Current Events

A pregnant woman was shot in front of her 2-year-old while driving home from a prenatal appointment, in what cops are calling a road rage incident.

According to legal documents, authorities say Anthony Lee-Armstrong shot the woman on May 17 in St. Louis, as the woman was driving with her partner and young child.

The man and woman were allegedly cut off by a black Honda and a Volkswagen sedan as they were approaching a QuikTrip gas station.

Pope Leo XIV is throwing up a major warning flag about artificial intelligence ... saying the technology could become dangerous if nobody keeps it in check.

The pope released his first major A.I.-focused Vatican document Monday. He compared today's Artificial Intelligence to the Biblical "Tower of Babel" ... warning powerful companies are building technology that could end up hurting humanity instead of helping it.

Leo especially called out the use of A.I. in warfare, saying the technology should face "the most rigorous ethical restraints" when used for military purposes.

At least 23 people were killed and roughly 70 others injured after a suicide bombing targeted a passenger train in Pakistan over the weekend.

The deadly attack happened in Quetta Sunday morning when an explosives packed vehicle detonated near a railway line as a train passed through the area.

The massive blast reportedly overturned two train cars and set them on fire ... sending thick black smoke into the sky and leaving behind twisted wreckage.

Gabbie Gonzalez is out of custody after posting $2 million bail ... TMZ has learned.

The influencer -- who was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder -- was released from custody Friday just after 4 PM PT.

The judge set a series of conditions for Gabbie's release during her arraignment on Thursday on top of the $2 million ... including mandated GPS monitoring, an order to stay away from her daughter and the child's father, Jack Avery, and an order not to post about the criminal case on social media.

The wild JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment scandal has gotten even uglier ... because the female exec at the center of the explosive lawsuit says she's now being bombarded with rape threats, graphic sexual messages, and harassment after her former subordinate accused her of abuse.

Lorna Hajdini says in new court docs, obtained by TMZ, that her life has become a "living nightmare" since the allegations went viral online ... and now her lawyers have filed disturbing emails she allegedly received as evidence of the damage being done.

See for yourself ... one anonymous sender told Hajdini they hoped she'd be "gang raped" and urged her to commit self-harm ... while also wishing painful deaths on her family.

A couple renting a home in Michigan say their landlord came over to do some repairs while they were gone, and he ended up redecorating a woman's walls ... they say they have him on video having sex with a woman in their living room!!!

Javon Crawford, the tenant, told FOX 2 Detroit he was at the hospital with his wife when they started getting notifications on their home security camera ... they checked the footage and saw their landlord in the nude, banging a woman on some furniture.

Javon says he and his wife watched in horror as their landlord made himself very comfortable ... they say the sex lasted for about an hour and the guy even went into their kitchen and made himself a sandwich ... all while in the buff.

Things got fiery fast in Lower Manhattan Tuesday evening ... when a vehicle burst into flames and exploded just steps away from NYC's iconic Charging Bull statue.

Take a look ... wild video from the Wall Street district shows thick black smoke pouring into the sky as the car -- which appeared to be affiliated with the MTA -- sat engulfed in flames near Broadway and Stone Street.

Onlookers gathered around the chaotic scene -- many pulling out their phones to record as the fire intensified before FDNY crews arrived.

The JPMorgan Chase executive accused of sexually harassing her ex-subordinate and racially discriminating against him has now filed her own lawsuit for defamation.

Lorna Hajdini filed the suit Tuesday against the banker, claiming he fabricated statements in a JPMorgan Chase internal complaint that she sexually harassed, sexually assaulted and racially discriminated against him over several months in 2024.

As a result, Hajdini says she was exposed to public contempt, hatred and ridicule, as well as economic, reputational, and emotional harm. She also says the banker, identified only as John Doe, made the false claims in bad faith and with malice, constituting libel and slander. 

The UPS plane which went down in Louisville, Kentucky back in November lost its engine during takeoff ... and a shocking new video has captured the explosive moment.

Check out the clip released by the National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday ... which shows the plane speeding down the runway before beginning its ascent -- when an explosion sends the engine flying.

The plane keeps on moving and leaves the frame ... though video released around the time of the crash captured it crashing behind a tire store shortly after this.

College students got hit with the ultimate irony at their graduation ... 'cause after being warned not to use A.I. in their schoolwork, their own college used it for commencement -- and the whole thing completely face-planted!

Video from Glendale Community College’s 2026 commencement ceremony at Arizona’s Desert Diamond Arena is blowing up online after school officials admitted their fancy new A.I. system malfunctioned while announcing graduates’ names ... and skipped hundreds of names.

The brutal confession from a school official came after tons of grads had already walked the stage -- instantly triggering boos and angry reactions from grads and families.

1:12 PM: SDPD wrote on X that the threat has been "neutralized." And according to NBC 7 ... high-level law enforcement sources from local agencies confirmed that 2 suspects are reported dead and three men have been killed.

Police are responding to reports of an active shooter at a mosque in San Diego, according to San Diego Police Department.

Authorities say the situation is "still active but contained" ... explaining there are "significant resources" on site.

SDPD say they're on the scene at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont, and are encouraging people to avoid the area. According to NBC 7, a shelter-in-place was ordered.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said on X he's aware there's an active shooter and is getting updates from law enforcement.

He wrote ... "Emergency personnel are on scene and actively working to protect the community and secure the area."

California Governor Gavin Newsom has also been briefed. His press office wrote on X that the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is working with local law enforcement.

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They wrote ... "We are grateful to the first responders on the scene working to protect the community and urge everyone to follow guidance from local authorities."

Reports say only one person has died ... but SDPD hasn't provided information about any potential victims.

Police have set up a reunification location nearby.

A Croatia Airlines jet skidded off the runway and smashed into some signage and lighting during an aborted takeoff ... and it's all on video.

Terrifying footage shows the Croatia Airlines flight speeding down the runway at Split Airport in Croatia when all of a sudden the plane starts veering to its left ... the jet goes onto the grass and smashes through runway lights and a runway marker before coming to a screeching halt.

It all went down Saturday ... the flight had over 130 passengers and crew on board ... and they were trying to fly from Croatia's Adriatic coast to Frankfurt, Germany.

There's also video from inside the plane ... from one passenger who was recording from the window seat. There's rain on the window, but it's unclear if weather conditions played a factor here.

Croatia Airlines says no one was injured.

The search for four missing Italian tourists in the Maldives has come to a devastating end ... because rescue divers have recovered their bodies from a notorious underwater cave following the country's deadliest diving disaster ever.

Officials say an elite team of Finnish rescue divers located the bodies Monday deep inside the "Shark Cave" -- nearly 500 feet below the surface -- days after the group vanished during an exploration dive.

The victims were identified as 52-year-old Monica Montefalcone; her 20-year-old daughter Giorgia Sommacal; Muriel Oddenino, 31; and Federico Gualtieri, 31. The body of dive instructor Gianluca Benedetti, 44, had already been recovered Friday.

An Alabama woman reported missing for more than a week was found dead on Saturday ... and a man has been charged with abuse of a corpse in connection to the case.

Karen Deann Hollis went missing on May 8 ... and friends and family feared the worst since the 23-year-old suffered from a condition that could impair her judgment ... and sadly those fears were confirmed when her body was found, reported local news station WBRC.

For the moment ... few details have been released by authorities about the case ... however, Randall Lendell Dejourney, 44, has been charged with abuse of a corpse, per the station.

The Alabama man charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a 22-year-old woman, who was dating his son, is NOT innocent ... at least according to the attorney for the victim's family.

Jeffrey Scott Towers is charged in the shooting death of Whitney Harlow Robeson, who graduated last year from Auburn University. His attorneys say he's an "upstanding" man who is not guilty of a crime ... but the lawyer for Whitney's family begs to differ.

Andrew J. Moak tells TMZ ... "The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office determined that Mr. Towers acted with criminal recklessness. Given that determination, efforts to portray Mr. Towers as 'innocent' are not supported by the evidence in this case."