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Update after active shooter reported on the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus at Thomas Cooper Library.Latest update: 7:20 p.m.Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told WYFF News 4’s Nate Stanley that an “all clear” as been given. Latest from university: 7:13 p.m.”No evident of an Active Shooter at this time. Police are searching affected buildings. Please continue to shelter in …

Facebook Tweet Email Link There is no evidence of a shooter at the University of South Carolina’s campus library, a school spokesperson said Sunday, after a schoolwide alert about a shooter who had been reported to be on the Columbia campus. “We received an unconfirmed report of an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper library,” a university spokesperson, Jeff Stensland, …

Police identified the five people who were killed in a tour bus crash in western New York on Friday. New York State Police said in a news release on Saturday that Shankar Kumar Jha, 65, of Madhu Bani, India; Pinki Changrani, 60, of East Brunswick, New Jersey; Columbia University student Xie Hongzhuo, 22, of Beijing, China; Zhang Xiaolan, 55 of …

Howard University President to Step Down This Month  The New York Times Howard University president steps down just two years into role  WUSA9 Howard University’s 18th President Steps Down, University’s Board of Trustees Appoint an Interim President  The Dig at Howard University President Ben Vinson, III Out As Howard President, Wayne A.I. Frederick Returns As Interim  thehilltoponline.com Howard University President Ben Vinson III to …

There has been much hype and discussion surrounding 3I/ATLAS since it was first spotted in our Solar System back in 1 July 2025. Unlike the vast majority of comets we observe from Earth, which originate from the outer edges of our Solar System, 3I/ATLAS is an ‘interstellar visitor’. That means it was born out in deep space, it’s temporarily passing …

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 …

Note: This is a breaking news story and has been updated with new details. An active shooter incident at Villanova University Thursday was labeled a “cruel hoax” in which no one was injured, the university’s president said. “Mercifully, no one was injured, and we now know that it was a cruel hoax-there was no active shooter, no injuries and no …

Active shooter hoax was a ‘swatting’ incident, Shapiro says Thursday’s active shooter hoax at Villanova University was the result of a “swatting” incident, in which “someone calls in a fake threat to induce panic,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “Swatting is illegal,” Shapiro said in a statement on social media. “I’ve directed [Pennsylvania State Police] to work alongside their partners and …

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) — Attorneys for former Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald announced a settlement with the university on Thursday. As construction ushers in a new era at Ryan Field, Northwestern closes another as the university and Fitzgerald reach a settlement in his wrongful termination lawsuit filed after he was let go over a hazing scandal two years …

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 …