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What do we know about the Sweden school shooter?
Local media suggest the 35-year-old legally owned a weapon, was unemployed and had no convictions.BBC News - 2h -
Sweden searches for answers after country's deadliest shooting
Police say the motive of the shooter, who killed 10 people on Tuesday, remains unknown.BBC News - 3h -
Sweden's worst mass shooting leaves 11 dead, 5 seriously wounded at adult education center
Sweden’s worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education center west of Stockholm.NBC News - 11h -
Sweden Mass Shooting Site Was Foundational in a Diverse Community
One day after the killings at an adult educational center, some gathered to lay flowers and come to grips with the violence.The New York Times - 6h -
Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting
Witnesses who survived Sweden’s worst mass shooting have described horror and panic that gripped an adult education center west of Stockholm as the gunman killed at least 10 peopleABC News - 7h -
Sweden's worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead, including the gunman
Sweden’s worst mass shooting has left at least 11 people dead including the gunman and five seriously wounded at an adult education centerABC News - 7h -
Motive in Sweden's worst mass shooting still unclear, police say
Officials in Sweden have vowed to determine why a man killed 10 people, and apparently himself, in an unprecedented attack that's shaken their "society to its core."CBS News - 7h -
At least 10 killed in mass shooting in Sweden
Investigators in Sweden are searching for a motive after at least 10 people were killed Tuesday at an adult education center. Police say the gunman was also killed. CBS News senior foreign ...CBS News - 8h -
Sweden Mourns Shooting at Orebro School
The authorities said that at least 11 people were killed and that the person suspected of being the shooter was believed to be among the dead.The New York Times - 11h -
'There was blood everywhere' - witnesses shocked after Sweden school shooting
At least 11 people were killed in the attack at Risbergska school in Orebro, including the suspected gunman.BBC News - 12h -
Police say 11 people killed in Sweden school campus shooting
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described Tuesday's attack as the "worst mass shooting in Swedish history".BBC News - 15h -
Sweden School Shooting Leaves at Least 10 Dead in Country’s ‘Worst’ Gun Attack
The shooting occurred at a center for adult education in the city of Orebro. The suspect is believed to be among the dead, officials said.The New York Times - 20h -
Sweden shooting: 10 people dead after attack at education centre in Örebro, say police – latest updates
Perpetrator of shooting at Risbergska campus in Örebro believed to be among the dead, say police. Aftonbladet daily is reporting , quoting local authorities, that an air ambulance is on its way ...The Guardian - 1d -
10 people killed in shooting at adult education center in Sweden
At least 10 people were killed in a shooting at a school for adults in the city of Örebro in central Sweden, Swedish police said Tuesday.NBC News - 1d -
At least 10 people killed in Sweden in school shooting
Swedish police are investigating for a motive after a school shooting in the city of Örebro that has killed at least 10 people. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports on what is known about the shooting.NBC News - 1d -
5 shot at adult education facility in Sweden, police say
"The extent of the injuries is unclear," police said. "The operation is still ongoing."ABC News - 1d -
Sweden rules out sabotage in Baltic undersea data cable rupture and releases a ship
Swedish prosecutors have decided to release a vessel belonging to a Bulgarian shipping company after ruling out initial suspicions that sabotage caused damage to an undersea fiber-optic cable ...ABC News - 2d -
Man who participated in Qur’an-burnings convicted of incitement in Sweden
Stockholm court gives Salwan Najem, whose co-defendant was shot dead last week, suspended sentence and fine. A man who participated in several Qur’an burnings in Stockholm that contributed to a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Olympic champions reunite to seal Australia’s Davis Cup win over Sweden
Australia defeat Sweden 3-1 to seal home tie in next round Peers-Ebden beat Bergevi-Goransson 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-2 Olympic champions John Peers and Matt Ebden have reunited to seal an emphatic ...The Guardian - 3d -
Alex de Minaur powers Australia into Davis Cup lead against Sweden
World No 8 defeates Mikael Ymer 7-5, 6-1 in qualifier Aleksandar Vukic beat Leo Borg 6-4, 6-4 for 2-0 lead Trusty Davis Cup old hand Alex de Minaur and late-blooming new boy Aleksandar Vukic ...The Guardian - 4d -
Salwan Momika, Man Behind Quran Burning in Sweden, Is Killed
The action by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant, set off protests across the Muslim world in 2023. He had received death threats, his lawyer said.The New York Times - 5d -
Sweden points to ‘foreign power’ after Iraqi refugee on trial for Qur’an burnings shot dead
Five arrested after Salwan Momika reportedly killed during TikTok live stream, hours before trial verdict due. Sweden’s prime minister has said a foreign power may have been involved in the fatal ...The Guardian - 6d -
Sweden probes ‘foreign power’ link in death of anti-Islam activist
Intelligence services investigating death of Iraqi refugee who burnt several copies of the Koran in 2023Financial Times - 6d -
Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden'
Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm.BBC News - 6d -
Man convicted of drunk-driving a drone in Sweden’s first case of its kind
Man fined for flying device under influence as court applies same punishment it would for drunk-driving a vehicle. A man has been convicted for drunk-driving a drone in what is thought to be the ...The Guardian - Jan. 29 -
Sweden Suspects ‘Gross Sabotage’ After Damage to Cable Under the Baltic Sea
The Nordic country has opened an investigation into the damage, just weeks after NATO stepped up its military presence in the area following a series of similar incidents.The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
Sweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage
Prosecutors have launched an investigation after an undersea cable leading to Latvia was damaged.BBC News - Jan. 27 -
Sweden seizes vessel suspected of 'sabotage' in undersea data cable rupture
An fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and a Swedish island was damaged.ABC News - Jan. 26 -
Sweden opens inquiry into damaged undersea cable as Nato deploys ships
A vessel has been seized after suspected sabotage of fibre optic line, probably due to external influence, Latvia says. An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on ...The Guardian - Jan. 26 -
What to know about REAL ID
REAL ID is an effort by the federal government to make driver's licenses and ID cards more reliable, accurate and standardized.ABC News - Jan. 16 -
Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM, as warships sent to Baltic Sea
Ulf Kristersson says ‘hostile intent cannot be ruled out’ as increased surveillance follows suspected cable sabotage . The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Sweden to contribute up to 3 warships to reinforced NATO presence in the Baltic
Sweden's government says the country will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance’s presence in the Baltic Sea as it tries to guard against sabotage of underwater ...ABC News - Jan. 12 -
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Mexico-U.S. Migration: What to Know
Donald J. Trump has said that Mexico is allowing an “invasion” of migrants into the United States. But the current situation on the ground tells a different story: Unlawful crossings at the ...The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Neymar on Messi, Suárez reunion: 'Who knows?'
Brazil forward Neymar has addressed the possibility of reuniting with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez at Inter Miami, saying that "football is full of surprises."ESPN - Jan. 7 -
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What you need to know about HMPV
Pictures from China, where cases of the virus are surging, have people worried on social media.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
What to know about the HMPV virus reported in China
The human metapneumovirus is reportedly surging in China, but should Americans be concerned? Here's what to know about HMPV symptoms and more.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
HELOC interest rate pros and cons to know for 2025
A HELOC interest rate comes with some significant pros and cons in today's evolving economic climate.CBS News - Jan. 6