'All the trappings of a hate crime'

Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY
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The Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub shooting suspect faces hate crime and murder charges. The United States kicked off the World Cup vs. Wales. And for the first time in 50 years, a NASA spacecraft reached the far side of the moon.

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Suspect in LGBTQ nightclub shooting faces murder, hate crimes charges

As the names and memories of victims started to emerge on Monday, authorities were searching for a motive after a deadly rampage at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that left five people dead and 25 injured. Prosecutors are expected to charge the 22-year-old suspect with five counts of murder and five counts of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury.

Here's what we know:

  • Heroic patrons ended bloodshed: At least two "heroic" patrons intervened, preventing further injuries and likely loss of life, officials said. One of them grabbed a handgun from the suspect, hit him with it and then held him down until police arrived moments later.

  • Why did this happen? "The motive is still under investigation," Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said. "It has all the trappings of a hate crime. But we need to look at social media, we need to look at all kinds of other information that we are gathering from people who know the individual."

  • Remembering the victims: Sabrina Aston said her son Daniel, a 28-year-old transgender man who was killed in the attack, enjoyed the club because it gave him a safe place to be himself and he liked helping the LGBTQ community. Daniel was a bartender and entertainer at Club Q, where his parents would join in the cheers at his shows. “He lit up a room, always smiling, always happy and silly,” Sabrina Aston said.

👉 Latest updates: Suspect's 2021 arrest examined; mother not cooperating with law enforcement. Follow our coverage.

This undated photo provided by Jeff Aston shows his son Daniel Aston. Daniel Aston was one of five people killed when a gunman opened fire in a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday.
This undated photo provided by Jeff Aston shows his son Daniel Aston. Daniel Aston was one of five people killed when a gunman opened fire in a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday.

US men draw vs. Wales in World Cup opener

A day four years in the making finally arrived – but the United States didn't get the result it wanted. The U.S. men's national team kicked off play in the World Cup in Qatar on Monday, fighting to a 1-1 draw against Wales. A first-half goal from Tim Weah gave the U.S. an early lead, but Wales would equalize on a Gareth Bale penalty kick in the 82nd minute. Elsewhere in Group B, England dominated an overmatched Iranian side, staking its claim as the favorites of the group. Senegal, without superstar Sadio Mané due to injury, fell to 2010 World Cup runner-up Netherlands 2-0 in the midday match. The Americans are back in action on Friday against England. ⚽️ Follow our live coverage.

U.S. fans before Monday's game against Wales in Qatar.
U.S. fans before Monday's game against Wales in Qatar.

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Indonesian quake kills at least 162, injures hundreds

Residents – some of them crying with children in their arms, some covered in blood and debris – fled damaged homes after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 162 and injuring hundreds. The quake was powerful enough to bring down walls, chunks of concrete and roof tiles. Several landslides were also reported around the region. Among the dozens of damaged buildings were an Islamic boarding school, a hospital and other public facilities, officials said.

Rescuers search for survivors at the ruins of houses damaged by an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, on Monday.
Rescuers search for survivors at the ruins of houses damaged by an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, on Monday.

🌒 See you on the far side of the moon

NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft completed a powered flyby maneuver on the far side of the moon on Monday, bringing it just 81 miles above the surface – a move that hasn't been attempted by a human-rated spacecraft since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. The outbound powered flyby was the result of one of four positioning burns of Orion's Orbital Maneuvering System engine planned during the 26-day Artemis I mission to the moon and back. The mission represents a huge milestone since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago. Check out the video! 

An image of Earth taken from NASA's Orion spacecraft while behind the moon on Monday.
An image of Earth taken from NASA's Orion spacecraft while behind the moon on Monday.

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HIV rates among Black women are increasing. Why aren't they getting care?

Black women account for the majority of new HIV infections among women. But despite the staggering rates, experts say there is less awareness of Black women’s burden of the virus, which is associated with men who have sex with men. One in 9 women is unaware they have the virus, according to the CDC, and 57% of women who were diagnosed with HIV in 2018 were Black. Grassroots groups are working to change this with the help of a recent $8 million grant from ViiV Healthcare, a pharmaceutical company that makes the injectable HIV prevention drug Apretude. The grant is meant to help with community outreach, education and prevention efforts focused on Black women. Keep reading.

Stephanie Laster works on quilts honoring Black and brown lives lost to HIV/AIDS during the Change the Pattern event held on the Alabama State University campus in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.
Stephanie Laster works on quilts honoring Black and brown lives lost to HIV/AIDS during the Change the Pattern event held on the Alabama State University campus in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

🦃 No “ballot stuffing” or “fowl play" here. The results are in: Chocolate and Chip, the National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate, received pardons. While the two frisky turkeys strutted around him, President Joe Biden in a ceremony Monday on the South Lawn pardoned the pair, who will go on to live the rest of their natural lives at North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Read more + see the video.

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