Texas

Dario Lopez-Mills / AP

4:33pm May 27, 2022

National National

It was 'wrong' not to confront the Uvalde school shooter sooner, an official says

by Joe Neel

"From the benefit of hindsight, where I'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision. Period," said Steven McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Rich Pedroncelli / AP

11:12am May 26, 2022

National National

Where AR-15-style rifles fit in America's tragic history of mass shootings

by Jonathan Franklin

The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur over the past decade.
Billy Calzada / AP

3:05am May 26, 2022

National National

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

by The Associated Press

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.
Patricia Lim / KUT

9:55pm May 25, 2022

National National

While the gun control debate amplifies, the overwhelming emotion in Uvalde is grief

by Merrit Kennedy

The small community of Uvalde, Texas is grieving one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Jae C. Hong / AP

6:37pm May 25, 2022

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What we know so far about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

by Jaclyn Diaz

Tuesday's attack at Robb Elementary School took the lives of 21 people. An additional 17 people were injured.
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5:08pm May 25, 2022

World News World News National

How world leaders are reacting to the Uvalde school shooting

Officials around the world are responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the deadliest such incident to take place in the U.S. in nearly a decade.
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2:45pm May 25, 2022

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Ukrainian officials offer their condolences to Uvalde

by Rachel Treisman

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian leaders took to social media to stand in sympathy and solidarity with a tragedy unfolding across the world.
Jordan Vonderhaar / Getty Images

11:32am May 25, 2022

National National

How to help Uvalde families following yesterday's elementary school shooting

by Rachel Treisman

The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families.
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10:11am May 25, 2022

National National

Here's what Matthew McConaughey said about the shooting in his hometown

by Rachel Treisman

McConaughey urged people not to accept such tragedies as the status quo.
Dario Lopez-Mills / AP

9:23pm May 24, 2022

National National Education

Tragedy now overshadows Uvalde, a small town growing in population

The small town of Uvalde, Texas, is a place where Friday night football rules, and its claim to fame is being the hometown of actor Matthew McConaughey.
Dario Lopez-Mills / AP

9:03pm May 24, 2022

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27 school shootings have taken place so far this year

by Jaclyn Diaz

A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.
5:02pm May 24, 2022

Guns Guns Health & Safety

Texas governor: 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead

by EUGENE GARCIA and DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers. He says 14 children and one teacher were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.