Florida Walmart Shooting Sparks Mass Police Presence: What to Know
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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FSU Active Shooter Alerts Went Off Minutes After Scheduled Police Training
Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) officers were scheduled for a training session on Thursday afternoon as the first alerts involving a Florida State University (FSU) active shooter spread across social media. Newsweek reached out to the city of Tallahassee via online form for comment Thursday afternoon. Why It Matters At least six people have been hospitalized […]
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Josh Sullivan: South Africa Police Shootout Saves Kidnapped US Pastor
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Florida Man Arrested After Making Death Threats Against Trump: Police
A Florida man has been arrested, accused of posting threats against President Donald Trump on social media. Glen DeCicco of Jupiter, age unknown at the time of publication, now faces charges of “making written threats to kill,” according to a statement from the Jupiter Police Department. The Context Law enforcement is taking threats against Trump […]
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Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Say Police Used Snacks to Obtain DNA
A new filing from Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers claims that the police violated his constitutional rights by using snacks to obtain his DNA. According to Thomas Dickey, Mangione’s Pennsylvania lawyer, Mangione was given snacks at the Altoona, Pennsylvania, police station following his McDonald’s arrest. These snacks were then reportedly used to gather his DNA as evidence, […]
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Several Tesla Vehicles Set on Fire at Las Vegas Center: Police
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Police To Give Gene Hackman Cause of Death Probe Update: What We Know
The Santa Fe County Sheriff is preparing to give an update into the cause of death investigation for Hollywood star Gene Hackman, 95, and his 63-year-old wife Betsy Arakawa. The couple and their dog were found dead at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Wednesday, February 26, by maintenance workers. There were no obvious […]
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Cops Get Women Drunk on Vodka at Police Station, But There’s a Twist
A woman has left social media users baffled after showcasing her day getting drunk at a police station—which she did for a good cause. TikTok user @a_jarrott recently posted a video of herself and several friends at the Lubbock Police Department in Texas, where they had volunteered to “get drunk” for the officers. The video […]
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Miami Police Nab Illegal Immigrant in Middle of Alleged Murder Rampage
A Hungarian illegal immigrant is in custody for allegedly strangling to death two elderly men in Florida, with cops saying if he had not been arrested, his killing would have likely continued. Police in Miami arrested Zsolt Zsolyomi, 25, on Wednesday, February 19, over the deaths of two gay men he had befriended before they […]
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Trump Official Issues Warning to Boston’s Police Commissioner
President Donald Trump‘s border czar Tom Homan, who is helping the Trump administration carry out its hardline immigration policies, issued a warning on Saturday to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox for not cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Newsweek has reached out to ICE and Cox’s office via email for comment on […]
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