Texas Elementary School's End-of-year Plans Shattered by Shooting
contact@hellonews.website The children at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, were two days away from their summer break when Tuesday’s massacre unfolded. They had visited the zoo and participated in a…
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Connecticut Senator Begs for Gun Compromise After Texas Shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation that addresses the nation’s continuing gun violence problem…
Biden to Address Nation Following Texas School Shooting
Washington — President Joe Biden prepared to address the nation Tuesday night shortly after returning to the White House from a five-day trip to Asia that was bookended by “horrific”…
A Look at Some of the Deadliest US School Shootings
There have been dozens of shootings and other attacks in U.S. schools and colleges over the years, but until the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School in 1999, the number…
Factbox: Grim Chronology of Mass Shootings in the United States
A gunman opened fire at an elementary school in South Texas on Tuesday, killing 14 students and one teacher, Governor Greg Abbott told reporters. The suspect was killed in the…
Hospital: 2 Dead After Shooting at Texas Elementary School
Uvalde, Texas — Two people were dead and more than a dozen children hospitalized as multiple medical centers cared for people injured in a shooting at a Texas elementary school,…
Blinken to Make Major China Policy Speech This Week
State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will make a major policy speech on Thursday at George Washington University detailing the Biden administration’s approach to relations with China.…
Panel Recommends New Names for Fort Bragg, Other US Army Bases
Washington — An independent commission on Tuesday recommended new names for nine U.S. Army posts that commemorated Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg in North Carolina would become Fort…
Stormy Repeat: NOAA Predicts Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Tuesday that the summer in the Atlantic will produce 14…
US Sanctions Hamas Official and Financial Network
washington — WASHINGTON – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Hamas finance official and a network of financial facilitators and companies that have generated revenue for the…
Seeing Similarity to Fall of Saigon, Group Fills Government Void
Thousands of Afghan refugees are now living in America, struggling after receiving limited government assistance. One Vietnamese woman who knows the challenge of providing for a family in an unfamiliar…
Biden Draws Lessons from Ukraine in Tacit Message to China's Influence in Asia-Pacific
TOKYO — Ending his 6-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Joe Biden used the war in Ukraine to send a message to China to uphold the fundamental principles of the…
Facebook, Instagram to Reveal More on How Ads Target Users
washington — Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The…
Biden Meets With Quad Leaders in Tokyo
Seoul, South Korea — U.S. President Joe Biden is meeting Tuesday with leaders from an informal alliance known as the Quad. Made up of the United States, Japan, India and…
US Stocks Gain Ground Following 7 Straight Weeks of Losses
NEW YORK — Stocks rallied in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday, following seven weeks of declines that nearly ended the bull market that began in March 2020. The S&P…