Columbus, OH

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LONDON — (AP) — Far-right protesters fueled by anger and false online rumors hurled bottles and stones at police, wounding more than 20 officers Tuesday outside a northwest England mosque near where three girls were fatally stabbed a day earlier. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the "thuggery" and...

Police clash with a violent crowd gathered near the site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls

The Independent

 A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of three girls after far-right riots erupted across the UK overnight as protests in Southport spread.The teenager, from Banks in Lancashire, who cannot be legally named because of his age, has been charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article. He appeared in the dock at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning and is set to appear at Liverpool Crown Court later in the day.It comes as more than 100 people were arrested after a few hundred far-right demonstrators joined...

Southport protests latest: Murder suspect, 17, appears in court after far-right riots erupt across UK

 The mother of one of the Southport stabbing victims has called for an end to violence after more than 50 police officers were injured in far-right riots which erupted after the attack on a children’s dance class.Elsie Dot Stancombe was killed alongside six-year-old Bebe King and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar in a horrific knife rampage on Monday at a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance workshop.Hundreds of violent protestors clashed with police outside a mosque in the town on Tuesday in scenes branded “a total disgrace” and “thugs on the streets who have no respect for a grieving community”.Click here...

Mother of Southport stabbing victim pleads for end to violence after riots

The US Sun

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with the murder of three kids after they were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with ten counts of attempted murder after the horrific knife rampage in Southport. The 17-year-old, of Banks, Lancashire, remains […]

Boy, 17, charged with murdering 3 children & critically injuring 7 others in mass stabbing at Southport dance class

 The UK’s largest Muslim group has warned far-right activists are exploiting the Southport knife tragedy to attack followers of the faith.The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) called on the government to intervene after rioting outside a mosque in the town on Tuesday evening followed the killing of three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class a day earlier.The MCB warned false information online had “wrongfully associated the crime with Muslims” after posts circulating on social media incorrectly claimed the suspect’s name was “Ali Al-Shakati” and that he had arrived in the UK on a small boat in 2023.MCB secretary-general...

Far-right exploiting Southport knife tragedy to attack Muslims, religious group warns

CBS News

London — British police said Thursday they've charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence and agitators fired up by anger and misinformation clashed with police near the prime minister's residence in London.The Merseyside Police force said the teenager, who hasn't been named because of his age, faces three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder over people injured in the attack during a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance...

British police charge 17-year-old with murder in stabbing that killed 3 girls

ABC News

Two children were killed and 11 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, police said.

2 kids dead, 11 people hurt in 'ferocious' stabbing attack at dance event in UK

Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet senior police leaders on Thursday, his office said, after a second night of clashes between protesters and police prompted by the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied knife attack at a dance class.

UK PM to meet with police chiefs after second night of protests over Southport murders

A third child died on Tuesday and five others remained critically injured after a knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in a quiet seaside community in northern England, police said. The nine-year-old girl died in hospital early Tuesday, Merseyside Police said, as the force confirmed that two victims...

Third girl dies after knife attack at UK dance studio

Kentucky State

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Florence, KY

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Four people were killed and three others injured in a mass shooting in Northern Kentucky where the suspected shooter led police on chase before turning the gun on himself. Police responded to a call just before 3 a.m. on Saturday morning for an active shooting situation at a home in Florence.

Four dead, three injured in birthday party shooting; suspected shooter dead after chase

Pontotoc County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Police in Pontotoc made an arrest recently that led to the discover of multiple IED's according to a press release from the Pontotoc County Sheriff. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 Jason Lambert 40 of Tupelo, Ms. was arrested and charged by the CID and charged withDomestic Violence-Aggravated Assault and Felony Malicious Mischief.

Man arrested on domestic violence charges found to have multiple Molotov cocktails

Detectives investigating the mass stabbing at a Southport holiday club that left three children dead have been granted more time to question the 17-year-old suspect.Merseyside Police confirmed that officers had asked magistrates for more time to question the teenager, who has not been named because of his age and remains in custody.The law allows officers up to 96 hours, or four days, to hold a suspect in custody for serious crimes.The 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the horror unfolded at a Taylor Swift-themed children’s holiday club on Monday.Three girls – Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine,...

Police granted more time to question Southport stabbings suspect

A 17-year-old male was charged on Thursday with the murder of three girls and the attempted murder of 10 more people in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, UK prosecutors said. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised Merseyside Police to charge the suspect with three counts of murder over the deaths of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine.

17-year-old charged with murder of 3 girls in UK knife attack

The Guardian

Chief constable expects protests from group reportedly linked to English Defence League to last into next week

Southport police brace for more violence from far-right ‘hooligans’

Missouri State

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Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

The disorder came just hours after people in Southport held a vigil for Monday's knife attack victims.

Thugs hijacked Southport and families' grief, MP says

Objects were thrown at members of the public and police in the disturbance on Wednesday evening.

Two arrested in disorder over girls' killing

Milton, FL

WyoFile

The man shot and killed by rangers at Yellowstone National Park on Thursday approached a building occupied by roughly 200 people while firing a semi-automatic rifle, park officials announced Tuesday.

Yellowstone shooter approached building with 200 people inside while firing rifle, park says

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

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?

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Clashes break out in London outside Downing Street as the killing of 3 children sparks more violence

LONDON (AP) — Protesters clashed with police near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's residence in Downing Street in central London on Wednesday evening in the wake...

Clashes break out in London outside Downing Street as the killing of 3 children sparks more violence

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