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Retired police sergeant who killed 3 at Calif. bar shot his estranged wife first

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — The retired police sergeant who opened fire during a lively Wednesday evening at a popular Southern California biker bar had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife, shooting her in the face before turning his gun on the crowd, authorities said. John Snowling killed three people, including his wife’s dining companion and a man who approached him as Snowling retrieved additional guns from his truck, and wounded six others, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said Thursday. He was fatally shot by deputies within minutes of the rampage. The ...

Yale and a student group are settling a mental health discrimination lawsuit

Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw. Under the agreement, Yale will modify its policies regarding medical leaves of absence, including streamlining the reinstatement process for students who return to campus. The plaintiffs had argued the process was onerous, discouraging students for decades from taking medical leave when they needed it most. The settlement is a ...

Pakistani doctor who sought to support Islamic State terror group sentenced in Minnesota to 18 years

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join the Islamic State terrorist group to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on U.S. soil was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison. Muhammad Masood, 31, pleaded guilty a year ago to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prosecutors said he attempted unsuccessfully to travel from the U.S. to Syria via Jordan in 2020, then agreed to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to meet up with someone he thought would help him travel ...

5 family members found fatally shot in Ohio home by police checking on their welfare

LAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Police performing a welfare check at an Ohio home found five family members inside who had died from gunshot wounds, including three children. The bodies were found around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Lake Township, according to Uniontown police. They were identified as Jason Dunham, 46, and his wife, Melissa Dunham, 42, and their children, Renee, 15; Amber, 12; and Evan, 9. Authorities said the deaths are being investigated as a domestic dispute that turned deadly, but it’s not yet clear who fired the shots. They declined further comment Friday, citing the ...

Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed mercenary leader Prigozhin

The Kremlin on Friday rejected allegations it was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who conducted a brief but shocking mutiny in Russia two months ago. Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination. A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded the plane was downed by an intentional explosion. One of the U.S. and Western officials who ...

Marietta Police Department

Aug. 8: ¯ Shortly after 2 a.m., police became involved in a pursuit with a vehicle that had no visible lighting during nighttime hours. The vehicle fled from officers across multiple streets and struck multiple parked motor vehicles on Quarry Street. The vehicle continued about 3.4 miles at speeds ranging from 15 mph to 50 mph, at one point trying to hit police vehicles. The pursuit ended at the Ridgewood Court apartments, where there was a brief foot chase. Five juveniles aged 17 were taken into custody. Four of them were released to parents or guardians. The driver was charged with ...