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In this image taken from video police respond to the scene of a fatal shooting at a Walmart on Tuesday night in Chesapeake, Va. (WAVY-TV 10 via AP)

Shooting at Walmart store in Virginia, several people dead

The Virginia shooting comes three days after a person opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado, killing five people and wounding 17

23 Nov 2022 1:09 PM

She spoke in an interview with AFP on the eve of her departure from North America where she has spent almost three months. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump's climate stand 'so extreme', it's waking people up: Thunberg

'He’s so extreme and he says so extreme things, so I think people wake up by that in a way,' the 16-year-old said.

13 Nov 2019 8:38 AM

US billionaire feared dead in a plane crash near Bahamas

The chopper was on its way to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas when the mishap occurred.

05 Jul 2019 10:16 AM

The mass shooting took place in Building 2 of the municipal center, according to police. (Representational Image)

US: 11 killed in Virginia Beach shooting

At least 11 people were killed while six others sustained injuries after a gunman opened fire in the US city of Virginia Beach.

01 Jun 2019 8:56 AM

Heaven Connor, aged 23, of Spotsylvania, had recently been released from Rappahannock Jail. (Representational Image)

Naked woman arrested after breaking into children day care centre in US

Police arrested a naked woman on Thursday after she broke into a day-care centre in Stafford, Virginia.

08 Apr 2019 1:16 PM

Chesterfield Police say "police believe this is an isolated incident and there is no further threat to the campus." (Representational | Photo: AFP)

Virginia State University on lockdown after shooting: reports

Responding officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound with non-life-threatening injuries.

15 Oct 2017 10:40 AM

Barack Obama posted a above picture along with the tweet (Photo: Twitter)

Barack Obama’s tweet on post-Charlottesville is 2nd most-liked in history

The tweet had more than 2.4 million likes, making it the second most-liked tweet of all time.

16 Aug 2017 9:35 AM

Alissa Ellis chants while blocking an intersection during a rally in Durham, N.C. Protesters toppled a nearly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier Monday at the rally against racism. The Durham protest was in response to a white nationalist rally held in Charlottesville. (Photo: AP)

Charlottesville driver previously accused of beating his disabled mother

Fields Jr. rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters on Saturday in Charlottesville, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer.

15 Aug 2017 12:46 PM

Tae Phoenix, a singer-songwriter and activist, hands out signs as people gather for "Solidarity Against Hate," a counter-protest to the "Freedom Rally" group, at Denny Park in Seattle Sunday (Photo: AP)

Indian-Americans in Charlottesville anxious after white supremacists' violent rally

While normalcy seemed to have returned to the city by afternoon on Sunday, residents grappled with shock and fear.

14 Aug 2017 1:19 PM

26-year-old Shatory Irving was three months pregnant at the time of the assault and was brutally attacked by Woody. (Photo: Videograb)

Video: US man sentenced to 8 yrs in prison for brutally attacking pregnant girlfriend

At the time of the incident, the victim was reliant on crutches due to a broken ankle.

02 Jul 2017 6:39 PM

The number of anti-Muslim bias incidents in the United States jumped 57% in 2016 to 2,213, up from 1,409 in 2015. (Photo: Representational/File)

US: 17-year-old muslim girl assaulted, killed after leaving mosque

The teen was reported missing by her friends who scattered during the attack and could not find her afterwards.

19 Jun 2017 12:21 PM

Scalise underwent surgery but would need further operations, the MedStar Washington Hospital Center said. (Photo: AP)

Virginia shooting: Steve Scalise to undergo more operations; Trump calls for unity

Scalise was shot in the left hip, suffering broken bones, injuries to internal organs and severe bleeding.

15 Jun 2017 9:57 AM

The death occurred on Rams' fourth unsupervised visit with his son. (Photo: Representational)

US man kills 1-yr-old son for insurance; charged with murder

Prosecutors say Rams either suffocated or drowned Prince to collect on three separate life insurance policies he held on the child.

07 Apr 2017 5:54 PM

Violence against cops to get far worse, predicts Trump

Donald Trump said on Monday that he believes relations between the police and the nation’s African-American community are “far worse” than people think, predicting that protests against police violenc

13 Jul 2016 7:18 AM

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