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The Onion's bid to buy Infowars goes before judge as Alex Jones tries stopping sale
A bid by The Onion satirical news outlet to buy Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform Infowars is scheduled to return Monday to a Texas courtroom, where a judge will be deciding whether a bankruptcy auction was properly run as Jones alleges collusion and fraud. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge...
Gunman who shot 2 kindergartners at a California school wrote about attack targeting children
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California was mentally ill and believed by targeting children he was carrying out “counter-measures” in response to America’s involvement in Middle East violence, a sheriff...
2 kindergarteners wounded and gunman dead after shooting at California religious school
PALERMO, Calif. (AP) — Two children were in “extremely critical condition” Wednesday after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the gunman died at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said. The gunman may have targeted the...
Father of teen accused in Georgia school shooting pleads not guilty to charges against him
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia pleaded not guilty on Thursday to the charges against him. Colin Gray was not in court, but his lawyers told the judge during a brief hearing that...
Prosecutors urge judge to keep Michigan school shooter's guilty plea and sentence in place
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors urged a judge Tuesday to reject a Michigan school shooter's request to withdraw his guilty plea in the deaths of four students in 2021. Ethan Crumbley, 18, is serving a life sentence for the Oxford High School shooting. But his new appellate lawyers want...
Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars
A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud and collusion. The company, First United American Companies, which is...
Georgia lawmaker proposes new gun safety policies after school shooting
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state Senate Democrat wants to make it a crime for people to give children access to guns and require a 10-day waiting period for assault rifle purchases unless someone is licensed to carry weapons, two proposals highly unlikely to gain Republican support. ...
Teen is in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who had researched school shootings online was arrested hours after he tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school with suspicious bags, police said. Investigators believe the boy was armed, judging by videos of him brandishing what...
Families settle court battle over who owns Parkland killer's name and likeness
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims was settled Monday with all sides now owning an equal share of the killer's publicity rights and an annuity he...
Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun...
