just now (507+ words) West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were critically wounded in what officials described as an ambush attack on Wednesday afternoon, and Beckstrom died from her injuries the next day. Investigators are still working to establish a motive for the attack. Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder. In Afghanistan, Lakanwal worked in a special Afghan Army unit known as a Zero Unit. The units were backed by the CIA. He entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a program that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands of Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from the country, many of whom had worked alongside U.S. troops and diplomats. He resettled with his wife and their five sons, all under the age of 12, in Bellingham, Washington " but struggled, according to the community member, who shared emails that had been sent…...

just now (507+ words) West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were critically wounded in what officials described as an ambush attack on Wednesday afternoon, and Beckstrom died from her injuries the next day. Investigators are still working to establish a motive for the attack. Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder. In Afghanistan, Lakanwal worked in a special Afghan Army unit known as a Zero Unit. The units were backed by the CIA. He entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a program that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands of Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from the country, many of whom had worked alongside U.S. troops and diplomats. He resettled with his wife and their five sons, all under the age of 12, in Bellingham, Washington " but struggled, according to the community member, who shared emails that had been sent…...

just now (506+ words) West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were critically wounded in what officials described as an ambush attack on Wednesday afternoon, and Beckstrom died from her injuries the next day. Investigators are still working to establish a motive for the attack. Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder. In Afghanistan, Lakanwal worked in a special Afghan Army unit known as a Zero Unit. The units were backed by the CIA. He entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a program that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands of Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from the country, many of whom had worked alongside U.S. troops and diplomats. He resettled with his wife and their five sons, all under the age of 12, in Bellingham, Washington " but struggled, according to the community member, who shared emails that had been sent…...

just now (194+ words) Four people were killed and at least 10 injured Saturday evening after a gunman entered a family event at a banquet hall in Stockton. Shortly before 6 p.m., the San Joaquin County sheriff's office was flooded with 911 calls reporting a shooting, and reporting children as young as 9 who were bleeding, including a 15-year-old boy who was not breathing. Deputies responded to the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue near a Dairy Queen and found shooting victims in the parking lot, and a large number of people panicked and screaming. The sheriff's preliminary investigation suggests the incident was a targeted attack, said public information officer Heather Brent. Investigators are still considering all possibilities, she said. While ambulances were called to take victims to a hospital, others arrived there on their own, including two men who walked into St. Joseph's Medical Center with gunshot wounds. Gov. Gavin…...

8+ min ago (177+ words) Four people were killed and at least 10 injured Saturday evening after a gunman entered a family event at a banquet hall in Stockton. Shortly before 6 p.m., the San Joaquin County sheriff's office was flooded with 911 calls reporting a shooting, and reporting children as young as 9 who were bleeding, including a 15-year-old boy who was not breathing. Deputies responded to the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue near a Dairy Queen and found shooting victims in the parking lot, and a large number of people panicked and screaming. The sheriff's preliminary investigation suggests the incident was a targeted attack, said public information officer Heather Brent. Investigators are still considering all possibilities, she said. While ambulances were called to take victims to a hospital, others arrived there on their own, including two men who walked into St. Joseph's Medical Center with gunshot wounds. Gov. Gavin…...

8+ min ago (177+ words) Four people were killed and at least 10 injured Saturday evening after a gunman entered a family event at a banquet hall in Stockton. Shortly before 6 p.m., the San Joaquin County sheriff's office was flooded with 911 calls reporting a shooting, and reporting children as young as 9 who were bleeding, including a 15-year-old boy who was not breathing. Deputies responded to the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue near a Dairy Queen and found shooting victims in the parking lot, and a large number of people panicked and screaming. The sheriff's preliminary investigation suggests the incident was a targeted attack, said public information officer Heather Brent. Investigators are still considering all possibilities, she said. While ambulances were called to take victims to a hospital, others arrived there on their own, including two men who walked into St. Joseph's Medical Center with gunshot wounds. Gov. Gavin…...

8+ min ago (586+ words) By LifeZette News Staff November 30, 2025 The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that an Afghan national arrested in Texas on Tuesday for an alleged bomb threat entered the United States through the Biden-Harris administration's Operation Allies Welcome program. The arrest took place one day before an attack in Washington, D.C. that involved another Afghan national who entered under the same program. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested Mohammad Dawood Alokozay after he posted a TikTok video in which he claimed he was building a bomb, according to Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin. MORE NEWS: Over $1 Billion: Tim Walz's Minnesota "A Hub of Fraudulent Money Laundering Activity' [WATCH] In a Saturday post on X, McLaughlin said Alokozay made threats against the Fort Worth area. "Just one day before the Terrorist attack against our @NationalGuard, another Afghan national…...

8+ min ago (490+ words) Crime spree victim Brad Acosta talks about the night he was shot, and what he went through trying to save his fiance's life. Brad Acosta clings to a cell phone filled with memories of the woman he met almost a year ago and had planned on marrying. Everything would change last Saturday when his fiance Serenity Burton was killed by 34-year-old Deante Hawthorne. The shooting happened last Saturday about 4 a.m. at a Moore apartment complex where Hawthorne, Burton and Acosta were all living. Acosta said the apartment belonged to Hawthorne who let the couple come and live with him. He said he met Hawthorne about six months ago and considered him a friend. "Like, he would tell me things like you're my little brother. I'll make sure to take care of you," said Acosta. He said last Saturday, he came home…...

8+ min ago (198+ words) Sunday 30 November 2025 05:42, UK Children are among the fatalities in a mass shooting at a child's birthday party in California. Police said four people had died and 10 were wounded in the incident in Stockton, about 60 miles east of San Francisco. Officers were called to a banquet hall just before 6pm local time (2am UK time) on Saturday and local district attorney Ron Freitas said children were among the dead. He said the attacker was still at large. "We can confirm at this time that approximately 14 individuals were struck by gunfire, and four victims have beenconfirmed deceased," San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said on X. The post said early indications suggest it could be a "targeted incident" but that information remains limited. Police have so far not disclosed the attacker's identity and the motive is unclear. Girl, 13, arrested after teenager shot dead in Los Angeles…...

9+ min ago (113+ words) According to the authorities, another ten people suffered wounds - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Four killed in California shooting incident " TV NEW YORK, November 30. /TASS/. At least four people have been killed in a shooting during "a family gathering" in the city of Stockton in the US state of California, CBS News reported, citing local officials. According to the authorities, another ten people suffered wounds in the incident, which occurred "at a child's birthday party."...