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The troubled Boeing Starliner capsule successfully cruised back down to Earth from the International Space Station Friday evening — but no one was onboard.

As we previously reported ... Butch Wilmore and fellow astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams have been stranded on the International Space Station since June 6, due to Starliner's thruster troubles and helium leaks ... after what was supposed to be a week-long stay. They are now stuck on the station for as many as six more months!

The capsule undocked yesterday at 6:04 PT ET ... then spent six hours flying back to Earth, where it successfully touched down at New Mexico’s White Sands Space Harbor at 12:01 AM ET, per NASA.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son, Pax Jolie-Pitt was involved in a car accident about two months before he was badly injured in an e-bike crash, TMZ has learned.

The 20-year-old wrecked his Tesla before midnight on May 19 when he crashed into a parked box truck outside RED Studios Hollywood, according to the company's incident report.

Thankfully, Pax was not hurt in that collision ... but pictures and video from the scene show the Tesla was likely totaled.

Colt Gray, the suspected Georgia high school shooter, came from an "absolutely horrible" home life ... with Child Protective Services called to the Gray family home as many as 4 times by their former neighbor, TMZ has learned.

The neighbor, Lauren Vickers, tells TMZ she called emergency services for help after she saw 14-year-old Colt wearing the same clothes daily, and his 2 younger siblings being locked out of the house at night, screaming and crying to get in.

Lauren alleges she witnessed Colt’s parents getting into heated arguments outside the house multiple times, often in the driveway.

Vladimir Putin's lover Alina Kabaeva has one thing in common with the President of Russia -- she has ice in her veins ... making one young girl cry with her words.

A young rhythmic gymnast, identified as Karolina Tarasova, is brought to tears by Kabaeva -- an Olympic gold medalist herself -- during a tense training session.

Tarasova is a student at Kabaeva's elite gymnastics school, Sky Grace Academy, located in Sochi ... and clearly receives only tough love from Putin's paramour.

Colt Gray, the suspected shooter accused of gunning down 4 people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, appeared in court this morning ... and it was a shocking sight to see a 14-year-old accused of such heinous crimes.

The alleged shooter arrived in an olive green jumpsuit at the Barrow County Courthouse in the rural Georgia town on Friday morning alongside his lawyer ... 2 days after authorities say he opened fire at the school, killing students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and teachers Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie. Nine others were injured.

The judge read off the 4 felony murder charges against Gray, and then asked if he could read and write in English -- which he answered in the affirmative.

Karen Read's breaking her silence ... admitting she was angry with Boston cop John O'Keefe the night he died -- but, says that doesn't mean she ran him over with her SUV.

Read -- who is scheduled to be retried for O'Keefe's death in January 2025 -- sat down for an interview with ABC News ... saying John really upset her after a night of drinking in 2022, and she angrily left him at a friend's house.

Asked if a combination of anger and alcohol could've led her to try to "tap" O'Keefe with her SUV, Read shows her frustration ... denying she did and emphasizing she would never do that.

Two men from the UK are critically wounded after a shooting outside a Hollywood hotspot, where Ray J's estranged wife, Princess Love, stepped in to help one of the victims.

TMZ obtained video of a bloodied man on the ground outside Status Restaurant & Lounge -- a male suspect, reportedly wearing a white T-shirt and gray shorts, opened fire late Wednesday night.

The scene is tough to watch -- showing the man writhing on the ground with a trail of blood nearby ... and Princess Love and another bystander are crouched next to him.

2:18 PM PT -- The Atlanta division of the FBI confirmed the agency investigated threats made by then-13-year-old suspect Colt Gray via Discord in May 2023. The threats ... which included pictures of guns ... were to commit a future school shooting -- but no mention of when or where.

The FBI referred the threats to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office ... and deputies visited the home to interview the suspect and his father. The suspect denied making the threats ... and although there were guns in the home ... the father told deputies Colt did not have "unsupervised access."

It was determined there was no probable cause for arrest or any other action.

The suspect charged with murdering four people at a Georgia high school this week was banned from Discord for violating their extremism policy.

A rep for the popular messaging platform tells TMZ ... an account believed to be connected with Colt Gray was created in early April 2023 and banned just six weeks later for violating the platform's anti-extremism policy.

We're told "Discord’s Safety team immediately responded to law enforcement," provided all necessary info for their investigation, and removed the user from the platform.

11:47 AM PT -- Colt Gray is being charged with four counts of murder, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

New video from the aftermath of the deadly school shooting at a Georgia high school shows the heroism of the teachers and staff ... with a woman tending to one of the gunshot victims.

In the footage, obtained by TMZ, you see a body lying face-down on the floor and bleeding out ... with a woman, presumably a teacher, trying to stop the bleeding with rags and towels.

There's a ton of blood around the victim, who is down in one corner of the classroom ... chairs are knocked over and desks are askew ... indicating chaos and panic after shots rang out.

A French woman who was allegedly raped by more than 50 strangers in multiple incidents over the course of a decade ... while she was allegedly drugged by her husband, who is accused of participating in the rapes and filming them ... testified for the first time Thursday.

72-year-old Gisèle Pélicot took the stand in Avignon Thursday for the first time ... saying she was left in "heaps of ruins" after finding out her spouse of 50 years, Dominique Pélicot, allegedly filmed more than 70 men assaulting her over a 10-year span ... without her knowledge.

Gisèle said she's seen all the recordings.

Harvey Weinstein's legal issues may get a whole lot worse ... the former Hollywood producer is facing another possible criminal indictment.

According to new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Weinstein's attorney, Arthur Aidala, testified at a hearing Tuesday in a Manhattan courthouse and acknowledged that a grand jury has been empaneled to look into fresh allegations of criminal wrongdoing by HW.

During the hearing, Aidala told the court he is aware of 3 witnesses who testified before the grand jury in support of the prosecutor's request for a new indictment against his client.

The search for a missing 15-year-old boy with autism is going Hollywood ... Dog The Bounty Hunter is officially joining the hunt for Sebastian Rogers.

The famed TV personality just announced he's getting involved in the case of Sebastian's mysterious disappearance ... Dog says he wants to do his part to bring the boy home and lock up those who may be responsible here.

Dog is asking folks to contact his tip line with any information on Sebastian's whereabouts ... or any potential leads ... and he is hyping up the $100,000 in rewards tied to the case.

1:48 PM PT -- The shooting suspect was identified as Colt Gray, a 14-year-old male student at the school, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said in an afternoon press conference.

Two teachers and two students were killed, and nine others were injured, Hosey said.

Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of an active shooter at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday. Law enforcement personnel arrived at the school within minutes -- and the suspect surrendered immediately and was taken into custody.

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said the 14-year-old gave up, got on the ground, and a deputy took him into custody. Smith declined to identify the type of gun allegedly used by Gray. Authorities have been in contact with the suspect's family. Gray is cooperating with investigators, Smith said.

A school resource office engaged with the suspect, Smith said, and "the shooter quickly realized that if he did not give up, that it would end with an OIS" -- an officer-involved shooting.

Gray will be charged with murder and tried as an adult, Hosey announced.

12:21 PM PT -- Vice President Kamala Harris just spoke about the shooting during a public appearance in New Hampshire ... lamenting the tragedy and calling it totally outrageous that parents need to worry about their children coming home alive.

12:05 PM PT -- CNN is now reporting Apalachee High School officials received a phone threat this morning before the shooting. The caller warned there would be a shooting at five different schools, including Apalachee.

A shooting on a high school campus in Winder, Georgia left multiple people dead and injured, before a suspect was taken into custody Wednesday -- according to the county sheriff.

In a news conference, the sheriff said 2 people were killed, though local reports indicate as many as 4 were killed. Those numbers are expected to be updated throughout the day -- another press conference was scheduled for later in the afternoon, according to the sheriff.

Barrow County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an active shooter at the school at about 9:30 AM, according to Sheriff Jud Smith.

The French man accused of inviting dozens of men to rape his wife while he filmed -- allegedly participated in the act as well ... this according to prosecutors in France.

Dominique Pelicot -- who is on trial for allegedly filming 20,000 clips of his wife being raped by 83 men in multiple occurrences over the course of several years -- is also accused of filming himself raping his drugged wife with three other men, the Daily Mail reports.

Prosecutors say Pelicot directed other men in most of the clips ... though they claim there are multiple videos of Pelicot himself actively participating in the rape of his wife, Gisele.

Mirko Marweg, the Delta Air Lines worker who was among the casualties in a deadly tire explosion at the Atlanta airport this week, was oh so close to retiring before his tragic death.

Mirko's widow, Scottie Ann Marweg, says her late husband was planning on retiring next June ... after working his paint shop job with Delta for two decades.

His wife of 28 years also told WANF News in Georgia she was still having a hard time processing Mirko's death ... explaining she is still in "disbelief."

Scary scene over in Colorado ... where folks claim members of a brutal Venezuelan gang are taking over entire apartment complexes ... and footage shows the men are heavily armed.

New video from an apartment complex in Aurora shows six men wandering the halls, climbing a staircase and banging on a unit's front door ... and five of the men are packing heat.

One of the men is openly carrying what appears to be an assault rifle -- check out the huge scope on the gun -- while the other four are walking around with handguns.