El Paso mass murder suspect pleads not guilty, accused of targeting Mexicans
The Texas man accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans in a shooting spree that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded not guilty on Thursday in his first court appearance. Patrick Crusius, 21, was indicted last month for capital murder and will face ...
Rihanna blasts Trump as 'most mentally ill human being in America' in new Vogue interview
Rihanna speared President Donald Trump as perhaps "the most mentally ill human being in America" over his position on gun rights in a candid Vogue interview published Wednesday that also touched on immigration and racism. Asked about the back-to-back shootings earlier this year in the ...
Three kids, two adults found shot dead in Massachusetts condo
Two adults and three children were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Massachusetts home Monday, authorities said. The five family members were found in an Abington condominium complex at about 7:30 a.m. by a relative who showed up to take the children to school, ...
Police hunt for two men in Kansas City bar shooting fatal to four
Two men opened fire inside a bar in Kansas City, Kansas, early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others in a shooting believed to have stemmed from an earlier dispute, police said. Authorities were searching Sunday for the two gunmen, said Officer Thomas Tomasic, ...
Casino giant settles Vegas massacre lawsuits for up to $800 million
Two years after a gunman rained gunfire on country music fans from a high-rise Las Vegas hotel, MGM Resorts International reached a settlement that could pay up to $800 million to families of the 58 people who died and hundreds of others who were ...
Las Vegas marks two years since man gunned down 58 concert-goers from his hotel window
From a sunrise event to a reading of victims' names at the time the bullets flew, Las Vegas on Tuesday marked two years since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with memorials to the 58 people killed at a country music festival. "No ...
Police raised concerns about Amarillo gunman eight years before West Texas mass shooting
Police reports describe concerns eight years ago that the gunman who killed seven and wounded 25 last month in West Texas might have been planning an attack. Officers in Amarillo, Texas, went to the home of Seth Ator's mother in February 2011 after she told ...
Mitch McConnell says Congress is in 'holding pattern' on gun control awaiting Trump's cue
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress remains "in a holding pattern" on gun control as lawmakers await proposals from the White House. President Donald Trump has said he would veto a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases. But McConnell said he ...
NY schools first to have 'red flag' petition power on gun access
Schools across New York began the academic year with a new tool intended to prevent student suicides and violence: the ability to ask a court to remove a troubled person's access to firearms. About a third of U.S. states have "red flag" laws, which allow ...
Gun control must include background checks, Democrats tell Trump
Congressional Democratic leaders warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that any proposal on gun control must include a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases — or else risk no legislation at all. In a joint statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate ...
Six months after Christchurch attacks, New Zealand bill would tighten gun laws further
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduced a new bill to Parliament on Friday that aims to further tighten gun laws, and the country marked six months since a mass shooting in Christchurch that killed 51 Muslim worshippers. This is New Zealand's second set of ...
Grand jury indicts man accused of gunning down 22 people at El Paso Walmart
A Texas grand jury on Thursday indicted a man accused of killing 22 people and wounding 26 others in an August shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, who had told authorities he was targeting Mexicans, a local prosecutor said. Patrick Crusius, 21, was ...
