Pennsylvania State

The FBI has named the man who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks is alleged to have opened fire while the former US president was addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving one audience member dead and two others badly hurt. The 20-year-old...

Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker

A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC. Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening.

Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

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

Video footage shows a gunman who opened fire at a rally for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on a roof. The FBI says it is treating the incident as an assassination attempt. One bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured, police said.

Video shows Trump rally shooter on roof

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Melania Trump released a statement in the hours after a gunman attempted to shoot and kill her husband, calling on Americans to repair political divisions and focus on love. "Let us not forget that differing opinions, policy and political games are inferior to love," she said. In her message, she...

Melania Trump speaks out: 'Ascend above the hate'

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

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?

A female prison officer was arrested following allegations she had an "inappropriate relationship" with an inmate. The HMP Highpoint worker was held on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) - which is made up of staff from seven police forces in the...

Prison officer arrested over 'inmate relationship'

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

Police are appealing for more information about the attacker as the victim remains in hospital.

Woman stabbed and robbed in hospital car park

Butler, PA

Wide Open Country

Donald Trump has released a new statement about the assassination attempt that took place Saturday at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In his statement on his social media platform Truth Social per NBC News, Trump wrote, "Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday. As it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening. We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness.

Donald Trump Releases New Statement About Assassination Attempt

TheDailyBeast

Donald Trump has spoken out about the apparent assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday evening, writing in a post on Truth Social that he felt a bullet piercing the upper part of his right ear and “ripping through my skin.”While several outlets cited Secret Service sources as saying Trump was hit by glass, not a bullet, the ex-president was nonetheless dragged off stage with blood pouring from his ear in astonishing scenes that will go down in history.Shots echoed through the rally mere minutes into his speech, killing one attendee and leaving two in critical condition. The suspected...

‘Ripping Though My Skin’: Trump Speaks Out After Assassination Attempt

Former President Donald Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents after gunshots rang out during today's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump had started his speech around 6 p.m. and had only been speaking briefly when the disturbance prompted the Secret Service to take immediate action. Trump...

President Trump Shot During Assassination Attempt

Donald Trump rushed off stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after loud bangs were heard

In pictures: How Trump shooting unfolded

Milwaukee, WI

When Donald Trump arrives this week at the Republican National Convention’s hall in Wisconsin, his supporters will greet a larger-than-life martyr who believes he was “handed a gift from God.”“Donald Trump is going to appear in Milwaukee like Lazarus,” Ian Bremmer, a political scientist, said on CNN Sunday, comparing Trump to the character in the New Testament book of John who died but was brought back to life by Jesus.The cult of Trump’s personality and the strength of his charisma with his MAGA base grew exponentially in an instant.“That is going to get far stronger on the back of this,”...

Donald Trump Is ‘Spiritual’ After Assassination Attempt: Lazarus-Like Martyr

Jack Black has said he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The comedy rock group were on stage in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when Gass was asked to...

Jack Black axes tour over bandmate's Trump comment

Armed officers arrested a 40-year-old man after being called to an argument.

Man arrested after gunshots reported

Slippery Rock, PA

Fox News

A Pennsylvania mayor shares his first-hand account of witnessing the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during his rally on Saturday.

Attendee in front row gives dramatic account of Trump assassination attempt

Wisconsin State

A video shared online shows former President Donald Trump for the first time since he was targeted during an attempted assassination at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday (July 13). Margo Martin, the Deputy Director of Communications for Trump's campaign, shared a video on her X account showing the former president...

WATCH: Trump Spotted For First Time Since Attempted Assassination

Newark, NY

Irish Star

The former President was seen coming off his aircraft in Newark

Donald Trump seen with bandaged ear after near miss in failed assassination attempt

NewsBreak

Woods missed sleep over Trump assassination attempt

Tiger Woods says he turned up at Royal Troon jaded after watching news of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump on his...

Woods missed sleep over Trump assassination attempt

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