A night of celebration turned into a scene of terror early Sunday morning as a mass shooting on Bloomington, Indiana’s’s popular Kirkwood Avenue left nine people injured. The violence broke out just after midnight during the university’s famed “Little 500” weekend, a period that typically draws tens of thousands of visitors to the area. Billed as “The World’s Greatest College Weekend,” the Little 500 is the largest collegiate bike race in the United States. Founded in 1951, it has become a defining cultural event for Indiana University and the Bloomington community. Modeled after the Indianapolis 500, the race features 33 teams of four riders competing relay-style on a quarter-mile cinder track at Bill Armstrong Stadium. To ensure a level playing field, all teams must use identical, single-speed “Little 500 bikes” provided by the IU Student Foundation (IUSF). These bikes have coaster brakes (no hand brakes) and no add-on accessories. The race gained international fame through the 1979 Academy Award-winning film Breaking Away, starring Dennis Quaid (in his breakout role), Dennis Christopher, Daniel Stern, and Jackie Earle Haley, and which centers on a group of “Cutters” (local Bloomington residents) competing against fraternity teams. According to the Bloomington Police Department (BPD), officers were already stationed on the 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue monitoring a large crowd when gunfire erupted at approximately 12:25 a.m. Witnesses described a festive atmosphere that disintegrated into “pure chaos” as dozens of shots sent revelers diving for cover and fleeing toward the Indiana University campus. While the investigation is in its preliminary stages, witnesses reported that the violence appeared to stem from a physical altercation. One witness recalled seeing two women fighting in the street shortly before one of them reached toward her leg, produced a firearm, and began shooting into the crowd. “I didn’t think too much of it at first,” the witness told local reporters. “I figured the police would get to it. But then I saw a girl … start firing. By then, I was already running the other way.” Emergency responders moved quickly to treat the wounded. BPD confirmed that nine individuals were transported to local hospitals: six by ambulance, one in a police squad car, and two via personal vehicles. One victim was located at a nearby gas station on West 17th Street with injuries linked to the Kirkwood shooting. Authorities noted that it is not yet clear how many victims suffered direct gunshot wounds versus injuries caused by ricocheting bullet fragments. Indiana University issued several “IU Notify” alerts throughout the night, urging students to shelter in place and lock their doors. Although the shooting occurred just one block from campus, university officials confirmed that no shots were fired on IU property. The shooting marks the second mass casualty event near a Big 10 campus in just eight days, following a shooting near the University of Iowa last week that left five wounded. As of Sunday morning, no suspects are in custody. The Bloomington Police Department, assisted by the Indiana State Police and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, utilized drones and helicopters to document the scene and search for the shooter.

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** It is happening again: People are mad at Sydney Sweeney. This time, however, it isn’t because of her good genes or speculations about her “right-wing” beliefs. No, Sydney Sweeney is under fire for her role in the latest season of HBO’s drama series “Euphoria,” where her character Cassie begins a career making OnlyFans content. Surprisingly, the loudest critics are not the usual suspects on the Left. Instead, it is OnlyFans creators themselves who feel the show is misrepresenting them and their profession. For the uninitiated, Euphoria is a series centered on high schoolers navigating a world of sex, drugs, cheating, and friendships. And Cassie, one of the show’s primary protagonists, is conventionally attractive and popular, yet suffers deeply from abandonment issues and insecurity. Season 3 takes place five years after the previous season, when Cassie is engaged to another character, Nate. The two argue about the cost of flowers for their wedding, and Cassie decides she will make OnlyFans content to afford it. The photos she takes are much of what you’d expect. But the two scenes that hit viewers hardest included Cassie dressed as an adult baby and dressed in a dog costume, drinking from a dog bowl on the ground. During one scene, Cassie gleefully tells her friend how “adult baby” content is very popular, and men ask her to wear diapers and chew pacifiers. These depictions clearly struck a nerve with actual OnlyFans performers. Sophie Rain, known for bragging about her massive yearly earnings in the tens of millions, quickly spoke out. She acknowledged that while it is “cool” to see the platform gaining mainstream visibility, the show’s execution of OnlyFans content is unrealistic. She worried that young girls who watch the show might get the wrong idea about what OnlyFans is all about. Other big OnlyFans creators told US Weekly that Euphoria presented the platform as an easy way to make money and glossed over how much business expertise it actually takes to succeed. Interestingly, almost all the criticism revolved around how Cassie’s behavior was not realistic and not conventional. There’s an irony in this, believe me. There are plenty of elements in season 3 of “Euphoria” that invite critique, yet Cassie’s arc stands out from the rest. For many longtime viewers, this season feels a little alien compared to the first two. While the show has always had sexual, gritty overtones, many characters in this newest season have evolved in a way that feels jarring. But maybe that’s the point. While some perceived Sydney Sweeney’s depiction in the latest season as a personal “humiliation ritual” and punishment for her recent controversies, the more charitable interpretation is that the show’s writers are deliberately holding up a mirror up to today’s culture, especially the sexualized nature of online content. This season, so far, has successfully made online prostitution and adult content look embarrassing and revolting from multiple angles — and not only Cassie’s scenes, but other characters’ too. OnlyFans has become ubiquitous online. The platform has covert advertisements on legitimate news websites. Its own “models” brag about their enormous earnings on podcasts and on social media, subtly encouraging other women to sign up. Their antics are everywhere. And yet, when the reality of online prostitution is displayed as fetish content and humiliating photo sessions in a television show, suddenly it is all too much. People forget that this isn’t the first time “Euphoria” has dived headfirst into a gritty, sexualized plot line. In season 1, Kat Hernandez, a friend of Cassie’s, began to do underage camgirling after a sex tape of her leaked. This, while it did highlight the horrifying reality of this profession, also demonstrated how teenagers are extremely hyper-sexualized in modern entertainment. Ultimately, regardless of whatever drove “Euphoria” to put OnlyFans front and center, it is both humorous and sad to watch OnlyFans creators acting as if depicting extreme content is a bridge too far. It is well-established that many creators already go to extremes for views and marketing. Don’t forget publicity stunts in 2025 such as competing to sleep with as many men as possible in 24 hours. Some women went viral for editing their faces to look like children. Content farms were discovered editing Down syndrome faces onto sexualized videos. Dressing as a dog, or a baby, unfortunately, barely scratches the surface of real depravity on the platform. As “Euphoria’s” writers have seemingly discovered, these platforms encourage creators to escalate their antics and behavior. The more extreme they become, the more dehumanizing all of this gets. And the more dehumanizing it gets, the more normalized it becomes. This is the tragic reality of online prostitution, and one that these creators know all too well, yet choose to defend anyway. “Euphoria,” whatever its motivations, has hit a raw social nerve. We can hope that more women see the portrayal not as glamorous, but as embarrassing and dehumanizing — and choose a different path. *** Sydney Watson (@SydneyLWatson) is a YouTuber and political commentator.



An alleged shooter is in custody after shots were reportedly fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Satruday night. It’s unclear if anyone is injured, according to a Washington Times pool report. President Donald Trump was evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots were fired at the venue on Saturday night. Video of the incident indicates popping noises, as well as people shouting to “stay down.” Trump rushed off stage during White House Correspondents Dinner! pic.twitter.com/L5yCFk4bNj — MSJ (@M_S_J) April 26, 2026 The Daily Wire can confirm that high-profile individuals, including the president and cabinet officials, were evacuated out of the event, but television cameras still show people remain inside the room. Trump was sitting at the table, along with first lady Melania Trump and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, among others, when popping sounds were heard, according to NewsNation. They were cleared extremely quickly from the table, as some people sitting at the dinner ducked under their chairs. Many details are still unknown, and if the dinner will continue on as normal. The Washington Hilton, where the dinner was set to take place, is where President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. This is a breaking story; refresh for updates.

At least 13 people were killed and 17 wounded in an explosives attack in western Colombia on Saturday, a police source told Reuters, in violence authorities have blamed on dissidents of the FARC guerrilla group. The attack took place on the Pan-American Highway in the El Tunel area of Cajibio municipality, about 35 km (22 miles) from Popayan, the capital of Cauca province, according to authorities. Cauca Governor Octavio Guzman said on X the attack was one of several criminal actions reported in the province on Saturday. “Cauca cannot continue to face this barbarity alone. We are facing a terrorist escalation that demands immediate responses. We demand forceful, sustained and effective action from the national government in the face of the grave public order crisis we are experiencing,” he added. Presidential candidate Paloma Valencia, a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Center party who is from Cauca, called the attack “terrorism” carried out by the dissident FARC faction, which rejected a 2016 peace deal. “President Gustavo Petro’s government cannot continue minimizing the violence or dismantling the state,” she said. “We demand immediate action, full backing for our Armed Forces and police, and concrete results.” Petro, a former rebel himself whose term as president is nearing an end, has pursued a “total peace” policy with guerrillas through negotiations and intermittent ceasefires. (Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta and Diego Ore; Editing by Alistair Bell, Rod Nickel)