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Sobreviviente de 13 años de una masacre en Michigan llamó al 911 para informar que le habían disparado
Ag. 16, 2026, 8:36 AM EDT Por Phil Helsel, Valerie Castro y Marin Scott - NBC News Una niña de 13 años —la única sobreviviente de un tiroteo masivo en una zona rural de Michigan— llamó al 911 el viernes tras recibir cuatro disparos, según informaron el sábado la policía estatal y su familia.
13-year-old survivor of Michigan rampage called 911 to report she’d been shot Original
Aug. 15, 2026, 3:57 PM EDT A 13-year-old girl — the only survivor of a shooting rampage in rural Michigan — called 911 on Friday after she was shot four times, according to a state police official and her family Saturday. The girl was found in a home in Lake Township, in Missaukee County, where three other people were found dead when police arrived around 11:40 a.m. Friday. The suspected gunman, Chad Hickman, 39, is believed to have killed five people across three locations.
Witness video of Madison police killing raises questions of why lethal force was used
Witness video of Madison police killing raises questions of why lethal force was used Local authorities said that the matter is being investigated and that the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.
Wisconsin officer kills man armed with knife, police say, as shooting sparks protests Original
July 22, 2026, 9:06 PM EDT A police officer fatally shot a man who allegedly pulled out a knife during a struggle as officers were looking into a report of someone “checking parked vehicles” Wednesday afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin, police said. Police responded to the Marquette neighborhood about 1 p.m. after a report of someone checking parked cars, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said at a news conference.
Woman dies after being thrown from bridge without secured bungee cord in Brazil
June 14, 2026, 11:25 AM EDT A 21-year-old woman died after being thrown from a bridge without proper bungee cord equipment in São Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday, according to the São Paulo Governor’s Office. The woman, who has not been identified, is seen in video circulating on social media standing near the edge of a cliff at the Skeleton Bridge Trail in Limeira, wearing a helmet and with her arms outstretched. Three men lift her, and two of them throw her off the cliff.
Inside the world’s scam capital, where enslaved workers are forced to defraud Americans online
June 7, 2026, 8:57 AM EDT Five young men thought they were going to Cambodia to intern at a casino. Instead they say they became enslaved in one of the world’s most sophisticated fraud networks, an industry that has swindled billions of dollars from Americans and turned Southeast Asia into the online scam capital of the world.
Inside the world’s scam capital, where enslaved workers are forced to defraud Americans online
1 hour ago Question: I've been getting strange invitation emails lately; how do I know if they're real? Answer: With graduation parties, weddings, and summer get-togethers filling up the calendar, it's perfectly normal to be receiving event invitations by email and text especially right now. In fact, the …
Middle East war: Israel continues devastating attacks on Lebanon despite ceasefire agreement
The Israeli military has leveled whole areas of towns and villages in southern Lebanon as it presses on with plans to establish control in the area during a Trump-declared ceasefire, satellite imagery, video and photos show. Social media video and photos geolocated to locations in the region show trees coated with ash, blazes raging in fire-blackened buildings and skies filled with dark smoke. Satellite images show whole blocks and neighborhoods flattened.
Amid ceasefire, Israeli forces ramp up destruction of homes in southern Lebanon
May 13, 2026, 9:39 AM EDT The Israeli military has leveled whole areas of towns and villages in southern Lebanon as it presses on with plans to establish control in the area during a Trump-declared ceasefire, satellite imagery, video and photos show. Social media video and photos geolocated to locations in the region show ash-coated trees, blazes raging in fire-blackened buildings and dark smoke-filled skies. Satellite images show whole blocks and neighborhoods flattened.
Pakistan is playing peacemaker in one war while fighting another Original
April 1, 2026, 3:56 AM EDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan is working feverishly to end a war in one country on its border, even as it has declared “open war” on another. The South Asian nation has emerged as an unlikely mediator in global efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. But it is also engaged in its most severe fighting in decades with neighboring Afghanistan, a conflict that has been largely overshadowed by the war in the Middle East.
Fears Israel could replicate its 'Gaza model' in Lebanon as satellite imagery captures widespread destruction Original
March 27, 2026, 2:57 PM EDT Bridges blown up. Homes destroyed. More than 1 million people displaced. And plans for Israeli control over a vast swath of territory for an indefinite period. Fearsover Israel’s vow to model its invasion of southern Lebanon after its yearslong, deadly military offensive in Gazaare being increasingly voiced as satellite imagery shows the intensifying destruction in the country’s south — and a growing number of Israeli military bases established in the area.
Iranians grieving over school missile strike express rage at U.S., Trump Original
March 23, 2026, 8:28 PM EDT Listen to this article with a free account Zahra Monazzah’s son Soheil was at an elementary school in Minab, in southern Iran, on Feb. 28 when a missile struck the building, killing him and dozens of other children.
Iranians grieving over school missile strike express rage at U.S., Trump
9 hours ago Iran parliament speaker says US president using idea of talks to ‘escape quagmire in which US and Israel are trapped’. Senior Iranian officials have denied that Iran held talks with the United States, just hours after US President Donald Trump claimed “very good and productive conversations” had …
Khamenei's death met with public mourning, quiet celebrations as regime's opponents wait for an opening
March 1, 2026, 10:39 AM EST Listen to this article with a free account For the first time in 37 years, the sun rose on a leaderless Tehran, its streets unusually hushed as Iranians awoke to the news that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. In the capital, the mood was suspended between grief and disbelief. Black-clad mourners wept for Khamenei, beating their chests and clutching portraits of the man who ruled Iran for nearly four decades.
AI-altered photos and videos of Minneapolis shootings blur reality Original
Feb. 1, 2026, 5:00 AM EST From Facebook and TikTok to Instagram and X, AI-manipulated images and videos depicting Alex Pretti’s final moments have proliferated across the internet since his fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis last weekend. The rapid spread of media altered by artificial intelligence, much of which shows Pretti collapsing in the seconds after he was shot, has clouded key details of the shooting on social networks.
AI-altered photos and videos of Minneapolis shootings blur reality
7 hours ago In today’s column, I examine a recently posted essay by the CEO of Anthropic that posits various intriguing and controversial assertions about the future impacts of generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Among the numerous points made in the blog posting, two notable aspects fall within the …
Video shows Alex Pretti interacting with federal agents the week before his death
Video shows Alex Pretti interacting with federal agents the week before his death
New videos show altercation between Alex Pretti and federal agents the week before his death
Jan. 28, 2026, 11:18 PM EST Alex Pretti, the man Border Patrol agents killed Saturday in Minneapolis, had been recorded in an altercation with federal immigration agents the week before his death. Pretti, 37, an intensive care nurse, was recorded having an interaction with uniformed agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 13, according to video recorded by the media company The News Movement.
Trump leaves U.S. military action unclear as Iran says it won't execute protesters
But Trump told reporters that he had learned the Iranian regime had stopped killing protesters and halted plans for executions, either of which he had said could trigger a U.S. military response. And Iran's judiciary said Thursday that a man feared to be facing execution would not face the death penalty. Trump posted on Truth Social early Thursday that this was “good news.
'It's horrifying': Videos of body bags give rare glimpse of Iran's bloody crackdown Original
One man is covered with a bloody white shroud inside a body bag. Another lies nearby, his body sprawled on the tiled floor with arms raised and blood streaked across the face. Row upon row of other bodies surround them. “It’s horrifying. It’s the apocalypse,” says the man filming the scene in the warehouse of a forensics center near Tehran.
Emergency crews rush to a Pennsylvania nursing home following explosion Original
Emergency crews rushed to a nursing home outside Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon after an explosion rocked the neighborhood and partially toppled a building, officials said. Ambulances, firetrucks and equipment converged on the Silver Lake Nursing Home on Tower Road in Bristol, about 20 miles south of Philadelphia's Center City.
Satellite images show damage to Russian naval base after Ukraine says it hit submarine with underwater drone
Ukraine is under intense pressure on the battlefield and at the negotiating table, but underwater it appears to be a growing threat to Russia. New satellite imagery shows damage to a Russian naval base after Kyiv said it had taken out a submarine with an underwater drone, in what it celebrated as a historic first.
Brown University students describe uncertainty and fear in lockdown after shooting
Brown University students describe uncertainty and fear in lockdown after shooting
Brown University students describe uncertainty and fear in lockdown after shooting
First-year Brown University Benjamin DiBella was in the Sciences Library at the Providence college Saturday afternoon when someone yelled that there was an active shooter on campus. There was — but in a nearby building, Barus & Holley, where a gunman opened fire on people in a classroom, authorities said, killing two and wounding nine others. The manhunt for the shooter was ongoing early Sunday.
As war with Russia drags on, ultrarealistic AI videos attempt to portray Ukrainian soldiers in peril Original
The videos spread on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and X. All sought to portray Ukrainian soldiers as reluctant to fight and ready to give up. They appear to be the latest disinformation salvo meant to warp public perceptions of Russia’s war with Ukraine. And while it’s not clear who created or posted the videos, they add to a growing body of false information that has only become more sophisticated and harder to spot. “False claims created using Sora are much harder to detect and debunk.
AI videos of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering to Russia is the war's latest disinformation salvo
Images from AI-generated videos of Ukrainian soldiers that circulated on social media. (Justine Goode / NBC News; Sora) The videos began to circulate on social media in early November: Ukrainian soldiers appearing to weep and surrender on the front lines. To the naked eye, they look real, mirroring many of the videos that have emerged from the region during years of conflict. Few have telltale signs of manipulation.
As war with Russia drags on, ultrarealistic AI videos attempt to portray Ukrainian soldiers in peril
15 hours ago The entertainment company’s deal with OpenAI has spurred conversation about how AI will shape the future of media and storytelling. Karl Haller, IBM partner and Consumer Center of Competency leader, said yesterday he was “more than a bit surprised” about Disney’s blockbuster licensing agreement with …
Chaos and famine: Videos from Gaza show Palestinians struggling to get food at distribution sites
Videos shared on social media in the last two months depict the dangers that hungry Palestinians face when seeking desperately needed aid.
Relative of 4 found dead in Tennessee says her family 'trusted' murder suspect who is on the run
A relative of four people found dead in Tennessee this week described her family as heartbroken and confused, saying in a Facebook post Thursday that the suspect has "literally been nothing short of amazing to us and our kids." The statement, written by a woman who identified herself as the sister-in-law and aunt of three victims, was posted after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the suspect as Austin Robert Drummond, 29.
The internet thinks this video from Gaza is AI. Here’s how we proved it isn’t Original
May 28, 2025, 10:24 PM EDT New video posted to social media from southern Gaza became the center of a heated internet debate about whether it was generated using artificial intelligence. The video, which started circulating Tuesday, shows a person in a camouflage-print face covering and baseball cap making a heart sign and a “shaka” sign with their hands in front of a large crowd of Palestinians gathered along rows of fences, waiting for food aid at the Tal as Sultan distribution site in Rafah.
The internet thinks this video from Gaza is AI. Here's how we proved it isn't.
The struggling internet provider files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking a sale of its assets. The technology sector has not been immune to …
Hany Farid Explains Why Video From Gaza Is Not AI-Generated
From NBC News By Marin Scott and Colin Sheeley New video posted to social media from southern Gaza became the center of a heated internet debate about whether it was generated using artificial intelligence.
4 known dead, at least 10 injured in suspected St. Louis tornadoes Original
At least four people were killed when severe weather, including two possible tornadoes, swept through St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday afternoon, authorities said Mayor Cara Spencer announced the fatalities during a news conference. She said two of the dead were killed in North City, were a vortex was reported. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said severe weather hit about 20 square blocks of the city.
Florida State relents on Monday return to campus after outcry
Florida State University leadership changed course Saturday on a proposed Monday return to campus when students insisted that it was too soon after a gunman opened fire near the student union Thursday. An initial announcement Saturday morning by university President Richard McCullough acknowledged the upheaval felt by the university community. “Our hearts are heavy after the tragedy that took place April 17. We are grieving with the families and friends who lost someone they love,” the email said.
Florida State relents on Monday return to campus after outcry
6 hours ago “Even if the letter was a mistake, the actions the government took this week have real-life consequences,” the university said. Harvard University on Saturday challenged anonymous Trump administration officials who said a mistake had sparked the escalating confrontation between a U.S. president and …
Texas influencer who lost monkey after drunk driving crash desperate to get the sick animal back
A spider monkey belonging to a Dallas-area influencer had a disease caused by malnutrition when police took him from his owner over the weekend, officials said. The monkey, named Jorgie Boy, was taken from his owner, Brandi Botello, on Saturday morning after Dallas police officers responded to a single-vehicle accident. The driver was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated, police said in a statement. Police did not identify the driver in the statement.
Texas influencer who lost monkey after drunk driving crash desperate to get the sick animal back Original
Nov. 15, 2024, 3:33 AM UTC A spider monkey belonging to a Dallas-area influencer had a disease caused by malnutrition when police took him from his owner over the weekend, officials said. The monkey, named Jorgie Boy, was taken from his owner, Brandi Botello, on Saturday morning after Dallas police officers responded to a single-vehicle accident. The driver was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated, police said in a statement. Police did not identify the driver in the statement.
Five new arrests made in Amsterdam over violence that authorities say targeted Israeli soccer fans
Five new arrests have been made over the violence surrounding a soccer game last week involving an Israeli team, Dutch police said Monday. The five men are "suspected of public acts of violence against persons Thursday night," police in the Dutch capital Amsterdam said Monday. The arrests were made over the weekend as part of the "large-scale investigation on the violence committed before and after" the game between Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv and local side Ajax, police said.
Five new arrests made in Amsterdam over violence that authorities say targeted Israeli soccer fans
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Teen recounts horror after his mom and brother were burned alive by Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
Oct. 17, 2024, 9:00 AM UTC When an Israeli airstrike on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah sparked a fire that swept through a cluster of tents Monday night, 19-year-old Shaban al-Dalu was sleeping near his mother, Alaa, 38. In a video that circulated widely on social media, Shaban's arms could be seen reaching from the enveloping flames, horrifying a world that watched him being burned alive.
Houston-area pipeline fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place orders for thousands
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A natural liquid gas pipeline erupted near Houston on Monday, prompting authorities to evacuate homes and businesses as shelter-in-place orders covered multiple schools. About 50 homes were covered by evacuation orders in Deer Park, where the fire originated and which is about 20 miles southeast of Houston. At least a few of the five residences nearest the blaze have been damaged, city officials said at a news conference.
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Why Trump's second assassination attempt has ramifications for war in Ukraine
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KYIV, Ukraine — The shots fired by the Secret Service near former President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course Sunday are ringing out 5,000 miles away — in the Russia-Ukraine war. After what officials called the second assassination attempt on Trump in three months, a man named Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was taken into custody and charged. Routh had already been extensively profiled in the Western media as an ardent supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion.
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