New York Post – by Bruce Golding

A former FBI official floated a theory on MSNBC that neo-Nazis may be heartened by President Trump’s order to fly the nation’s flags at half-staff through Thursday evening to commemorate the victims of this past weekend’s mass shootings.

Frank Figliuzzi, now a national security analyst for the cable news channel, said the shorthand version of the Aug. 8 end date for Trump’s proclamation can be interpreted as a coded salute to Adolf Hitler.  Continue reading “Ex-FBI official says Trump’s half-staff flag order has neo-Nazi symbolism”

Fox 13

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — A false alarm of shots fired caused panic at Valley Fair Mall Tuesday night and forced the mall to close early, West Valley City Police said.

Officers did make arrests, but not from the false alarm call.

Multiple stores and restaurants went on lockdown after reports of shots fired, witnesses on the scene told Fox 13. West Valley City Police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku said officers responded to a possible active shooter situation, and even called for assistance from neighboring agencies, including the Unified Police Department.  Continue reading “‘People were in a full-on panic’: Valley Fair Mall evacuated after false alarm of shots fired”

ABC News

Thousands of people who were crowded into a packed Times Square fled in panic late Tuesday after a motorcycle backfired and caused fears over a possible active shooter. The response came just days after two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio killed 31 people.

The Crossroads of the World was packed with tourists and revelers at about 10 p.m. on a warm night in New York City, when a few passing motorcycles backfired and people thought they were hearing gunfire.  Continue reading “Panic erupts in Times Square when motorcycle backfiring causes false alarm”

NBC News

The FBI will join Dayton police in investigating this past weekend’s mass shooting, with authorities focused on the killer’s “violent ideologies,” officials said Tuesday.

Federal and local authorities have thus far stopped short of calling the murder of nine people, in Dayton’s downtown entertainment district early Sunday morning, a terrorist act by Connor Betts, 24.  Continue reading “FBI investigating the ‘violent ideologies’ of Dayton shooter”

AOL

Walmart (WMT) CEO Doug McMillon said the retailer will be “thoughtful and deliberate” in its responses following the mass shootings and the renewed debate around gun violence.

“As it becomes clear that the shooting in El Paso was motivated by hate, we’re more resolved than ever to foster an inclusive environment where all people are valued and welcomed. Our store in El Paso is well known as a tight-knit community hub, where we serve customers from both sides of the border. Continue reading “Walmart CEO responds to shootings: ‘We’ll be thoughtful and deliberate in our responses’”

The Advocate – by Lea Skene

First it was an active shooter situation inside a Baton Rouge Walmart, then a shooting that left one person injured near the customer service counter — but ultimately, authorities said, it was just an argument between two store patrons that involved guns drawn but no shots fired.

With the country “on edge” after recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, law enforcement officers swarmed the store amid the panic Tuesday in case the incident turned out to be something far worse, East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said.  Continue reading “Sheriff: No gunfire at Baton Rouge Walmart, but argument prompts panic in ‘nation on edge’”

AOL

The Galveston Police Department issued an apology on Monday evening after an image was circulated on social media showing two mounted officers, both white, leading a handcuffed black man behind their horses, attached by what looked like a rope or leash.

Adrienne Bell, a Democratic candidate running for Congress in Texas’ 14th District, posted the image to Facebook, saying the scene had invoked “anger, disgust and questions from the community.”  Continue reading “Texas Mounted Officers Apologize For ‘Poor Judgment’ After Leading Man Behind Horse By Leash”

BuzzFeed News – by Ryan Broderick

Less than an hour before killing at least 20 people and injuring some 26 more in an El Paso, Texas, Walmart, the suspected shooter posted a hate-filled manifesto to the anonymous message board 8chan.

The El Paso suspect is the third shooter this year to post such a screed to the site before carrying out an act of horrific violence. And as the nation reels from another in a string of mass shootings this year, calls to shut down 8chan have never been louder.  Continue reading “The Problem Isn’t 8chan. It’s Americans.”

Bloomberg – by Emily Chasan

To help battle global warming, companies around the world are expected to spend billions of dollars over the next decade building devices aimed at sucking carbon from the atmosphere. The thing is, Mother Nature already made one. While each acre of most tree species can capture and store 1.1 to 9.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, an acre of empress trees can absorb 103. “The tree has a very Jack and the Beanstalk energy to it,” says Wendy Burton, whose 15-year-old Mesa, Ariz.-based timber company, World Tree, has planted more than 1,000 acres of empress.  Continue reading “We Already Have the World’s Most Efficient Carbon Capture Technology”

KTSM

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Monday morning, hospital officials at Del Sol Medical Center confirmed that two patients who were listed in critical condition died overnight.

The first victim was identified as an elderly woman who passed away in the middle of the night and the second had passed away just before the press conference at 11 a.m.  Continue reading “LIST: Victims of the El Paso Walmart shooting”

AP

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Police worked Monday to pin down why a 24-year-old gunman killed nine people, including his sister, in a weekend shooting rampage in a popular nightlife area in Dayton, Ohio.

Connor Betts, who was wearing a mask and body armor when he opened fire in the bustling Oregon District early Sunday morning, had a level of weaponry that was “fundamentally problematic,” said Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl.  Continue reading “Unknowns in Ohio shooting include: Did he target his sister?”

New York Post – by Chris Perez

A Florida man was arrested Sunday for threatening to “shoot up” his local Walmart — later telling cops he was “intrigued” by the El Paso and Dayton massacres.

Wayne Lee Padgett, 31, is accused of targeting a Walmart in Gibsonton, just 10 miles south of Tampa.  Continue reading “‘Copycat’ attack thwarted at Fla. Walmart, suspect ‘intrigued’ by mass shootings: cops”

Page Six – by Emily Smith and Ebony Bowden

The world’s rich and famous have flocked to a posh Italian resort to talk about saving Mother Earth — but they sure are punishing her in the process.

The billionaire creators of Google have invited a who’s who of A-list names— including former President Barack Obama, Prince Harry, Leonardo DiCaprio and Katy Perry — to the Sicilian seaside for a mega-party they’ve dubbed Google Camp.  Continue reading “A-listers flock to Google summit in private jets, mega yachts to talk climate change”

Forbes

The last place graphic designer Charles Leazott expected to see his fake presidential seal was on a screen with President Donald Trump smiling in front of it. The seal, which features “45 is a puppet” and a bald eagle holding golf clubs, appeared behind Trump Tuesday when he took the stage at the Teen Student Action Summit hosted by the conservative group Turning Point USA.  Continue reading “Donald Trump Stood In Front Of A Fake Presidential Seal. Here’s The Man Who Made It.”