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Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patrons

On its Facebook page, the club called it a "hate attack." Investigators were still determining a motive and whether to prosecute it as a hate crime, said El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen. Charges against the suspect "will likely include first-degree murder," he said.

Texas School Shooting

Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, left, speaks to family members of children slain in the Uvalde school shooting ahead of a meeting of the state Law Enforcement Commission in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Acacia Coronado)

School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo

The attack forced students to barricade doors and huddle in classroom corners, jump from windows and run out of the building to seek safety.

Top 8 today

Top eight stories for today including the U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%; The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to human rights activists in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine; Uvalde’s school district suspended its police force over their mass shooting response, and more.

Texas School Shooting

Law enforcement and other first responders gather outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, following a shooting on May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke face off in first and only debate

The Texas gubernatorial rivals disagreed on mostly everything Friday night inside of a debate hall that was closed to a live audience under conditions of the two-term incumbent governor.

Kentucky school shooter parole decision delayed until Monday

"For me, it’s not fair for him to be able to roam around with freedom when we live in fear of where he might be."

Maker of ‘Ghost Gunner’ machine sues California over new restrictions

A Texas provider of milling machines to make guns said a new California law that criminalizes the use of its equipment violates the Second Amendment.

‘Fund police’: Biden pushes plan to build public trust in officers

Calling out elected Republicans for lack of action on gun violence, the president urged voters to back Democratic candidates in the midterm elections.

House votes to ban assault weapons in wake of mass shootings

Although it stands little chance of passing the Senate, it's the first House vote on assault weapons since 1994.

In race to fill Missouri’s Senate seat, both parties’ voters face crowded fields

Three Republicans are in a “dead heat” for the lead among 21 Senate candidates, while two Democrats are the favorites an 11-person race to gain their party’s nomination for the seat.

Illinois governor makes it easier for police to reject gun licenses   

The rule change directs Illinois State Police to more broadly use "clear and present danger" reports to deny or revoke Firearm Owner ID cards.

Top 8 today

Top eight stories for today including wildfires, drought and extreme heat are combining to turn many parts of Europe into a summer inferno; Uber agreed to compensate thousands of disabled riders who were penalized for keeping drivers waiting longer than two minutes; A new report digs into what delayed officers from confronting the Uvalde gunman, and more.

Michael Brown

Michael Brown holds protest signs as the Texas House investigative committee prepares to present it's full report on the shootings at Robb Elementary School, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas School Shooting

A gunman carrying an AR-15 style rifle enters and walks down a hallway at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. (Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Lawsuit targets NY ‘assault weapon’ definitions

Two Long Island residents argue New York should relax its regulations around semiautomatic firearms such as AR-15s.

Senate confirms ATF director for first time in seven years

Two Republicans helped push the vote on Steve Dettelbach over the finish line.

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

"If this law had been in place years ago, even this last year, lives would have been saved."

Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts

Some of the local officials who will be tasked with reviewing the social media content are asking whether they'll have the resources and, in some cases, whether the law is even constitutional.

Top 8 today

Top eight stories for today including the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to abortion; Ukraine moved closer to becoming a member of the European Union; Congress passed a bipartisan gun violence prevention bill, and more.

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