TAMPA, Fla. — A college dropout facing murder charges in the killings of two University of South Florida students has a hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning, just days after a SWAT team descended on his parents’ house to arrest him. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder with a weapon as well … Read more
Author Sharon McMahon was scheduled to deliver the commencement address this year at Utah Valley University, where a gunman assassinated Charlie Kirk in 2025. She says her speech was canceled after a pressure campaign from various political figures over her postings about Kirk. McMahon joins “The Takeout” to discuss the situation. Source link
Human remains have been found in the waterways in Tampa Bay, where authorities have been searching for the body of missing University of Florida doctoral student Nahida Bristy, Florida deputies announced late Sunday, as new court documents allege the suspect in the killing of Bristy and another student appeared to ask ChatGPT how to dispose … Read more
Five women were injured overnight Sunday in a shooting near Indiana University following its annual Little 500 races which brings about alumnis and large crowds of spectators. Bloomington Police Chief Mike Diekhoff said patrol officers who were monitoring crowds a few blocks from the university heard gunshots around 12:25 a.m. When they responded to the … Read more
A 26-year-old man is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two University of South Florida doctoral students who went missing last week, local authorities said Saturday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said that evidence presented to the state attorney’s office resulted in the charges against Hisham Abugharbieh, the roommate … Read more
A person is in custody in connection to two missing University of South Florida doctoral students, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The person, who is not one of the students, was barricaded at a home near USF’s Tampa campus, the sheriff’s office said. Officials would not say whether the person in custody is … Read more
ATLANTA — Three professors at Atlanta’s Emory University filed a lawsuit Thursday over their arrests during a 2024 campus protest over the Israel-Hamas war, saying the university broke its own free speech policies when it called in police and state troopers to aggressively disband the protest, making 28 arrests. “The judicial system would find that … Read more
Police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with a shooting near the University of Iowa over the weekend. The shooting left five people wounded, some severely. Damarian Jones, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, faces five counts of attempted murder, three counts of willful injury assault causing serious injury, two counts of willful injury … Read more
A police manhunt is underway for a 17-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of five people near the University of Iowa in the early hours of Sunday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a Wednesday statement, the Iowa City Police Department said they … Read more
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Police are seeking a 17-year-old on attempted murder charges following a shooting early Sunday in a nightlife district near the University of Iowa campus, authorities said Wednesday. Five people were treated for gunshot wounds, including three University of Iowa students. One woman remained in critical condition Wednesday after sustaining a life-threatening … Read more