Jul 04 WATCH: Officials provide update after Highland Park July 4 parade shooting By Associated Press Police say at least six people are dead and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, and officers are searching for a suspect who likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop. Continue reading
Jul 04 Shooting at 4th of July parade in Chicago suburb Highland Park leaves 6 dead, two dozen hospitalized By Kathleen Foody, Michael Tarm, Roger Schneider, Associated Press A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killed at least six people and wounding at least 30. Continue reading
Jul 04 WATCH: President Biden delivers July 4th remarks in the wake of another mass shooting By Bobby Caina Calvan, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday's celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil. Continue reading
Jul 04 Funding increases for abortion-related causes as 'rage giving' continues By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. … Continue reading
Jul 04 After police kill unarmed Black man Jayland Walker, Akron police release bodycam footage By Associated Press Authorities say a Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Akron police fatally shot unarmed Black man Jayland Walker, authorities say In our news wrap Sunday, authorities in Akron, Ohio say 25-year-old Black man Jayland Walker was unarmed when police fatally shot him last week, police in Copenhagen, Denmark say several people are dead after a mall shooting, at least five… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 4:03 How people can protect their data in the wake of the Roe ruling By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has raised concerns about technology and the kinds of data that should be protected. Google said this week it will automatically delete abortion clinic visits from users' location history. But it's… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 8:57 How Americans view their country and identity By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde, Claire Mufson The Declaration of Independence's words are timeless, "we hold these truths to be self-evident." But in this time of stark divisions, is it self-evident what it means to be American? Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, we reached out… Continue watching
Jul 03 Black man fatally shot by Akron police officers was unarmed, authorities say By Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets following a vehicle and foot pursuit was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a shot appeared to have come… Continue reading
Jul 03 Centuries-long debate continues over 'all men are created equal' By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Thomas Jefferson helped immortalize the expression, but he didn't invent it. The words in some form date back centuries before the Declaration and were even preceded in 1776 by Virginia's Declaration of Rights, which stated that “all men are by… Continue reading