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Trump vows more outdoor rallies, says Secret Service will 'substantially step up' after admitting failures

PITTSBURGH – Former President Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, has vowed to return to holding outdoor rallies after surviving an assassination attempt at one in Pennsylvania on July 13 – and after the Secret Service urged him to shift his campaign events indoors in what some experts see as an admission of failure. Writing...

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Trump camp questions why they weren’t alerted of suspicious person prior to assassination attempt

Former president Donald Trump’s top advisers and his U.S. Secret Service detail have privately raised questions about why they weren’t notified that local police were tracking a suspicious person before that same person attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire at the July 13 rally in...

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Mass shooting in upstate New York park leaves 1 dead, several injured

One person is dead and at least six others are injured after shots were fired at a large gathering in Rochester, New York, on Sunday evening. Rochester Police Department Captain Greg Bello told reporters that police responded to Maplewood Park at about 6:20 p.m. on Sunday after receiving reports that shots were fired during a...

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Times of day, months when violent crime is most rampant

Crime happens year round, but violent crime tends to spike during the summer months. According to a 2014 report by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), there were seasonal trends found in violent crime that happened over close to two decades, with more people falling victim to violent acts during June, July and August. More...

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Medical examiner identifies remains found in Utah canyon as missing Texas woman

Human remains discovered in a canyon in Grand County, Utah, have been identified as those of a Texas woman who went missing with her husband while exploring an area in Moab last weekend, according to authorities. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said the Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed that the remains discovered in the...

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Trump assassination attempt: Burning questions that could crack the case

PITTSBURGH – Two weeks after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt that left a bystander dead and two others wounded, and after days of Capitol Hill testimony, several burning questions remain unanswered but could make sense of the case, experts say. Among those who appeared before Congress were Kimberly Cheatle, who was the...