A 15-year-old student is named as a suspect in a Wisconsin school shooting that left three people dead. Authorities are trying to contain concerns about drone sightings. And a daughter is speaking out after learning her father’s remains were sent for medical research before she even knew he was dead.

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Teacher and teenage student killed in Wisconsin school shooting

A 15-year-old woman has been identified as the shooter of a teacher and one of her classmates at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin. The teenager is also dead. Six people were injured, including two students in critical condition with “life-threatening injuries,” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said last night.

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The shooting occurred in the study hall of a classroom on the campus east of downtown Madison, police said. A second-grader called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report the shooting, Barnes said. Just three miles away, a group of officers gathered for special emergency training, Banes said – “so what started out as a day of training became an actual thing.”

Madison police identified the shooter as Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha. Investigators are still working to determine the motive for the shooting, and it is not clear whether the slain teacher and student were targets. Police searched the shooter’s home and also examined an online document allegedly about the shooting.

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Explosion kills Russian general in Moscow

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical defense forces, was killed in an explosion in Moscow early this morning, Russian officials said.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it was behind the detonation of an explosive device planted in a scooter near the entrance to an apartment building in Moscow, according to a Ukrainian source briefed on the matter, who requested anonymity because this is not the case is entitled to speak publicly about sensitive events.

According to the Associated Press, Kirillov had been tried in absentia by a Ukrainian court a day earlier on charges of using banned chemical weapons during Russia’s invasion of the country. Here’s what else we know.

Federal authorities are trying to curb concerns about drone sightings

Federal authorities sought to allay concerns about drone sightings in New Jersey and other states as President-elect Donald Trump spoke out and lawmakers proposed using drone tracking devices. In the meantime, Conspiracy theories are spreading on the internet.

In a joint statement released last night, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Defense said the numerous drone sightings did not pose a “national or public security risk,” echoing a similar message issued last week was published. Commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones, as well as other aircraft and stars, were among the objects identified in the more than 5,000 tips authorities received in recent weeks. About 100 tips require further review, the agencies said. Read more about the federal authorities’ response to the drones.

At his first news conference since his 2024 election victory, Trump criticized the Biden administration for not sharing more information. “Something strange is happening,” he said. “For some reason they don’t want to tell people.” Trump also said he canceled a weekend trip to his golf club in New Jersey after saying some drone sightings had occurred “very close to Bedminster.” Read more about his comments.

Over the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said the Department of Homeland Security should send specialized drone detection technology to New York and New Jersey. However, the radars from Netherlands-based Robin Radar Systems “cannot tell who is flying it (or what country) it is coming from,” said the company’s chief executive, Kristian Brost. Here’s what you should know about drone detection technology.

A veteran’s body was sent across state lines – before his family knew he was dead

Last year, Karen Wandel received alarming news: Her father, Libero Marinelli Jr., had died more than five months earlier in a South Carolina hospital, and when no family claimed his body, the hospital sent her for medical research.

Wandel hadn’t spoken to her father in years, but she wasn’t hard to find. Neither Marinelli’s brother nor his sister, who had kept in touch on birthdays and holidays. But everyone only found out about his death when Marinelli’s brother sent him a Christmas card that came back unopened.

Wandel remains stunned by the treatment of her father, who, as a former military member, had the right to be buried in a veterans cemetery, but whose body was initially sent to a body broker in another state.

Providing unclaimed bodies for medical research is widely considered unethical, and most major medical schools — and some states — have stopped the practice. And it still goes on.

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Politics in brief

Cancellation rejected: A New York judge rejected Trump’s offer to overturn the guilty verdict in his hush money trial on grounds of presidential immunity.

RFK Jr. in DC: Robert F. Kennedy, Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary, will likely face tough questions about his anti-vaccine rhetoric and his plans to transform the health care industry while meeting dozens of Republican senators this week. A key figure to watch in his fight for confirmation: Mitch McConnell.

Imminent ban: TikTok has called on the Supreme Court to block a law This could ban the social media app in the USA. If judges grant TikTok’s request, they will have to make a final decision on whether the law is constitutional. If judges reject the request, the law would come into force as planned on January 19th.

Committee management: A powerful panel of Democrats in Congress recommended Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the top Democratic post on the House Oversight Committee. Here you can find out how other votes went for other leadership positions.

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Squid Game’s main character, Player 456, may be returning to the second season of the Netflix series in the same iconic green tracksuit, but he has an entirely new focus: finishing the game. Actor Lee Jung-jae, who plays last season’s winner Seong Gi-hun, said that by immersing himself in his character His own values ​​also began to change. “’Squid Game’ is really about justice and bringing people together. And I’ve really thought about that a lot,” Lee told NBC News. — Kayla HayempourPlatform Intern

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