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Officials investigate potential hate crime after 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont

By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured — one seriously — near the University of Vermont, police said Sunday. Authorities said the attack may have been a hate…

Late-night shooting in a crowded Tampa street kills 2 people and injures 18

By Curt Anderson, Chris O'Meara, Associated Press

A fight between two groups turned deadly in Florida when a shooting in a Tampa street during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized early Sunday morning, police said.

Baby dies after pregnant mother was one of several people shot in western Massachusetts

By Associated Press

The pregnant woman was shot in the afternoon while seated on a public bus and taken to a hospital in critical condition, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said.

Authorities investigate fatal shooting of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy

By Associated Press

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant, and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action.

Gunfire in Pittsburgh draws large police response

By Associated Press

Authorities evacuated neighbors from a Pittsburgh neighborhood on Wednesday after someone reportedly facing eviction began firing from inside a home.

14 people shot, one fatally, in 3 separate incidents in Milwaukee neighborhood, police say

By Associated Press

Thirteen people were injured and one was killed in three separate shootings, just blocks from each other, over the weekend, Milwaukee police said.

Prosecutors say California judge informed court staff via text after shooting his wife

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

A Southern California judge accused of killing his wife texted his court clerk and bailiff afterward to say he had shot her, prosecutors said Friday as they charged him with murder and sought new bail conditions.

2 killed by shooter in New Zealand in hours before 1st game of Women's World Cup

By Nick Perry, Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

A gunman opened fire on terrified workers on a construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday. The man was found dead, and authorities said his motive appeared to be connected to his previous work at the site.

Woman who fatally shot Uber driver wrongly thought she was being kidnapped, police say

By Associated Press

A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police.

Kansas City, Missouri shootings leave at least 3 dead, 5 injured

By Associated Press

At least three people have been found dead, and at least five others are thought to be injured, police in Missouri said while investigating two shootings with multiple victims in the same area of Kansas City early Sunday morning.