in a devastating failure of one of the agency’s core duties. The FBI on Sunday identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The gunman, who officials said was...
Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination by shooter who got astonishingly close to rally stage
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as he pumped his fist in a show of defiance. Trump’s campaign said the presumptive GOP nominee was doing “fine” after the shooting,...
Idaho leaders express concern for Trump, outrage at violence
Local and state officials were quick to convey their concern for former President Trump and condemn the rally violence in statements via email and X, formerly known as Twitter. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers during his last rally before the Republican National Convention opens Monday when bangs started ringing through the crowd. The rally was in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump...
After apparent assassination attempt, Trump says he was shot in the ear but is fine
In a social media post following Saturday's shooting, Donald Trump said he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” The former president was quickly whisked from the stage by Secret Service agents, his ear covered in blood. A prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead, and the Secret Service said two spectators were critically injured. Trump wrote on...
Biden says 'everybody must condemn' attack on Trump and later speaks with ex-president
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that “everybody must condemn” the suspected assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Addressing the nation about two hours after the shooting, Biden said he was relieved that Trump is reportedly “doing well.” He said he had been unable to reach Trump before his remarks, but the White House said he did speak to Trump several hours later. “We cannot...
Biden says 'everybody must condemn' attack on Trump and later speaks with ex-president
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that “everybody must condemn” the suspected assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Addressing the nation about two hours after the shooting, Biden said he was relieved that Trump is reportedly “doing well.” He said he had been unable to reach Trump before his remarks, but the White House said he did speak to Trump several hours later. “We cannot...
A few short minutes after Trump took the stage, shots rang out
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — At 6:02 pm Saturday, to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” former President Donald Trump took the stage at fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, waving at the cheering crowd and settling into his regular rally speech under a scorching midsummer sun. A few short minutes later, Trump pointed to a projection of a chart that showed a spike in illegal border crossings under the man he's running against, President Joe Biden. “That chart's a couple of months old,” Trump told the...
Condemnation of Trump rally shooting crosses party lines, and blame game and calls for probe begin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic leaders, as well as some international friends and foes, expressed shock and relief Saturday night after an apparent assassination attempt at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Lawmakers from both parties promised hearings and a comprehensive investigation into the attack. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said there would be hearings to investigate what happened. “We will have Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and other appropriate officials from (the Department of Homeland Security) and the FBI appear for a...
Condemnation of Trump rally shooting crosses party lines, and blame game and calls for probe begin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic leaders, as well as some international friends and foes, expressed shock and relief Saturday night after an apparent assassination attempt at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Lawmakers from both parties promised hearings and a comprehensive investigation into the attack. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said there would be hearings to investigate what happened. “We will have Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and other appropriate officials from (the Department of Homeland Security) and the FBI appear for a...
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