YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | | | | Girl, 6, and parents shot after ball rolls into yard. | | | |
A man is in custody after a girl and her parents were shot in the latest incident in which an everyday mistake in the United States led to a shooting. Also in the news: House Republicans passed a bill blocking transgender girls and women from female school athletic programs, and skywatchers in Australia had a rare celestial treat – a "ring of fire" solar eclipse. |
Now, here's Friday's news. |
Girl and parents shot after ball rolls into yard; man in custody |
A 24-year-old man was in custody Thursday in connection with the shooting of a 6-year-old girl and her parents in North Carolina earlier this week, police said. Robert Louis Singletary allegedly shot the family after their basketball rolled into his yard and they went to retrieve it, according to local WBTV and WSOC-TV. Singletary turned himself in to police in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday afternoon after a search. "This sort of violence will not stand," Police Chief Stephen Zill said. The shooting follows incidents of gun violence in Missouri, New York and Texas in which everyday mistakes led to shootings. Read more |
House passes GOP bill blocking transgender girls and women from participating in school sports |
House Republicans passed a GOP-backed bill blocking transgender girls and women from participating in school athletic programs for females. The legislation, called the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, makes it a violation of Title IX for federally funded education programs to allow people assigned male at birth to participate in athletic programs designated for women. The legislation comes at a time when numerous states are passing similar laws banning transgender students from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity as the GOP continues to champion "culture war" issues. Read more |
SpaceX Starship launches from Texas, explodes over Gulf of Mexico |
SpaceX's Starship launched on its first integrated test and became the most powerful rocket in history Thursday morning. But it met a fiery end shortly after liftoff near Brownsville, Texas. After it became apparent the first-stage Super Heavy booster and second-stage Starship vehicle weren't going to separate as planned, the combined 400-foot stack broke apart and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. It also appeared three of the rocket's 33 Raptor engines failed to ignite at liftoff. Despite the hardware failures, Elon Musk's company SpaceX considered the mission largely a success. Read more | SpaceX's Starship turns after its launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Eric Gay, AP |
Charges against Alec Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' shooting to be dropped (for now?) |
Charges against Alec Baldwin in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the film "Rust" have been dropped. Baldwin's attorneys confirmed to USA TODAY in a statement Thursday that prosecutors plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor, who was holding the prop gun that killed Hutchins. "New facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis," two special prosecutors said in a statement. They added their decision "does not absolve Mr. Baldwin" and "charges may be refiled." "Rust" will soon resume filming at its new location in Montana. Read more | This handout photo released April 25, 2022, courtesy of Santa Fe, New Mexico County Sheriff's Office, shows actor Alec Baldwin after the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the film "Rust." Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AFP/Getty Images |
NBA playoffs: 76ers beat Nets despite Harden's 'unacceptable' ejection |
The Philadelphia 76ers took a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Brooklyn Nets after their road win Thursday night, but the game featured two ejections as action was chippy throughout. Early in the matchup, 76ers star Joel Embiid and the Nets' Nic Claxton got in a dust-up that led to a flagrant one foul for Embiid. In the third quarter, 76ers star James Harden was assessed a flagrant foul two and tossed from the game after he appeared to strike the Nets' Royce O'Neale in the groin area. After the contest, Harden called his ejection "unbelievable" and "unacceptable." Read more | Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and the Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton got into a dustup in the first quarter of the 76ers win in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference playoff series Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York. Wendell Cruz, USA TODAY Sports |
Photo of the day: Rare solar eclipse reveals 'ring of fire' |
Skywatchers witnessed a rare total solar eclipse and "ring of fire" in Australia on Thursday. The spectacle plunged part of Australia's northwest coast into brief midday darkness under a cloudless sky while in Indonesia's capital, hundreds went to the Jakarta Planetarium to see the partial eclipse that was obscured by clouds. |
NASA astronomer Henry Throop was among those at Exmouth, Australia, cheering loudly in the darkness. "Isn't it incredible? This is so fantastic. It was mind-blowing," he said. | The moon blocks out the sun during a full solar eclipse in Western Australia's town of Exmouth. Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia on April 20 to witness a total solar eclipse, with the moon blocking out the sun for 58 seconds. TIMEANDDATE, PERTH OBSERVATORY, AND LEARMONTH SOLAR OBSERVATORY, AFP via Getty Images |
Contributing: The Associated Press | | | | |
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