Gun violence
Biden administration offering $85M in grants to help boost jobs in violence-plagued communities
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing to offer $85 million in federal grants meant to improve job opportunities for youth ...
3 police officers shot in DC, shooting suspect barricaded inside – NBC4 Washington
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Three D.C. police officers were shot and a shooter continues to fire gunshots from a home in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday, police ...
Cardell Hayes back on trial in shooting death of former Saints star Will Smith
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Cardell Hayes is accused of manslaughter in the shooting death of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) It ...
New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. ...
Oakland police identify officer killed in overnight burglary operation
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OAKLAND — An Oakland police officer died after being shot early Friday morning after responding to reports of a burglary at a ...
How history, race and politics divide Tennessee on gun legislation
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By Donna Bryson (Reuters) – Photographs can say a lot without words. After a school shooting in Tennessee, they recorded the frustrations ...
Christmas Eve killing is second act of gun violence on same block this year, CMPD says
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A homicide reported in northwest Charlotte on Christmas Eve is the second high-profile act of gun violence this year on a residential ...
Biden thanks police for acting during UNLV shooting
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President Biden on Friday renewed his calls for an assault weapons ban and universal background checks to curtail gun violence after meeting ...
Police investigate triple shooting on I-95 in Philly – NBC10 Philadelphia
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After a triple shooting on the highway, Pennsylvania State Police blocked a busy stretch of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia for hours ...
In Lewiston, Biden Observes ‘Painful Wounds’ Opened By Yet Another Mass Shooting
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President Joe Biden on Friday visited Lewiston, Maine, the site of a mass shooting last month that killed 18 people and injured ...