Poll Finds Most Americans Support US Police Reforms
contact@hellonews.website washington — Two years after the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer that touched off months of demonstrations against police brutality, a U.S. public opinion survey…
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Biden to Implore Congress to Approve New 'Common-Sense' Gun Restrictions
washington — U.S. President Joe Biden, in a White House address Thursday night, will implore Congress to approve “common-sense laws” to attempt to curb the recent spate of mass shooting…
Smiles, Unicorns, Softball: Young Texas Shooting Victims Recalled
Uvalde, Texas — One girl made other people smile. Another was a creative child who loved mermaids, unicorns and the color purple. A third loved playing softball and worked on…
As Shootings Mount, Americans Observe National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Friday is National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the United States, an annual event recognizing the more than 100,000 people killed or wounded by gunfire in the country each year.…
Texas Senator: School Police Chief Didn't Know of 911 Calls
UVALDE, Texas — The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside…
Tulsa Clinic Shooter Targeted Doctor He Blamed for Pain
A gunman who opened fire at a Tulsa clinic killing four, targeted a surgeon he blamed for ongoing back pain after a recent surgery. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said…
Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction Upheld by Appeals Court
NEW YORK — A New York appellate court has upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie mogul’s claims that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him…
US Teachers Debate Guns in the Classroom
New Orleans — “My first thought was that this is not at all what I signed up for,” Jenna Whitesell Carson told VOA. “I became a school librarian to educate…
US Elevates Water Security as Foreign Policy Priority
WHITE HOUSE — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday announced the White House Action Plan on Global Water Security, drawing direct links between water scarcity and national security and elevating…
US Needs More Baby Formula Makers, Biden Tells Manufacturers
U.S. President Joe Biden met with major manufacturers of infant formula on Wednesday, and suggested their ranks should grow, as his administration presses ahead with efforts to boost imported supplies…
Slave Reparations Advocates Hail Historic California Report
SAN FRANCISCO — The slavery reparations movement hit a watershed moment Wednesday with the release of an exhaustive report detailing California’s role in perpetuating discrimination against African Americans, a major…
Former Corinthian Students Get Federal Student Debt Erased
washington — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, a move that…
At Least 3 Dead in Shooting at Medical Building in Oklahoma
tulsa, oklahoma — Three people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a medical building on a hospital campus in the Midwestern U.S. state of Oklahoma, a police captain said.…
Mourners Say Goodbye to Uvalde Teacher, Her Husband
UVALDE, Texas — Mourners gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to Robb Elementary School teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas, grade school — and…
Shootings in US Prompt Debate on Purchase Age for AR-Style Rifles
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The gunmen in two of the nation’s most recent mass shootings legally bought their semiautomatic rifles after they turned 18. That’s prompting Congress and some governors…