Oklahoma governor signs the nation's strictest abortion ban
Oklahoma now becomes the first state in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure.
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Texas grocery chain donates $500,000 to those affected by the Uvalde shooting
The chain H-E-B is also giving people the option to donate via its website or through its delivery app. The company's nonprofit arm — the Spirit of Giving Fund — will then disburse those donations.
Texas lawmakers have removed gun restrictions in recent years
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Travis Clardy, a Republican state lawmaker in Texas, about this week's school shooting in Uvalde, and the state's gun laws.
Social justice group examines how deeply the far-right has penetrated state politics
The results of a study released this month find that at least one in five Republican state legislators across the country are affiliated with far-right groups on Facebook.
Western countries watch as China's foreign minister begins South Pacific tour
Australia was scrambling to counter the move by sending its own Foreign Minister Penny Wong to Fiji to shore up support in the Pacific.
Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
A father whose fourth-grade daughter was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school and raised the idea of charging into the school with several other bystanders.
While the gun control debate amplifies, the overwhelming emotion in Uvalde is grief
The small community of Uvalde, Texas is grieving one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Sandy Hook parent explains what Uvalde families need from us right now
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Wheeler, father to a 6-year-old who was killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, about his reaction to the events in Uvalde, Texas.
What we know so far about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
Tuesday's attack at Robb Elementary School took the lives of 21 people. An additional 17 people were injured.
Parkland survivor says gun violence always leaves communities 'broken'
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jaclyn Corin, Parkland shooting survivor and co-founder of March for Our Lives, about her response to the Uvalde attack and how living through Parkland has shaped her.