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The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate.

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The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate.

The "Avengers" finale far exceeded even its own gargantuan expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie had been forecast to open between $260 million and $300 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, but moviegoers turned out in such droves that "Endgame" blew past the previous record of $257.7 million, set last year by "Avengers: Infinity War" when it narrowly surpassed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($248 million or about $266 million in inflation adjusted dollars.)

"Endgame" was just as enormous overseas. Worldwide, it obliterated the previous record of $640.5 million, also set by "Infinity War." ("Infinity War" didn't open in China, the world's second largest movie market, until two weeks after its debut.) "Endgame" set a new weekend record in China, too, where it made $330.5 million.

In one fell swoop, "Endgame" has already made more than movies like "Skyfall," ''Aquaman" and "The Dark Knight Rises" grossed in their entire runs, not accounting for inflation.

Alan Horn, Disney chairman, credited Marvel Studios and its president, Kevin Feige, for challenging "notions of what is possible at the movie theater."

"This weekend's monumental success is a testament to the world they've envisioned, the talent involved, and their collective passion, matched by the irrepressible enthusiasm of fans around the world," Horn said in a statement.

To accommodate demand, the Walt Disney Co. released "Endgame" in more theaters - 4,662 in the U.S. and Canada - than any opening before. Advance ticketing services set new records. Early ticket buyers crashed AMC's website. And starting Thursday, some theaters even stayed open 72 hours straight.

"We've got some really tired staff," said John Fithian, president and chief executive of the National Association of Theater Owners. "I talked to an exhibitor in Kansas who said, 'I've never sold out a 7 a.m. show on Saturday morning before,' and they were doing it all across their circuit."

Not working in the film's favor was its lengthy running time: 181 minutes. But theaters kept added thousands of showings for "Endgame" to get it on more screens than any movie before to satiate the frenzy around "Endgame." Joe and Anthony Russo's film ties together the "Avengers" storyline as well as the previous 21 releases of the Marvel "cinematic universe," begun with 2008's "Iron Man."

For an industry dogged by uncertainty over the growing role of streaming, the weekend was a mammoth display of the movie theater's lucrative potency. Fithian called it possibly "the most significant moment in the modern history of the movie business."

"We're looking at more than 30 million American and more than 100 million global guests that experienced 'Endgame' on the big screen in one weekend," Fithian said. "The numbers are just staggering."

Further boosting the results for "Endgame" were good reviews; it currently ranks as 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, the best rating for any Marvel movie aside from "Black Panther." Audiences gave the film an A-plus CinemaScore.

Single-handedly, "Endgame" led the overall weekend at the domestic box office to a record $400 million in ticket sales, according to Comscore. "Endgame" accounted for a staggering 88% of those tickets. The film's grosses were aided by 3-D screenings (a record $540 million in global ticket sales) and IMAX screenings (a company record $91.5 million).

"Our partners in exhibition have done a great job with us on this film. As they saw the need, they opened up screens," said Cathleen Taft, distribution chief for Disney. "While there may have been a concern - Is there going to be enough seats available? - I think that exhibition met that demand and rose to the occasion."

But if there was any shadow to the weekend for the theatrical business, it was in just how reliant theaters have grown on one studio: Disney.

Disney now holds all but one of the top 12 box-office openings of all time. (Universal's "Jurassic World" is the lone exception.) The studio is poised for a record-breaking year, with releases including "Aladdin," ''Toy Story 4," ''The Lion King," ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" and "Frozen 2" on the horizon.

Following its acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Disney is expected to account for at least 40% of domestic box-office revenue in 2019, a new record of market share. The company's "Captain Marvel" - positioned as a kind of Marvel lead-in to "Endgame" - also rose to No. 2 on the weekend, eight weeks after it opened. (The 22 films of Marvel's "cinematic universe" have collectively earned $19.9 billion at the box office.)

Yet theater owners regularly speak of a "halo effect" around a movie like "Endgame." Such sensations draw in new moviegoers and expose millions to a barrage of movie trailers.

"This has got to be the biggest weekend in popcorn history," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. "Think of the gallons of soda and the hot dogs sold. This is going to continue all week and beyond. This is going to have long-term playability for sure."

An enormous hit was much needed for a box office that, coming into the weekend, was lagging 16% of the pace of last year's ticket sales, according to Comscore. "Endgame" moved the needle to negative 13.3% but the boost was less significant since "Infinity War" opened on the same weekend in 2018.

No other new wide release dared to open against "Endgame." Warner Bros.' "The Curse of La Llorona," last week's top movie, slid to third with $7.5 million.

The guessing game will now shift to just how much higher "Endgame" can go. Given its start, it's likely to rival the top three worldwide grossers: "The Force Awakens" ($2.068 billion in 2015), "Titanic ($2.187 billion in 1997) and "Avatar" ($2.788 in 2009).

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

1. "Avengers: Endgame," $350 million ($859 million international).

2. "Captain Marvel," $8.1 million.

3. "The Curse of La Llorona," $7.5 million.

4. "Breakthrough," $6.3 million.

5. "Shazam!" $5.5 million.

6. "Little," $3.4 million.

7. "Dumbo," $3.2 million.

8. "Pet Sematary," $1.3 million.

9. "Us," $1.1 million.

10. "Penguins," $1.1 million.

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Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP

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This story has been updated to correct that Disney is releasing "Toy Story 4," not "Toy Story 2."

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This story has been updated to correct that the runtime of "Avengers: Endgame" is 181 minutes, not 161 minutes.

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The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate.

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2 sixth graders charged for planning a school shooting. They were planning on bringing guns and shooting their classmates on the last day of school.

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Two 6th grade students in Tennessee have been charged for allegedly planning a school shooting, according to officials.

The students allegedly plotted to bring weapons to the South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville, Tennessee, to shoot their classmates and faculty on the last day of school, according to a joint press release by Cumberland County Schools, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the Crossville Police Department.

The school resource officer caught wind of a rumor about the existence of a "hit list" that contained the names of students to be shot, officials said.

While investigators did not find a list, they did uncover a hand-drawn map as well as a plot to bring weapons. The accused students allegedly planned to hide the weapons in the locker room, to be used on the last day of school, officials said. They allegedly intended to enter the building through the back door before shooting faculty and students and dying by suicide before law enforcement intervened, according to the release.

The investigation also revealed "multiple conversations" between the two students in the past two weeks in which they devised the plot, officials said.

After the rumor was uncovered, "immediate steps" were taken to ensure the safety of students, but authorities determined that students and staff were not in immediate danger, according to the release.

No weapons were found in either of the students' homes, and their parents have been cooperative in assisting school administration and law enforcement, police said. The students were arrested by Cumberland County Sheriff's deputies and transported to the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Facility. They were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and will remain in custody until they appear in juvenile court.

"We take any threat to students and school faculty very seriously and we will respond, investigate and take swift appropriate action to manage each threat," Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox said in a statement.

The students' identities were not released.

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Two 6th grade students in Tennessee have been charged for allegedly planning a school shooting, according to officials. The students allegedly plotted to bring weapons to the South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville, Tennessee, to shoot their classmates and faculty on the last day of school, according to a joint press release by Cumberland County Schools, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the Crossville Police Department.

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An Arizona man has been charged in the accidental shooting of his daughter who is now in critical condition. Eldon McInville was arrested for child abuse and aggravated assault after supposedly trying to teach his daughter gun safety. McInville sobbed as he pleaded with a judge to release him so he could be with his family.

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An Arizona man has been arrested in the accidental shooting of his 6-year-old daughter, who cops say was critically injured as her father was teaching her gun safety.

Eldon McInville, 26, was arrested and charged with child abuse and aggravated assault after cops were called to his Glendale home Thursday afternoon in response to a shooting. The girl was shot in the abdomen and faces months of recovery.

"He advised that he had the victim in his room and was teaching her gun safety," court papers said, according to KPNX-TV.
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He also advised that as he was cleaning the weapon and he half-cocked it "so he could load birdshot ammunition into it for storage," according to the court papers.

"He stated that when he loaded the weapon he was seated on the floor of the bedroom and that when he went to stand up he slipped and fell and somehow the gun went off."

Cops said they were told that the weapon was a shotgun he had recently purchased.
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The court papers state that McInville told the cops that he was cleaning the shotgun for the first time and had researched how to load it on YouTube and Google, according to the station.

A sobbing McInville pleaded with a judge to release him so he could help his family during a court appearance Friday, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.

The judge responded that while it did appear to be an accidental discharge "under exceedingly reckless circumstances" she was imposing bail.
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The bail was set at $50,000 in cash, which McInville had not posted as of Saturday.

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Arizona man arrested in accidental shooting of daughter, 6, as he 'was teaching her gun safety': cops

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An Arizona man has been arrested in the accidental shooting of his 6-year-old daughter, who cops say was critically injured as her father was teaching her gun safety. Eldon McInville, 26, was arrested and charged with child abuse and aggravated assault after cops were called to his Glendale home Thursday afternoon in response to a shooting.

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The Indian Army did a bad thing to some people. Posting a picture of a "Yeti" foot print. People are mad because the word beast shouldn't have been used, instead the word snowman should have been used.

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The Indian army claimed via Twitter to have seen footprints belonging to the "Yeti," the "elusive snowman" of Nepalese folklore, sparking ridicule on social media.

"For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019," the army's official account tweeted. "This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past."

For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019. This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past. pic.twitter.com/AMD4MYIgV7
- ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) April 29, 2019

Images published on the army's social media page show deep-set footprints at the army's Makalu Base Camp, deep in the Himalayas. The post, sent to the Indian army's 5.98 million followers, had been shared more than 6,000 times as of early Tuesday.

The "Yeti," aka "Abominable Snowman," is often depicted in popular culture as a large, ape-like creature, not unlike how the creature is portrayed in the 1964 Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Social media users pounced on the tweet.

One twitter user described the claim as "deeply, deeply embarrassing."

This is deeply, deeply embarrassing: whoever in the Indian Army's PR has circulated this is disgracing the institution, and India, in the world's eyes. https://t.co/f11OvolnUb
- Praveen Swami (@praveenswami) April 30, 2019

Others drew parallels to the recent news story about a beluga whale that might be a Russian military agent, suggesting that the army could make use of its own "Indo-Tibetan Yeti Force."

If the US and Russian navies can train marine mammals to plant stuff on the enemy, why can't we have the Indo-Tibetan Yeti Force?
- Indrani Bagchi (@horror06) April 30, 2019

However, Tarun Vijay, a prominent author and former politician, according to India Today, congratulated the army, but suggested that the word "beast" was disrespectful and that they should have instead used "snowman."

Congratulations, we are always proud of you. salutes to the #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team. But please, you are Indian, dont call Yeti as beast. Show respect for them. If you say he is a 'snowman'.
- Chowkidar Tarun Vijay (@Tarunvijay) April 29, 2019

In reply to Vijay's suggestion, The Wall Street Journal Columnist Sadanand Dhume tweeted: "I'm looking forward to the Indian Navy's official handle tweeting about having found the Loch Ness Monster, and a former BJP MP ticking them off for using the un-Indian word 'monster.'"

I'm looking forward to the Indian Navy's official handle tweeting about having found the Loch Ness Monster, and a former BJP MP ticking them off for using the un-Indian word "monster." pic.twitter.com/pXgciqMzmQ
- Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) April 30, 2019

Despite the alleged sighting, there's no scientific evidence confirming the Yeti's existence.

In 2011, according to the BBC, tests undertaken at Edinburgh Zoo on a 50-year-old bone fragment believed to be from a Yeti showed, unsurprisingly, that the bone was human, perhaps belonging to a person similar to the one portrayed by Yukon Cornelius in the 1964 Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Rudolph, with his nose so bright, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.

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Army ridiculed for posting photo of 'Yeti' footprints in Himalayas

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The Indian army claimed via Twitter to have seen footprints belonging to the "Yeti," the "elusive snowman" of Nepalese folklore, sparking ridicule on social media. "For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019," the army's official account tweeted.

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The Indian Army sent out a tweet to its 5.98 million followers saying that they spotted yeti tracks in the Himalayas. The tweet is being ridiculed saying that the word beast shouldn't have been used, and instead used snowman. In addition, people are describing the action as embarrassing.

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The Indian army claimed via Twitter to have seen footprints belonging to the "Yeti," the "elusive snowman" of Nepalese folklore, sparking ridicule on social media.

"For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019," the army's official account tweeted. "This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past."

For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019. This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past. pic.twitter.com/AMD4MYIgV7
- ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) April 29, 2019

Images published on the army's social media page show deep-set footprints at the army's Makalu Base Camp, deep in the Himalayas. The post, sent to the Indian army's 5.98 million followers, had been shared more than 6,000 times as of early Tuesday.

The "Yeti," aka "Abominable Snowman," is often depicted in popular culture as a large, ape-like creature, not unlike how the creature is portrayed in the 1964 Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Social media users pounced on the tweet.

One twitter user described the claim as "deeply, deeply embarrassing."

This is deeply, deeply embarrassing: whoever in the Indian Army's PR has circulated this is disgracing the institution, and India, in the world's eyes. https://t.co/f11OvolnUb
- Praveen Swami (@praveenswami) April 30, 2019

Others drew parallels to the recent news story about a beluga whale that might be a Russian military agent, suggesting that the army could make use of its own "Indo-Tibetan Yeti Force."

If the US and Russian navies can train marine mammals to plant stuff on the enemy, why can't we have the Indo-Tibetan Yeti Force?
- Indrani Bagchi (@horror06) April 30, 2019

However, Tarun Vijay, a prominent author and former politician, according to India Today, congratulated the army, but suggested that the word "beast" was disrespectful and that they should have instead used "snowman."

Congratulations, we are always proud of you. salutes to the #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team. But please, you are Indian, dont call Yeti as beast. Show respect for them. If you say he is a 'snowman'.
- Chowkidar Tarun Vijay (@Tarunvijay) April 29, 2019

In reply to Vijay's suggestion, The Wall Street Journal Columnist Sadanand Dhume tweeted: "I'm looking forward to the Indian Navy's official handle tweeting about having found the Loch Ness Monster, and a former BJP MP ticking them off for using the un-Indian word 'monster.'"

I'm looking forward to the Indian Navy's official handle tweeting about having found the Loch Ness Monster, and a former BJP MP ticking them off for using the un-Indian word "monster." pic.twitter.com/pXgciqMzmQ
- Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) April 30, 2019

Despite the alleged sighting, there's no scientific evidence confirming the Yeti's existence.

In 2011, according to the BBC, tests undertaken at Edinburgh Zoo on a 50-year-old bone fragment believed to be from a Yeti showed, unsurprisingly, that the bone was human, perhaps belonging to a person similar to the one portrayed by Yukon Cornelius in the 1964 Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Rudolph, with his nose so bright, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.

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Army ridiculed for posting photo of 'Yeti' footprints in Himalayas

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The Indian army claimed via Twitter to have seen footprints belonging to the "Yeti," the "elusive snowman" of Nepalese folklore, sparking ridicule on social media. "For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019," the army's official account tweeted.

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Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins Mom is getting her own film. Her name is Sabrina Greenlee and she was left permanently blind in her right eye and visually impaired in her left eye after a woman attacked her with boiling liquid in 2002. The film will focus on her life and her 4 children. A release date has not been chosen.

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Sabrina Greenlee, the mother of Houston Texans star DeAndre Hopkins, will be the subject of a feature-length film, according to Variety's Justin Kroll.

"My mom has always put everyone before herself and sacrificed things unimaginable," Hopkins said. "Now it's time for people to see her true value and learn that giving up is not an option."

Greenlee was left permanently blind in her right eye and visually impaired in her left eye after a woman attacked her with boiling liquid in 2002. Greenlee's boyfriend, who was having an affair with the woman, left her at a gas station after the attack. In 2013, she told Robert Klemko, then of USA Today, that her boyfriend "left me there to die."

Kroll reported the movie about Greenlee will echo her life story as it focuses on a "young, single mother who is attacked and left for dead and finds herself in a battle to change the course of her life and stay on the new path she's created for herself and her four children."

The producers have selected a director and screenwriter for the picture, with its release date unknown.

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Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins' Mom, Sabrina Greenlee, to Be Subject of New Film

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A 25-year-old Iowa woman was driving home from work when a bullet tore through the vehicle's driver's side window and killed her, the Waterloo Police Department said.

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A bullet tore through the vehicle's driver's side window, killing Micalla Rettinger and injuring one of her two passengers, the Waterloo Police Department said.

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A Florida man gets life in prison after sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl and getting her pregnant. When the baby was born, it had the same disabilities as its teenage mom. The man was convicted of many felonies including incest. His relationship with the 13 year old is unknown. and the girl doesn't even know her relationship to the baby.

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A Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl whose disabilities prevented her from understanding both the attack and pregnancy.

The baby was born with the same disabilities as the teenager, according to the girl's family. They said the teenager does not understand her relation to the baby.

Carlos Carrizales, 61, was sentenced Monday to life in prison. He was convicted last month of felonies including incest, Lakeland's The Ledger reported. It was not immediately clear what Carrizales' relationship to the teen was.
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The non-verbal teenager carried out the pregnancy and gave birth to her daughter in early 2017. Carrizales was arrested that November.

Investigators discovered the girl's pregnancy in 2016 and subsequent DNA testing led authorities to Carrizales. DNA tests showed he was 99.99 percent likely to be the baby's father. Assistant State Attorney Lauren Randall said two independent tests had the same result.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Florida man gets life for raping, impregnating disabled teen

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A Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl whose disabilities prevented her from understanding both the attack and pregnancy. The baby was born with the same disabilities as the teenager, according to the girl's family.

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A 25-year-old Iowa student was shot and killed when she was driving home from work when a bullet went through her windshield and went through her neck. Micalla Rettinger was traveling with two passengers, one of which who was also injured and is currently being treated at the University of Iowa hospitals. Waterloo police are currently asking for the public's help in identifying possible suspects.

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A bullet tore through the vehicle's driver's side window, killing Micalla Rettinger and injuring one of her two passengers, the Waterloo Police Department said.

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Two 6th graders were allegedly plotting a school shooting. They planned on bringing weapons on the last day of school to shoot students and faculty. Investigators found a hand drawn map and a plan to hide the weapons in the locker room. The students have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and will remain in custody until they appear in juvenile court.

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Two 6th grade students in Tennessee have been charged for allegedly planning a school shooting, according to officials.

The students allegedly plotted to bring weapons to the South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville, Tennessee, to shoot their classmates and faculty on the last day of school, according to a joint press release by Cumberland County Schools, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the Crossville Police Department.

The school resource officer caught wind of a rumor about the existence of a "hit list" that contained the names of students to be shot, officials said.

While investigators did not find a list, they did uncover a hand-drawn map as well as a plot to bring weapons. The accused students allegedly planned to hide the weapons in the locker room, to be used on the last day of school, officials said. They allegedly intended to enter the building through the back door before shooting faculty and students and dying by suicide before law enforcement intervened, according to the release.

The investigation also revealed "multiple conversations" between the two students in the past two weeks in which they devised the plot, officials said.

After the rumor was uncovered, "immediate steps" were taken to ensure the safety of students, but authorities determined that students and staff were not in immediate danger, according to the release.

No weapons were found in either of the students' homes, and their parents have been cooperative in assisting school administration and law enforcement, police said. The students were arrested by Cumberland County Sheriff's deputies and transported to the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Facility. They were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and will remain in custody until they appear in juvenile court.

"We take any threat to students and school faculty very seriously and we will respond, investigate and take swift appropriate action to manage each threat," Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox said in a statement.

The students' identities were not released.

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6th grade students charged with plotting school shooting

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Two 6th grade students in Tennessee have been charged for allegedly planning a school shooting, according to officials. The students allegedly plotted to bring weapons to the South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville, Tennessee, to shoot their classmates and faculty on the last day of school, according to a joint press release by Cumberland County Schools, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the Crossville Police Department.

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one of the top college recruits in the nation, Drew Sanders, switches his commitment from the University of Oklahoma to the University of Alabama

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Alabama flipped ESPN 300 athlete Drew Sanders from Oklahoma on Monday.

Sanders, the No. 37 ranked recruit in the 2020 class, had been committed to Oklahoma since 2017, but announced his decision to switch to Alabama.

Sanders is a 6-foot-5, 220-pound recruit from Billy Ryan high school in Denton, Texas, and is ranked as the No. 4 athlete in the class.

Despite being committed to Oklahoma, Sanders had been visiting other programs and weighing his options throughout his recruitment. He had taken visits to Alabama, Texas A&M and LSU among others.

My recruiting is 100% over. I will be playing football and attending the University of Alabama!! #RollTide pic.twitter.com/nRjED5iCuA
- Drew Sanders (@Drew_16Sanders) April 30, 2019

LSU was involved in trying to flip Sanders, but ultimately Alabama won out and flipped the Texas prospect.

With Sanders on board, Alabama now has 13 ESPN 300 commitments, which is the most of any program in this recruiting class. He is the second commitment for the Crimson Tide ranked in the top 50, joining five-star defensive end Chris Braswell, who is the No. 5 ranked recruit.

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A national healthcare plan had its first formal legislative hearing on Tuesday.

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House Democrats came into power this past winter divided on how to deal with an emerging groundswell of public support behind "Medicare for All" plans, and almost five months in, the answer, at least for some, is clear: Embrace it.

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Two sixth grade students were charged with allegedly planning a school shooting in Tennessee. Their plan was to bring weapons to the school and shoot their classmates and faculty on the last day of school. There was hand-drawn map and a plot to hide the weapons in the school that was found by investigators. Teachers had claimed that they over heard the kids conversation talking about their plan. After investigation and a search of the kids homes the two kids were arrested for conspiracy to commit murder.

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Two 6th grade students in Tennessee have been charged for allegedly planning a school shooting, according to officials.

The students allegedly plotted to bring weapons to the South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville, Tennessee, to shoot their classmates and faculty on the last day of school, according to a joint press release by Cumberland County Schools, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the Crossville Police Department.

The school resource officer caught wind of a rumor about the existence of a "hit list" that contained the names of students to be shot, officials said.

While investigators did not find a list, they did uncover a hand-drawn map as well as a plot to bring weapons. The accused students allegedly planned to hide the weapons in the locker room, to be used on the last day of school, officials said. They allegedly intended to enter the building through the back door before shooting faculty and students and dying by suicide before law enforcement intervened, according to the release.

The investigation also revealed "multiple conversations" between the two students in the past two weeks in which they devised the plot, officials said.

After the rumor was uncovered, "immediate steps" were taken to ensure the safety of students, but authorities determined that students and staff were not in immediate danger, according to the release.

No weapons were found in either of the students' homes, and their parents have been cooperative in assisting school administration and law enforcement, police said. The students were arrested by Cumberland County Sheriff's deputies and transported to the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Facility. They were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and will remain in custody until they appear in juvenile court.

"We take any threat to students and school faculty very seriously and we will respond, investigate and take swift appropriate action to manage each threat," Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox said in a statement.

The students' identities were not released.

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6th grade students charged with plotting school shooting

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Two 6th grade students in Tennessee have been charged for allegedly planning a school shooting, according to officials. The students allegedly plotted to bring weapons to the South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville, Tennessee, to shoot their classmates and faculty on the last day of school, according to a joint press release by Cumberland County Schools, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the Crossville Police Department.

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5 people trapped in a Virginia cave were rescued due to there family member. The guy had climbing experience so he climbed out of the cave with no equipment. He had to climb slippery 20 foot drops in order to escape and find help.

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An overnight trip inside a cave in Virginia turned into a daring one-man escape and then a rescue mission for five others who remained inside.

"It would've been really bad or someone probably would've died," said David "Andrew" Webb, who used his bare hands to climb out of the cave early Sunday morning and get help.

Webb, 22, of Lebanon, Virginia, told ABC News on Monday that the group of six men -- which included his father, brother and uncle -- had reached the cave area in Cleveland, Virginia, known locally as the Cyclops Cave, Friday around 7:30 p.m. The group had planned to return Saturday night, he said.

Webb said that his wife, mother and other relatives were aware of the group's plan and had been told to call for help if the men did not surface by Sunday.

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It was Webb's third trip into the cave and navigating the tight spaces.

"The whole trip was fun till we got stuck. It was a cool cave," Webb said. "It's like a sport. It's a big adrenaline rush."

However, the previous week of rains had made conditions in the cave "terrible," he said, and the ropes the men had were muddy and difficult to use. Additional rain Saturday night also caused the ground inside the cave to become slippery, making it difficult for the men to get out, rescuers with the Russell County Emergency Management said Sunday.

Eventually, the men grew exhausted trying to make their way through the cave. The group had brought water, soda, sausages and granola bars along with them but their rations were getting smaller, he said.

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"I had to go out and get someone or they was going to freeze to death," he said.

Webb, who said he had experience climbing and was the smallest of the group, used his body to "snake" his way through the tight areas of the cave. Webb used no harness or rope, just his bare hands. He said he climbed up two 20-foot drops before exiting the cave.

He said a knotted rope was available to him at the last drop before he exited the cave but he was unable to use it because it was soaked.

"It was either do or die. ... (I was) worrying about everybody in the cave, worrying about my little kid, my wife, my mom. ... Something had to happen," said Webb, the father of an 8-month-old baby.

All five members of his family who were stuck in the cave -- Mark Webb, 55; Anthony Webb, 34; David Gobble, 55; Jason McFaddin, 54; and Jeff Jackson, 55 -- were rescued Sunday, the Russell County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday. They were all treated at area hospitals for hypothermia-related injuries, authorities said.

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Once Webb escaped the cave, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, he called 911 and then his family who he said was "freaked out."

Webb said he'd definitely go back into the cave but planned to take a class with his brother first before doing so.

He told ABC News that his father, who was diagnosed with pneumonia in the hospital, as well as his uncle, were still under observation in the hospital. The other men, he said, were sore but doing OK and glad to be out of the cave.

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Man who climbed out of cave to get help for stuck group: 'It was either do or die'

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An overnight trip inside a cave in Virginia turned into a daring one-man escape and then a rescue mission for five others who remained inside. "It would've been really bad or someone probably would've died," said David "Andrew" Webb, who used his bare hands to climb out of the cave early Sunday morning and get help.

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A 25 year old in Iowa was shot and killed in her car on her way home from work. There were two other passengers and one was injured and is in the hospital and the other was not injured. There is no suspect and nothing indicating they were involved in any activities that would have caused them to be a target.

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micalla rettinger: a 25-year-old iowa woman was shot and killed while driving home from work - cnn

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A 25-year-old Iowa woman was shot and killed while driving home from work

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A bullet tore through the vehicle's driver's side window, killing Micalla Rettinger and injuring one of her two passengers, the Waterloo Police Department said.

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The Indian Army is claiming to have found proof of the yeti. A picture of the footprint they found has surfaced online.

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'yeti' footprints sighted claims indian army tweet and social media reacts - cnn

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For centuries, humans have been searching for the Yeti -- and now, in an unceremonious tweet, the Indian Army is claiming to have found evidence of the mythical Himalayan monster.

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Police in Friendswood, Texas, said an employee at a local Domino’s snapped at – and even assaulted – a co-worker who revealed a spoiler for "Avengers Endgame."

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Police in Friendswood, Texas, said an employee at a local Domino's snapped at - and even assaulted - a co-worker who revealed a spoiler for "Avengers: Endgame."

Authorities in Friendswood posted the news to the town's Facebook page in a "Police Activity Report" posted on Monday, confirming that police responded to the fast-food outlet on Sunday evening after receiving reports of an assault.
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"Justin Gregory Surface, 33, of Friendswood, was issued a citation for Assault by Contact after another employee revealed a spoiler about the movie, 'End Game' [sic]," the report reads.

A representative for Domino's was not immediately available to comment on Sunday's incident, although a local resident who spoke with KTRK called the incident both "hilarious" and "insane."

"I feel like if they were that into it, they should have pre-ordered tickets," the woman told the outlet.

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The Friendswood Domino's employee wouldn't be the first to get in trouble for revealing a spoiler to the blockbuster superhero film. Buffalo Bills running back LeSean "Shady" McCoy got blasted on social media for sharing a tweet containing spoilers about the ending of the film, and a man in China was reportedly beaten after a group of fans overheard him discussing ending to the film as he was leaving a theater.

Weeks ago, "Endgame" directors Joe and Anthony Russo had also issued a lengthy statement on Twitter urging fans to keep the ending a secret, so as not to ruin the end of the film for those who didn't see the film on opening weekend.

"Because so many of you have invested your time, your hearts, and your souls into these stories, we're once again asking for your help. When you see 'Endgame' in the coming weeks, please don't spoil it for others, the same way you wouldn't want it spoiled for you," they wrote, in part, along with a hashtag reading #DontSpoilTheEnding.

"Avengers: Endgame" has already broken multiple box office records after opening last week, including biggest opening weekend, after taking in an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally.
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Domino's worker assaults co-worker who revealed spoiler for 'Avengers: Endgame'

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Police in Friendswood, Texas, said an employee at a local Domino's snapped at - and even assaulted - a co-worker who revealed a spoiler for "Avengers: Endgame." Authorities in Friendswood posted the news to the town's Facebook page in a "Police Activity Report" posted on Monday, confirming that police responded to the fast-food outlet on Sunday evening after receiving reports of an assault.

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Avengers Endgame destroyed all kinds of records this weekend. With its $1.2B opening. some movie theaters ran 72 hours straight. To accommodate demand, they released "Endgame" in more theaters — 4,662 in the U.S. and Canada — than any opening before. Disney now holds all but one of the top 12 box-office openings of all time. (Universal's "Jurassic World" is the lone exception.) Now the question is how much higher will it go? The current top three worldwide grossers are "The Force Awakens" ($2.068 billion in 2015), "Titanic ($2.187 billion in 1997) and "Avatar" ($2.788 billion in 2009).

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The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate.

The "Avengers" finale far exceeded even its own gargantuan expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie had been forecast to open between $260 million and $300 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, but moviegoers turned out in such droves that "Endgame" blew past the previous record of $257.7 million, set last year by "Avengers: Infinity War" when it narrowly surpassed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($248 million or about $266 million in inflation adjusted dollars.)

"Endgame" was just as enormous overseas. Worldwide, it obliterated the previous record of $640.5 million, also set by "Infinity War." ("Infinity War" didn't open in China, the world's second largest movie market, until two weeks after its debut.) "Endgame" set a new weekend record in China, too, where it made $330.5 million.

In one fell swoop, "Endgame" has already made more than movies like "Skyfall," ''Aquaman" and "The Dark Knight Rises" grossed in their entire runs, not accounting for inflation.

Alan Horn, Disney chairman, credited Marvel Studios and its president, Kevin Feige, for challenging "notions of what is possible at the movie theater."

"This weekend's monumental success is a testament to the world they've envisioned, the talent involved, and their collective passion, matched by the irrepressible enthusiasm of fans around the world," Horn said in a statement.

To accommodate demand, the Walt Disney Co. released "Endgame" in more theaters - 4,662 in the U.S. and Canada - than any opening before. Advance ticketing services set new records. Early ticket buyers crashed AMC's website. And starting Thursday, some theaters even stayed open 72 hours straight.

"We've got some really tired staff," said John Fithian, president and chief executive of the National Association of Theater Owners. "I talked to an exhibitor in Kansas who said, 'I've never sold out a 7 a.m. show on Saturday morning before,' and they were doing it all across their circuit."

Not working in the film's favor was its lengthy running time: 181 minutes. But theaters kept added thousands of showings for "Endgame" to get it on more screens than any movie before to satiate the frenzy around "Endgame." Joe and Anthony Russo's film ties together the "Avengers" storyline as well as the previous 21 releases of the Marvel "cinematic universe," begun with 2008's "Iron Man."

For an industry dogged by uncertainty over the growing role of streaming, the weekend was a mammoth display of the movie theater's lucrative potency. Fithian called it possibly "the most significant moment in the modern history of the movie business."

"We're looking at more than 30 million American and more than 100 million global guests that experienced 'Endgame' on the big screen in one weekend," Fithian said. "The numbers are just staggering."

Further boosting the results for "Endgame" were good reviews; it currently ranks as 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, the best rating for any Marvel movie aside from "Black Panther." Audiences gave the film an A-plus CinemaScore.

Single-handedly, "Endgame" led the overall weekend at the domestic box office to a record $400 million in ticket sales, according to Comscore. "Endgame" accounted for a staggering 88% of those tickets. The film's grosses were aided by 3-D screenings (a record $540 million in global ticket sales) and IMAX screenings (a company record $91.5 million).

"Our partners in exhibition have done a great job with us on this film. As they saw the need, they opened up screens," said Cathleen Taft, distribution chief for Disney. "While there may have been a concern - Is there going to be enough seats available? - I think that exhibition met that demand and rose to the occasion."

But if there was any shadow to the weekend for the theatrical business, it was in just how reliant theaters have grown on one studio: Disney.

Disney now holds all but one of the top 12 box-office openings of all time. (Universal's "Jurassic World" is the lone exception.) The studio is poised for a record-breaking year, with releases including "Aladdin," ''Toy Story 4," ''The Lion King," ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" and "Frozen 2" on the horizon.

Following its acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Disney is expected to account for at least 40% of domestic box-office revenue in 2019, a new record of market share. The company's "Captain Marvel" - positioned as a kind of Marvel lead-in to "Endgame" - also rose to No. 2 on the weekend, eight weeks after it opened. (The 22 films of Marvel's "cinematic universe" have collectively earned $19.9 billion at the box office.)

Yet theater owners regularly speak of a "halo effect" around a movie like "Endgame." Such sensations draw in new moviegoers and expose millions to a barrage of movie trailers.

"This has got to be the biggest weekend in popcorn history," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. "Think of the gallons of soda and the hot dogs sold. This is going to continue all week and beyond. This is going to have long-term playability for sure."

An enormous hit was much needed for a box office that, coming into the weekend, was lagging 16% of the pace of last year's ticket sales, according to Comscore. "Endgame" moved the needle to negative 13.3% but the boost was less significant since "Infinity War" opened on the same weekend in 2018.

No other new wide release dared to open against "Endgame." Warner Bros.' "The Curse of La Llorona," last week's top movie, slid to third with $7.5 million.

The guessing game will now shift to just how much higher "Endgame" can go. Given its start, it's likely to rival the top three worldwide grossers: "The Force Awakens" ($2.068 billion in 2015), "Titanic ($2.187 billion in 1997) and "Avatar" ($2.788 in 2009).

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

1. "Avengers: Endgame," $350 million ($859 million international).

2. "Captain Marvel," $8.1 million.

3. "The Curse of La Llorona," $7.5 million.

4. "Breakthrough," $6.3 million.

5. "Shazam!" $5.5 million.

6. "Little," $3.4 million.

7. "Dumbo," $3.2 million.

8. "Pet Sematary," $1.3 million.

9. "Us," $1.1 million.

10. "Penguins," $1.1 million.

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Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP

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This story has been updated to correct that Disney is releasing "Toy Story 4," not "Toy Story 2."

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This story has been updated to correct that the runtime of "Avengers: Endgame" is 181 minutes, not 161 minutes.

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'Avengers: Endgame' obliterates records with $1.2B opening

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The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate.