What is the Second Amendment?
contact@hellonews.website What is the Second Amendment? The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives Americans the right to bear arms. It states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security…
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Three More Victims of New York Market Shooting Laid to Rest
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A mother and sister known for baking decadent pastries. A restaurant worker buying his 3-year-old’s birthday cake. A father and die-hard Buffalo Bills fan who worked as…
Two US Forest Service Prescribed Burns Became Massive Fire
Santa Fe, New Mexico — Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers…
The Names: 19 Children, 2 Teachers Killed in Uvalde School
Uvalde, Texas — Nineteen children were looking forward to a summer filled with Girl Scouts and soccer and video games. Two teachers were closing out a school year that they…
Surfer Helps Families Honor Loved Ones With 'One Last Wave'
Newport, Rhode Island — Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along the shores of Rhode Island, he looks down at a…
Despite Ample School Security Plan, Texas Shooter Found Gaps
Robb Elementary School had measures in place to prevent this kind of violence. A fence lined the school property. Teachers were ordered to keep classroom doors closed and locked. Students…
UK's Dunblane Grieves for Uvalde, Fears Nothing Will Change
london — When Mick North’s 5-year-old daughter was gunned down at her school, he vowed through his grief that it must never happen again. And it hasn’t — in Britain,…
Calls for Investigation Mount Over Xinjiang Police Files
Washington — Western governments are demanding that U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet receive full access to sites and individuals in China’s western Xinjiang region following this week’s…
Police on Scene Made Decision to Wait Before Entering Texas School
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday that police responding to the shooting at an elementary school made the decision not to enter a classroom where…
Biden Tells Naval Academy Grads Putin 'NATO-ized Europe'
Annapolis, Maryland — President Joe Biden told Naval Academy graduates Friday that they will be “representatives and defenders of our democracy,” as free societies are under threat from Russia’s invasion…
9-Year-Old Survivor Recounts Texas School Shooting
The city of Uvalde, Texas, is in mourning after a teenager from the community shot 19 children and two adults to death at an elementary school. VOA’s Celia Mendoza spoke…
Why Immigrant Children Excel More than US-Born Kids
More than 12 million immigrants moved through Ellis Island, a primary U.S. federal immigration station in New York, between 1892 and 1954. The assimilation of these newcomers into the great…
HOLD FOR WEEKEND – Estimates Show Most of the US's 10 Biggest Cities Lost Residents During Pandemic
Ko Im always thought she would live in New York forever. She knew every corner of Manhattan and had worked hard to build a community of friends. Living in a…
Gun Group Opens Convention in Texas Days after Elementary School Mass Shooting
Law enforcement authorities in the southwest U.S. state of Texas are facing tough questions about their response and the length of time it took them this week to storm a…
Gun Group Opens Convention in Texas Days After Mass School Shooting
The National Rifle Association is going ahead with the opening of its annual convention Friday in Houston, just days after a lone teenage gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,…