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Uber driver charged with murder of passenger in Denver shooting
An Uber driver was charged with murder Thursday in the fatal shooting of a passenger on a Colorado highway. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that Michael Hancock was charged after last Friday's killing of Hyun Kim. Police said it appeared there had been some ...
Betsy DeVos: School safety panel will not look at role of guns
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday said the federal commission on school safety set up after a Florida high school shooting won't be looking at the role of guns in school violence. DeVos was asked during a congressional hearing whether the panel, which she is ...
Florida school graduation ceremony honors four seniors slain in massacre fatal to 17
The senior class from the Florida high school where 17 people died in February's gun massacre held graduation ceremonies Sunday afternoon, with the focus on honoring four students slain in the attack. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is presenting diplomas to the families of Nicholas ...
Trump meets with families after Texas school massacre in gathering closed to press
President Donald Trump began a trip to Texas on Thursday by meeting privately with families of some of the 10 people killed in a school shooting this month. A White House spokesman said Trump was "moved" by the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High ...
Florida school massacre suspect laid out murderous intent in cellphone videos
In chilling cellphone videos released Wednesday, the suspect in February's massacre at a Florida high school announces his intention to become the next school shooter, aiming to kill at least 20 people and saying "you're all going to die." The three videos released by prosecutors ...
Victims and survivors of mass shootings in Texas took part in a final round of talks on Thursday with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking ways to stop gun massacres after a shooter killed 10 people in a Houston-area high school. The talks are ...
Facebook is expanding its advertising disclosure requirements to cover all U.S. ads on polarized issues such as gun control and abortion rights, even if they don't endorse a particular candidate. Ads coming from specific candidates have already included a disclosure label since October. Facebook has ...
Childish Gambino video targeting gun violence and racism gets 100 million views
A graphic music video by Childish Gambino has racked up more than 100 million views in just over a week on YouTube with its powerful takes on gun violence and racism. "This Is America" — by actor and recording artist Donald Glover's edgy alter ego ...
Iran-Contra scandal figure Oliver North named next NRA president
Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the marine at the center of the Iran-Contra affair three decades ago, was named president Monday of the National Rifle Association, giving it star power as it faces a powerful backlash over the massacres in Florida and Las Vegas. North's ...
Conservatives steal liberal term as Illinois counties declare 'sanctuary' status for gun owners
Several rural Illinois counties have taken a stand for gun rights by co-opting a word that conservatives associate with a liberal policy to skirt the law: sanctuary. At least five counties recently passed resolutions declaring themselves sanctuary counties for gun owners — a reference to ...
They have walked out, marched and demanded action across America to stop gun violence. But it's far from certain that the young people behind the "March for Our Lives" movement will be a political force at the ballot box this fall. Republicans are skeptical. Democrats ...
Student organizers of gun control rallies that drew hundreds of thousands to U.S. streets vowed Sunday there will be no letup in their campaign for reform. The nationwide protests on Saturday were by far the largest in nearly two decades, part of a reignited gun ...
