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Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Villanova University, days before the start of classes. CORRECTION Villanova Reported Shooting CORECTS TO PEOPLE, NOT POLICE – People shelter behind a wall on the Villanova University campus in Villanova, Pa., on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, where an active shooter was reported. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) AP …

The president of Villanova University said Thursday evening that the report of an active shooter on campus was a “cruel hoax” and that no one was injured. In a statement to the Villanova community, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, the university’s president, said the report caused “panic and terror” as students and staff were celebrating Orientation Mass. “Mercifully, no one …

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) — The active shooter alert that forced Villanova University students to shelter in place on Thursday was a result of a cruel hoax,” according to President Rev. Peter Donohue. “Mercifully, no one was injured, and we now know that it was a cruel hoax-there was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms present on …

The rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — which commemorated the 49 victims killed at the LGBTQ+ friendly nightclub in 2016 — was painted over Wednesday by the state, Mayor Buddy Dyer and others revealed Thursday. “We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue. But we know that …

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Materialists filmmaker Celine Song is clapping back at those who have described her film as “broke man propaganda.” During a recent interview with Refinery29, the writer-director behind the romance movie responded to the “very cruel” commentary surrounding the relationship between Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans‘ characters, Lucy and John. “I think that it doesn’t make me laugh, because it really is disappointing to …

Maybe it’s not such a cruel summer after all. Variety has learned exclusively from sources that a third season of “Cruel Summer” is currently in development at Hulu and Freeform. Olivia Holt would star in and executive produce the new season, reprising the role of Kate Wallis from Season 1 of the series. In addition, Cori Uchida and Adam Lash …

People living in a homeless encampment pick up belongings after Louisiana State police gave instructions for them to move to a different pre-designated location in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Alexandria, Virginia Mayor Alyia Gaskins says President Trump’s executive order to remove homeless people off the streets is “cruel” and takes …

On Sept. 9, 2014, three months before the members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Golden Era Committee would vote to determine whether any of the 10 candidates on their ballot were worthy of induction, the writer and statistician Bill James wrote an email inspired, at least partially, by a vague threat. Dick Allen was one of those candidates. …

Stephen Colbert’s CBS debut was shaky. When he officially took the reins of “The Late Show” from David Letterman in September 2015, Colbert blunted his comedy fangs to adopt a less partisan approach for the broadcast audience. It didn’t quite work. Nearly a decade spent cultivating a conservative-skewering persona on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” led to expectations that he’d …