A Claude Monet-painted French cathedral's spire covering caught fire on Thursday, July 11, raising concerns about a repetition of the 2019 fire that destroyed Paris's Notre Dame. According to Rouen's Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, the cause of the fire was unknown. BFM channel's television photos showed watchers in the streets below...

Famed Rouen Cathedral by Claude Monet Catches Fire

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PARIS (AP) — Four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel on an inflatable boat from France to the U.K., French authorities said Friday. The migrants’ vessel capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France, the prefecture responsible for the region said in a statement. Sixty-three people were rescued by the French coast guard.

4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

The French military has built a huge temporary camp for 4,500 soldiers in the southeast of Paris, as it gears up to play a vital role in the massive security operation for the Olympic Games, which open on July 26. (AP video: John Leicester) PARIS (AP) — A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday and the attacker was arrested, officials said, while the city is under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The soldier was hospitalized with a shoulder blade injury, but was not in life-threatening condition, and the motive for the attack was under investigation, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. An investigation was opened into attempted murder, and the suspect’s identity was being confirmed, the prosecutor’s office said. Authorities did not suspect terrorism as a motive at this stage, according to the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office. 

Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the Olympics

ABC News

At least 30 people are dead and more than 100 were left injured after multiple suicide bombings were carried out in Nigeria, sources said.

At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria

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On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

‘Morning Joe’ pulled from air Monday because of Trump shooting

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Butler, PA

Law enforcement sources at the scene tell CNN a shooter was positioned on a building rooftop just outside the venue where former President Donald Trump was holding his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Video appears to show suspected Trump shooter on a roof

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Birmingham, AL

At least four people were killed and nine others were wounded in a shooting at a Birmingham, Alabama, nightclub late Saturday night, police said.

At least 4 people killed, 9 others wounded in shooting at Birmingham nightclub, police say

Friends and neighbors are remembering firefighter Corey Comperatore -– the man shot and killed during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump – as a family man who served his community and was quick to help friends in need.

Man killed at Trump rally identified as firefighter Corey Comperatore, who ‘died a hero’

Bethel Park, PA

Nearly 48 hours after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, investigators are struck by the lack of leads they’re finding about Thomas Matthew Crooks’ mindset and possible motives for his attack.

FBI has accessed Trump rally shooter’s phone but investigators are struck by lack of leads

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Eyewitness video shows the moment Thomas Matthew Crooks opens fire on former President Donald Trump and is quickly stopped by Secret Service.  

Video shows Trump rally shooter stopped by Secret Service

As investigators continue to search for a motive behind the attempted assassination, they are scrutinizing Crooks’ actions in the days and hours before the shooting.

A shooting range, a gun store, and a ladder purchase: Tracking the Trump rally gunman’s movements leading up to his attack

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The Titian masterpiece that depicts Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus has an incredible history.

Renaissance-era Titian masterpiece found at London bus stop could sell for $32 million

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

CNN’s Evan Perez breaks down new video showing the chaotic moments that unfolded as a gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.

‘He’s got a gun!’: Listen to audio of rally attendees as gunman is spotted

Washington Examiner reporter Salena Zito joins CNN’s Abby Phillip to discuss her interview with former President Donald Trump the day after he survived an assassination attempt

Reporter details what Trump said in first interview after shooting

Milwaukee, WI

D’Vontaye Mitchell’s wife, DeAsia Harmon, speaks with CNN’s Victor Blackwell after her husband died on June 30 after being pinned down by hotel security guards outside a Hyatt Regency hotel in Milwaukee in an incident partially captured on video.

‘Angry, broken empty’: D’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow speaks to CNN

Mike and Amber DiFrischia, two eyewitnesses who captured video of the gunman firing at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, describe how they attempted to warn authorities about the shooter’s position.

Hear from eyewitnesses who captured moment shooter was stopped

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Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral

A fire broke out in the spire of the cathedral in the French city of Rouen on Thursday...

Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral

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