5 h. ago Four high school students killed and two injured as SUV crashes into tree in California

Six teenage girls aged between 14 and 16 were traveling in a Volkswagen SUV that careered off the road and hit a tree in Marin County, near San Francisco

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5 h. ago Police investigate shooting on subway platform that led to Harvard students sheltering in place

Transit police in Boston are investigating a shooting on a subway platform near Harvard University that prompted the school to issue a shelter-in-place order for students and staff

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7 h. ago M6 crash: Boy, 14, dies in horror tree smash and dad left seriously injured

Lancashire Constabulary is appealing for witnesses after a van left the M6 and collided with a tree, seriously injuring the driver and killing his 14-year-old child

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31 h. ago Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.

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33 h. ago 'New level of hell' as kids banned from learning about flag because of 'frontal nudity'

A school district in the southern American state of Texas has banned students from leaning about the commonwealth of Virginia and its flag which some say is inappropriate

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43 h. ago Barking at women, blocking doors: Teachers reveal Andrew Tate’s chilling influence on boys

Boys as young as 10 are idolising Andrew Tate and holding women in contempt, say educators

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54 h. ago What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast

Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the banVirginia’s state flag and seal, depicting the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a slain tyrant, her drooping toga exposing her left breast, has been banned from younger students in a Texas school district.The district, Lamar consolidated independent school district, near Houston, took action against the image late last year when it removed a section about Virginia from its online learning platform used by third through fifth graders, typically encompassing ages eight to 11, sparking a row, Axios reported on Thursday. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago FSU shooting victims include a school employee whose dad was a Cuban exile turned CIA operative

Two people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University, sending students fleeing from the student union and putting the Tallahassee, Florida campus under lockdown

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58 h. ago Former Texas teacher accused of sexual relationship with middle school student

Kara Hernandez faces charges of indecency with a child involving sexual contact and an improper relationship with a student

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61 h. ago Shocked students return to Florida campus after shooting that killed two

Suspect arrested and charged with attack on Florida State University in Tallahassee that also left six injuredStudents at Florida State University (FSU) were to return to a campus in shock on Friday to retrieve the belongings they abandoned in their scramble to escape a gunman, including laptops, handbags and even shoes, and a vigil is planned in the evening, after a student killed two people and left six others injured.Many gathered on Thursday night around a makeshift memorial on a sidewalk on campus, bringing candles, flowers, teddy bears and notes for the survivors. The impromptu memorials, dotted around the campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, came just hours after authorities arrested and charged a fellow student, Phoenix Ikner, 20, with the shooting. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Costa del Sol 'drunk driver' hits restaurant killing 2 and injuring 10 including baby

Two people have tragically died and a further 10 have been left injured after a horror accident on a popular Costa del Sol seafront where pedestrians were mowed down by a car that crashed

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66 h. ago FSU shooting latest: Suspect, 20, who killed two and injured 6 ‘is a cop’s son who used mom’s former service weapon’

Phoenix Ikner was a long-standing member of the sheriff's office's youth advisory council

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3 d. ago FSU shooting latest: Gunman, 20, who killed two and injured 6 ‘is a cop’s son who used mom’s former service weapon’

Phoenix Ikner, the 20-year-old shooting suspect, also had a shotgun on him but police say it’s not immediately clear whether he fired it at the scene

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3 d. ago Haunting social media post of FSU shooter Phoenix Ikner before campus bloodbath

The shooter who killed two people and injured several more at FSU on Thursday has been identified as the son of a local sheriff's deputy.

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3 d. ago FSU shooting latest: Gunman, 20, who killed two and injured 5 ‘is a cop’s son who used mom’s former service weapon’

Phoenix Ikner, the 20-year-old shooting suspect, also had a shotgun on him but police say it’s not immediately clear whether he fired it at the scene

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3 d. ago Married teacher who looks like Matilda's Miss Honey is arrested 'for having sex with a student'

Kara Hernandez, 32, from Missouri City, was arrested for allegedly having sex with a student at Ronald Thornton Middle School in 2022.

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3 d. ago University shooter, 20, 'neutralised' after deadly attack using mother's gun

Phoenix Ikner, 20, killed two and injured six others at a Florida university on Thursday, using his mother's handgun to perpetrate the chilling college campus mass shooting

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3 d. ago Florida State University shooting: Two dead and six injured as student opens fire with mother's gun

Phoenix Ikner, 20, killed two and injured six others at a Florida university on Thursday, using his mother's handgun to perpetrate the chilling college campus mass shooting

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3 d. ago Two killed and six injured in Florida university shooting, officials say

Police took in suspect Phoenix Ikner, 20, a Florida State University student and son of a sheriff’s deputyTwo people were killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University (FSU) campus on Thursday, and six others were injured, police said.The 20-year-old suspect is a student and the son of a sheriff’s deputy who had access to one of her weapons, a handgun, which was found at the scene, Sheriff Walt McNeil said at a news conference. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Florida university shooting: Sherriff's deputy's son kills two and injures five

The 20-year-old gunman suspected in the incident at Florida State University was 'the son of a sheriff’s deputy'

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