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Uvalde’s new anguish: Video shows police waiting in school

by ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER July 12, 2022July 12, 2022

The footage, which until now had not surfaced publicly, anguished Uvalde residents anew and redoubled calls in the small South Texas city for accountability and explanations.

Nation & World, News

In the midst of the chaotic Chicago-area shooting, strangers save 2-year-old boy

by MARTHA IRVINE July 6, 2022July 7, 2022

Aiden McCarthy’s parents, Kevin and Irina, both died in the Chicago-area parade massacre, which left 5 others dead and more than 2 dozen wounded.

Nation & World

Uvalde school police chief on leave amid criticism of officers’ response to massacre

by JAKE BLEIBERG June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

The top police officer in Texas told a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that the police response was an ‘abject failure.’

Nation & World

Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on, Texas’ top cop testifies

by JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says 3 minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 21 people there was sufficient armed law enforcement there to stop the attacker.

Nation & World

Maryland shooting suspect under guard; wounded trooper released

by BRIAN WITTE and SARAH BRUMFIELD June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Why the gunman killed 3 co-workers and wounded another isn’t known.

Nation & World

Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: ‘What are you doing?’

by FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO June 8, 2022

The House Oversight Committee is expected to hear from more families, including Uvalde student Miah Cerrillo, who covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead during the shooting.