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Exchange Student Threatens to Shoot Up Delco Catholic School: An 18-year-old exchange student is accused of threatening to shoot up his Delaware County Catholic high school and investigators allege they found ammunition, a crossbow and military-style equipment in the student's bedroom. The teen, An Tso Sun, was arrested Wednesday by Upper Darby police. The student from Taiwan threatened to "shoot up" Bonner & Prendergast Catholic High School, Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. Sun allegedly told another student to not come to school on May 1 because something would happen, Chitwood said. He then allegedly said he was joking but the fellow student reported it anyway to the school, which alerted police. Investigators went to the home of the host family where Sun is living after the alleged threats were brought to the attention of police Tuesday. They allegedly found a military-style ballistic vest, military-style web gear with pouches to hold ammo clips, a crossbow with scope and seven arrows, a loading dock for rifle clips, 9-mm ammunition and a strangling device in his bedroom, police said. Investigators have evidence on a school-issued iPad that allegedly shows Sun researched AR-15 and AK-47 firearms. He was possibly trying to purchase a weapon, Chitwood said.
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Dad Who Left Son to Die After Theft Convicted of Murder: A verdict was reached Wednesday in the trial of a New Jersey father who left his son to die on the road following a petty theft and then a crash as he fled the scene. Christopher Kuhn, 28, of Hamilton Township, New Jersey, was convicted of third degree murder. On October 3, 2017, Kuhn was inside the Walmart store at the Levittown Town Center in Tullytown, Pennsylvania when he placed a $228 sound bar into his cart and then left the store without paying. Security personnel tried to stop Kuhn -- who had his son, Qadan Trievel, in the cart -- but he told them, "you can't hold me here" as he grabbed his son in his arms. Security called Tullytown police as Kuhn walked out. Kuhn, driving on a suspended New Jersey license, drove away in his Jeep with his 2-year-old son inside before officers arrived. A witness told police Kuhn had let the boy climb into the SUV while he covered its license plate with a sweatshirt. The witness also said the boy climbed into the rear driver's side of the Jeep but Kuhn never secured Qadan into a child safety seat. Despite not being chased, Kuhn ran a red light on Route 13 and crashed into two vehicles, including an SUV that had the right of way. The impact caused the SUV to roll over several times and the boy was thrown from the vehicle onto the roadway. Police said Kuhn stepped over his son's body and ran away on foot after the crash. At one point he paused to look at his son on the roadway before fleeing.
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Embiid Suffers Facial Injury After Collison with Fultz: Joel Embiid suffered a facial contusion early in the second quarter of the Sixers’ 118-101 win over the Knicks when he collided with Markelle Fultz on a handoff attempt. Embiid spun around after contact and hit the court grabbing his face. “I was trying to get the ball,” Fultz said. “At the same time, I was watching him. My heart dropped really because I know he hit me. But he’s a tough guy and I know he’s going to be OK. All I can do is pray for him.” After Embiid left the floor, he went through the concussion protocol, which ruled out a concussion. He went to a local hospital following the game to undergo precautionary concussion testing. Once those results are in, the team will be able to begin to determine a timeframe.
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Trump Replacing VA Head with White House Doctor: President Donald Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday and nominated White House doctor Ronny Jackson to replace him in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the agency. A Navy rear admiral, Jackson is a surprise choice to succeed Shulkin, a former Obama administration official and the first non-veteran ever to head the VA. Trump had been considering replacements for Shulkin for weeks, but had not been known to be considering Jackson for the role. In a statement, Trump praised Jackson as "highly trained and qualified." It was a decision that signaled Trump chose to go with someone he knows and trusts, rather than the candidate with the longest resume, to run a massive agency facing huge bureaucratic challenges. Jackson has served since 2013 as the physician to the president, one of the people in closest proximity to Trump day in and day out.
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