Audrey Hale, identified by police as the shooter, mentioned in the messages that they didn't want to live anymore and that their family was unaware of their plans. Hale is transgender, and Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake confirmed this on Monday. In the initial message to Patton, Hale signed it as "Audrey (Aiden)."
A tragic shooting at Covenant School, a private Christian grade school in Tennessee, resulted in the deaths of seven people, including three students, three adults, and the shooter, who was killed by police on Monday. The authorities have identified the assailant as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a 28-year-old Nashville resident and transgender woman.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency after severe storms and tornadoes battered the state, following the deaths of at least 26 people due to extreme weather in Mississippi and Alabama.
A catastrophic explosion on Friday evening at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate plant in West Reading, Pennsylvania, resulted in the deaths of five individuals, left eight injured, and caused extensive damage to nearby buildings and homes. Authorities continued their search for at least six missing persons on Saturday.
On Friday morning, 16-year-old Aiden Fucci from Florida was sentenced to life in prison for the ruthless stabbing and murder of 13-year-old cheerleader Tristyn Bailey in 2021. St. Johns County Circuit Judge Lee Smith issued the maximum sentence, citing the calculated and vicious nature of the crime.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla's highly anticipated first state visit to France has been postponed due to ongoing protests in Paris. The royal couple was scheduled to visit France from Sunday to the 29th of March, including attending a banquet at the Palace of Versailles hosted by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife.
On Friday, the House approved a contentious bill designed to strengthen parental rights in classrooms, highlighting an issue that has become a top priority for House Republicans.
A student at East High School in Colorado is currently at large after allegedly shooting two faculty members on Wednesday, leaving both injured, according to officials.
Bitso, a Mexican crypto exchange, recently announced that it was planning on integrating Cicle's payment system. The main aim of the decision is to make it easier and more secure for Mexican residents as well as businesses to execute cross-border payments to and from residents and businesses of the US.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) said Friday it had asked U.S. transit agencies to conduct inspections of wheel gauges on rail cars following the Oct. 12 derailment of a Washington subway train.
U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in September, but was partly flattered by higher prices, with inflation remaining hot as shortages of motor vehicles and other goods persisted amid global supply constraints.
A sheriff on Friday rejected accusations of political motivations in his office's investigation into Andrew Cuomo, which resulted in the filing of a misdemeanor sex offense charge against the former New York governor.
The congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has delayed testimony by Jeffrey Clark, a former senior official at the Justice Department, because he has retained a new lawyer.
The Pentagon successfully tested a booster rocket motor on Thursday designed to power a launch vehicle carrying a hypersonic weapon aloft, the Navy said.
No-one is in a hurry to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's government, Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said on Friday, signaling that Moscow is not ready to allow the Islamists to represent Afghanistan at the United Nations.
