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Woman fights off attacker trying to rape her in Queens subway station

A 20-year-old woman fought off a stranger who beat her and tried to rape her in a Queens subway station, police said Thursday. A security guard working in the station also intervened, scaring off the attacker, who is still being sought. The frightening incident happened 12:10 a.m. Saturday inside the 169th St. subway station on […]

Texas megachurch attacker identified as five-year-old boy fights for life

An attacker who opened fire at a Texas megachurch before they were killed by security officers was carrying an AR-style rifle, according to search warrant documents released by a US court office. The assailant was identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno in an affidavit seeking a search warrant for a home in Conroe, about 40 […]

Knife attacker wounds three at major Paris train station

Three people were injured Saturday in a knife attack at Paris’s Gare de Lyon railway station, a major travel hub, police said, adding that a suspect had been arrested. The detained man, a Malian national, went on a stabbing spree at around 8:00 am (0700 GMT) at the station, which operates domestic trains as well […]