What we know about the Texas mall shooter, as police and loved ones identify the victims, and Donald Trump is restricted by a judge from posting evidence related to his hush money case on social media. Plus, last-minute Mother's Day gift ideas on Amazon that will arrive before the holiday. |
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A social media page appearing to belong to a gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall contained extremist beliefs with rants against Jews, women and racial minorities, as well as posts about struggling with mental health. The 33-year-old gunman made posts railing against women, praising school shooters, and shared shirtless pictures of himself with visible white power tattoos, including a swastika. Among the victims were a 3-year-old boy and his parents, two elementary school-aged sisters, a security guard and an engineer with a master's degree. Police haven't revealed a motive. Above, a visitor mourns at a memorial at the site of Saturday's attack. Here's everything we know so far..
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Former President Donald Trump has been restricted from posting on social media about some evidence ahead of his trial 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels and another woman. Judge Juan Merchan ruled that anyone with access to the evidence being turned over to Trump's team by state prosecutors "shall not copy, disseminate or disclose" the material to third parties, including social media platforms, "without prior approval from the court." Trump "has a longstanding and perhaps singular history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, trial jurors, grand jurors, judges, and others involved in legal proceedings against him, putting those individuals and their families at considerable safety risk," the DA's office argued in a court filing last month. Trump's team did not respond to yesterday's ruling. Here's the latest. |
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The key to raising a happy child is ... unhappiness. Specifically, allowing a child to be unhappy, according to Tovah Klein, a child psychologist and author of the book "How Toddlers Thrive." Parents often struggle to accept that "children are allowed to be angry, sad, unhappy in some way," Klein told CNBC. Children who learn to manage their negative emotions effectively are more likely to develop the resilience they'll need as a successful adult, research shows. Read more here. |
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Achieve your life goals with easy tips. |
Abdominal crunches can literally be a pain in the neck if they're not done properly. If you want to give your abs a workout without risking back and neck pain, TODAY fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour has a recommendation: reverse crunches. The opposite of regular crunches, they give your neck a rest while still targeting your abs. Stephanie demonstrates the proper form, outlines the benefits of reverse crunches and highlights mistakes to avoid. She also has 4 other exercises that will help your form on reverse crunches. See them all here. |
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Allow us to do the meal-planning for you. |
Make today Taco Tuesday with these pescadillas (crunchy fish tacos) topped with charred tomato salsa and sliced avocado from chef Julian Medina. Nestle the fish in a pan with onion, garlic, jalapeño and tomatoes, and let everything cook for around 10-12 minutes. The taco shells can be made in a Dutch pan or cast-iron skillet and are ready in three minutes. Get the recipe. |
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A little pick-me-up before you go. |
Sometimes one letter in a cake order can make all the difference. Texas baker Brianna Romero shared the hilarious happy accident that occurred when she got a request to make an "emo cake," referring (she thought) to the brooding, emotional music genre. She went to work, covering the cake in black frosting, until she learned it was for a 4-year-old girl's birthday. "My heart sinks a little bit because this is now making sense to me," she said in a TikTok video. "And when I scroll back, I misread emo and it says 'Elmo cake.'" Less than an hour before delivering the cake, she rushed to a local grocery store to get an Elmo topper and quickly made the beloved Sesame Street character look like a member of My Chemical Romance. She showed off the moody dessert on TikTok to everyone's delight. "Elmo with a side bang has me in tears," one person wrote. Romero has taken it in stride. "It's been fun," she told us. "It's silly to me." |
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