Manhunt underway after Texas shooting that killed 5 |
The manhunt was expanding Sunday for the suspect in a shooting rampage at a rural Texas home that left five people dead and a community in fear and mourning. Authorities say Francisco Oropeza, 38, was firing his gun in his yard near the town of Cleveland, north of Houston, when neighbors asked him to stop. Someone in the house where the shooting occured recorded video of the suspect walking up to the front door with the rifle, and the confrontation quickly escalated, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said. Authorities were casting a wide net in the search, with Capers acknowledging the suspect "could be anywhere now." | Police at the scene of a mass shooting that killed five people Saturday in Cleveland, Texas. AP |
US evacuates American citizens from Sudan |
Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation's port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones. The U.S. has been criticized by families of trapped Americans in Sudan for initially ruling out organizing any evacuation for those among an estimated 16,000 Americans in Sudan who wish to leave. U.S. special operations troops flew to the capital, Khartoum, April 22 to airlift out embassy staffers and government personnel. More than a dozen other nations have already been carrying out evacuations for their citizens. | A ferry transports evacuees across the Red Sea from Port Sudan to a navy base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. FAYEZ NURELDINE, AFP via Getty Images |
The picks are in (all of them) at the NFL draft |
The 2023 NFL draft is complete, with all 259 selections made in Kansas City, Missouri, now official. While the splashiest picks were made during the first two nights of the event, Saturday's final four rounds were an important avenue for teams to round out their rosters and take on long-term projects. A few teams set themselves apart with shrewd decisions while others made some confusing calls. Here are the biggest winners and losers from Saturday's action. |
White House Correspondents' dinner spotlights risks of journalism |
President Joe Biden called for the release of wrongly detained Americans abroad and stressed the importance of journalism Saturday at the White House Correspondents' dinner. "The free press is a pillar, maybe the pillar, of a free society, not the enemy," Biden said in his speech. This year, the event took place about a month after a Wall Street Journal Moscow correspondent Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and charged with spying, despite strong denials from his employer and the U.S. government. "We're working every day to secure his release," Biden said. | US President Joe Biden gestures in front of an image of journalist Evan Gershkovich during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington on Saturday. SAUL LOEB, AFP via Getty Images |
Ukraine hits Crimea depot after Russian missile strike on apartment building |
A suspected Ukraine drone strike that ignited a massive fire at a Crimean oil depot in the Russian-occupied city of Sevastopol was a prelude to a much-anticipated spring offensive, the Ukraine military warned Sunday. Russian Occupation governor Mikhail Razvozhaev blamed the fire Saturday on a Ukrainian drone, and social media footage showed the fire raging at a storage facility at Kozacha Bay. The attack came a day after Russia struck Ukraine with over 20 cruise missiles and two drones, killing at least 23 people. Most of the deaths took place in an apartment building in the central Ukraine city of Uman. | First responders remove rubble at a residential building following a Russian attack in Uman, Ukraine, on Friday. Bernat Armangue, AP |
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