Principal Confronts Active Shooter at Oklahoma School

CCTV footage captures a high school principal engaging an active shooter at Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma. The suspect, Victor Hawkins, entered the school on 7 April and began firing shots. Principal Kirk Moore then charges toward the former student, seizing him in a tackle, while a fellow staff member steps in to disarm the attacker. Moore sustained a leg injury during the confrontation but was released from the hospital after treatment. Hawkins was apprehended on the scene and now faces charges including two counts of pointing a firearm, one of shooting with intent to kill, and two of unlawful carrying.

Artemis II Crew Sets New Space Milestone

The Artemis II astronauts, aboard the Orion spacecraft, have broken the previous Earth distance record set by Apollo 13 in 1970, reaching 248,655 miles (400,171 km) from the planet. Upon reestablishing communication, astronaut Christina Koch remarked:

“It is so great to hear from Earth again.”

The crew, who are on the third day of their lunar orbit mission, are navigating the far side of the Moon. Commander Reid Wiseman’s wife passed away from cancer in 2020 at age 46, though the mission itself does not include a lunar landing. NASA is preparing for such a mission by 2028, but this current trip focuses on orbital tests and deep-space exploration.

Other News Highlights

During his first formal bilateral visit, the Canadian prime minister joined the Finnish president at the Ottawa Charge team on the rink. Meanwhile, a Tampa homeowner alerted authorities after discovering a nine-foot alligator in the pool area of their residence, where specialists later extracted the animal. Passengers on a commercial flight were treated to a rare view of NASA’s first crewed Moon mission in half a century as it launched from Florida. The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle observed the event from just three miles away, witnessing the most powerful rocket ever built blast off.

Jeremy Hansen, Canada’s first astronaut to travel into deep space, received a call from the prime minister during the Artemis II mission. The crew also conducted experiments on the Orion spacecraft, including practicing maneuvers. The mission’s objectives include testing systems for future lunar landings, with the crew set to return to Earth ahead of their anticipated splashdown on Saturday.