Far-left podcaster blasts Biden for having ‘f—ed us’ over Trump prosecution
Far-left podcaster Jennifer Welch said former President Joe Biden “f—ed” the country after he and former Attorney General Merrick Garland failed to prosecute President Donald Trump.
The “I’ve Had It” host voiced her frustrations with the Trump administration on “Choice Words with Samantha Bee” on Thursday but admitted that her anger also extended to the former Democratic president for failing to stop him.
“And then my brain goes to “g–d—” it, Joe Biden f—ed us,” Welch said. “He f—ed us so hard. Oh my God. Because Merrick Garland should have prosecuted him, right?”
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She called it “unfathomable” that Trump was re-elected after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and his subsequent legal battles.
“[T]hat’s where I go, Joe Biden f—ed us,” Welch said. “You f—ed us so hard. You f—ed us. And I like Joe Biden. I was so excited when he won. But he had one important appointment, who you appointed to be attorney general. You should have said, ‘Look, you’re going to be independent, but if you’re not interested in putting the people who paid for this in jail.'”
Welch then called out the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to hold any of the “funders” and “planners” for Jan. 6 accountable.
“And so like after that, the fact that the DOJ didn’t take that seriously, that Biden didn’t tell Garland full tilt, follow the law, follow the facts, but Jack Smith wasn’t appointed for two years,” she said. “That’s where … did he do the CHIPS Act? Did he do the Infrastructure Act? Did he do all of those things? Yes. And all of those are great. But the biggest threat now is that we had fascism at the door.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to Biden’s office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Garland announced in 2022 that he was tapping special counsel Jack Smith to investigate alleged attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results. Although Garland said his decision at the time was based on Trump announcing his bid for the presidency, some Democrats have said the Jan. 6 committee findings should have been more than enough to launch an investigation.
They have since blamed the slow prosecution for Trump’s victory in 2024.
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Though Welch primarily supports Democratic candidates, she has called out party leaders like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for failing to stop Trump’s agenda.
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Last month, she claimed Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., was committing “political suicide” by calling on the Democratic Party to be more “culturally normal.”
Teachers union calls for May 1 shutdown claiming education under assault
The Chicago Teachers Union is advocating for a day off for teachers and students on May 1, for the national May Day movement.
May Day is also known as International Worker’s Day, which celebrates workers and advocates for labor rights.
On Wednesday, the union approved a resolution to designate May 1 as the day of “Civic Action and Defense of Public Education,” and seeking support for this from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago’s Board of Education.
“If we still want to have democracy in the midterms this November, public schools that provide our students with quality education, and unions to defend workers’ rights, then it is up to every Chicagoan to stand up for what we believe in and show the authoritarian billionaire in Washington that when he breaks every rule, we will not go along with business as usual,” CTU Vice President Jackson Potter said in a statement.
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The union claimed in the resolution that public education is under attack by “MAGA politicians,” seemingly referring to supporters of President Donald Trump.
The resolution says “public education is facing an unprecedented national assault driven by MAGA politicians, billionaire donors, and corporate interests who seek to privatize our schools, censor educators, ban books, dismantle civil rights protections, criminalize and separate immigrant families, and weaken workers’ unions.”
The union said it was standing with Minnesota and advocated for keeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of cities.
It also called for policies to “tax the rich.”
The resolution called for “No Work, No School, and No Shopping” and instead spending all day “engaging our students, their families and our neighbors, and supporting mutual aid efforts, leading civic education, participating in voter registration, know your rights, and mass resistance training from the beginning to the end of the day.”
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The union argued that Mayor Johnson could use state law to allow an excused absence to attend a “civic event.”
“Teaching our students what civic action looks like requires more than textbooks when the President sends federal agents to occupy our cities and the Governor chooses to continue giving tax breaks to billionaires instead of giving our students the school day they deserve,” Potter told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“If we still want to have democracy in the midterms this November, public schools that provide our students with quality education, and unions to defend workers’ rights, then it is up to every Chicagoan to stand up for what we believe in and show the authoritarian billionaire in Washington that when he breaks every rule, we will not go along with business as usual,” he added.
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Johnson called May Day an “important demonstration of collective power.”
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“Ultimately, it is up to each individual family to decide how and if they participate in any civic action,” Johnson told Fox News Digital. “As Mayor, I will work with our partners at CPS and in our school communities to find solutions which ensure there is no loss of instruction time.”
12-year-old dies after being thrown to ground in vicious school bus fight
A 12-year-old girl tragically died Sunday following a vicious fight that erupted when a group of students got off a school bus in an Atlanta suburb.
Footage shared by the family, which has since gone viral on social media, captured the violent incident unfolding Thursday in Villa Rica. The victim involved was identified by her family as Jada West, who reportedly had been bullied since transferring to the school.
In the video, a group of young teens appeared to be in a verbal dispute before a physical altercation quickly escalated between two girls. During the fight, one girl was seen being slammed to the ground, with a loud bang heard in the footage. Many children were also heard screaming as the incident unfolded, with some urging them to fight while others told them to stop.
While West appeared to walk away after the fight, she reportedly collapsed and was rushed to the hospital, according to the family. West then suffered seizures and cardiac arrest in the days leading up to her death, WSB-TV said.
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“Before my niece could make it home her heart stopped,” Jada’s aunt, Dequala McClendon, said in a Facebook post.
“She was on the ground,” McLendon recalled when she rushed to the scene, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. “She wasn’t breathing.”
Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that the fight involved two middle school students who attended Mason Creek Middle School and said they are reviewing the footage that captured the incident.
They added that no charges have been filed in connection with the fight and that local authorities are working alongside the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.
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West had reportedly been a victim of bullying since recently transferring to the school, Fox 5 said. It remains unclear what triggered the fight, but the family said in a post that the argument began on campus and continued onto the bus.
Relatives also questioned why the other girl involved was allowed on the bus as she did not live in the same neighborhood, the outlet reported.
The family added that they want justice for West and are calling for accountability.
“It’s not right that this little girl and the other kids get to go to school,” West’s aunt told WSB-TV. “My niece is not here anymore. My niece was in the hospital with a tube in her throat.”
The school released a statement following the incident, describing West as an “upbeat, kind, and vibrant student.”
“The Douglas County School System is deeply saddened by the passing of a student at Mason Creek Middle School,” the statement read. “We extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to her family and loved ones during this difficult time.”
The school emphasized that the investigation would be handled by police, as the incident occurred off campus.
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“This incident did not occur on school property or during school hours, and there is nothing to indicate that this is related to any on-campus activity. Therefore, this matter is under the jurisdiction of the Villa Rica Police Department.”
The family said they are now awaiting the results of Jada’s autopsy, Fox 5 said.
‘Poltergeist’ icon’s loved ones denounce horrifying rumors about her tragic passing
It has been 38 years since Heather O’Rourke’s death, yet her family continues to endure the shadow of painful rumors that have refused to fade.
The child star, who rose to fame as Carol Anne Freeling in 1982’s “Poltergeist,” died in 1988 from complications of intestinal stenosis. She was just 12 years old and preparing for the release of “Poltergeist III.”
Now, O’Rourke is the subject of a new documentary, “Heather O’Rourke: She Was Here,” which features rare interviews with her family, friends and co-stars. They firmly reject the hurtful conspiracy theories that have persisted in the decades since her death.
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“Rumors have affected Tammy a lot — that’s Heather’s sister,” filmmaker Nick Bailey told Fox News Digital.
“Tammy initially was on a podcast that I had and was talking about the hurt that it had done to herself and her daughters. She has two daughters, and they would be on the internet trying to defend Heather.”
The misinformation was overwhelming. One social media post falsely claimed that O’Rourke was killed by a Hollywood pedophile ring. Another alleged that former child star Macaulay Culkin had encountered someone who said their shoes were made from O’Rourke’s skin. The grotesque rumors have left her loved ones outraged and deeply shaken.
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“What Heather’s mother, Kathleen, can’t get used to are rumors of abuse,” said Bailey. “Those are the painful ones because they’re just so made-up and ridiculous. And I will say for the record that the author of the post has since redacted all mentions on his website about those rumors because it was just a made-up story to get clicks. After we pointed out to them how hurtful it was to the family, I think that made that person think, ‘Wow, I’m hurting people with my words, and maybe I need to be more careful.’”
“That’s our message to everybody, to the people who are keyboard warriors, I guess they’re called, who will just write things and not know if they’re factual or not,” Bailey continued.
“It does affect people, and it hurts people. And it just makes for the pain to become very real again, from losing Heather to now having to deal with these ridiculous stories. These are the things that were put upon this family that never should have been, which is why we made the film in the first place.”
“It’s really taking a toll on the people involved, as well as the memory of Heather,” he said. “And for Kathleen, the grief never goes away.”
One myth that has followed the family for years is the so-called “Poltergeist Curse.” The legend took hold after four actors connected to the ’80s film trilogy — O’Rourke, Dominique Dunne, Julian Beck and Will Sampson — died during or after filming.
“It’s a lot of unfortunate circumstances,” said Bailey. “So many times, those things are explained, whether somebody was in poor health or it was a very random accident. But to blame a curse on the deaths of actors in a film, I think that [people] are just attributing something supernatural to a horror movie because it’s really easy, right? It’s an easy tie-in. But it’s just not real. It’s a bunch of unfortunate circumstances that surrounded people who happened to be in a movie.”
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O’Rourke was originally diagnosed with Crohn’s disease brought on by a parasite. However, it wasn’t until hours before her death that an intestinal blockage was discovered, which, according to Bailey, was due to a birth defect that was explained in the film.
“So about a year before Heather got sick, [her mom] started noticing that Heather’s feet were swelling up,” said Bailey.
“She would have to go down the long mountain drive on Big Bear, a 40-minute drive, and go to the local hospitals. They first found a condition in the water, so they thought it was all attributed to that.”
“But the problems persisted,” he noted. “Heather’s stomach would hurt. She had puffy feet. That’s when they moved to San Diego to be closer to medical care. She got diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, and she didn’t end up having Crohn’s disease.”
In the film, Kathleen tearfully recounts how she desperately sought medical help, determined to uncover what was wrong with her child. Meanwhile, O’Rourke kept a brave smile on her face, eager to step onto set and lose herself in make-believe before the cameras.
“The one thing I can say about the medical care Heather received versus what’s available today is that the technology has obviously advanced in 30-plus years,” said Bailey. “If her problems had happened today, I think they would have been caught with modern ultrasounds and MRIs. I’m not a medical professional, but technology has improved so much that this kind of thing likely wouldn’t be missed.”
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“Back in 1988, I think they were doing their best to figure out what was wrong with the technology they had available,” Bailey added.
In the documentary, Kathleen reveals that for years she carried a crushing sense of guilt over her daughter’s death, agonizing over whether there was anything she could have done differently to save her. The conspiracy theories have only deepened that wound.
“Kathleen is just a sweet woman who only wants to share her daughter’s story,” said Bailey. “These rumors have really affected the family. The biggest thing Kathleen wants people to know is that they’re real people. And when people write things on the internet, they need to think about how this will affect the family or anybody who knew Heather. Even now, whenever Kathleen speaks about Heather, it’s still very hurtful for her. It’s painful to relive the loss of your child every day. And Heather was loved.”
Today, Bailey hopes to set the record straight, but also show what might have been.
“They always said Heather was an old soul,” he said. “She was wise beyond her years. She knew at a very young age that she wanted to be a producer and a director. Even at seven years old, there’s an interview we have in the documentary where she talks about exactly what she wants to be. And everybody that we talked to said she would have been an amazing director someday. She loved holding a camera.”
“That’s all she wanted to do on ‘Poltergeist III,’” said Bailey. “Little 12-year-old Heather, all she wanted to do was sit in Gary Sherman’s director’s chair and watch him direct that film. She was mesmerized. She wanted to be on set all the time. I believe Heather would’ve absolutely been not only a great actress, but she probably would’ve been following in the footsteps of Drew Barrymore.”
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“It’s sad,” Bailey reflected. “I wish Heather were here. I wish we were making this film with her instead of about her.”
Hegseth blasts CNN for ‘unserious’ Iran report, suggests new owner needs to step in
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth taunted CNN on Friday over its looming likely takeover by Paramount CEO David Ellison, saying he hoped it happened soon as he criticized its coverage of the U.S. war with Iran.
“More fake news from CNN,” Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon. “‘Reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran War’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz.’ Patently ridiculous, of course. For decades, Iran has threatened shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. This is always what they do, hold the strait hostage.”
“CNN doesn’t think we thought of that,” he added. “It’s a fundamentally unserious report. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better.”
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A spokesperson for CNN told Fox News Digital, “We stand by our reporting,” but did not respond to the Ellison remark.
Hegseth’s jab comes weeks after Paramount prevailed in its bidding war against Netflix to buy the entirety of CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
Ellison still has a long legal road ahead of him both domestically and abroad before he gets handed the keys to WBD, but his takeover would have a major impact on the media and entertainment industries.
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The potential Paramount-WBD merger has sparked many industry questions, including whether CNN would merge with CBS News, which is currently being reshaped by Ellison and his appointed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
CNN staffers worry that Ellison, son of billionaire and President Donald Trump ally Larry Ellison who is providing financial backing to Paramount’s $111 billion offer for WBD, will implement a MAGA-friendly pivot in the newsroom.
In a recent interview, Ellison insisted CNN would maintain “editorial independence” but that the goal would be to appeal to the 70% in the center left and center right instead of the political fringes.
There’s also concern by some that Weiss would become their new boss following the corporate merger.
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Weiss, who is often branded by her liberal critics as being conservative despite her outspoken left-of-center politics, is already leaving her mark on CBS News in the early months of her tenure as editor-in-chief, particularly tapping the network’s morning show co-host Tony Dokoupil to anchor “CBS Evening News.”
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Multiple CBS staffers have left the network citing a politicized editorial shift being implemented.
Walz in the hot seat as critics’ predictions on his controversial new law come true
As Minnesota’s fraud scandal continues to make headlines, signature legislation signed by Gov. Tim Walz extending the amount of paid leave available to Minnesota workers is already causing major headaches and concerns from critics worried about potential abuse of even more dollars.
The legislation, which took effect on January 1, allows Minnesota workers up to 12 weeks a year off with partial pay to care for a newborn or a sick family member, and up to 12 weeks to recover from their own serious illness. Benefits are capped at 20 weeks a year for employees who take advantage of both.
Two months in, the legislation is already receiving pushback, including from the state’s largest, non-partisan business advocacy organization.
“Beyond just anti-fraud sentiments, employers are reporting a few concerning trends,” Lauryn Schothorst from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce told Fox 9 Minneapolis.
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“Providers are being pressured by patients for the full 12 weeks of leave, even if their condition does not require it. A number of respondents have shared that their employees are making more on paid leave than the wage replacement thresholds in law. Employees are going on vacation or to music festivals while supposedly on leave. These anecdotes don’t necessarily reveal fraud or a lack of oversight by the department. They highlight concerns with the broad eligibility and limited employer recourse elements of the law. To employers, overuse is abuse.”
Two Republican lawmakers who spoke to Fox News Digital agreed with that assessment.
“The chamber is right,” State Sen. Michael Holmstrom said. “Minnesota is not a business-friendly state. Employers were already offering this benefit and then the state got in between employers and their employees, which it has no business doing.”
Holmstrom says a major employer in his district has seen a 700% increase in paid leave usage since the law took effect and the company is unable to backfill those positions with skilled workers to compensate.
The result, Holmstrom explained, is carrying on with business as usual without replacements and providing a lower level of service.
State Sen. Mark Koran told Fox News Digital he also agreed with the chamber and suggested fraud concerns are valid, saying there will be “no real enforcement” because the “state removed the employer from the oversight and administration of the program.”
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Koran explained: “The program isn’t being used as intended, which Republicans predicted. It was sold as a replacement for short and long-term leave replacement. Now it’s a complex sick leave program with the effective date on day one, not the traditional seventh day of injury or illness.”
“The liberal use guidelines mean employees can take a day off every week, or every Monday and Friday for a long weekend. It’s a huge negative impact on employers’ ability to find substitute labor and puts Minnesota in the bottom tier of business competitiveness.”
Ultimately, Koran says the law will result in fewer jobs, lower pay, decreased benefits and a “continued exodus of business creation and expansion out of Minnesota.”
On social media, critics have echoed similar sentiments, with some pointing out that most businesses in Minnesota already offered paid leave, making state interference unnecessary.
“No way,” Brian McClung, former spokesperson for former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, posted on X. “I am shocked – shocked! If only someone had warned the MN Democrat trifecta that creating an expensive, cumbersome, bureaucratic system might go badly (when the vast majority of businesses already offered paid leave without a mandate).”
Fox News Digital reached out to Walz’s office for comment.
The new state paid leave program is being enforced by a new government division within the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development with more than 400 full-time employees overseeing the process, causing uneasiness from some given the multiple state agency bureaucracies that oversaw the massive fraud scandal.
Earlier this year, when the law was about to take effect, Fox News Digital reported on concerns that the bill could open the door up for even more fraud, with Bill Glahn, a policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, describing the legislation at the time as the “next billion-dollar fraud.”
“When you build a multibillion-dollar state benefit program with weak oversight, fraudsters line up,” Townhall columnist and Minnesota resident Dustin Grage, told Fox News Digital in January. “We’ve already seen what happens in Minnesota. The paid family leave system will be a magnet for abuse.”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development defended the program.
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“Minnesota is not unique in enacting a state paid family and medical leave program – we are one of 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, that have done so. The United States is an outlier – it’s one of only seven countries worldwide that lacks a national paid family and medical leave program. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics noted in 2023 that 73% of American civilian workers lack access to paid family leave,” the statement said.
“We recognize that Paid Leave is a big change for Minnesota employers. That’s why we’ve worked closely with employers around the state, plus many employer advocacy groups, to develop tools and materials to make administering Paid Leave as smooth as possible. We have received positive feedback from many employers, and we are consistently improving service offerings.”
The spokesperson added that the department “takes program integrity seriously.”
“While the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has not shared the underlying data from its survey, the Chamber has presented its objections to paid family and medical leave programs for years at the Minnesota Legislature. Despite these objections, the Chamber has been a good partner in helping educate employers about Paid Leave.”
Sheriff warns Nancy Guthrie suspect could ‘absolutely’ strike again, hints at motive
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says the suspect behind Nancy Guthrie‘s disappearance could “absolutely” strike again, warning of a continuing public safety threat 40 days after she vanished and offering few new details about a possible motive.
“Criminal minds are criminal minds,” he told NBC, where Guthrie’s daughter Savannah Guthrie co-hosts the “Today” show.
Nanos said he has an idea of the motive behind Guthrie’s kidnapping but declined to share it publicly.
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“We believe that it was targeted, but we can’t — we’re not 100% sure of that,” he said. “And so it would be silly to tell people, ‘Yea don’t worry about it. You’re not his target.’ No, you could be.”
The 84-year-old mother and grandmother lived alone in the Catalina Foothills, a wealthy enclave in northern Tucson, Arizona.
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She vanished under suspicious circumstances on the morning of Feb. 1 and has not been seen since.
“When the sheriff says investigators believe they know the motive but won’t share it, there’s an investigative reason,” said Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory agent and the CEO of Media Rep Global Strategies. “This is it: You don’t hand the suspect a roadmap of what you know.”
However, the suggestion that the perpetrator could strike again complicates things, he told Fox News Digital.
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“Once you put that out there, every person watching wants to know who’s at risk and what they ought to do about it,” Pack said. “If you can’t answer those questions, you probably shouldn’t lead with that statement.”
Answers have been in short supply throughout the ordeal.
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Guthrie’s front doorbell camera is missing, but her phone and Apple watch were left behind. Authorities have so far been unable to recover any video from her other home security cameras.
Investigators said previously that her pacemaker last synced via Bluetooth around 2:30 a.m. the night she went missing.
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And although the FBI and Google were able to recover some footage from her front door showing a masked man with a gun, he has not been identified.
A mixed DNA sample sent to a private Florida lab rather than the FBI has also not yet been unraveled, according to the report.
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Federal law enforcement sources previously told Fox News Digital it provided only a partial profile that was insufficient for the FBI’s CODIS database of known offenders as well as investigative genetic genealogy techniques.
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Separately, Nanos confirmed that investigators are looking into some kind of power or internet outage the morning of Nancy’s abduction, but he said it was not connected to a utility box around the corner from the home showing signs of having been tampered with.
Authorities said last week they had looked into the box and ruled it out.
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He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
There’s a combined reward of over $1.2 million for info that cracks the case.
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The family is asking anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.
ROTC cadets subdue ISIS-linked gunman shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ after he kills instructor
The suspect responsible for killing one person and injuring two others at Old Dominion University (ODU) was disarmed by a group of students, with officials commending their bravery as the shooting unfolded.
36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard soldier convicted of supporting ISIS, reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” as he opened fire inside the Virginia university on Thursday.
FBI officials said the shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism, with Director Kash Patel revealing Jalloh was disarmed by a group of students at the university.
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“The shooter is now deceased thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him – actions that undoubtedly saved lives along with the quick response of law enforcement,” Patel said in a social media post.
Jallah was pronounced dead at the scene, ODU Police Chief Garrett Shelton told reporters during a news conference.
While Jallah was not shot, the FBI has not yet elaborated on how he died.
“The brave ROTC members in that room subdued him,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Dominique Evans told reporters. “And if not for them, I’m not sure you know what else he may have done. But that’s exactly what they did. They confronted him, and they subdued him, and he was no longer able to conduct any further attack.”
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger identified the victim as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, describing him as a “devoted ROTC instructor.”
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“Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was killed today in his classroom at Old Dominion University. A devoted ROTC instructor, Lt. Col. Shah didn’t just lead a life of service to our country, he taught and led others to follow that path,” Spanberger said. “I am grateful for his example, deeply saddened by his death, and praying for his family. Amid this tragedy, I thank the brave students, first responders, and law enforcement officers who responded quickly to today’s horrific attack.”
One injured victim was transported to a local hospital and another drove themselves to receive treatment in Virginia Beach, authorities added. Both were in stable condition as of Thursday afternoon.
Multiple sources confirmed to Fox News that Jalloh was previously convicted in 2017 of providing material support to ISIS, and was later released in 2024.
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He was a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone and served in the Virginia National Guard before quitting the military after listening to online lectures by Anwar al-Aulaqi, a deceased leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, he told investigators when he was arrested in 2016.
Upon meeting with ISIS members in Nigeria, he attempted to purchase firearms in both North Carolina and Virginia, the Department of Justice said at the time.
The FBI is providing assistance and working alongside local authorities as officials continue to investigate the shooting, Patel said.
“We will update as able,” he added.
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Immediately following the shooting, ODU canceled classes and other campus operations, while also making counseling services available to members of the school community.
“The safety of our campus community is my top priority. We are deeply committed to safeguarding all Monarchs and ensuring a secure learning, living, and working environment at all times,” ODU President Brian Hemphill said. “We take this responsibility very seriously and remain vigilant in our efforts to maintain a safe campus. I extend my thoughts and prayers to those impacted by the incident, as well as the entire campus and the broader community.”
Famous volcano blasts lava 1,000 feet high, triggering emergency closures
A famous Hawaii volcano erupted recently, its lava reaching as high as 1,000 feet — with the eruption on March 10 prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway due to falling glassy volcanic fragments, including ash, The Associated Press reported.
Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky.
The fountaining that began earlier this week marked the eruption’s 43rd episode since it began in Dec. 2024.
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A livestream showed two fountains of bright-red lava and smoke.
It was unclear how long the fountaining would last, as some episodes have lasted a few days, with others just a few hours.
As in other times, the molten rock was confined within Kilauea’s summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and hasn’t threatened homes or buildings.
But the lava fountains were creating trouble for neighboring communities and a highway where the volcanic fragments and ash, known as tephra, were falling.
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The tephra prompted temporary closures at the national park around the summit and a partial closure of Highway 11, an important route around the island, on either side of the park.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano also erupted in January, with photos showing lava piling up inside its summit crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The eruption came less than a month after its previous eruption ended.
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The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected the lava glowing inside the Halemaumau crater at the volcano’s summit caldera through webcam images, indicating Kilauea had begun erupting.
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The volcano’s summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and is not near residential communities.
But a 2018 Kilauea eruption destroyed over 700 residences.
As the lava advanced, the volcano erupted in a series of rare explosive bursts at the time.
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It hurled towering plumes of ash thousands of meters into the sky, according to Science magazine.