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Recently fired employee opens fire in deadly Florida health club shooting

iStock/Thinkstock(CORAL GABLES, Fla.) -- Three people are dead after a shooting inside a luxury health club in South Florida on Saturday. Miami-Dade Police said 33-year-old Abeku Wilson, a recently-fired personal trainer, went on a shooting spree and attacked co-workers inside the Equinox Gym at the Village of Merrick Park. Wilson allegedly walked into the health club around 1 p.m. on Saturday and shot general manager Janine Ackerman and fitness manager […]

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Cops in Wisconsin manhunt plan to keep close eye on churches, places of worship

Rock County Sheriff's Office(JANESVILLE, Wisc.) -- Wisconsin authorities, concerned about anti-religious views in a manifesto written by a fugitive they describe as "armed and dangerous," plan to increase patrols around churches and places of worship Sunday.According to the Janesville Police Department, there was no specific threat to any particular church or religious group in the manifesto written by Joseph Jakubowski, but as a precaution, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and […]

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At least 1 dead after shooting near upscale mall in South Florida

iStock/Thinkstock(CORAL GABLES, Fla.) -- At least one person is dead and two critically injured after a shooting inside an upscale mall in Coral Gables, Florida, on Saturday. Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak Jr. said the shooting happened inside the Equinox Gym at the Village of Merrick Park and the individuals involved reportedly knew each other in an employee and employer relationship. "It turned out to be that an ex-employee […]

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Five children hurt after inflatables go airborne in South Carolina

iStock/Thinkstock(TAYLORS, S.C.) -- Five children were injured Saturday when a gust of wind caused a bouncy house and slide to go airborne in South Carolina. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. at Springwell Church's Spring Carnival in Taylors, near Greenville. According to Taylors Fire and Rescue, two inflatables were lifted and a bounce house hit power lines while the children were inside. "Several children had fallen from the bouncy […]

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Manhunt underway for gun-store robbery suspect who sent manifesto to President Trump

Rock County Sheriff’s Office (JANESVILLE, Wisc.) -- Wisconsin authorities and the FBI have expanded their urgent search for an "extremely dangerous" suspect who they say robbed a gun store, stealing at least 16 weapons, and who may be plotting an act of mass violence with his eye on President Trump."Basically, he's angry at all government officials,” Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said at a news conference Friday. “You know, whether […]

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FBI, Homeland Security consider possible retaliations following Syria strike

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- FBI and Homeland Security officials are consulting with national security leadership to determine how Thursday's U.S. airstrike in Syria could affect Americans domestically.The precise response is still unclear, according to counterterrorism sources, but officials have a sense of what the retaliation concerns for such a strike have been in the very recent past.Counterterrorism sources tell ABC News there are specific threats to consider, but that plans have been […]

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Teen hailed for saving sister in fatal Tennessee fire

iStock/Thinkstock(HENRY, Tenn.) -- A 13-year-old girl in Tennessee is being hailed a hero after authorities say she rescued her younger sister from a deadly fire.Around 11:50 p.m. local time on Thursday, emergency dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a fire at a home in Henry County, according to Henry County Sheriff Monte Belew.Lilly Pollack, 13, who was able to get out of the house, ran back in when she heard […]

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Mandated police reform could make Baltimore 'less safe,' Attorney General Sessions says

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday in a statement that he has "grave concerns" that some provisions of the Baltimore consent decree will reduce the powers of the police department and "result in a less safe city."A federal judge Friday denied the government's request for a 30-day delay and approved the consent decree, which sets into motion mandated police reform.U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar, […]

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Mandated police reform could make Baltimore ‘less safe,’ Attorney General Sessions says

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday in a statement that he has "grave concerns" that some provisions of the Baltimore consent decree will reduce the powers of the police department and "result in a less safe city."A federal judge Friday denied the government's request for a 30-day delay and approved the consent decree, which sets into motion mandated police reform.U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar, […]

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