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Tragic twist in the case of missing College of Charleston student Owen Kenney ... cops say they have video showing Owen dying by suicide after walking onto a bridge.

Owen, a 19-year-old student, had been missing since the morning of Halloween, and there was a big search effort to find him in South Carolina ... but now those search efforts have changed to recovery efforts.

Charleston Police say they recovered video evidence showing Owen walking onto the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway at 3:49 AM on Oct. 31 and taking his own life.

A man in Florida walked into a bar and got into a heated argument about how many eggs chickens can lay ... and then he grabbed a gun and opened fire ... and no, this isn't a joke.

Cops in Port St. Lucie say 44-year-old Peter Riera fired shots Tuesday morning outside Harpers Pub ... and police body camera footage, obtained by TMZ, shows Riera being taken into custody.

Police say Riera got into an argument with three people outside the pub who he claimed were trying to con him.

A Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student just scored $10 million in court ... after a jury decided a former assistant principal ignored warnings the kid had a gun.

Abby Zwerner sued school administrators and the school board in 2023 -- including ex-assistant principal Ebony Parker -- claiming the Richneck Elementary shooting in Newport News could’ve been completely avoided. After six hours of deliberation, the jury of 3 men and 4 women agreed Thursday ... awarding her $10 million in damages, plus interest.

Zwerner’s team argued Parker had one main job -- keeping the school safe -- and that multiple teachers raised alarms the boy was carrying a weapon in his backpack. But nothing was done ... until after Zwerner was shot in her first-grade classroom.

This new footage reveals why NTSB investigators are focusing on the left engine in the UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville ... it had fallen clear off the aircraft by the time it went wheels up.

Someone's dashcam captured the horrifying footage, which shows the massive three-engine jet only had its right engine seconds after lifting off ... making it impossible for the pilot to get enough power to avoid the tragedy that killed at least 12 people this week.

Investigators announced Wednesday they'd recovered the flight and data recorders from the crash as they try to figure out what caused the disaster. While they already knew the left engine had fallen off the MD-11 jet ... they don't yet know why it separated from the plane.

A nurse in Germany came up with a novel way to lighten his workload ... he reportedly murdered 10 of his patients.

The nurse, whose name was not released, was given a life sentence in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of murdering all 10 patients by lethal injection, and attempting to kill 27 more, according to CNN.

During the trial, prosecutors accused the nurse of trying to cut his evening workload by giving his mostly geriatric patients doses of painkillers and sedatives in a hospital near the German city of Aachen, CNN said.

A Ukrainian beauty queen took a spill during Wednesday's Miss Earth 2025 pageant, but she made a quick recovery — and even flashed a smile to the crowd.

Mariia Zheliaskova, decked out in a sparkling silver gown and high heels, strolled onto the stage after being introduced by the announcer during the 25th anniversary of the pageant in the Philippines.

Video shows Zheliaskova walking down a small flight of stairs before striking several poses in front of the packed audience. Then she turns and suddenly falls to the floor ...but gets right back up and starts her routine again with a big grin.

Erika Kirk wanted to see Charlie Kirk's dead body in the hospital to see "what they did to my husband," but she has never seen the video of him being shot and doesn't plan to.

In an emotional interview with Jesse Watters, Erika explained why she hasn't seen the assassination footage and why she will never watch it.

Erika says she doesn't want the last image in her mind of Charlie to be him getting shot in the neck and dying at Utah Valley University during a Turning Point USA event.

Cops in North Carolina can apparently beat the crap out of a suspect on video and go to work like nothing happened ... because that's what is playing out right now in Greensboro.

Folks are outraged over a clip that's going viral ... it shows at least three officers using force on a Black man they have pinned to the ground, and it looks like one cop has a knee near the man's neck.

A Greensboro Police Department spokesperson tells TMZ ... the officers in the video remain on active duty.

The single mother who fatally shot one of the escaped monkeys in her Mississippi back yard did nothing wrong despite the primate showing no signs of aggression, according to Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson.

Sheriff Johnson tells TMZ ...  he does not believe the woman who pulled the trigger -- Jessica Bond Ferguson -- broke any laws even though the primate was just minding its own business while hanging out in her backyard.

Video shows the monkey falling to the ground from its perch after getting hit with a single gunshot fired by Ferguson.

Former "American Idol" contestant Randy Madden is back on the streets after being charged for allegedly having sex with a minor ... but his release on bond comes with a lot of restrictions ... including on contact with people under the age of 18.

According to the court docket, Madden is to have no contact with the alleged victim in his case or anyone who is considered a minor.

We broke the story ... Randy is facing six felony charges in Ventura County, California, including oral copulation of a person under 18 and unlawful sexual intercourse.

Bryan Kohberger's attorneys say their client shouldn't have to pay $27K in restitution ... thought it appears he may still have to pay for the cost of the urns and other funeral expenses for his victims.

The convicted murderer's legal team was back in court Wednesday ... with Elisa Massoth leading the argument claiming Kohberger shouldn't have to pay up -- because the families of his victims already received tons of money from GoFundMe accounts they set up for travel and accommodation expenses.

The proceedings had a wrinkle thrown in immediately when Prosecutor Bill Thompson admitted he thought money agreed upon in the plea agreement could be used to reimburse victims in the case for travel expenses ... however, that's not allowed, and Thompson copped to the mistake, essentially withdrawing his request for $27K.

California Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated his fellow Democrats leaping from the top rope and scoring a big win on election night ... sharing a clip where he and his compatriots are wrestling Republicans.

Newsom posted the meme clip late Tuesday night after polls across the country closed ... and, it kicks off with him and former President Barack Obama taking out the trash -- smashing a receptacle over President Donald Trump's head.

Congressman from New York Hakeem Jeffries jumps in to help his fellow pols in the melee ... taking on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson -- and, AOC even gets in on the fun, too.

1:30 PM PT -- In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, officials confirmed 11 people are dead as a result of the crash and the fire. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the death toll is likely to reach 12.

The fiery explosion of a UPS cargo plane during takeoff -- which killed at least 7 people Tuesday -- can be seen in terrifying security video.

Watch the wild clip -- the plane, lifting off from Kentucky's Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport -- is in flames as soon as it leaves the ground. The left wing catches fire and the aircraft immediately plunges to the ground, skidding down the runway in a blazing crash. A thick, black plume of smoke fills the air.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was bound for Honolulu and carrying 3 crew members, who are presumed dead. At least 9 people were killed in the crash, with 11 injured, Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday. He said the numbers will likely grow.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped by a man while greeting supporters — but she kept her cool and took care of the situation herself.

The creepy incident occurred Tuesday in Mexico City's downtown district, where Sheinbaum was meeting with some of her constituents on the street in broad daylight as the man -- or perv -- came up behind her.

A witness shot video of their ensuing interaction, which shows the man leaning in to kiss Sheinbaum while putting his hands on her waist.

Zohran Mamdani made history Tuesday night, becoming the first Muslim mayor of New York City -- and his first order of business was going after his nemesis, President Trump!

The democratic socialist breezed to victory over his closest opponent, Andrew Cuomo, in the NYC mayoral race -- then took the stage at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, delivering a 20-minute speech celebrating his big win, and vowed to stop Trump once and for all.

Standing at a podium flanked by his wife, Rama Duwaji, Mamdani told his huge crowd of supporters, "If any city can show a nation how to stop Donald Trump, it is the city that gave rise to him." Trump, of course, was born and raised in Queens -- and spent much of his life building his real estate empire in Manhattan.

If you’re a fan of monkeys, proceed with caution ... there's now video showing the moment an escaped monkey in Mississippi was shot at in a private backyard Sunday.

Check out the clip ... you can see the moment a monkey falls from its perch under an eave of a house after a woman -- fearing for her children -- gunned it down after discovering it in her backyard. Video shows authorities then carrying its body away by the tail.

We've been covering the story ... a truck carrying 21 Rhesus macaques overturned last Tuesday ... 13 were gathered up by authorities after the incident, while 5 were shot and killed by a deputy on the scene ... after he was mistakenly informed the monkeys were infected with COVID, herpes and hepatitis C. Three escaped.