A loaded gun was brought inside a Pittsburgh elementary school Monday, officials said. >> Watch the news report here WPXI-TV reports that the weapon wasn't found until after school, when another student told a bus driver that someone had a gun. Children are not required to go through the metal detectors at Pittsburgh Faison Elementary School in Homewood, but a district spokesperson told WPXI that there are going to be changes in security measures starting Tuesday morning. >> Read more trending news The kindergarten student had the loaded gun, with the safety on, in his backpack, inside his locker. Officials told WPXI that parents got a notice from the district's phone system. WPXI is working to find out if the child's parents will be charged.
Razor blades have been found under the handles of shopping carts at a Walmart store in North Carolina, police said. >> Watch the news report here The blades were found at the store in Siler City, about 35 miles south of Greensboro, WSOC-TV reported. Two people reportedly have been hurt. Siler City police are seeking two people of interest, both described as white men in their 30s. Police said the men were seen in a tan Chevrolet Suburban or GMC SUV. >> Read the full descriptions here >> See the surveillance photos here – The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.
A skyride malfunctioned Monday night at SeaWorld San Diego, initially stranding nine adults and seven children – including an infant. Here are the latest updates: Update 11:26 p.m. PST: Rescue workers have saved all 16 people who were trapped on the Bayside Skyride at SeaWorld San Diego, the San Diego Fire Department tweeted late Monday. >> See the tweet here Original story: A rescue is underway at SeaWorld San Diego after a skyride malfunctioned Monday night, initially stranding nine adults and seven children – including an infant. >> See a photo from the scene here >> Read more trending news As of 10:30 p.m. PST, crews had rescued 14 people from the Bayside Skyride, which stalled when heavy winds 'tripped a circuit breaker' more than three hours earlier, KSWB reported. Two people were still trapped on the ride's gondolas, the San Diego Fire Department said. >> See the tweet here KSWB said some of the gondolas were over Mission Bay when the ride stopped working. Those trapped were 'lowered by harnesses & rescued by [San Diego Lifeguards] boats,' the Fire Department tweeted. Read more here.
“America’s Got Talent: The Champions” crowned magician Shin Lim as winner Monday, beating out singing ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer. >> See the tweet here Both had won their respective “AGT” seasons. The entire season was taped several months ago. The voters were a 50-state “panel” of voters. Lim’s mesmerizing close-up card trick won them over. >> Watch a clip of Lim here Georgia singer Angelica Hale did not make the top five but was in the final 12. “Being there was just amazing getting to be back,” 11-year-old Hale said in an interview before the finale aired. “The competition was very tough.” Howie Mandel had given her the Golden Buzzer, a moment she called “mind-blowing.” Viral sensation Susan Boyle, who sang the same song she chose during her opening audition on “Britain’s Got Talent” a decade ago, also didn’t make the cut. >> Read more trending news The top five featured only two singers, including runner-up Farmer, who had her puppet Petunia sing opera. Ukrainian sand artist Kseniya Simonova came in third. Over-the-top Spanish singer Cristina Ramos landed fourth. And stand-up comic Preacher Lawson landed fifth. The other seven were not actually “placed” in any order; they were just eliminated.
The owner of a Greenwood beer shop is dealing with thousands of dollars’ worth of repairs after burglars backed a truck into her store overnight. >> Read more trending news The owner of the A1 Hop Shop said she was alerted by the alarm company at about 1:40 a.m. on Monday. The owner said she thinks the burglars were after the ATM, but they failed to remove it and left empty-handed. Still, the business has about $10,000 worth of damage to its front door and four windows. Luckily, the owner has video of at least one of the suspects and the truck that smashed into her business.
Authorities in western Michigan are investigating the shooting deaths of a mother and her three young daughters who were found at a home in Kent County Monday afternoon, according to news reports >> Read more trending news While Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young said investigators have not confirmed the identities of the victims, family members have now come forward. Relatives said the victims were Alanah Moore, 2, Cassidy Graham, 6, and Kyrie Graham, according to WOOD-TV. The children’s mother, who was also found dead, was identified by family members as Aubrianne Moore. 'Very sad. Very, very sad,' LaJoye-Young said to reporters at the scene. 'It's been very difficult for our investigators and I'm sure it is for the community as well,' she said. 'Certainly, a horrific thing to be called to and my heart goes out to the families involved here and we're certainly going to do everything we can to bring this to resolution.' The sheriff also said authorities do not believe there’s any threat to the public, WILX reported. WOOD reported that investigators think the children were killed at a different location than the home where their bodies were found. Authorities told reporters there’s a second crime scene that they haven’t found yet. >> Trending: Sheriff warns ‘lock your doors, load your guns,’ get ‘biting, barking dog’ as he suspends services While the sheriff would not confirm the deaths were a murder-suicide, family members told reporters that Moore had a history of mental illness and that they believe she killed the children, then herself, according to WOOD.
A week before the 100 day mark of President Donald Trump’s time in office, top administration officials say they are on the verge of releasing a sweeping plan to reform the nation’s tax system, waving off questions about whether legislative troubles with a GOP health care proposal would foreshadow tax troubles as well.
Asked when the details of the plan would be released, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, “Soon, very soon.”
“We’re very focused on it,” Mnuchin said at a Washington, D.C. event sponsored by the Institute of International Finance.
“Big priority for the President – we will get tax reform done,” Mnuchin added.
Earlier in the week, Mnuchin had backed off his vow to get tax reform through the Congress by the summer break that lawmakers take in August – his latest prediction is just a few months after that, at the end of the year.
Without giving away many details, Mnuchin did say the Trump tax plan would have either three or four tax brackets – there are currently seven – along with a streamlined tax system.
“Fundamentally, fewer brackets, less deductions, simpler tax code,” said Mnuchin.
“This will be the most significant change to the tax code since Reagan,” the Treasury Secretary added.
But nothing is on the schedule right now in the Congress on taxes, as when lawmakers return next week after an over two week break, they will have to immediately turn their focus to a funding measure to avoid a government shutdown next Friday night.
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