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Student desperately tried to save teacher while cops botched Texas school shooting response – New York Post

Student desperately tried to save teacher while cops botched Texas school shooting response  New York Post School police chief didn’t have his radio during Uvalde school shooting, State senator says  WFAA How the Police Response in Uvalde Broke Down: No Radio, Old

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Communities affected by mass shootings face ‘reverberating loss’ in the years ahead

Gun violence and the lasting impacts of mass shootings in the U.S. have consumed much of the nation in recent weeks, after the massacres in New York, Texas, Oklahoma, and elsewhere. The New York Times’ Elizabeth Williamson, author of “Sandy

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Advocates fear Depp-Heard trial will have a chilling effect on women coming forward with abuse claims

Some advocates and experts fear that the verdict in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case will have a chilling effect on women coming forward with abuse claims.

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The FDA is facing an investigation into its handling of the baby formula shortage

The Department of Health and Human Services wants to know if the FDA followed its rules and procedures in investigating the contamination of baby formula and recalling it. (Image credit: Rick Bowmer/AP)

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China blocks moves to increase protection of emperor penguins

China has blocked efforts to step up protection of emperor penguins that are increasingly threatened by the effects global warming is having on their natural habitat in Antarctica, officials said Friday.

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China blocks moves to increase protection of emperor penguins

China has blocked efforts to step up protection of emperor penguins that are increasingly threatened by the effects global warming is having on their natural habitat in Antarctica, officials said Friday.

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Chris Jacobs Drops Re-Election Bid After Bucking His Party on Guns

Representative Chris Jacobs, whose district includes Buffalo suburbs, abandoned his campaign after his support for a federal assault weapons ban caused a G.O.P. backlash.

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Gun Rights Groups Mobilizing to Counter Gun Control Bills, Either in the Senate or in the Courts

From the five shot and killed at a Tulsa, Okla., hospital on Wednesday, to the 22 slain at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school on May 24, to the 10 left dead by a racially motivated shooting spree at a Buffalo,

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Mass Shootings Are Only a Small Part of America’s Deadly Problem With Kids and Guns

Hadiya Pendleton was standing with friends in a park on Chicago’s South Side when she was shot and killed by a gunman who ran toward the group and opened fire. The 15-year-old King College Prep student’s death in 2013 may

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Russia has blocked 20 million tons of grain from being exported from Ukraine

20 million tons of grain are trapped in Ukraine because of a Russian blockade of its ports. Getting the grain out by rail or truck is proving to be a huge logistical challenge.

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