Two dead, suspect in custody after sheriff’s deputy’s son opens fire at Florida State University, police say

 The son of a Leon County Sheriff’s deputy killed two people at Florida State University and wounded six others on Thursday after gaining access to his mother’s handgun and going on a campus rampage, police said. The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, was shot by officers and taken into custody before being transported to…

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Video: How The US Military Plans to Turn A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Into a ‘Hellscape’

U.S. military planners are building an army of deadly but relatively cheap drones, as part of an emerging “unmanned hellscape” strategy to stymie a hypothetical Chinese invasion of Taiwan. This drone army concept is an attempt to overcome some of the apparent challenges the United States would face if it were to come to Taiwan’s defense…

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Marine from Riverside identified as one of two killed in vehicle rollover during deployment to border

A 22-year-old from Riverside and a 28-year-old from Fresno were identified Thursday, April 17, as the two Marines killed earlier this week when their vehicle rolled over on a road in New Mexico during a convoy movement to El Paso, Texas. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, of Riverside, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino of Fresno, both combat engineers, died in the morning crash on Tuesday, April 15. They were among Camp…

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