How the ‘good guy with a gun’ became a deadly American fantasy
The archetype can be traced back to 1920s detective fiction, when gruff, gun-toting, cigarette-smoking mavericks became heroic figures.
Florida deputy charged after staying outside during Parkland school shooting
56-year-old Scot Peterson faces child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury charges.
WATCH: U.S. prosecutors add hate crime charges in California synagogue shooting
Federal officials announced Thursday that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against the man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue and said he called a 911 dispatcher afterward to report that he had done it to…
WATCH: Trump addresses a divided National Rifle Association
The president will speak at the annual NRA convention as the group grapples with infighting, bleeds money and faces a series of investigations into its operating practices.
Consuming media coverage of mass killings, whether via news or social media, creates a self-perpetuating cycle of mental distress, according to a new study.
It has been nearly 20 years since the first mass school shooting in the U.S. -- the shocking tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. As a “credible” threat closed Columbine and hundreds of other…
How are those closest to the Columbine school shooting observing its 20th anniversary? Coni Sanders’ father, David, was a teacher and coach at Columbine and the only adult killed -- but not before he warned hundreds of students to safety.
There's a new network of current and former principals who hope to offer support to other school leaders in the aftermath of violence.
The community of Parkland, Florida, is focusing attention on its suicide prevention programs after two survivors of the Florida high school massacre killed themselves in a week.
