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Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023.

National

Ex-assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of boy who shot teacher

12:53am April 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been charged with felony child neglect more than a year after a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to class and shot a teacher.

An aerial view of Chicago. In the past few days, at least six high school students in the city have been shot outside their schools.

Opinion: Their deaths leave holes that will never be filled

9:03am February 03, 2024

by Scott Simon

A string of shooting deaths of Chicago high-schoolers shocks and saddens, despite a decrease in the city's homicide rate.

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In this photo provided by the Serbian Presidential Press Service, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, inspects weapons collected as part of an amnesty near the city of Smederevo, Serbia, Sunday, May 14, 2023.

World News

Guns, grenades and rocket launchers are among 13,500 weapons surrendered in Serbia

1:46am May 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

The government declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to surrender unregistered weapons as part of a crackdown on guns following the two shootings this month that left 17 people dead.

Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp, center, attends a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky on May 18, 2022, in Seattle. Prosecutors in Washington state charged Kemp on Friday, April 14, 2023, with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cell phone.

Sports

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is charged with 1st-degree assault in a March shooting

1:21am April 17, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Kemp said he was shot at first after he tracked down his stolen cell phone and confronted the person he presumed had it. Kemp was released from jail and not initially charged after the incident.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with victims' families, local leaders and community members who were impacted by the shootings in Half Moon Bay.

National

At least 18 dead in 3 days after mass shootings in California devastate 2 communities

11:04pm January 24, 2023

The shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two towns just hundreds of miles apart in California, share devastating similarities.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with government officials and gun control advocates, speaks at a news conference on May 30 about firearm-control legislation that was tabled in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

World News

As gun violence rises in Canada, weapons from the U.S. complicate gun control efforts

7:00am July 09, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

A bill before Canada's Parliament aims to stop the spread of handguns — but one of the most difficult challenges for Canada is the guns being smuggled over the border from the U.S.

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In this image taken from video provided by the NYPD, New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewel, right, speaks during a news conference, Friday, April 8, 2022, in New York.

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Police: Arrest made in slaying of girl walking on NYC street

4:57am April 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

A suspect was charged Saturday in the fatal shooting of a teen girl who was walking home from school when she was hit by a stray bullet during a street dispute in New York City.