## Hero principal who tackled school shooter is crowned prom king

Authored by independent.co.uk

A heroic Oklahoma high school principal, shot in the leg while taking down a school shooter, was crowned prom king this weekend.

In the video from prom night, Moore walks through the crowd at the dance and high-fives cheering students.

The DJ declared Moore “our king” and then played the Nickelback song “Hero.”.

Surveillance footage captured Moore tackling Hawkins, disarming him and staying on top of him until police arrived April 7. open image in gallery Oklahoma high school principal Kirk Moore was crowned prom king Friday after wrestling down a former student who was planning a mass shooting ( @DudespostingWs /X ).

The video, released by the school district, showed the suspect in a dark hooded sweatshirt entering the school and pointing a handgun at two students in the lobby.

Hawkins was arrested and charged with unlawfully carrying a firearm, shooting with the intent to kill and pointing a firearm.

open image in gallery Surveillance video captured Moore tackling the would-be shooter to the ground earlier this month ( AP ). »

### Louisiana father kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting at house, police say

Authored by apnews.com

Police work outside the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Police work outside the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La.

A vehicle is parked outside one of the locations of a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La. »

### Trump tells Iran to sign deal with US or ‘the whole country is going to get blown up’

Authored by ca.news.yahoo.com

President Donald Trump has issued his latest threat to Iran and said that if officials fail to make a deal with the United States “the whole country is going to get blown up.”.

Trump told Fox News that he was sending a team to Pakistan this week for negotiations.

“If they don't sign this deal, the whole country is going to get blown up," Trump told Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst. »

### Russia may announce general mobilisation to attack Ukraine or Baltic states – Zelenskyy

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested that the reason Russia is restricting access to social media is to prevent unrest in the event of a general mobilisation for a major new offensive against Ukraine or an attack on one of the Baltic states.

The first is general mobilisation, large-scale mobilisation in Russia.

Details: Zelenskyy said in summary that Russia's Plan A is "large-scale mobilisation, restrictions on social media, and launching an offensive". »

### Trump kept out of the room during operation to find downed pilots in Iran after ‘screaming’ at aides for hours, report says

Authored by independent.co.uk

An F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, prompting a high-stakes rescue mission for the missing airmen.

Back in Washington, D.C., Trump’s fears about how the war was playing out “were ramping up,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

On April 7, Trump threatened that a “whole civilization will die tonight” unless Iran agreed to open the strait. »

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