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Texas mall massacre suspect identified as witnesses describe horror of shooting spree that killed 8 people

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

(CNN) — The suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting in Allen, Texas, was identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, a senior law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN.Eight people were killed and at least seven others were wounded from the massacre in the affluent suburb of Allen, about 25 miles north of Dallas.Steven Spainhouer’s son was working at Allen Premium Outlets when he received the phone call no father ever wants to hear.“He said, ‘Dad, we have a shooting … I’m pulling people into the break room, and we’re going to lock the door,'” Spainhouer told CNN on Sunday.The former Army and police officer raced to the scene, called 911 and “started counting the bodies on the ground … one, two, three, five, six, seven bodies.”The carnage marked yet another massacre at a public place where Americans had long felt safe — such as supermarkets, schools and Fourth of July parades.It happened in...

Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.Trump, a Republican candidate for president in 2024, was given until 5 p.m. Sunday by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to file a request to testify. Nothing was filed.It was not a surprise. Trump has not shown up once during the two-week Manhattan trial where writer E. Jean Carroll testified for several days, repeating claims she first made publicly in a 2019 memoir. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages totaling millions of dollars.The jury has also watched lengthy excerpts from a videotaped deposition from October in which Trump vehemently denied raping Carroll or ever really knowing her.After prosecutors rested their case Thursday, Tacopina immediately rested the defense case as well without calling any witnesses.Still, Kaplan said he would give Tru...

Dutch police arrest 154 football supporters over antisemitic chants

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

(CNN) — Dutch police arrested 154 football supporters in Amsterdam on Saturday due to the singing of antisemitic chants, a police statement said.According to the statement, the football fans were warned several times to stop singing as they made their way to the Johan Cruijff Arena on the subway.The supporters were arrested after arriving at the Strandvliet station, the statement said.The arrests came on the same day Ajax and AZ Alkmaar were playing a match at the arena.The police statement did not specify which team the detained fans supported.

Investigation underway after body pulled from Merrimack River in Methuen

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

Authorities are investigating after a body was recovered from the Merrimack River in Methuen on Sunday, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced.The Methuen Fire Department responded to a boat ramp at 1110 Riverside Drive, Methuen, about 12:45 p.m. after being alerted to the discovery of a body in the river.Methuen Police also responded, as did the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team.The body was recovered and is pending identification by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.The case remains under investigation by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit, detectives from the Methuen Police Department and other authorities.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Knicks sixth man Immanuel Quickley ‘doubtful’ for Game 4

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

MIAMI — The Knicks bench and depth, considered their advantages in the Eastern Conference semis, have instead been lagging and were thrown another challenge with Immanuel Quickley’s injury.Quickley, who only missed one game this season, is listed as “doubtful” for Monday night’s Game 4 after spraining his ankle in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Game 3.The Knicks, it should be noted, used the same “doubtful” status for Josh Hart in the previous series because of a sprained ankle and he played the next game.But if Quickley is unavailable Monday, Tom Thibodeau’s prior adjustments suggest he’ll either shorten the rotation to eight players or give minutes to defensive specialist Miles McBride.With the Knicks’ offense in a funk, Thibodeau was asked Sunday if he’ll consider adding Evan Fournier and Derrick Rose to the rotation.“Everything is on the table,” he responded.That’s the coach’s stock...

Mets allow 7 runs in disastrous 5th inning, lose for 11th time in 14 games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

This season’s trend of short outings from Mets’ starting pitchers continued Sunday, as starter Joey Lucchesi gave up three runs in four innings of work in the 13-6 loss against the Rockies.With the Mets’ offense in a funk as of late — scoring just nine runs in five games prior to Sunday — the rubber match got off to an exceptional start for Buck Showalter’s squad.After going down 1-0 following a homer from Rockies’ DH Randal Grichuk, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor both walked to lead off the bottom of the frame. Jeff McNeil hit a single to score Nimmo to tie the game and Brett Baty, who hit fifth Sunday, singled to score Lindor and McNeil.The scoring could’ve continued, as Luis Guillorme singled to right but Daniel Vogelbach was thrown out at second base for the final out right before Baty could cross home for the fourth run.McNeil’s RBI single put the Mets up 4-3 in the fourth, but Kris Bryant, who started in right field, hi...

Gerrit Cole, Yankees blow 6-0 lead after Rays win in 10th inning with walk-off single

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

ST PETERSBURG — A 6-0 lead should have been more than enough to beat the Rays, especially with Gerrit Cole on the mound. But little has gone well for the Yankees outside of their ace this year, and Cole finally contributed to a sorry stretch that he had otherwise only interrupted with a dominant run until Sunday’s 8-7 series finale loss against the first place Rays.Cole surrendered his first two home runs of the season, the first coming off the bat of No. 9 hitter Jose Siri in the fifth inning. Cole had gone 51 innings without giving up a longball to open the season after leading the American League in dingers last year, but Siri’s shot was only of the solo variety. However, the Rays added another run on a fluky play involving Gleyber Torres and Oswaldo Cabrera, and more trouble followed in the sixth.First, Isaac Paredes’s RBI double cut the Yankees’ lead to three. It then evaporated altogether when Christian Bethancourt, the Ray’s No. 8 hitter, c...

4 castles within driving distance of San Diego

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- There are medieval fortresses, grand estates and palace-like structures scattered across California. In fact, there are several castles within driving distance of San Diego.If you're looking to take a day trip and want to get a glimpse of some majestic architecture, here are four castles waiting for you to hither yonder. 5 ‘glamping’ sites for wary campers near San Diego Mt. Woodson CastleYou won't have to travel far to see this historical castle because it's right here in San Diego County. This structure was built in Ramona by architects hired by famous San Diego dress designer Amy Strong. According to the castles webpage, the castle was completed in 1921 and was guided by the philosophy of the Craftsman Movement. The multi-level castle has 27 rooms, a "Great Hall" with a 16-foot ceiling, four fireplaces, a complete intercom system and even a gasoline-engine-assisted windmill. It's currently used as a venue for weddings and special events.Mythea CastleThis unique cas...

Tears, joy and tributes as fans pay respects to Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

More than 1,000 fans attended a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot’s hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter.In the pouring rain, a line stretched down the street outside St. Paul’s United Church in Orillia, Ont., where Lightfoot once sang as a choir boy.Inside, each person had a moment with the late musical legend as the line slowly passed by his closed casket. It was adorned with a large bouquet of red roses, as well as a single pink one.Within the bouquet, a card handwritten by his widow, Kim Lightfoot, read: “My heart’s treasure.” For the first hour, she greeted visitors near where they entered the building.Throughout the visitation, which is to run until 8 p.m. Sunday, a continuous flow of Lightfoot’s songs played over the sound system.Two hours after it began, security for the event estimated nearly 1,700 people had gone through the church.Steve Porter and his wife, Diane Porter, were first in line at the...

NHL’s Stars cancel watch party after Texas mall shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:08:22 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars canceled a watch party that was planned during their road playoff game Sunday night in the plaza outside their home arena, which is less than 30 miles from a Texas outlet mall where an assailant killed eight people the previous day.While Game 3 of the NHL playoffs series went on as scheduled Sunday night in Seattle, the Stars said they opted against having the watch party outside the American Airlines Center “out of respect for the victims, families and community of Allen.”Stars coach Pete DeBoer, speaking in Seattle during the team’s morning skate Sunday, said the team was “heartbroken” about the mass shooting.Allen Premium Outlets, a sprawling outdoor shopping center, is about 14 miles from the Stars’ practice facility and offices that are in Frisco, Texas. DeBoer, in his first season as the Dallas coach, said his family shops there and Stars players go there as well. “It’s really close to home obviously, and just tragic,” DeBoer said. “Frankly...