Why number of US mass shootings has risen sharply

The US has woken up to news of another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Nashville. Earlier in the year, there were three shootings ... to start by understanding why people ... Read More

‘Mass shooting. People down’: 911 calls reveal frantic scene during Doral bar shooting

A security guard and the gunman were killed at Martini Bar shooting in the predawn hours of April 6. Seven others, including a police officer, were injured. Read More

Last USS Arizona survivor, Lou Conter, never forgot tragedy of Pearl Harbor

The tragedy ... just 20 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Wikipedia Conter visited the Arizona Remembrance Wall during a memorial service marking the 74th Anniversary of the attack on the ... Read More

There have been more than 200 mass shootings so far this year

A gunman opened fire on an outlet mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Tex., leaving eight dead. The mass shooting was the second-deadliest in the United States in 2023. Mass shootings — where ... Read More

Guns and lies

America's gun violence crisis is driven not by high-profile mass shootings but by everyday gun ... In this series, the Guardian investigates the programs in California that have successfully ... Read More

This Western State is #1 in US Mass Shootings

According to a 2021 study published in the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, a staggering 73 percent of 139 mass shootings recorded worldwide between 1998 and ... Read More

Year in Review News Quiz: 2023

A lot happened in 2023, from wars to wildfires to mass shootings ... What do you remember from the year that was? Keep up with the news you need every morning. Sign up for the 5 Things newsletter. Read More

Anti-LGBTQ misinformation surges online after US mass shootings

Deadly mass shootings in the United States have ... Five accounts promoting the claims generate up to US$6.4 million per year in ad revenue, according to CCDH’s estimates. Hong Kong schools ... Read More

How COVID-19 became a US tragedy

As cases skyrocket across the US ... virus — in just the first three weeks of January. International flights continued largely unabated for the first several months of the year. Read More

Tragedy continues to strike Baltimore: Six workers now presumed dead in bridge collapse

US News. How much did the collapsed Francis Scott ... The company, in mourning, acknowledges the tragedy as unforeseen and heartbreaking. Despite frantic rescue efforts, which included emergency ... Read More

US State Department calls Palestinians drowning trying to get aid 'tragedy'

The US State Department said ... humanitarian airdrops. “It is a tragedy," spokesman Matthew Miller said during a news conference. "It is not just a tragedy that these 12 individuals died ... Read More