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Oxford High School students embrace each other during Thursday's walkout.

Students at a Michigan school where a mass shooting occurred show support for Uvalde

3:37pm May 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Hundreds of students at Oxford High School, the Michigan school where four were killed in November, walked out and formed a 'U' on the football field to show support for Uvalde students and families.

A memorial to the students and faculty who died stands in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. It's not clear who put the memorial up and authorities have not released the names of the deceased.

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21 crosses stand in front of Uvalde's Robb Elementary to honor those who were killed

3:26pm May 26, 2022

by Merrit Kennedy

"The children!" cries Linda Martinez, a retired pastor who came to the scene with a bouquet of flowers. "So young. I just can't believe it's real. We just have to help each other."

A young girl pets a comfort dog at a vigil on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

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Comfort dogs have been deployed to Uvalde, Texas, from near and far

2:53pm May 26, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

At least five organizations in and beyond the state have sent dogs to Uvalde, where they are visiting hospitals, churches and schools. Many have responded to other mass shootings across the country.

How an expert on online disinformation and harassment became the target of both

2:07pm May 26, 2022

by Terry Gross

Nina Jankowicz was tapped to head the Biden administration's new Disinformation Governance Board but resigned after being deluged with online threats. Her new book is How to Be a Woman Online.

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Flowers are placed on a makeshift memorial in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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How are your kids processing the Uvalde shooting news? Share their creations with us

1:31pm May 26, 2022

NPR wants to know how your children are coping with the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. Have they drawn a photo or written a letter or poem to express themselves? We'd like to share them with our audience.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, on April 23 in Delaware, Ohio. A New York state appeals court ruled Thursday that Trump must answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practic

Trump loses an appeal and must testify in New York's civil investigation

12:56pm May 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

Crime scene tape is left at a gas station in the 800 block of North Cicero Avenue on May 19, where Chicago police shot a 13-year-old boy.

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A lawsuit says a 13-year-old Black boy had his hands up when Chicago police shot him

12:42pm May 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

The teen, who was shot in the back by a police officer, was unarmed and had his arms raised to surrender, according to a lawsuit. The bullet severely damaged part of the seventh-grader's spine.

People mourn Wednesday as they attend a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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The Uvalde school massacre lasted at least 40 minutes

12:35pm May 26, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Local and state officials in Texas release more information, while Americans across the nation continue to express shock and grief at the massacre.

Community members gather May 21 to support each other near the Tops market that was targeted in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.

After the Uvalde shooting, even parents can't enter Buffalo schools without notice

11:25am May 26, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The school district in Buffalo, N.Y., announced Wednesday it would keep all school doors locked during the school day, and bar all unannounced visits to its buildings, including by students' parents.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the gunman responsible for the Uvalde shooting Tuesday used an AR-15-style assault rifle. Here, three variations of the AR-15 are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif., in 2012.

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Where AR-15-style rifles fit in America's tragic history of mass shootings

11:12am May 26, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur over the past decade.