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People mourn outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

A child trauma expert explains how parents can support kids in Uvalde and elsewhere

2:25pm May 25, 2022

by Nell Clark

Melissa Brymer says talking to kids about school shootings can be upsetting; you may need to have conversations in small chunks for them to understand.

Members of the community gather at the City of Uvalde Town Square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

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How to help Uvalde families following yesterday's elementary school shooting

11:32am May 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families.

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Rifle Association' Leadership Forum in Atlanta, on April 28, 2017.

Guns are banned during Trump's upcoming speech at the NRA conference

10:48am May 25, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The Secret Service is taking control of the hall during Trump's speech in Houston on Friday and is prohibiting attendees from having firearms and other weapons, according to the gun group.

Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were shot and killed.

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In the 10 years since Sandy Hook, gun laws in the U.S. haven't changed much

10:27am May 25, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Ron Avi Astor, a mass shooting expert and UCLA professor, said the approach to gun law reform should begin at the community level, with discussions between parents, schools and residents.

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2 years after George Floyd's murder, many Black Minneapolitans do not feel any safer

10:27am May 25, 2022

Since Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin, what's changed for Black residents? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-state Sen. Jeffrey Hayden, who represented the district where Floyd was killed.

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Matthew McConaughey attends a movie premiere on Dec. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles.

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Here's what Matthew McConaughey said about the shooting in his hometown

10:11am May 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

McConaughey urged people not to accept such tragedies as the status quo.

A cyclist pauses outside the site of the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. With the Tops store closed for the foreseeable future, the community around it has been left without easy access to healthy and affordable food.

The Buffalo shooting is a reminder that millions don't live near a grocery store

10:05am May 25, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Grocery stores provide healthy foods, create jobs and offer a place for community connection. "We started calling them front-line and essential workers for a reason," says one food access advocate.

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Callers find it is taking longer to get emergency services in Portland, Ore.

8:36am May 25, 2022

The city adopted a new 911 system to triage calls and streamline dispatching. But many people in need of help find themselves on hold. The same system has caused problems in other cities.

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The mass shooting in Texas is the latest tragic news involving a school

8:28am May 25, 2022

A gunman opened fire Tuesday at a rural elementary school in Uvalde. At least 21 people have been killed — 19 children and two adults.

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There are protests along the U.S.-Mexico border after judge blocks ending Title 42

7:41am May 25, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

Along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant groups seeking asylum are protesting a judge's ruling that keeps Title 42, Trump-era pandemic border restrictions, in place.

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