Nation Jul 03 Why shootings and violence increase in the summer months By John Seewer, Associated Press
World May 20 Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country’s cartel violence in final debate Less than two weeks from Mexico's national elections, opposition presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez is trying to close the gap between herself and governing party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum. By Associated Press
World Apr 15 Bishop stabbed at altar in an attack during church service in Sydney Three others were stabbed as people rushed to help. Police say there are no life-threatening wounds, and a man was arrested. Australians are still in shock after a lone assailant stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall… By Mark Baker, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press
Nation Nov 27 Watch 8:29 Vermont shooting raises more concerns about attacks against Arab Americans The shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent has added more fear and concern about a rise in bias, discrimination and violent attacks against Arab Americans and Muslims in the U.S. While the motive is still unclear, some groups… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow
Nation Sep 17 Watch 7:27 What’s behind an alarming rise in violent incidents in health care facilities Health care workers are five times as likely to experience workplace violence as other workers, according to government data. In a National Nurses United survey in 2022, 40 percent of hospital nurses said they’d seen an increase in violent incidents. By John Yang, Claire Mufson
Aug 21 Suspected Palestinian gunman’s West Bank attack latest example of escalating regional violence By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The combustible mix of armed Palestinians carrying out shooting attacks against Israelis across the West Bank and within Israel as well as near-nightly aids by the Israeli army to arrest militants has fueled the worst fighting in the West Bank… Continue reading
Aug 07 Attacks at medical centers contribute to health care being one of nation’s most violent fields By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show American health care workers are now far more likely to suffer nonfatal injuries by violence than workers in any other profession, including law enforcement. They racked up 73% of all such injuries… Continue reading
Jun 20 2 Palestinian gunmen kill at least 4 at a gas station near Israeli West Bank settlement By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli settlers attempted to carry out revenge attacks across the northern West Bank, raising fears of a repeat of a rampage last February that resulted in damage to dozens of Palestinian homes and vehicles and the killing of a Palestinian man. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:48 Violent rhetoric escalates online after latest Trump indictment By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan In the days after the latest indictment of former President Trump, violent rhetoric has been escalating in online forums and far-right militia groups. This, coupled with heated and combative messaging from Trump and his Republican allies, has extremism watchers on… Continue watching
Feb 27 Israel sends more troops into occupied West Bank after latest wave of violence By Majdi Mohammed, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Settlers torched homes and cars late on Sunday in the worst such violence in decades. Continue reading