Report: Las Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who had applied for a job at UNLV
The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, while students barricaded themselves in classrooms.
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Mother of Palestinian student shot in Vermont thought he would be safer in U.S.
Elizabeth Price's son Hisham Awartani was one of three men of Palestinian descent shot on Saturday in Vermont. Speaking to NPR from Ramallah, Price fears her son "is confronting a life of disability."
University of North Carolina shooting suspect found unfit for trial, sent to mental health facility
The University of North Carolina graduate student charged with fatally shooting his faculty adviser has been found unfit for trial after two mental evaluations, a judge ruled Monday.
Teens wrote plays about gun violence — now they are being staged around the U.S.
Around 250 young playwrights wrote and submitted work as part of the annual contest, Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence. Six were chosen as finalists and had their work performed.
How the U.S. gun violence death rate compares with the rest of the world
The grim news of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine — and a spate of shootings over the weekend — has again cast a spotlight on the gun violence death rate in the U.S..
Winston-Salem police seek community response to wave of violence
Winston-Salem police asked for more community input during a press conference Wednesday to address a spate of recent violence.
The governor tried banning guns in Albuquerque. The public health emergency continues
N.M. Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham's temporary ban on guns in the Albuquerque area caused a political firestorm. The ban, since scaled back, faces legal challenges. Meanwhile, shootings haven't stopped.
Raleigh mass shooting suspect faces 5 murder charges as his case moves to adult court
A teenager is facing murder charges in adult court nearly one year after police say the youth killed five people and injured two others in a shooting rampage that rocked his quiet neighborhood in North Carolina’s capital city.
Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting
The new law, signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont in June, bans the open carrying of firearms and prohibits the sale of more than three handguns within 30 days to any one person, with some exceptions.
To prevent gun violence, these peacemakers start with the basics
For South Florida's Peacemakers, stopping the shootings begins with helping people with daily needs — from diapers and groceries to medical care.