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Two people were killed and another injured in a shooting at a church near Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, a police spokesman said.   At St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, someone opened fire on those in attendance. The shooter has been arrested. Police said nothing about his identity and a possible motive. The injured person was taken to a hospital. His condition is unknown, according to CBS News.

Witnesses in the US investigative committee into the storming of the Capitol in 2020 have heavily incriminated ex-President Trump. Several of Trump's advisers at the time made it clear that they did not agree with his unsubstantiated victory announcement on the night of the presidential election.   "The Democrats are doing everything in their power to stop me -- but we can't be stopped," Donald Trump said of the Capitol Storm Committee of Inquiry. He released a 12-page statement calling the hearings a "parody of justice." Former US President Donald Trump has sharply rejected allegations by the investigative committee to storm the US Capitol. In a written statement on Monday evening (local time), the Republican accused the committee of making a mockery of the American judiciary and ...

A hot air balloon crashed in the US state of Wisconsin and was then hit by a train. According to NBC News, the three occupants of the balloon were seriously injured in the accident on Wednesday evening (local time).   Images from American media show the remains of a balloon hanging in an electricity cable, a basket is no longer visible. It is not clear how the accident at Burlington could have happened. A Canadian Railways train drove at an unknown speed towards the basket containing the three occupants, witnesses report to NBC News. A Canadian Railways spokesperson could not comment on the incident. Two of the three injured were transported by helicopter. The FAA is investigating the accident.

The US state of Idaho has passed a law that puts health workers at risk of prosecution for performing voluntary abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy.   The law, signed by the governor on Wednesday, allows the families of women who have undergone a termination of pregnancy and the fathers of the fetus, even if it was a result of rape, to file a complaint against the hospitals or doctors who performed the surgery. The law is modelled on a similar piece of legislation that sparked outrage in Texas. Idaho Governor Brad Little claims to be a staunch advocate for the rights of unborn babies. However, he said he was concerned that the law would have unintended consequences, including being "unconstitutional". Authorizing private citizens to impose hefty fines "to avoid investigation by a ...