Hero bystander, teacher praised for saving lives in school shooting

The bystander who pursued and killed the Silver Rail Elementary School shooter is thanking first responders and the community for their support.

• Oct 17

Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week

Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new White House press secretary, is being removed from the role after just five days on the job.

• Oct 16

Teacher and 5-year-old student killed in Oregon school shooting identified

Two of the four victims killed in the shooting at an Oregon elementary school on Thursday have been identified as a 25-year-old teacher and a 5-year-old student.

• Oct 16

Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say

The suspect, a former student at the school, fired as many as 15 rounds during the shooting, police said, and another 44 rounds of ammunition were located at the scene.

• Oct 17

Amber Guyger released after 7 years in prison for neighbor's murder

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has been released on parole after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for the 2018 murder of Botham Jean.

• Oct 16

Oregon mom says she ran to son's school when co-worker heard gunshots

Kayla and Tyler Major's son was uninjured in the mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Three children and a teacher were killed, police said.

• Oct 16

3 children, 1 teacher killed in Oregon school shooting, police say

Three children and a teacher were killed, and two others critically wounded, in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The suspect was shot and killed by a bystander.

• Oct 16

White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam

The White House described Katie Zacharia as "uniquely qualified" to be the new press secretary.

• Oct 15

Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers

Federal investigators said they are looking into suspicious letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to state election officials and congressional offices.

• Oct 19

Trump calls off plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution

"He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed," President Trump wrote on Truth Social.

• Oct 15

Chats from Nolan Wells' phone show what friends said when he vanished

Messages pulled from Nolan Wells​' phone show what his friends said before and after the 18-year-old disappeared in early July following a boat outing with friends.

• Oct 15

911 call shows efforts to save Hayden Panettiere on day she died

Zach Hickerson, the brother of Hayden Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, called 911 and attempted CPR on the actress before she was declared dead.

• Oct 14

On dating apps, men use AI to put their best face forward

How much AI is too much when it comes to finding love on the apps? "It's very subtle," one dating app user said of his AI-enhanced photos.

• Oct 21

Social Security announces cost-of-living increase for 2027

The 2027 cost-of-living adjustment is the largest since 2023. Here's how it will impact the typical benefit check starting early next year.

• Oct 14

Live WWII-era grenades found in box bought at estate sale

Multiple live grenades dating back to World War II were discovered in a box purchased at an estate sale in Austin, Texas, police said.

• Oct 14

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