Wisconsin School Shooter Had 'Unsettled' Childhood (Newser Morning 8)

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December 18, 2024     "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." —George Washington   1 Russia Says It Has Man Who Placed Moscow Bomb Russia says it's detained a man who confessed to planting and detonating the bomb that killed a top Russian general in Moscow on Tuesday. Keep reading   2 Wisconsin School Shooter Had 'Unsettled' Childhood Police are still working to piece together the motive of the 15-year-old girl who killed two and injured six more at a Christian school in Wisconsin Monday and haven't said much about their suspicions, but details are starting to trickle out about her background. Keep reading   From our sponsors This $79 Mini Security Camera Might Just Be the Best Christmas Purchase No more fear of intruders! Get complete visibility in & out of your home for your peace of mind. This small, wireless HD camera give you complete visibility in and out of your home without being detected, so you can leave your home with peace of mind that it's being watched over. With a 70% discount, it might just be the perfect purchase this Christmas. KEEP READING   At a Glance The oldest complete tablet of the Ten Commandments, weighing 115 pounds and approximately 1,500 years old, is displayed at Sotheby's in New York, where it is to be offered for auction in a single lot sale on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Keep reading   3 House Republicans Call for Criminal Probe of Cheney House Republicans who investigated the Capitol attack—and what they call the "failures and politicization" of the House Select Committee that conducted its own investigation—are calling for a criminal investigation of the party's former No. 3 leader in the House. Keep reading   4 Some Walmart Workers Are Now Wearing Bodycams Store-level associates will be wearing body cameras at some Walmart stores in the US as part of a pilot program aimed at enhancing security at the retail chain. Keep reading   5 Hunter Killed by Falling Bear A hunter is dead after a freak hunting accident in Virginia last week. Keep reading   6 Indiana Carries Out Its First Execution in 15 Years An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister's fiancé decades ago was put to death Wednesday, without any independent witness, marking the state's first execution in 15 years, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 Megan Thee Stallion: Lanez Is Harassing Me From Prison The conflict between rappers Megan Thee Stallion (legal name Megan Pete) and Tory Lanez (legal name Daystar Peterson) apparently did not die down with Peterson's prison sentence for shooting Pete. Keep reading   8 Quake Wrecks Recently Opened US Embassy A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu killed at least 14 people, injured hundreds more, and caused widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation, officials said early Wednesday. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI 33 Injured in Series of Crashes Amid Foggy Weather See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Dec. 18, 1892, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia; although now considered a classic, it received a generally negative reception from critics. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: 'Coup in America': Rhetoric Heats Up Against Mueller   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved