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Trump and his faithful followers return to Butler, Pa., to energize the flock
by Danielle Kurtzleben
Former President Donald Trump credited the "grace of God" for his survival of the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 in his return to the site for a rally on Saturday.
About half of the Republican campaigns for Michigan governor are in question
by Colin Jackson
The Michigan elections bureau says five Republican candidates for Michigan governor can't appear on the ballot because of invalid signatures on their nominating petitions.
A gunman opened fire in a Texas school and killed 19 children, 2 adults
Children at a Robb Elementary in Uvalde were in their final week of school. Tuesday's shooting was the deadliest in a grade school since Sandy Hook a decade ago in Connecticut.
News brief: Texas school shooting, Biden's response, Georgia primary elections
The U.S. reels from a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. President Biden makes a new push for gun control. And, Gov. Brian Kemp wins Georgia's GOP primary over Trump-backed David Perdue.
Mackenzie Scott contributes record donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
The organization fosters relationships between children pushing through adversity and adults looking to help them. It recently received a $122 million donation from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott.
Wondering how to help after the latest school shooting? Give blood
The South Texas Blood and Tissue center in San Antonio sent 25 units to Uvalde, Texas. The organization planned a blood drive, and says there's a historic need to build-up blood supplies.
Texas community turns to prayer for some type of peace after school shooting
by Brian Kirkpatrick
In Uvalde, Texas, people gathered Tuesday night to mourn those who were killed at Robb Elementary School.
A parent who lost her child to a mass shooting becomes a gun control advocate
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sandy Phillips, whose daughter died in the 2012 movie theater mass shooting in Colorado. She's been in Buffalo supporting shooting survivors, now she heads to Texas.
Another senseless act of gun violence hits an elementary school in Texas
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, about ending gun violence in the U.S.
After Texas shooting, Biden reiterates the U.S. has to stand up to gun makers
President Biden urged the nation to pray for the families of the children shot at their school in Ulvade, Texas. He says Congress needs to get a backbone and pass tougher laws.
It's been 2 years since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis
On the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, Black people continue to be targets of hate. America's race issues are once again at the forefront after the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
The infant formula shortage is the focus of 2 Capitol Hill hearings
Lawmakers on Wednesday are expected to press the FDA and formula makers on how the U.S. got into this situation, and what is being done to relieve the shortage.
U.S. National Guardsmen trained Ukrainian soldiers and it seems to have paid off
by Jay Price
Behind some of the success of the Ukrainian military against Russia is a little-known U.S. initiative, one built around state national guards.