Congress faces renewed pressure on gun control after Indiana’s red-flag law fails to thwart FedEx shooter
The renewed momentum for gun-control action comes as authorities in Indiana said they do not know what broke down in the existing process that’s meant to prevent the bloodshed that took place.
Minneapolis braces for unrest as Derek Chauvin trial enters final phase
Amid fears of rioting, officials are divided over how to keep the city safe.
Gunman who police say killed 3 in Austin is a former sheriff’s detective accused of child sexual assault
The three people killed in Austin were pronounced dead at the scene. All were adults.
After the FedEx shooting, Sikhs in Indianapolis feel targeted — again
While investigators continue to search for a motive for the shooting, Sikh community leaders say the attack on the FedEx warehouse, where many Sikhs work, feels targeted.
Person of interest located in Kenosha shooting that left 3 dead, 3 injured
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said the manhunt spanned "several crime scenes."
An NYPD officer accused of plotting to have a 14-year-old killed out of jealousy just pleaded guilty to obstruction
Valerie Cincinelli asked her boyfriend to hire a hit man to kill her estranged husband — and the boyfriend’s teenage daughter, officials said.
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When I was 12, I was charged with menacing with a deadly weapon. The killing of Adam Toledo is a reminder of my White privilege.
Though Toledo’s case and my own are not exactly alike, there are enough parallels that I couldn’t help but reflect on my different treatment when I was the same age.
Gunman in Indianapolis FedEx shooting used two legally purchased assault rifles, police say
Officials said the shooter, Brandon Hole, purchased the rifles legally last July and September, not long after Hole’s mother had reported fears that her son would attempt “suicide by cop."
The lives lost in the FedEx shooting in Indianapolis
The FedEx sorting facility was a popular workplace for recent high school graduates jumpstarting their adult lives, but also a gathering place for older Indian immigrants searching for community in addition to a paycheck.
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The royal funeral was a reminder of the value of rituals
Rituals remind us how small we are in the scope of history. They can also reassure us that despite all evidence to the contrary, none of us is alone.
Gunman at Indianapolis FedEx facility was former employee, police say; victims identified
Brandon Hole, 19, killed eight people and left several others injured Thursday before shooting himself at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police said Friday at a news conference.
U.S. will allocate $1.7 billion to fight variants as new global infections almost double
More than 564,000 people have died due to covid-19 in the United States, out of over 31 million infections. At least 75 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against the virus.
Indianapolis shooter was former FedEx employee, had had gun seized by police, authorities say
Officials identified the man who shot eight people dead as 19-year-old Brandon Hole.
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Fairfax seeks to dismiss 400 convictions in cases brought by one officer
Jonathan Freitag resigned while under internal Fairfax police investigation in May 2020, then joined the Brevard County Sheriff's Office three months later. He was fired earlier this month.
Vartan Gregorian, transformative civic leader and tireless educator, dies at 87
He revived the New York Public Library and later led Brown University and the Carnegie Corp.