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  2 Texas deputies killed in a shootout after a standoff with a suspect According to reports, two sheriff's deputies in Texas were killed in a shootout in Eben on Monday night. So far, authorities have provided few details about the shooting. The alleged gunman, Jeffrey Nicholas, 28, led deputies on a short foot pursuit before barricading himself in a building. According to KLST/KSAN , a standoff resulted in gunfire. Two deputies were killed, and another person who has not been identified was injured. The victims were not immediately identified by authorities. The bodies of the deputies will be transported to Lubbock on Tuesday for autopsies. According to online records, Nicholas was booked into the Tom Green County Jail on two counts of capital murder of a peace officer or firefighter. He is being held on a bond of $4 million, $2 million for each count. According to KTXS, a trooper from the Texas Department of Public Safety was traveling from San Angeles to the scene of the shooti
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  SpaceX will launch a Dogecoin-funded Moon satellite Elon Musk is following up his appearance on Saturday Night Live with a more practical pitch for Dogecoin. Geometric Energy Corporation, a Canadian engineering firm, has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch its DOGE-1 CubeSat to the Moon in the first quarter of 2022. As the name implies, it is entirely funded by Dogecoin, making it the first commercial lunar payload to be paid for with the cryptocurrency, according to Geometric Energy. The mission will take off on a Falcon 9 rocket. According to the company, the 88-pound CubeSat will collect "lunar-spatial intelligence" via a combination of cameras and sensors. And, yes, SpaceX is well aware of the gravity of the launch. According to commercial sales VP Tom Ochinero, the mission will demonstrate the viability of cryptocurrency beyond Earth and lay the groundwork for "interplanetary commerce." Dogecoin will also be used in future lunar missions, according to
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  Obamas announce family dog Bo has died The Obamas announced the death of their beloved family dog, Bo, on Saturday. "This afternoon was trying for our family. After a battle with cancer, we said good-by to our best friend, our dog, Bo "Michelle Obama, the former first lady, said in a statement posted on Instagram on Saturday. Bo was adopted by the Obama family shortly after they moved into the White House, fulfilling Barack Obama's campaign promise to his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to receive a dog in exchange for their time spent on the campaign trail. "Today our family lost a true friend and loyal companion," the former President wrote on Twitter on Saturday, adding that Bo "took all the fuss that came with being in the White House, had a big bark but no bite, loved to jump in the pool in the summer, was unflappable with children, lived for scraps around the dinner table, and had great hair." Michelle Obama also stated that Bo was there for the f
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  Cyberattack forces major US fuel pipeline to shut down A cyberattack forced the temporary shutdown of one of the United States' largest pipelines on Friday, highlighting already-heightened concerns about the nation's critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. According to its website, Colonial Pipeline , which transports more than 100 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel daily from Houston to New York Harbor, discovered the cyberattack on Friday and halted operations. "In response, we took certain systems offline proactively to contain the threat, which temporarily halted all pipeline operations and affected some of our IT systems," the company said in a statement. Colonial stated that it hired a third-party cybersecurity firm to investigate the "nature and scope of this incident," and that it also contacted law enforcement and other federal agencies. CNN has requested comment from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Following rec
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  Sixth-grade girl opens fire at middle school in Idaho, injuring 3 According to authorities, a female middle school student opened fire on classmates in Rigby, Idaho, on Thursday. According to police, two students and one adult were injured. According to officials, the adult was treated and released from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center , while the two students – one girl and one boy – suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Both will be admitted to the hospital overnight and may require surgery, according to hospital officials at a press conference. The sixth-grader took a handgun from her backpack and began firing shortly after 9 a.m., according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at a press conference. According to the sheriff's office, two people were shot in a school hallway before she moved outside and another person was shot. The girl was disarmed by a teacher, who held her until police arrived. Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Taylor told reporters
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  Indonesia airport scammers reused Covid nasal swab tests on passengers, police say According to Indonesian authorities, up to 10,000 airline passengers could have been vaccinated for coronavirus using reused nasal swabs in a scam that netted the perpetrator’s thousands of dollars. Five employees of the major Indonesian pharmaceutical company Kimia Farma were arrested on April 27 at the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, for allegedly washing and repackaging rapid antigen nasal swab kits and using them on passengers. All passengers must have a negative coronavirus test before boarding a domestic flight in Indonesia, and the company sells the test kits at the Medan airport. According to police, the scam had been going on for about four months. Grand Commissioner Hadi Wahyudi, a spokesman for the North Sumatra Police, said authorities were still looking into the number of people who had been harmed by the reused swabs. "On December 17, 2020, they began their c
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  Donald Trump promises supporters will be ‘very happy’ when he makes the 2024 announcement President Donald Trump promised his supporters on Tuesday that they would be overjoyed when he announced his intention to run in the 2024 presidential election. During a phone interview on Candace Owen's eponymous Daily Wire show "Candace," Trump stated that he is "absolutely enthused" and looking forward to "making an announcement at the right time." "I believe people will be very happy when I make a certain announcement," Trump said. Trump also stated that the campaign for 2024 is still in its early stages, and that it would be premature to make any decisions at this time due to campaign finance concerns. "Otherwise," Trump told Owens, "I'd give you a response that I think you'd be very pleased with." "All I have to say is stay tuned.'" The president also hinted that he will be "making" a social med
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