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Chris Boyette, CNN

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New details emerge as the search for a motive drives Wisconsin school shooting investigation

The Abundant Life Christian School remains a crime scene Thursday as detectives search for a motive in the deadly Monday morning shooting carried out by a student and probe her possible links to a man who – according to an Associated Press report – authorities believe was planning another mass shooting in California.

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What we know about the Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting that left a student and teacher dead

Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to a small Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin and opened fire, fatally shooting a student and a teacher and wounding several others — casting the tight-knit religious community into mourning just days before the school was set to close for Christmas.

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Shooting at Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, leaves multiple injured, police say

Multiple people have been injured in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police say. The Madison Police Department said it was responding to the shooting at 10:57 a.m. Monday and urged people to avoid the area around the school.

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White neighbor convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black mother is sentenced to 25 years

Susan Lorincz, the White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens through the door of her central Florida apartment during a dispute over children playing near her home, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

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Casualties reported in shooting at Georgia high school, sheriff says. A suspect is in custody

One suspect is in custody after authorities received a report of an active shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, according to a statement from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office.

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11-year-old boy confesses to killing former mayor of a small Louisiana town and his daughter

An 11-year-old boy has admitted to police he fatally shot the former interim mayor of a small Louisiana town and his adult daughter, authorities said.

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Body of missing Grand Canyon hiker found after flash flooding prompted rescues of more than 100 people

The body of a missing hiker was recovered along the Colorado River on Sunday after flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park prompted the rescues of more than 100 people. Search and rescue operations began Thursday, when flash flooding swept hiker Chenoa Nickerson, 33, into the park’s Havasu Creek, according to the National Park Service. A commercial river trip group discovered her body Sunday near mile 176 of the Colorado River.

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Risk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say

After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate Tuesday morning amid fears the structure could rupture, local officials now say the situation is under control.

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Family of Lewiston, Maine, shooter testifies about struggle to get him help before the tragedy

In emotional testimony Thursday morning, family members of Robert Card, the man responsible for two shootings that left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, testified before the independent commission formed to investigate the October 25, 2023, mass shootings.

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First living recipient of pig kidney dies months after transplant

A 62-year-old man has died months after becoming the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, hailed as a medical milestone.

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At least 45 pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested at Yale University as rallies spread to more campuses Monday

Yale University police arrested dozens of protesters after they allegedly refused orders to leave the scene of a pro-Palestinian, pro-divestment protest Monday, Connecticut police said.

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‘Students are scared.’ Columbia crisis spirals as tensions simmer and protests continue

The turmoil at Columbia University ramped up on Monday as simmering tensions on campus halted in-person classes and officials scrambled to ease security fears. The Ivy League school has become the epicenter of unrest on US college campuses, turmoil that spread to Yale University, where dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Monday.

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Family describes violent scene left behind on missing American couple’s yacht after alleged hijacking in Grenada

The family of two Americans who may have been killed after prison escapees allegedly hijacked their yacht in Grenada are clinging to hope the couple might be found alive.