Shooting outside Buford's bar in Austin leaves three dead and 14 injured, including the shooter
In a tragic incident early Sunday, a shooting outside Buford's bar in Austin, Texas, resulted in three fatalities, including the shooter, and left 14 individuals injured. The incident occurred around 2 AM local time in a popular entertainment area near West Sixth Street, prompting a swift response from law enforcement agencies. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis reported that the suspected gunman began the attack while driving an SUV. He initially fired a pistol at patrons seated on the bar's patio and in the vicinity before exiting the vehicle with a rifle and continuing the assault on passersby. Officers at the... [Continue Reading]
US shooting that left three dead may be 'terrorism' - FBI
Three people were killed and 14 wounded in a shooting overnight in downtown Austin, the capital of the US state of Texas, which the FBI said may have been an "act of terrorism". [Continue Reading]
Austin bar mass shooting ‘may be terrorism’ after two killed in beer garden
At least 14 people were injured, three critically. [Continue Reading]
3 dead, 14 injured in Texas bar shooting
Three people were killed, including the alleged gunman, and 14 others were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at a popular bar in the Texas capital of Austin, police said. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said a man driving an SUV drove near the bar, put the vehicle’s flashers on, pulled down his window and began shooting with a pistol, striking customers on the bar patio and in front of the bar. The suspect then parked the car, got out armed with a rifle, and began shooting at people who passed... [Continue Reading]
Three killed and 14 wounded in shooting at beer garden in Austin, Texas
In a tragic incident early Sunday morning, three people were killed, and 14 others were wounded following a shooting at Buford's, a popular beer garden located in Austin, Texas. Law enforcement officials reported that the Austin police chief, Lisa Davis, confirmed the deaths during a press conference. The chaos erupted when police received a call detailing a “male shooting” at approximately 1:39 a.m. Upon arrival at the scene, the police confronted the alleged shooter, who was armed, and subsequently “returned fire,” resulting in the suspect's death. This immediate response was part of an emergency protocol aimed at protecting the public... [Continue Reading]
Populist crusade and anti-Maga outrage as Texas Democrats do battle in Senate primary
James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett adopt contrasting strategies as party hopes to tap into Trump backlash in reliably red stateAt a packed town hall meeting last month in Laredo for James Talarico, the 36-year-old Democrat vying for a US Senate seat in Texas, Cristina Rodriguez took the microphone. Rodriguez, a 16-year Marine Corps veteran, said she had never cast a ballot. She didn’t identify as either a Democrat nor a Republican, and to her it didn’t matter. Regardless of what party the president belonged to, she had to obey orders.Her attitude changed after the re-election of Donald Trump, whom she... [Continue Reading]
Texas bar shooting leaves three people dead and 14 wounded, police say
FBI official says evidence found on the suspect and in his car indicated a ‘potential nexus to terrorism’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe FBI’s joint terrorism taskforce has been called in to help investigate a deadly mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, on Sunday morning in which a gunman opened fire in front of a bar popular with university students, killing two people and injuring 14 others before being fatally shot by police.An FBI official, Alex Doran, told reporters at a press conference that it was too early to determine the... [Continue Reading]
3 Killed in Shooting at Bar in Austin
The shooter killed two and injured 14 early Sunday at an Austin bar. The police and the F.B.I. searched the home of a suspect who was shot and killed by authorities at the scene. [Continue Reading]
Malaysia has the music. Zamaera wants the world to hear it at SXSW
When Malaysian rapper Zamaera hit send on an email to South by Southwest’s (SXSW) music team in mid-December, she had already been told she was returning to Austin as a showcasing artist. What she wanted was bigger: a stage for Malaysia, the kind Japan, Taiwan and Britain already had at the US music festival. “They have a stage … for Japan. Taiwan already has a stage … even the UK and Germany,” the 31-year-old rapper, born Sharifah Zamaera, told This Week in Asia in an exclusive interview. She... [Continue Reading]
Australia’s broken aged care home support system is ensuring that loved ones live and die without dignity
Alan Nicolle was already approved for urgent aged care supports, but delays and confusion under a ‘Kafkaesque’ system made his final days exhausting and painfulGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDying Australians approved for government-funded aged care home support are struggling to access it, with carers describing a system plagued by delays and lack of control around how funding is spent.The accounts of carers and aged care assessors spoken to by Guardian Australia show that beyond the controversial, algorithm-driven assessment process for home care funding, many are left without adequate and timely support even after funding... [Continue Reading]
