For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries. Public health experts say that fact is crucial to understanding the full impact of guns on …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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3/30/23
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Weather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with …
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3/29/23
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Prosecutors have charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while …
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By STEFANIE DAZIO
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3/29/23
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A person familiar with the matter says the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence is set to arrive Wednesday in the United States, …
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By JUAN A. LOZANO and ERIC TUCKER
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3/29/23
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Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have quickly emerged. But information on the three 9-year-old children who died has been slower to …
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By BEN FINLEY, ADRIAN SAINZ and HOLLY MEYER
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3/29/23
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The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida manatees has officially ended for the winter season, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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3/29/23
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Meteorologists are warning of a series of severe storms that could rip across America's Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, with the first and perhaps most dangerous outbreak forecast to …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/29/23
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Nashville is awaiting a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults killed in a shooting at a Christian school. Mayor John Cooper says the vigil Wednesday evening will honor the …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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3/29/23
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United Nations states, led by the small island of Vanuatu that has already weathered the damaging effects of climate change, have agreed to adopt a historic resolution Wednesday to request an opinion …
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By ISABELLA O'MALLEY
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3/29/23
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The National Women’s Hall of Fame has announced a new group of inductees. Among the honorees are social justice pioneers, groundbreaking physicians and women who have championed Jewish feminist …
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3/29/23
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Officials in Alabama say a Huntsville police officer has died after being shot and another officer was critically wounded. The two Huntsville officers were shot Tuesday evening at an apartment …
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3/29/23
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Around the U.S., private schools generally do not face as many requirements as public schools for developing security plans. They also sometimes lack access to government programs to bolster …
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By HOLLY MEYER and ANNIE MA
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3/29/23
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An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country has been revamped to address concerns it would criminalize transgender people using public restrooms matching …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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3/28/23
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Federal prosecutors have charged a man with firebombing a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office last year. The U.S. attorney's office in Madison announced that 29-year-old …
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By TODD RICHMOND
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3/28/23
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A project in Charleston, South Carolina, is using DNA to trace the African roots of three dozen people buried in the late 1700s. The remains were uncovered in the coastal city during construction in …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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3/28/23
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The six people who were fatally shot at a Christian elementary school in Nashville included the daughter of the pastor whose church runs The Covenant School. She was identified as 9-year-old Hallie …
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By BEN FINLEY and TRAVIS LOLLER
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3/28/23
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HBO says 2.3 million people watched the final season premiere of the Emmy-winning drama “Succession” on Sunday night, a record first-night viewership mark for the series. It beat the 1.7 million …
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3/28/23
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A woman accused of setting fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic is headed back to federal court, where a judge will decide if she may go to trial. Arraignment for 22-year-old Lorna Roxanne Green is set …
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By MEAD GRUVER
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3/28/23
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In response to rising youth violence, Baltimore leaders are ramping up efforts to de-escalate conflicts between young people and protect students going to and from school. Officials last week …
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By LEA SKENE
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3/28/23
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A new study says warming will fuel more supercells in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range. The study says that makes it more likely that the lethal …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/28/23
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