The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Too many lives are lost to gun violence. That’s a fact, not a fear tactic.
Maine gun safety advocates support laws that do not jeopardize the rights of law-abiding citizens to purchase a firearm.
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New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
At least a half dozen lawsuits are challenging provisions of the governor’s original order.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
A since-deleted page on the school’s website listed Tailei Qi as part of Zijie Yan’s research group, though police say their ties were still under investigation.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Faculty member shot and killed at University of North Carolina; suspect arrested
About 3 hours after warning students to seek shelter indoors, the school posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘All clear. All clear. Resume normal activities.’
Posted inNation & World, News
Gov. DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn the racist killings of 3 in Jacksonville
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – who has loosened gun laws in Florida and antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding ‘wokeness’ – was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil in Jacksonville.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old used gun to shoot teacher
The case is one of three legal efforts seeking accountability, including the teacher’s $40 million lawsuit that accuses the school system of gross negligence.
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Neighbors say a Chicago man charged with killing an 8-year-old girl was upset over noise
The child was shot in the head as she rode a scooter.
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Attacks at U.S. medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation’s most violent fields.
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U.S. Senate office buildings locked down over reports of shooter
Staff working in the building were instructed to remain quiet and silence all electronics.