Santa Monica, California (CNN) — Rifle fire cracked through the air just before noon Friday in Santa Monica. Minutes later, when police responded, a house was ablaze. The gunman was gone. By the time officers caught up with him, he had killed four people and wounded five more on a nearly mile-long shooting rampage, said Sgt. Richard Lewis, a spokesman for the Santa Monica police. Authorities... »
A massive tornado at least a half mile-wide with 200 mph winds churned through Oklahoma City’s suburbs Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 people including at least 20 children, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled inside. Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office, said earl... »
(CNN) Violence terrorized Bostonians overnight, and police believe two suspects involved could be the same men who allegedly planted bombs that killed three in the Boston Marathon Monday. One was shot dead early Friday, and the other is still on the loose, authorities said. One of the men, “suspect number 2” in Monday’s bombing, is still at large in the Boston suburb of Watertown... »