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THE son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the United States for assassinating his father, according to an audio message posted online.

The police chief responding to the killing of five Dallas cops knows what it’s like to lose loved ones from both sides of the law — perhaps that’s why he’s so committed to healing the relationship between cops and the communities they serve.

THE United States is reeling from the country’s deadliest attack on law enforcement since 9/11. But there’s still much we don’t know about the tragic Dallas shooting that left five officers dead and injured nine others, including two civilians.

A PICTURE is starting to emerge of the dead gunman in the Dallas ambush that left five police officers dead on Thursday.

The morning after five police officers were fatally shot in Dallas, Texas, a police officer was shot in the St. Louis suburb of Ballwin, Missouri.

The suspected Dallas gunman was upset about recent incidents of police shooting black people, and wanted to kill whites, especially white officers, Police Chief David Brown said, adding that the suspect claimed he wasn’t part of any group and acted alone.

The attack killed five police officers and injured six others.

'He wanted to kill white people,' police chief says of gunman killed after standoff

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton condemned the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, stating that the incident probably wouldn't have happened if the police pulled over a white driver.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton must be denied access to classified information during her election campaign, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a written request to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

IT WAS December 2001 in Texas when General Tommy Franks paid a visit to Prairie Chapel Ranch just outside of Crawford.

"This is the right thing to do for our people and for the force," Carter said in a statement.

A MAN attacked a woman on the Upper East Side by bizarrely stuffing a bag of faeces down her shorts, police said.

The base tweeted Thursday it is on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter. Joint Base Andrews is home to Air Force One.

US military Joint Base Andrews, just outside of Washington, DC, has been put on lockdown due to an active shooter reportedly barricaded inside the medical center. A "shelter in place" order is in effect.

An attack by Islamic State in the US would not be surprising, the CIA chief said. While the US is more difficult for terrorists to infiltrate than it was before 9/11, IS has shown ability to inspire people already inside the US using the internet.

EMERGENCY crews have rescued as many as eight children who were stranded on a rollercoaster perched precariously about 25m from the ground.

I am worried from the standpoint of an intelligence professional who looks at the capabilities of Daesh