Buy-back schemes and stricter gun laws: How other countries responded to mass shootings
Monday’s mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado is the latest tragedy to plague the United States’ tragic record on gun killings —…
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Two big factors are making things worse at the border. But they’re not getting much attention
The devastating storms struck more than 1,000 miles away from the US-Mexico border, wiping out homes, crops and jobs. Now, months later, some…
Continue Reading Myanmar protesters join ‘silent strike’ after soldiers kill 7-year-old girl in her father’s arms
Myanmar’s security forces shot dead a 7-year-old girl in the city of Mandalay on Tuesday, the youngest victim yet in the military’s…
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US states ignore Covid surge warnings
A top health official warned the US could see a surge in Covid-19 infections if Americans let up on restrictions now. He argued, however, that it was…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to discuss case that could expand Second Amendment rights
When Supreme Court justices meet behind closed doors Friday, a conference that comes three days after the country’s latest mass shooting, they…
Continue Reading How climate change and Covid are making things worse at the border
The devastating storms struck more than 1,000 miles away from the US-Mexico border, wiping out homes, crops and jobs. Now, months later, some…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 24: Colorado, Covid-19, White House, Myanmar, North Korea
Summer is right around the corner, and it’s time for parents to decide: Are summer camps and other warm-weather activities safe enough yet?…
Continue Reading NYPD investigating attacks on Asian Americans as potential hate or bias crimes
At least three incidents Sunday involving physical assaults against Asian Americans are being investigated as possible hate or bias crimes, NYPD…
Continue Reading A Virginia school district is returning a woman’s wallet almost 70 years after she lost it in her high school gym
A Virginia school district was able to track down a former student to let her know that they had found her lost wallet, almost 70 years after it went…
Continue Reading ‘We’re here for you.’ Survivors of two Colorado mass shootings offer words of support to a man who survived the Boulder attack
Brian Kruesi says he was walking out of King Soopers after shopping in the Boulder, Colorado, store when he spotted the gunman firing outside. He ran…
Continue Reading Suspect in Colorado grocery store shooting faces 10 counts of murder, police say
The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at a Colorado supermarket — which left 10 dead including a store manager and a police…
Continue Reading Evanston, Illinois, approves the country’s first reparations program for Black residents
Officials in the Chicago suburb of Evanston voted Monday to release the first batch of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents…
Continue Reading A lawsuit calls Deshaun Watson a ‘serial predator.’ 16 lawsuits against him now allege sexual assault
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is now facing 16 lawsuits alleging sexual assault. Two new lawsuits were filed against Watson in Harris…
Continue Reading White headmaster at New York Catholic school placed on leave after telling a Black student to kneel and apologize ‘the African way’
The White headmaster of a Catholic school on Long Island has been placed on leave following reports that he had a Black student kneel in apology last…
Continue Reading New York City mayor launches commission to address systemic racism
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched a racial justice commission that will be tasked with dismantling structural racism and addressing the…
Continue Reading A new lawsuit calls Deshaun Watson a ‘serial predator.’ 14 lawsuits against him now allege sexual assault
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was called a “serial predator” in the latest of 14 lawsuits against him alleging sexual…
Continue Reading ‘It was crushing’: Denver Post editor talks about difficult process of covering another Colorado mass shooting
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Lee Ann Colacioppo,…
Continue Reading A state lawmaker said Asian Americans have never faced discrimination. He later apologized
Connecticut officials are expressing their outrage after a state representative downplayed racism against Asian Americans during a General Assembly…
Continue Reading ‘Gun, gun, gun! Run, run, run!’ Grocery store witnesses describe the deadly rampage in Colorado
A trip to the grocery store turned into a fight for survival at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado. The shooter entered the store Monday afternoon…
Continue Reading 10 dogs found dead in trash bags in a North Carolina ditch
Authorities in North Carolina said they are conducting an investigation after they discovered ten dead dogs in trash bags that were thrown into a…
Continue Reading A firefighter is missing and a resident is dead after a fire at an assisted-living center in New York
A residential assisted living center in New York caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving one resident dead and a firefighter…
Continue Reading Analysis: Mass shootings signal a dubious ‘back to normal’ in America
Americans have been saying for a year they want to get back to normal. Tragically, they’re getting their wish. With the gradual return to…
Continue Reading What has to happen after the Colorado killings
Once again Americans are grieving over lives lost to another mass shooting. On Monday, 10 people, including a police officer, were killed at a…
Continue Reading A doctor moves back home after living out of a camper for a year to keep her family safe from Covid-19
After a year of living in a camper and caring for Covid-19 patients at a hospital, one doctor is finally home. Dr. Tiffany Osborn moved back in with…
Continue Reading ‘Be relentless’: What it will take to free two Canadians detained in China
From her home in Toronto, Vina Nadjibulla fields hundreds of emails, texts, and phone calls, all about the only person she really wants to hear from.…
Continue Reading Boulder banned assault weapons in 2018. A judge recently ruled that the city cannot enforce the ban.
In 2018, the city of Boulder, Colorado, passed a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Earlier this month,…
Continue Reading The police officer killed in the Boulder supermarket shooting was the father of 7
When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward…
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North Korea fired off 2 short-range missiles over weekend, U.S. Official says
A U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles sometime over Saturday and Sunday. The firing of the two…
Continue Reading Maya Angelou Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning author and poet Maya Angelou. Personal Birth date: April 4, 1928 Death date: May 28, 2014 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Easter Egg Roll at the White House Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. March 19, 2021 – The White House Easter Egg Roll is canceled for the second time…
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