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Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery in the town of Midlothian, where a robber pulled out a gun and subsequently fled with $195,000.

Geofencing allows the government to draw a virtual fence around a geographic area where a crime was committed. After that, the government seeks a warrant — not to search a home or office, but to require a tech company to search its data to identify any of its millions of users who were within the geofence line at the time of the crime.

The technique is under legal scrutiny because of the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and unless the search is aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.

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Middle school students in Mississippi acted quickly to halt their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a highway, prompting the operator to declare: “They saved my life.”

The bus in question had just left the Hancock middle school in the Mississippi community of Kiln on Wednesday when the driver, Leah Taylor, suffered an asthma attack and lost consciousness.

Students on the bus leapt into action, with sixth-grader Jackson Casnave, 12, grabbing the wheel after noticing the bus had started to swerve. “I didn’t have time to process my emotions,” Casnave told the Associated Press. “I just wanted to make sure that nobody got hurt.”

Another sixth-grader, Darrius Clark, attempted to help by stepping on the brakes as the bus gained speed. “And then, so she passed out again and then the bus started rolling forward, and I mean it started gaining speed so I didn’t know it had air brakes – so when I clicked the brakes it about threw me out the windshield,” Clark said.

The two students managed to slow the bus and maneuver it into the median and park it. Clark’s sister, 13-year-old Kayleigh, called 911 and said she could barely hear the operator as so many students were screaming. “I was scared,” she recalled. “But also I had to help.”

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A shooting at a Chicago hospital on Saturday morning left a police officer dead and another critically injured, according to Chicago police superintendent Larry Snelling.

The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, is in custody, according to Andre Vasquez, alderperson for the city’s 40th ward.

Before the shooting, the individual had already been in police custody related to a suspected robbery, Snelling told reporters at a news conference.

The person was taken to Endeavor Health Swedish hospital’s emergency department for treatment and was “wanded upon arrival” for weapon detection, the hospital said in a social media post.

A shooting at a Chicago hospital on Saturday morning left a police officer dead and another critically injured, according to Chicago police superintendent Larry Snelling.

The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, is in custody, according to Andre Vasquez, alderperson for the city’s 40th ward.

Before the shooting, the individual had already been in police custody related to a suspected robbery, Snelling told reporters at a news conference.

The person was taken to Endeavor Health Swedish hospital’s emergency department for treatment and was “wanded upon arrival” for weapon detection, the hospital said in a social media post.

The suspect opened fire on officers as they were being escorted through the hospital before fleeing the building. He was later apprehended, according to the hospital.

Authorities have not shared how the individual got hold of a firearm due to the ongoing investigation.

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The American Library Association (ALA) has reported a record high in the number of books banned in US libraries.

In 2025, 5,668 books were banned – representing 66% of the total number challenged – with an additional 920 censored through access restriction, such as relocation on the library shelves.

The most-banned book in 2025 was Sold, a 2006 novel by Patricia McCormick about sex trafficking in India. Other frequently challenged titles include The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe and Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas.

According to the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), challenges were recorded against 4,235 unique titles in 2025. That figure is the second highest since the organisation began tracking censorship data more than 30 years ago, topped only by 4,240 titles in 2023.

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Eddie Murphy proved to be the undisputed king of comedy as the latest recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award on Saturday, April 18.

An all-star comedy slate of Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Martin Lawrence, Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, "Coming to America" costar Arsenio Hall, "Saturday Night Live" star Kenan Thompson and Bill Burr paid respects to Murphy, 65, at the Dolby Theatre honors. Mike Myers appeared in green "Shrek" face makeup and ears to honor Murphy, the famed voice of the beloved Donkey in the animated movies.

Jennifer Hudson belted songs from "Dreamgirls," the 2006 musical which featured Murphy in an Oscar-nominated performance.

Even Stevie Wonder, famously imitated by Murphy in his "SNL" days, made a surprise appearance to share his love for his longtime friend.

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A gunman shot and killed eight children – including seven of his own – in what police described as a "violent domestic incident" in a quiet suburban neighborhood, shocking residents and officials who called the attack an "unimaginable tragedy."

Officers responded to shootings at two homes in a south Shreveport neighborhood before dawn on April 19, according to the Shreveport Police Department. The children ranged from ages 3 to 11, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office. Authorities earlier released a different age range for the victims.

Police said the suspect, identified as Shamar Elkins, also shot the mother of his children and another woman, both of whom survived with serious injuries. Elkins then fled the scene on foot and stole a car at gunpoint, leading to a police chase that ended with officers shooting him dead, according to police officials.

The attack, which is among the deadliest mass shootings since January 2024, rocked the historic riverfront city.

"I just don’t know what to say, my heart is just taken aback," Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said at a news conference, adding that the attack is unlike anything he's ever seen in his more than four decades in law enforcement.

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