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Crime

Shooting leaves 1 dead, 11 hurt on a North Carolina street during a house party

6:09pm June 01, 2025

Gunfire erupted around a house party in western North Carolina early Sunday, and one person was killed and 11 others were hurt, some with gunshot wounds and others with injuries from fleeing the shooting in a usually quiet residential neighborhood, sheriff's deputies said.

Kashmir experiences worst civilian attack in years, coinciding with Vance India visit

3:30am April 23, 2025

Police accused rebels of masterminding the attack, which sparked outrage and drew international condemnation, including from U.S. President Donald Trump.

El Paso Walmart shooter receives rebuke and forgiveness as he gets 23 life sentences

1:12am April 21, 2025

Victims and families of the people who died in the 2019 attack offered impact testimonies as trial ends. "I have no more room for hate in my heart," said Yvonne Gonzalez, who lost her parents.

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Father of teenage suspect in North Carolina mass shooting pleads guilty to gun storage crime

8:14pm September 25, 2024

by Associated Press

The father of a teenager accused in a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina's capital city that left five people dead has pleaded guilty to storing improperly a handgun that authorities said was found with his son after the shootings. Media outlets report Alan Thompson entered the plea in Wake County court. He received a suspended jail sentence and some probation. Son Austin Thompson is accused of murder and other charges and faces a 2025 trial. He was 15 when the shootings occurred in Raleigh. His older brother was among those killed. The father's attorney said Alan Thompson saw no warning signs that his son would commit violence.

Shooting At Apalachee High School In Winder, Georgia Leaves 4 Dead

These are the 2 students and 2 teachers killed at Apalachee High School in Georgia

12:43pm September 05, 2024

Just one month into the school year, four people were ripped away from their loved ones, their lives ended by a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.

National

A suspect has been named after 4 people were killed on a train in the Chicago area

3:49am September 03, 2024

The suspect initially escaped from the scene, but was later found through Chicago Transit Authority surveillance video. Police now have the person in custody and seized a firearm in their possession.

Introducing Supermajority from NPR and WPLN

3:00am June 17, 2024

Supermajority is a new 4-part series from NPR's Embedded, in partnership with Nashville Public Radio. As Americans focus on national politics this election year, we zoom in on one state and its political majority. Host Meribah Knight has been following three conservative moms in Tennessee over the course of a year as they learn to navigate their Republican-controlled state legislature. These political newcomers will confront powerful lawmakers, a dizzying legislative process and most importantly – their own long-held beliefs. What can these women accomplish? How will the work change them? And what might it all reveal about democracy? Launching Thursday, June 20. Embedded+ supporters enjoy early and ad-free access.

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Police officers keep watch Thursday near the scene outside Frank and Estella Beam Hall, where the Lee Business School is located, the morning after a shooting left three dead at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.

National

3 UNLV faculty members were killed in the Las Vegas campus shooting

9:00pm December 07, 2023

Authorities said that the shooting suspect mailed letters to University of Nevada, Las Vegas employees across the country and that at least one letter contained an unidentified white powder.

Health & Safety

How the U.S. gun violence death rate compares with the rest of the world

2:08pm October 31, 2023

by Nurith Aizenman

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..

Photos of some of the victims of the Lewiston mass shooting are seen during the vigil.

National

Photos: Maine shooting victims remembered at community vigil

9:37am October 30, 2023

by Raquel C. Zaldívar

Over 1,500 people gathered to mourn the victims of the Lewiston mass shooting. Wednesday night's attack at a bowling alley and a bar left 18 people dead and 13 injured.