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Odessa hospital endures agony of being a mass shooting’s trauma center

Norma, Luke and Mark Jimerson pay their respects at a memorial four days after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 7, 2019. Photo by Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters

Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition following mass shootings

The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart store.

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

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Senate Blocks Attempt to Prevent Debate on Gun Legislation

With families of the Newtown shooting victims looking on, Congress moved closer to coming up with a comprehensive bill for reducing gun violence. The Senate blocked an attempt to prevent debate on the subject. Judy Woodruff reports on what measures…

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Representative Doug Collins, a Republican from Georgia and ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, right, rubs his eye as Representative Jerry Nadler, a Democrat from New York and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sits during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 12, 2019. Andrew Harrer/Pool via REUTERS

Politics Dec 12

House Judiciary Committee delays historic impeachment vote

By Associated Press

Beyonce holds the awards she won for Best Urban Contemporary Album for "Lemonade" and Best Music Video for "Formation" at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Mike Blake

Arts Dec 12

‘Lemonade’ by Beyoncé is named the AP’s album of the decade

By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

Photo by REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang

Nation Dec 12

Pentagon tests long-banned ballistic missile over Pacific

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

A sign for the U.S. fast food restaurant chain McDonald's is seen outside one of their restaurants in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, near Brussels, Belgium February 14, 2018. Photo by REUTERS/Yves Herman

Economy Dec 12

U.S. labor board rules for McDonald’s in unionization case

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Photo by REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Politics Dec 12

Elizabeth Warren gets campaign effort going in Pennsylvania

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

World Dec 12

U.S. and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Ballots are delivered to a counting centre for Britain's general election in Hartlepool, Britain, December 12, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Lee Smith

World Dec 12

UK election exit poll suggests Conservatives majority and Boris Johnson victory

By Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol dome is shrouded in early-morning mist in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Nation Dec 12

Negotiators announce deal on government-wide spending bill

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sunrise, Florida, on November 26, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Nation Dec 12

Trump says he’ll expand child care, paid leave for workers

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Nation Dec 12

Study shows hostility toward journalists by Trump fans

By David Bauder, Associated Press

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 28, 2016. Photo by REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Nation Dec 12

S&P 500, Nasdaq at records as hopes build for a trade deal

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Health Dec 12

Could greater access to Medicaid reduce high death rates for new moms?

By Laura Santhanam