A United States soldier stationed in Iraq has been removed following an investigation that revealed that the soldier used the Quran as a target for shooting. Iraqi police discovered the bullet-ridden holy book on a small-arms range in the vicinity of a police station in the Radwaniyah. This is another incident that further strains relations between Americans and Sunnis who called the act “a Read more

This morning, Cajun celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme — who often gets credit for leading the 1980s Cajun cooking frenzy — was hit by a stray bullet. Don't worry though, the man behind the Magic Seasonings is doing fine and was cooking up a feast five minutes later. In what is believed to be a freak accident at the Zurich Classic — a golfing event — in New Orleans, Prudhomme was struck by a Read more

Thousands mourned the victims of yesterday's shooting attack at a Jewish Seminary in Jerusalem. The attack happened Thursday night and killed at least eight students, wounding at least nine others — three of them seriously — according to Israeli police. The victims of the attack were between 15 and 26 years old. The gunman has been identified as Ala Abu Dhaim. According to his family in Arab Read more

At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, thousands of students attended a memorial service this morning to remember student body president Eve Carson. Carson was shot and killed in a suburban neighborhood near campus. At this point, the police have no leads and consider it a random crime. The UNC Chancellor said during the gathering, "The death of any parent's child or any student Read more

In West Palm Beach, Fla., this morning, a gunman opened fire in a Wendy's restaurant, killing one person and injuring at least three others before killing himself. A female off-duty police officer was in the area during the time of the shooting, and it's not yet clear if she was injured. There is no word yet as to the motive behind the incident. Read more

Yesterday afternoon, a gunman opened fire into a crowd waiting for the bus at a busy Los Angeles intersection, hitting five children and three adults. The shooting happened right after classes in a nearby school let out, and witnesses still aren't clear where the gunman was before firing, or what motivated him. A 12-year-old girl, the most seriously wounded, is now in stable condition at Read more

Authorities are now releasing the identity of the gunman in yesterday's Northern Illinois University shooting. It was Steven P. Kazmierczak of Champaign, Ill. Kazmierczak shot 21 people before shooting himself. Though previous reports announced six fatalities, it's now being reported that five people were killed in addition to the shooter. The identities of the victims are now known as well, all Read more

CNN is just now reporting that a gunman has entered campus and has shot 17 people at Northern Illinois University. It's now reported that at least five individuals are dead. The gunman, who apparently opened fire in Cole Hall, is dead. The shooting occured shortly after 3 p.m. EST on the DeKalb campus. The incident is apparently under control, but no news has been released yet regarding Read more

Continuing a streak of sad news, this morning a female student killed two classmates and then turned the gun on herself at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge. There were 20 students in the classroom at the time, and no shots were fired outside of the classroom. Officers responding to 911 calls from inside the classroom arrived on the scene to find the three already dead. No other details Read more