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USA TODAY presents a photo gallery from the New York City Pride March, celebrating LGBTQ pride and unity with participants ranging from performers to elected officials in attendance.
Police say two 14- and 15-year-old Grade 9 students planned the Tacloban City high school shooting weeks before the June 22 attack at San Jose National High School, which left at least three dead and several injured. The Regional Office Eastern Visayas (PRO 8) said the plan dated back to April–May, and investigators noted rumors about how the guns were brought into the campus and the suspects’ familiarity with the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, though not all details have been confirmed.
President Marcos ordered a thorough investigation into the Tacloban City school shooting—where three students were killed and 13 injured—and directed authorities to bolster safety in schools, as lawmakers urge swifter gun-control action and full enforcement of juvenile-justice laws.
The Philippines will repatriate 24 Filipinos detained in Russia over immigration issues on June 21, arriving at NAIA Terminal 1 in two batches: at 12:05 a.m. on PR 737 and 4:05 a.m. on PR 733, following a meeting between President Marcos Jr. and Vladimir Putin and statements from the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok; officials say the detainees have not been charged with wrongdoing and will be welcomed back to their families.
A large outdoor tent collapsed during EastLake Community Church’s 20th anniversary service in Moneta, Virginia, as severe weather swept through, killing one person and injuring 22 others. The roughly 21,000-square-foot tent had passed inspection days earlier and fell when wind gusts from a severe storm cell struck, prompting rapid rescue efforts by first responders as attendees were evacuated and the injured were treated.
Several people were shot Saturday near Toledo’s Old West End Festival; victims were taken to nearby hospitals as police search for suspects and investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
A bomb threat prompted a more-than-15-hour standoff in a Bakersfield, California office building that houses a bank and a school district office. The FBI fatally shot the man holding hostages around 4:20 a.m. Wednesday; two hostages were released earlier and the remaining hostages were unharmed, with nearby buildings evacuated during the incident.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told TMZ that Taylor Swift appears to have passed on a Rhode Island wedding, as rumors swirl she’ll wed elsewhere (NYC has been mentioned), with RI venues denying exclusive bookings.
A major explosion at a Staten Island shipyard left at least 16 people injured, including three seriously hurt (two firefighters and one non-firefighter). Firefighters were responding to workers trapped in a confined space when the blast occurred; victims were transported to local hospitals, and the cause is under investigation.
Aimee Bock, founder of Feeding Our Future, was sentenced to nearly 42 years in federal prison for leading a $250 million COVID-19 meal-fraud scheme tied to a statewide network of fake meal sites and kickbacks; prosecutors say it was the largest COVID-19 fraud in U.S. history, with related Medicaid fraud prosecutions continuing to unfold.
Former LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman, whose O.J. Simpson murder-trial testimony was undermined after a recording revealed racist slurs, died May 12 in Idaho. He had pleaded no contest to perjury in 1996, retired after Simpson's acquittal, and later became a TV/radio commentator and author.
Two Navy jets collided during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show near Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho; four crew members ejected safely, responders arrived, the base was locked down, and investigators are examining the incident.
North America’s busiest commuter railroad, the Long Island Rail Road, faces a shutdown risk as unions and the MTA race toward a contract deadline. After a 60-day cooling-off period, talks continue with wage demands; the MTA has offered what it says is a 4.5% increase in the contract’s fourth year via lump-sum payments, while unions seek about 16% over four years. Free limited shuttle buses will operate during rush hours if a deal is not reached, and riders are urged to telework where possible as negotiations proceed.
A missing hiker was found dead along the Mt. Brown Trail in Glacier National Park, with injuries consistent with a bear encounter, potentially marking the park’s first fatal bear-related death since 1998. The area is closed during the investigation, and authorities have withheld the hiker’s identity pending family notification as searchers had been looking for the climber after a Sunday message; the park hosts about 1,000 bears including grizzlies.
A note the Epstein cellmate says he found in Epstein’s jail cell after his 2019 suicide attempt was released from a courthouse vault following a New York Times petition. The authorship of the note remains unclear, Epstein died in federal custody in 2019, and investigators have cited jail missteps as contributing to his death.