Aug 03 7 takeaways from the final police report on the Las Vegas shooting By Joshua Barajas, Michael Rios There was no clear motive for the shooting, but the report contained more details from Stephen Paddock's personal life. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 6:02 Chicago anti-violence protesters want entire city to 'feel our pain' Anti-violence protesters in Chicago took to the streets Thursday in numbers they hoped would shut down one of the city's major arteries in a more affluent section of the city during the afternoon rush hour. Planners hope to highlight the… Continue watching
Aug 02 Chicago anti-violence protesters demand action, resignation of city leaders By Associated Press Organizers say they believe the march in the affluent North Side neighborhood will draw attention to violence, corruption and the lack of economic investment in the city's African-American neighborhoods. Continue reading
Jul 07 Part of I-94 closes as Chicago demonstrators march against gun violence By Vivekae Kim Demonstrators gathered on a section of I-94 on Saturday morning in Chicago, temporarily shutting down five lanes of traffic, to protest gun violence. Continue reading
Jul 02 Man arrested for pulling out gun at Alabama immigration rally By Associated Press Shane Ryan Sealy, 34, is accused of picking a fight with a protester at Saturday's rally in Huntsville, Alabama, and then pulling out a gun after the protester pushed Sealy back and knocked him down, authorities say. Continue reading
Jun 29 Opinion: The community newspaper is America's vigilant guardian, and it's under siege By Tim Grobaty Last February, just moments after the president declared that the media is "the enemy of the American people," a friend and now former colleague of mine spun around in his chair and proclaimed, or rather predicted (Andrew mostly spoke in… Continue reading
Jun 12 American Medical Association calls for stricter gun control to fight what it calls a public health crisis By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press The nation's largest physicians group bowed to unprecedented demands from doctor-members to take a stronger stand on gun violence — a problem the organizations says is as menacing as a lethal infectious disease. Continue reading
Apr 27 School shootings don't need to be deadly to traumatize students and teachers By Evie Blad, Education Week It happened so quickly that this teacher wasn’t sure what she was feeling when a piece of shrapnel struck her in the forehead. Continue reading
Apr 18 Parents of Parkland victims call for national school safety standards By Matthew Daly, Associated Press At a Capitol forum led by Florida's two U.S. senators, one father said airports and other public buildings must meet national standards -- why not schools?… Continue reading
Apr 11 Vermont governor signs bill that raises age to buy firearms, makes it easier to take guns from people who pose threat By Wilson Ring, Associated Press "This is not the time to do what's easy, it's time to do what's right," Gov. Phil Scott said. Continue reading