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Principals across the country hope that their school won't become the next Marjory Stoneman Douglas or Sandy Hook. But in a country plagued by gun violence, school shootings keep happening. Now principals who have lived through these tragedies have developed a guide to help their colleagues prepare.
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Know-how gained through the pandemic is seeping into other public health areas. But in a nation that has chronically underfunded its public health system, it’s hard to know which changes will stick.
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Authorities say a Miami-Dade police officer was critically wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a car chase
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Two new studies outline the massive financial, social and health care costs of America's gun violence epidemic on victims and the large pool of often forgotten survivors.
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Opening statements begin on Monday. A jury faces two options to punish the person responsible for killing 17 people in 2018: life in prison or the death penalty.
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Overwhelming majorities want to see universal background checks, raising the age to buy any kind of gun to 21 and red flag laws. But just a quarter trust the government to look out for them.
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The Highland Park shooting suspect doesn't seem to be associated with a ideological or political bent. But extremism researchers say these kinds of acts may actually be part of a troubling new trend.
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The 21-year-old suspect apparently made music videos about shootings, and posted thousands of times to a message board dedicated to sharing graphic photos and videos of violence.
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The bill would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures. It's expected to have enough support to pass the Senate.
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It took about an hour and 14 minutes from when officers arrived at the school to when they breached the door and ended the standoff with the gunman.
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In the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, student activists launched an unprecedented national movement to end gun violence. Four years and dozens of mass shootings later, survivors in Parkland marched again — furious at the inaction of lawmakers.
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The agreement, which has the support of at least 10 Republican senators, is narrowly focused at preventing future shootings similar to the one in Uvalde, Texas.