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The El Faro container ship with 28 Americans and 5 Polish nationals aboard went missing Thursday as Hurricane Joaquin battered the Bahamas.

At 16 years old, Cheyeanne Fitzgerald, is the youngest victim of Thursday's shooting at Umpqua Community College.

Many of those who spoke with NBC news at a Donald Trump event Saturday said they don't believe gun laws would prevent more mass shootings. '

Many of those who spoke with NBC news at a Donald Trump event Saturday said they don't believe gun laws would prevent more mass shootings. '

Families of those on board were holding out hope that the ship would be located, even though there had been no communication since the distress call.

Families of those on board were holding out hope that the ship would be located, even though there had been no communication since the distress call.

A priest pointed a musket at an 8-year-old child inside his church and threatened him with it over an apparent sports rivalry.

Students were at North Iredell High School in Olin for a band competition and for SAT testing at the time of the crash Saturday.

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Mercer was a student at Umpqua and was enrolled in the class where he opened fire, according to authorities.