A festive close to Mardi Gras was marred by shootings across New Orleans that left three people dead and five others wounded. The first two shootings happened in the afternoon, when fights broke out near the traditional parade route. Police clarified Wednesday that two teenage boys were wounded in one […]
5 years later: Sandy Hook families dedicate their lives to advocacy
Out of a senseless tragedy, they have sought ways to find meaning in advocacy. Many relatives of the 26 children and educators killed five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School have dedicated themselves to charity, activism and other efforts to channel their grief and, in many cases, to help […]
High school shooting leaves 2 dead, killer dead
A shooting at a high school in a small New Mexico town left two students and the suspect dead, authorities said Thursday as schools throughout the area remained on lockdown as a precaution. State police did not release any details about the shooter but confirmed the other two people who […]
This is how Trump reacted to the disgusting Kate’s Law verdict
Complete outrage and disappointment is how most Americans, and President Donald Trump are feeling today amid the verdict in the Kate Steinle trial. A San Francsisco jury acquitted an illegal immigrant on Thursday for the murder of 32-year-old Steinle. Though the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle became a flashpoint […]
Las Vegas shooting victims’ search for their heroes
As soon as Chris Gilman knew she would survive the gunshot wound she sustained in the Las Vegas massacre, she wanted to find the two strangers who saved her life — a man and woman whose names she didn’t even know. She found a Facebook page called “Find My LV […]
3 killed in Wal-Mart shooting
A man nonchalantly walked into a Walmart and immediately opened fire with a handgun, killing two men and a woman before fleeing in a car on Wednesday night, according to Colorado authorities. The shooting appears random and there are no indications that it was an act of terror, said Thornton […]
Ohio judge shot by father of convicted rapist
A man who shot and wounded a judge outside a county courthouse before being gunned down by a probation officer was the father of a high school football player who was convicted of rape in 2013, authorities said Monday. Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was shot Monday morning near […]
SC trooper sentenced to 3 years for shooting man [video]
A former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper who shot an unarmed man during a traffic stop in 2014 was sentenced to more than three years in prison Tuesday. Circuit Judge Casey Manning sentenced Sean Groubert to five years in prison and three years of probation for shooting Levar Jones in […]
Pray for them! 11 parishioners killed in shooting at Christian Church
Authorities in Nigeria say at least 11 people are dead and others were critically wounded when gunmen attacked a church in southeastern Nigeria. Garba Umar, police commissioner of Anambra state, said a gunman attacked St. Philip Catholic Church early Sunday. But one parishioner, Uche Nonoso, told The Associated Press there […]
Trump honors 5 heroes with Medal of Valor
President Donald Trump presented the Medal of Valor on Thursday to five of the first responders who were injured in a shooting on a congressional baseball practice last month that critically wounded Rep. Steve Scalise. The three Alexandria, Virginia police officers and the two U.S. Capitol police officers received a […]