A mass shooting at a Canadian street festival claimed the lives of 2 people and left 4 others seriously injured, according to police.
The bullets started flying Saturday night at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival, an annual Latin fiesta that draws thousands of people each year.
Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo told reporters after the shooting there was initial concern that the suspect was an active shooter, but it turned out not to be the case.
Donald Trump's administration has taken a huge step in its fight against the "fake news" media ... issuing subpoenas to New York Times reporters who wrote about his plane swap in Turkey.
The newspaper reported the shocking development on Saturday, stating the Trump admin issued subpoenas to four reporters ... Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt.
The four NYT employees collaborated on a story titled "Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey," which was published on Wednesday.
Josh Duggar has been transferred yet again to a federal prison in Ohio -- which is going to make it super hard for his wife and kids to visit him from all the way in Arkansas, TMZ has learned.
The former "19 Kids and Counting" star was recently moved to FCI Elkton in Lisbon, OH, from FTC Oklahoma City -- a temporary transfer facility for inmates moving through the federal system.
With his latest move to FCI Elkton, Josh will have lots of trouble seeing his wife, Anna, for face-to-face visits along with their 7 kids, according to his attorney, Beau Brindley.
Connor Murphy's friends were so concerned about the late looksmaxxer's bizarre behavior, they tried contacting his family just one day before he died.
Connor's former roommate and close friend, Tony Huge, tells TMZ ... Connor's "weird" behavior led him and other friends to attempt to contact Connor's family to stage an intervention ... feeling they might be able to get the "old" Connor back.
Tony says they were unable to reach anyone in Connor's family ... and the next day, Connor drowned in Thailand.
Tony, another fitness guru who was very close to Connor, explains ... Connor often acted as a "character" version of himself to create his crazy stunts and pranks for social media. The issue was ... Connor began keeping the mask of the character on, and would switch to his "normal" self only when Tony urged him to.
Kauana Bilhar -- an influencer from Brazil -- has died after falling 27 stories ... according to multiple reports.
The social media sensation passed away earlier this week, her uncle told the Brazilian outlet G1, after she fell from her balcony in Dubai, where he said she's been living for the past two years.
The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs also released a statement in which it acknowledged it is “monitoring the case and remains available to the family to provide appropriate consular assistance” through the Brazilian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Alex Bruesewitz-- a political consultant and Charlie Kirk's friend -- is convinced Kirk's murder was one of the biggest in our country's history.
We got Alex out on Friday and asked what he makes of the murder trial playing out in Utah ... and he told us it's a huge deal because Charlie's assassination is the biggest killing since John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Alex also laments the way Erika Kirk has been treated since her husband's death ... blaming the internet's apathy ... though he's not exactly shocked at the abuse Erika's enduring.
The Indiana man who cut off his penis before allegedly setting it ablaze doesn't remember the impromptu amputation ... TMZ has learned.
A family member of Christopher Peden tells TMZ ... he's suffered from mental health issues over the years and has been "in and out" of mental health facilities, and is back in one after making bail following his felony arson charge. The treatment was not part of his release.
The family member says he is currently "coming to terms with what happened, which has been the hard part because he doesn't remember doing it," adding that he was in a "psychotic-like episode" when he decided to cut off his penis and torch it.
The man who claims Stefon Diggs sexually assaulted him reached a settlement with the NFL star's brother in a separate lawsuit over an alleged beatdown ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Christopher Griffith hashed out a deal to drop his $10 million suit against Darez Diggs and an L.A. apartment complex. No details of the settlement were disclosed in the document.
Christopher claimed he was attacked by Darez and others on May 29, 2023, and had over $100K in property stolen.
The viral video that allegedly captured a tense confrontation between Nolan Wells and another person on Horn Island just hours before his disappearance is not what it seems ... because the owner of the video says it captures no altercation at all.
The original owner of the video tells TMZ ... they were on Horn Island -- the last place Nolan was seen alive -- on July 4th, and they took a video to send to their spouse. After hearing about Nolan's disappearance, they put the video online to see if someone might I.D. Nolan ... and then folks started falsely claiming Nolan was in the video, fighting with others.
The owner of the video also tells us ... they heard of a verbal altercation that occurred on the island ... but their video doesn't show that fight.
Kristi Noem and her longtime husband Bryon are calling it quits, according to her mother ... just months after claims surfaced about him cross-dressing and wearing fake boobs.
Kristi's mom, Corinne Arnold, spoke to the Daily Mail at her home, which borders the estate where Kristi and Bryon lived and raised kids ... and she told the outlet it's been a difficult road for the pair -- but the writing has been on the wall for a while now.
You may remember ... in March, a few weeks after Kristi was removed from her position as the Department of Homeland Security head, the Daily Mail published a story in which they said Bryon snapped photos of himself wearing oversized fake boobs and chatted with adult performers in the "bimbofication" fetish scene ... focusing on their massive fake breasts.
While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.
Our intrepid TMZ DC producer Charlie Cotton paid a visit to the Senator's home Friday to see if he could get any answers on Mitch's health ... and he saw something interesting leaving the house.
No, it wasn't Mitch ... it was a guy with some carpeting samples.
Charlie spoke to the guy off camera ... and it sounds like new tiles are being considered too.
J.D. Vance says his life is cake now that he's Vice President ... and he's determined not to turn into an "entitled asshole."
Check out the clip ... J.D. was on Mike Rowe's "The Way I Heard It" podcast Thursday, talking about all the changes in his life since becoming Veep ... and the advantages that come with being President Trump's No. 2.
J.D. says he doesn't have to cook or go to the grocery story ... because an army of people handle all the details.
Andrew Gillum may just catch a break in his crystal meth case ... we're told Alabama prosecutors are considering sending the ex-Florida politician to a pre-trial intervention program.
John Oxford, Assistant District Attorney for Baldwin County, tells us he will be reviewing 30 narcotics cases Friday for possible transfer to drug court, and among them is Gillum's case.
Last week, Gillum was arrested after cops said they saw him driving erratically in Daphne, AL, and pulled him over near a Walmart, only to find him with 3 grams of methamphetamine, 8 pre-rolled marijuana joints, 4 cut straws, 3 pipes, and a bong.
No, this is not behind-the-scenes footage of Spielberg's latest film "Disclosure Day" ... these are recently released files from the Pentagon showing unidentified aerial phenomena in our skies.
Check out the video ... bright balls of light and quick-moving shapes nearly avoid our radar as they zoom through clouds.
One of the photos released in the files appears to capture a moment where a UAP is approaching Earth from low orbit. The figure is small and bright, but seemingly headed our way!
Attorney Ben Crump says claims Nolan Wells drowned in Mississippi's Gulf Coast are highly suspect ... because Nolan definitely knew how to swim.
The civil rights lawyer who's representing Nolan's family tells TMZ ... Nolan took swimming lessons as a kid, and he'd been to Horn Island before, so he wouldn't have been lost or disoriented.
As you know ... Nolan disappeared during a Fourth of July celebration with friends on Horn Island, and 2 days later, he was found dead in the water off the coast of the island.
Tragedy in Kansas City ... 10-year-old Jackson Georgari was found dead in a pond, just a mile away from his home ... and cops say he was sleepwalking.
Jackson's body was found around 12:30 PM on Thursday, near Briarcliff Village ... and Kansas City Police says he wandered off from home in the middle of the night.
First responders pulled him out of the water and attempted life-saving measures, but could not revive the boy. He was declared dead at the scene ... according to reports.
