Nashville’s Fox affiliate reports: A shooting was reported on Monday at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, with emergency crews reporting “multiple patients” and the alleged suspect killed by responding officers, according to officials. The shooting was reported at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for preschool through sixth grade, according to its website. The Nashville Fire Department also …

NBC News reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed Monday evening to pause a divisive plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system until the next parliament session, according to a statement from one of the coalition partner parties, following widespread unrest in Israel. Israel had been paralyzed Monday after hundreds of thousands of people stopped working to protest the proposal. It …

The Guardian reports: Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country’s next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign. The 37-year-old practising Muslim succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) and will take over as head of the semi-autonomous …

Florida Politics reports: A fresh Siena College Research Institute survey released Monday, takes the temperature of Empire State GOP voters well ahead of New York’s Presidential Preference Primary, to be held April 30, 2024. Former President Donald Trump commands majority support in the poll, taken March 19-23. With 52% support, he nearly doubles support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who …

“The United States’ former president opened up with January 6 video, which is insane! He should be running from that, period. I don’t care his point of view, that is not a good thing for him. I thought that was absolutely awful. Even though he is winning in the polls, that will not help.” – Fox & Friends host Brian …

Media Matters has the transcript: Where Trump thrives on chaos and drama and unpredictability, and being spontaneous and outrageous, DeSantis is none of those things. He seemed to me very focused, very organized, very data-led, doesn’t like drama, likes things to be planned out, likes to get, as he put it, scores on the board. And you have to say …

The travel site Afar reports: Each year, aviation rankings organization Skytrax doles out its awards for the top airports and terminals in the world. In 2023, there is one passenger facility on the list that may turn heads more than any other, especially if travelers haven’t passed through in recent months. LaGuardia Airport, specifically the 1.3 million–square-foot Terminal B, received …

Politico reports: Elizabeth Warren is running for reelection. The state’s senior senator made her third-term bid official in a two-plus-minute video posted to social media this morning. In it, Warren touts her accomplishments — a corporate minimum tax, over-the-counter hearing aids and canceling student loan debt (which remains stalled in court) among them. And she sets the tone for a …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump may have a new favorite insult of his Republican political rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, evidenced by a 3:30 AM social media post. “Ron Dukakis” is what Trump wrote at 3:31 AM on TruthSocial, along with a 12-second clip of Fox News weekend host Steve Hilton who apparently coined the dismissive term, complete with …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans, a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds. Some 38% of respondents said patriotism was very important to them, and 39% said religion was very important. That was down sharply from when the Journal …

The Texas Tribune reports: In 2016, former Harris County GOP chair Jared Woodfill received an urgent warning about Paul Pressler, his longtime law partner and a Southern Baptist leader. In an email, a 25-year-old attorney from Woodfill’s Houston firm said he’d recently gone to lunch with Pressler, who told him “lewd stories about being naked on beaches with young men” …

The Tennessean reports: Facing increasing pressure from neighbors over church services and property expansion at Global Vision Bible Church, a local battle with Pastor Greg Locke’s church escalated with a new lawsuit from Wilson County. The county based its case on construction and stormwater zoning violations, narrowly tailoring it to avoid a fight over protections for religious practice. Wilson County …

NBC News reports: The former Tucker Carlson producer who sued Fox News last week alleging she was pressured into giving misleading testimony about the network’s coverage of supposed election fraud has filed new allegations about coercive coaching by Fox lawyers, bias and unprofessional behavior by staff members, and retaliation by the network. In papers filed Monday morning, Abby Grossberg seeks …

CNN reports: Israel has been brought to a standstill by a “historic” general strike, as anger and unrest at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to weaken the judiciary. The action was called by Histadrut, Israel’s largest trade union federation, and has been joined or supported by workers in multiple sectors. “Stop this judicial process before it is too late,” the …

NPR reports: North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world. The sale involves the sale of all deposits and loans of SVB to First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., the FDIC said in a statement late Sunday. Customers of SVB …

The Associated Press reports: The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign. Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for the principal to visit so he can personally honor her. Confusing art …

Variety reports: “John Wick: Chapter 4” knocked down the box office competition, collecting a remarkable $73.5 million in its opening weekend. Boosted by positive reviews and enthusiastic word-of-mouth, the fourth installment in Lionsgate’s action series, led by Keanu Reeves as a legendary assassin, landed the best start of the franchise. It’s one of the rare original properties to keep growing …

Vice News reports: In the space of a couple of hours, and with the help of a single TikTok video, a group of three friends were able to hijack Truth Social and get the hashtag #DeSantis2024 to the top of the trending section on the site owned by former President Donald Trump. Then, the social network went offline. With Trump’s …

Los Angeles’ ABC affiliate reports: A passenger on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Seattle was detained Saturday for allegedly opening an emergency exit door, moments before the plane was set to take off. The incident happened at around 10 a.m. at the Los Angeles International Airport. In a statement sent to Eyewitness News, Delta said the passenger opened …

Reuters reports:  House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the short video app’s user data. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before a U.S. House Committee for about five hours on Thursday, and lawmakers from both parties grilled him …