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A man was ambushed and fatally shot while heading to prayers at a North Philadelphia mosque on Tuesday afternoon, according to Philadelphia police. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was walking with another individual to the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society when the shooter approached from behind and began firing, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Surveillance footage captured the attacker continuing to shoot even after the victim fell to the ground, described by Chief Inspector Scott Small as an "execution-type homicide." In at least one camera angle, police footage shows the victim walking with another man to the mosque for prayers. The video captures the shooter running up behind the victim and firing shots from a few feet away. As the victim falls, the shooter stands over him and continues to fire. The incident occurred in the mosque's parking lot on the 1500 block of Germantown Avenue just before 5 p.m. Responding officers found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds to his h...

The largest wildfire in the US swelled to over 600 square miles (1,550 square kms) on Tuesday night, bigger than the city of Los Angeles, fire officials in California said, as thousands of firefighters battled the blaze in a wilderness area north of Sacramento. More than 5,500 firefighters from across California and other states were working around the clock to douse the Park Fire, burning in the state's Central Valley, about 90 miles (145 km) north of Sacramento, the capital. The fire grew to 386,764 acres (156,517 hectares), becoming the fifth largest wildfire in Californian history, officials said. The Park Fire on Tuesday surpassed the size of the 2020 Creek Fire in Fresno County, which burned almost 380,000 acres (153,780 hectares), fire officials said. But it is still smaller than the state's largest fire on record, the August Complex fire of 2020, which burned more than 1 million acres (404,685 hectares) in seven counties in northern California. The Park Fire - fue...

The US federal government's total public debt has surpassed 35 trillion US dollars for first time, as recorded at end of last week, according to data released by the Treasury Department Monday. The total public debt outstanding climbed to 35 trillion dollars on Friday, according to the newly released Daily Treasury Statement. The data is updated at the end of each business day with data from the previous business day. Just seven months ago, the US national debt surpassed 34 trillion dollars in late December 2023. Three months before that, the United States reached a historic milestone by passing 33 trillion dollars. "The borrowing just keeps marching along, reckless and unyielding," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in a statement. "Yet despite all the risks and warning signs, these alarm bells seem to be falling on deaf ears." "We are going to have to get serious about the debt, and soon. Election years cann...

France's economy expanded by a forecast-beating 0.3 percent in the second quarter, the national statistics institute reported on Tuesday. The quarter-on-quarter growth outperformed the INSEE institute's earlier estimate of 0.1 percent, lifted by foreign trade and a recovery in corporate investment. Domestic demand made a small positive contribution to growth while household spending, a main driver of first-quarter expansion, was steady in the three months to June. Previously, arson attacks on French railways caused widespread delays and cancellations of rail services across Europe on July 26, the day of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. TGV high-speed train traffic on France's Atlantic, northern and eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks aimed at damaging installations, the French national rail company SNCF announced on X Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and a lar...

Democrats this week staged a historic boycott of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress, with an unprecedented number of the party's federal representatives opting to skip the speech. The symbolic showing is not, however, indicative of any meaningful change in the party's hitherto unwavering support for continued unconditional aid for Israel, even as the Palestinian death toll continues to mount, now rapidly approaching 40,000 amid acute shortages of daily necessities and medical supplies that have put the coastal enclave on the brink of famine and at risk of severe disease. Nearly all of Gaza's population -- 1.9 million out of 2.3 million -- has been forced into internal displacement amid relentless Israeli bombardment that has turned much of the territory into a sprawling field of rubble. The true death toll is feared to be much higher than the official toll reported by Gaza's Health Ministry because many of the missing ...

The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on both China and Russia on Sunday after high-level discussions aimed at enhancing already close defence collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region. A joint statement after "2+2" talks between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Japanese counterparts said China's "foreign policy seeks to reshape the international order for its own benefit at the expense of others". They "reiterated their strong objections to the PRC's (People's Republic of China) unlawful maritime claims, militarization of reclaimed features, and threatening and provocative activities in the South China Sea", the statement said. China's "destabilizing actions in this region include unsafe encounters at sea and in the air, efforts to disrupt other countries' offshore resources exploitation, as well as the dangerous use of Coast Gua...

Arson attacks on French railways have caused widespread delays and cancellations of rail services across Europe on Friday, the day of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. TGV high-speed train traffic on France's Atlantic, northern and eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks aimed at damaging installations, the French national rail company SNCF announced on X Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and a large number of trains canceled. International travel through the English Channel and to neighboring Belgium has also been disrupted. Eurostar canceled 25 percent of its scheduled services, and trains from the Netherlands to Paris were experiencing delays of an additional 1.5 hours, according to the Dutch railway operator NS. Friday's disruption also caused delays and cancellations of Eurostar trains departing from London St. Pancras station to Paris Gare du Nord station, with ar...

A huge, fast-moving and rapidly growing wildfire in northern California has forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate as firefighters battle gusty winds and perilously dry conditions, authorities said Friday. Fueled by a crushing heatwave, the so-called Park Fire -- the most intense wildfire to hit the state this summer -- has rapidly devoured nearly 240,000 acres (97,000 hectares) as of Friday night and is continuing to gain strength. "This fire has been rapidly expanding 4,000 to 5,000 acres an hour," incident commander Billy See said at a press conference Friday evening. For now it is "zero percent" controlled, despite the efforts of about 1,700 firefighters, according to state agency Cal Fire, with hundreds of additional resources ordered en route. A total of 4,000 people have evacuated the towns of Cohasset and Forest Ranch, plus an additional 400 from the small city of Chico. The blaze so far has destroyed 134 structures, authorities said. Despite the structur...

Brazil confirmed the world's first deaths from Oropouche fever, the Health Ministry said Thursday. Two women under the age of 30 living in the northeastern state of Bahia became the first fatal victims of the viral disease, said the ministry in a statement. The patients "had signs and symptoms similar to severe dengue fever," it said. "Until now, there was no report in the world's scientific literature on the occurrence of deaths from the disease," it added. Authorities are investigating another suspected death from Oropouche fever in the southern state of Santa Catarina, as well as six possible cases of vertical transmission (from mother to child) that led to two fetal deaths. Oropouche fever was first detected in Brazil in a sloth in 1960. Since then, other cases have been recorded, mainly in the Amazon region and other Latin American countries. Brazil has registered 7,236 cases so far this year, the ministry said. from Latest World News, International N...

Ukraine's top diplomat said on Wednesday, after a day of "very deep and concentrated" talks in China, that Kyiv was prepared for talks on the conflict with Russia provided Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity were fully respected. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in a video address issued in the evening by his ministry, restated that Ukraine insisted that no agreement could be reached without its participation. He also said he saw no readiness from Russia to negotiate in good faith. Kuleba is the highest ranking Ukrainian official to travel to China since Russia's February 2022 invasion. He held talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi for more than three hours, a Ukrainian source in the delegation said. "I emphasised two principles that must be steadfastly upheld. First, no agreements about Ukraine without Ukraine," he said in his address. "Second...full respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. If these two principles a...

US Senator Bob Menendez submitted his resignation on Tuesday in the aftermath of his conviction on corruption charges including bribery and acting as an agent for Egypt's government, bowing to pressure from fellow Democrats to give up the job. "I will be resigning from my office as the United States Senator from New Jersey, effective on the close of business on Aug. 20, 2024," Menendez's letter, which was seen by Reuters, said. "While I fully intend to appeal the jury's verdict, all the way and including to the Supreme Court, I do not want the Senate to be involved in a lengthy process that will detract from its important work," the letter added. Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will appoint a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2006 and served as chairman of the influential Foreign Relations Committee before giving up that post after being charged last year. Murphy said in a statement he had received th...

At the recent NATO summit in Washington, the spotlight was not only on the war in Ukraine and the upcoming US presidential election, but also on the critical issue of upgrading Europe's defence capabilities. Last year, NATO leaders initiated plans for a significant modernisation, prompted by increased concerns about Russian aggression. Although these plans were publicly disclosed, the detailed analysis of what these upgrades will entail has been largely conducted behind closed doors. Recently, military planners have been evaluating the deficiencies across NATO armies, identifying the critical areas where shortfalls exist. According to insiders, these gaps point to a potential multibillion-euro expense necessary to meet NATO's goals. The alliance aims to solidify these requirements into definitive targets for member nations by the autumn of 2025, which is when a regular defence ministers' meeting is scheduled. Confidential sources have disclosed that the pressing needs inclu...

India's government will spend $24 billion on employment and training, it said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to address uneven economic growth and mollify disgruntled voters after a surprising election setback last month. The funding will be used over five years for a package of five schemes and initiatives to "facilitate employment, skilling and other opportunities" for more than 40 million young people, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her annual budget speech. Some will go on "employment-linked incentives" for companies, which the government hopes will create jobs. "The global economy, while performing better than expected, is still in the grip of policy uncertainties," Sitharman said. "In this context, India's economic growth continues to be the shining exception and will remain so in the years ahead," she added. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell short of an outright majority in the recent nationa...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gather in Laos this week for talks on the disputed South China Sea and the conflict in Myanmar, with top diplomats from China and the United States slated to meet on the sidelines. The three-day meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) starts in the capital Vientiane on Thursday. Antony Blinken will meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the event at which he will "discuss the importance of adherence to international law in the South China Sea", according to the US State Department. Beijing claims the waterway -- through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually -- almost in its entirety despite an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis. A series of clashes between Philippine and Chinese vessels at flashpoint reefs in recent months have fuelled fears of a conflict that could drag in the United States owing to its mutual defence treaty with Manila. ASEAN ministers...

US Sen. Ron Johnson shared a report Sunday about the assassination attempt on former President and Republican Party candidate Donald Trump. Following the attempt on Trump’s life, Johnson and his team met with federal and local government officials to investigate security errors on the day of the incident. They found that the Secret Service did not attend a security briefing provided to local special weapons and tactics (SWAT) and sniper teams the morning of July 13. Secondly, local law enforcement said communications were siloed and they were not in frequent radio contact directly with the Secret Service. Also, local law enforcement notified command about the shooter prior to the incident and received confirmation that the Secret Service was aware of the notification. Following the shooting, Secret Service members were seen on the roof of the American Glass Research building, where the shooter was located, with local law enforcement. Photos of the shooter were sent to the Bureau of Alc...

Israel will be the United States' strongest ally in the Middle East regardless of who is elected president in November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday before flying to Washington, where he was due to address the US Congress. The visit, Netanyahu's first to his most important international ally since returning for a record sixth term as prime minister at the end of 2022, has been overshadowed by President Joe Biden's decision not to seek reelection. Netanyahu said he would thank Biden for all he has done for Israel throughout his career and discuss with him issues such as securing the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, defeating the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, and confronting Iran and its proxies in the region. A meeting with Biden is tentatively planned for Tuesday if the 81-year old president has recovered from Covid-19. Netanyahu is scheduled to address Congress on Wednesday. "I will tell my friends on both sides of the aisle that regardless...

Connecticut resident Robert Tolppi, 23, has gained internet fame by turning the fat removed during his liposuction into homemade soap. Tolppi, who documented his process on TikTok, requested to keep the fat instead of allowing it to be disposed of as medical waste. “They were going to throw it away as medical waste but I asked if I could keep it,” Tolppi explained in a video. He used approximately 400 cubic centimetres of fat and a soap-making kit, which he had purchased with a long-held desire to create his own soap.   The process involved heating the fat and mixing it with lye—a strong caustic substance used in soap making.   Tolppi advised caution when handling lye: “Make sure you do your research before with lye—I’m not a professional at all, but you definitely want to keep the windows open and dilute it outside.” To add fragrance, Tolppi incorporated vanilla oil and rose petals before pouring the mixture into a mould. The finished soap, which he likened to a long stick of...

Pakistan's former ambassador to the US said that the role of the UN, which he described as "the best thing" that happened after World War II, has diminished in the last two decades. In an interview with Anadolu, Masood Khan said it has become ineffective in overseeing international humanitarian law and human rights on issues such as the Gaza Strip. "It is still doing a wonderful job when it comes to climate change or sustainable development. And its focus on poverty alleviation, for instance. It works with international financial institutions -- the World Bank, IMF -- and it's a good combination. It's a good collaboration. But I think that we must restore confidence in the United Nations. It has the legitimacy but we must empower it to adjudicate to resolve conflicts," Khan said. He said the UN should be strengthened for stability. "In the case of Ukraine, or Gaza, the United Nations has a marginal tool. It should be the at the center of the table, ...

Republicans are confident that former President Donald Trump will win the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 5. "He's going to win. Yes, I definitely, I definitely think so," Representative Cara Pavalock-D'Amato told Anadolu on Thursday. Her remarks came at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Trump made his first public speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) since surviving an assassination attempt at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, where a bullet grazed his right ear. "Come November, I'm looking forward to everybody coming together and voting for Donald Trump," she said. Amid rising calls for US President Joe Biden to withdraw from the race, Pavalock-D'Amato said: "I'm hearing that Biden might be dropping out as early as this weekend, so that's pretty exciting." She believes that the Democrats have "really taken away personal freedom and really put everybody in jeopardy." About the assassinat...

Vietnamese social media users changed their profile pictures to black on Saturday in a show of mourning for the country's late leader Nguyen Phu Trong, whose death was announced the previous day. Users on Facebook, X and Threads also posted photos and eulogies of the former Communist Party general secretary after Vietnam's state media announced on Friday that the 80-year-old had died at a military hospital in Hanoi "due to old age and serious illness". Vietnam has one of most heavily restricted media environments in the world and citizens are often hesitant to express their views online. "A great heart has stopped," Hoang Quoc Ky wrote on his Facebook page after changing his cover photo to a picture of Vietnam's national flag flying at half-mast. "He was a bright and perfect communist, a sharp politician... who devoted his whole life for socialism and the happiness of the people," Ky added. "Trong was a very enthusiastic patriot in his own...

The United Nations' highest court is set to issue an advisory opinion Friday on the legal ramifications of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, weighing in on one of the world's most contentious issues at the request of the UN General Assembly. While advisory opinions of judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are non-binding, they carry weight under international law and a clear finding that the occupation is illegal could weaken support for Israel. The advisory opinion process predates the current Israel-Hamas conflict, and in a separate case brought by South Africa, the court in May issued a binding order for Israel to halt its Rafah offensive in the Gaza Strip. Israel strongly condemned the ruling. In late 2022 the General Assembly asked the court to appraise Israel's "prolonged occupation, settlement and annexation" of Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and associated Israeli government policies. Israel captured t...

President Joe Biden's reelection bid was mired in fresh turmoil after news reports that top Democratic leaders had privately pushed him to end his campaign, while Donald Trump was set to accept the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday at his party's national convention. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have all expressed deep concerns directly to Biden in recent days that he will not only lose the White House but also cost the party any chance of winning back the US House of Representatives in the Nov. 5 election, according to reports in multiple news outlets. Biden, 81, has thus far refused to entertain public calls from 20 congressional Democrats to step aside, following a halting performance at his June 27 debate against Trump, 78. His troubles were compounded on Wednesday when he tested positive for COVID-19 during a campaign visit to Nevada, forcing him to return to his Delaware home...

Sixteen people were killed in a fire at a department store in Sichuan province in China's southwest on Wednesday evening, state media said on Thursday. The fire broke out in a 14-storey building in a high-tech zone of the city of Zigong, shrouding the vicinity with thick smoke, according to the Xinhua news agency. Overnight rescue work ended at 3:00 a.m. (1900 GMT on Wednesday), state broadcaster CCTV said. Preliminary investigation showed the fire was due to construction operations. Further investigation was underway to identify the specific cause of the fire. from Latest World News, International News | Breaking World News https://ift.tt/omceGTb

Oil prices extended gains from the previous session on Thursday, buoyed by a bigger-than-expected decline last week in crude stockpiles in the United States, the world's largest oil consumer. Brent futures rose 32 cents, or 0.4%, to $85.40 a barrel by 0340 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $83.33. Both contracts settled higher on Wednesday. US crude inventories fell by 4.9 million barrels last week, the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed. That exceeds a decline of 30,000 barrels forecast by analysts in a Reuters poll and a drop of 4.4 million barrels in a report from the American Petroleum Institute trade group. "Healthy demand signals from the U.S. outweighs concerns from modest Chinese growth last week," said Priyanka Sachdeva, senior market analyst at Phillip Nova. "Hopes of a Fed easing, which can boost economic growth, and current summer travel in the US are ensuring enough traction i...

China and Russia carried out live-fire naval exercises in the South China Sea this week, Russian and Chinese state media reported, with the two countries having strengthened military and trade ties in recent years following US sanctions. Both countries were to deploy at least three vessels each for the three-day exercises, China's state controlled Global Times newspaper said late on Tuesday, citing the People's Liberation Army Navy. The opening ceremony of the Russian-Chinese naval exercise 'Maritime Cooperation - 2024' took place in the Chinese port of Zhanjiang, the Russian defence ministry said earlier this week on the Telegram messaging app. During their sea manoeuvres, the crews of ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the PLA Navy were to conduct joint air defense exercises and anti-submarine drills with the involvement of PLA naval anti-submarine aviation, the Russian defence ministry said. Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Russia...

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is ready to act "immediately" as a peace broker in the Russia-Ukraine war if he is elected in November, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said in a letter to EU leaders. The letter, addressed to European Council President Charles Michel and shared with all EU leaders, was drafted after Orban held talks with Trump as well as with the leaders of Ukraine, Russia and China. "I can (...) surely state that shortly after his election victory, he will not wait until his inauguration, (Trump) will be ready to act as a peace broker immediately. He has detailed and well-founded plans for this," Orban wrote. Nationalist leader Orban, a long-time Trump supporter, made the surprise visits to the capitals in the past two weeks on a self-styled "peace mission" after Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the EU, angering allies. In the letter, Orban said that US President Joe Biden was "making immense ef...

Two hikers, a man and his daughter, have been found dead at a popular national park amid high temperatures in the western US  state of Utah, authorities said Monday. San Juan County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that it was notified by the National Park Service of a deceased hiker in the Upheaval Dome area of Canyonlands National Park at 5:45 p.m. local time on Friday. About 15 minutes later, the Sheriff's Office was notified of a second deceased hiker in the same area. According to park officials, the pair were a father and daughter who became lost while hiking a trail in the remote northwest portion of San Juan County. The park service responded to the area after being notified by the Utah Department of Public Safety, which received emergency 911 texts from the hikers reporting that they were lost and out of water. Due to the remote area and rugged terrain, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office coordinated with the Department of Public Safety helicopter team to e...

 The dollar held steady on Monday, while long-dated US bond yields rose, as investors weighed whether an assassination attempt on presidential candidate Donald Trump increased his chances of victory. European stocks opened lower, after weak economic data from China helped set a cautious tone, while dour updates from British luxury group Burberry and watchmaker Swatch Group raised questions about consumer confidence. Investors have tended to react to the prospect of a Trump win by pushing Treasury yields higher, in part on the assumption his economic policies would add to inflation and debt. Online betting site PredictIT has a Republican win at 67 cents, up from 60 cents on Friday. Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields fell in price, which pushed the yield up 2 basis points to 4.208% on Monday. Eren Osman, managing director of wealth management at Arbuthnot Latham, said a likelier Trump victory would be seen as a positive for risk assets...

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not contacted Donald Trump after the assassination attempt on the Republican US presidential candidate over the weekend and had no plans to do so. Asked if security measures around Putin would now be beefed up, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader already enjoyed the appropriate level of protection. "Security is already strengthened for obvious reasons, regardless of incidents," Peskov told reporters. "We can only reiterate that the security of the head of state is provided at the appropriate level, everything necessary is being done taking into account the international escalation of tensions in general." The Kremlin said on Sunday it did not believe the US administration was responsible for Saturday's assassination attempt on Trump, but accused it of creating an atmosphere that provoked the attack. Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania after...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday opposed releasing Palestinian prisoners as part of any potential Gaza cease-fire agreement with Hamas.  Smotrich described the release of Palestinian prisoners as a “terrible and horrific event,” saying “I will not agree to it; a red line must be drawn.” Israel has killed more than 38,000 Palestinians since an Oct. 7 cross-border attack that claimed 1,200 lives and around 250 others were taken as hostages. Israeli actions have triggered a humanitarian disaster and an ongoing trial over alleged genocide at the International Court of Justice. Tel Aviv estimates 120 Israelis are still held in Gaza, while Hamas says many of them have been killed in indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes. Israel holds at least 9,500 Palestinians in its prisons. “We saw what happened in the deal for Gilad Shalit (former Israeli soldier who was released by Hamas in 2011). We released Yahya Sinwar, and we see what we got in return,” Smotrich said. “With what l...

An old video of a Christian pastor predicting an assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has resurfaced on social media. The attempt occurred earlier today, mirroring the details described in the video, which was posted three months ago. Donald Trump, 78, was struck by a bullet in the upper part of his right ear when a suspected shooter fired multiple shots at his election rally in Pennsylvania. Hours after the attack, many X users posted the clip of Brandon Biggs’s prophecy video, originally shared on YouTube on 15 March 2024. Biggs claimed the Lord told him about future events in the US. “God said, I am not done with America,” Biggs stated. “I saw an attempt on his (Donald Trump) life, this bullet flew by his ear and it came so close to his head that it busted his eardrum, and I saw he fell to his knees during this timeframe and started worshiping the Lord,” Biggs can be heard saying in the viral video. “I also saw Donald Trump become really on fire fo...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Saturday that tensions had subsided at his country's border with Ukraine and extra troops deployed there were being sent back to their bases. Belarus's defence ministry said late last month that it was reinforcing its border after a security incident and in response to a Ukrainian troop buildup. They said a division of multiple launch rocket systems had been deployed to test their combat readiness. Lukashenko, quoted by the official BelTA news agency during a tour of a border region, said that Belarusian intelligence had determined that Ukraine had withdrawn troops from sensitive areas. "That means that those (Ukrainian) troops which had been brought in as reinforcements are now gone," BelTA quoted him as saying. "...There are now no difficulties with the Ukrainians and I hope there will be none." BelTA said he told a meeting of regional officials that the addit...

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday adds to a surprisingly long list of sitting and former US presidents who have been victims of either assassinations or assassination attempts throughout American history. The last time a US president was injured in an assassination attempt occurred 43 years ago, during Ronald Reagan's first term in office. He was shot by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30, 1981, outside a Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, resulting in a broken rib and punctured lung. Reagan underwent emergency surgery, recovered from his injuries, and went on to win reelection to his second term in the White House. The most well-known assassination of an American president in modern times was the shooting of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was riding in a presidential motorcade in an open-top limousine when he was shot in the back of the head and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texa...