Poll: Trump Gets Low Marks as ‘Comforter in Chief’
Most Americans believe President Donald Trump routinely fails at one of the most important aspects of the presidency: uniting and consoling the nation in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.
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New York Unveils 1st in the Nation Domestic-Terror Law
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to impart a domestic-terrorism label on mass shootings by white supremacists is earning accolades from political and activist leaders.
Read moreLatino Actors and Writers Issue ‘Letter of Solidarity’
Actresses America Ferrera and Eva Longoria are leading a group of more than 150 writers, artists and leaders who have written a public “letter of solidarity” to U.S. Latinos after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and an immigration raid in Mississippi.
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Mourner Invites World to El Paso Victim’s Funeral
When 63-year-old Margie Reckard was killed by a gunman at a Walmart in El Paso this month, Antonio Basco lost his entire world. So as the man who felt so alone planned her funeral, he invited the world to join him in remembering his companion of 22 years.
Read moreBooker Vows to Combat National Uptick in Hate Crimes
Days after he spoke out against the rising tide of racist violence, U.S. Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker said Thursday he would create an office of the White House to right America’s course.
Read moreBeto Vows to Take Fight to Trump in Return to Campaign Trail
Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke restarted his presidential campaign Thursday after a 12-day hiatus in the wake of a mass shooting that left 22 people dead in his hometown, promising to ditch traditional early campaign stops for places where President Donald Trump “has been terrorizing and terrifying and demeaning our fellow Americans.”
Read moreHouse Subpoenas Owner of Message Board Tied to Mass Killings
A key House committee has subpoenaed the owner of 8chan, an online message board favored by violent white nationalists including the man suspected of killing 22 people in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
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Philadelphia Gunman Wounds Six Police Officers, Surrenders
An hours-long standoff in which a gunman shot at police, wounding six of them, as he was barricaded inside a Philadelphia home ended with no fatalities early Thursday.
Read morePoll: Trump Disapproval Rating Soars as Americans Feel Less Safe
In the wake of two mass shootings that left 31 dead, President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating rose to 56% as some Americans blame the president’s rhetoric for the increase in shootings, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.
Read moreTexas Governor Forms Domestic Terrorism Task Force After Massacre
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Wednesday he will launch a domestic terrorism task force in the wake of this month’s deadly shooting in El Paso that left 22 people dead and two dozen others injured.
Read morePolice Say Dayton Shooter Was Obsessed With Violence
In an update on the investigation into a mass shooting that left nine people dead in Dayton, Ohio, the city’s police department said Tuesday that the deceased gunman had an “obsession with violence and violent ideations.”
Read moreReported Hate Crimes on the Rise, but Federal Prosecutions Drop
Federal authorities say they plan to pursue hate crime charges against the 21-year-old white man accused of shooting and killing 22 people – most of them Latino – at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, less than two weeks ago. But research shows such prosecutions have been relatively rare over the past three decades and have dropped in recent years.
Read moreSuspect in Norway Mosque Attack to Remain Jailed
A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and opening fire in a mosque near Oslo this weekend was remanded in custody Monday, suspected of murder, and a “terrorist act” that police say he filmed himself.
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Sides Agree to Extension in Synagogue Massacre Case
Prosecutors and lawyers for the man charged with killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue last year have agreed to a 120-day extension in the case.
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Mass Murders Have Latinos Worried About Being Targets
When Albuquerque’s poet laureate arrived at an art show featuring Mexican-American women, the first thing she did was scan the room. Two exits. One security guard. If a shooter bursts in, she thought, how do my husband and I get out of here alive?
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Gun-Control Backers Worried About Changing Federal Courts
California has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, including a ban on the type of high-capacity ammunition magazines used in some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings. How long those types of laws will stand is a growing concern among gun-control advocates in California and elsewhere.
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Democratic Candidates Blame Trump, NRA for Inaction on Guns
Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday placed responsibility for inaction on gun violence in the hands of President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association, in the face of broad national support for some gun control measures.
Read moreSuspected El Paso Gunman Told Police He Targeted Mexicans
The suspect in last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart told police after confessing to the crime that he had targeted “Mexicans,” according to an arrest affidavit.
Read moreTrump Says NRA Views Must Be Respected in Gun Debate
President Donald Trump said Friday morning that the House and Senate are in serious discussions about implementing stricter background checks for Americans buying guns, and also pledged that the National Rifle Association will have a seat at the table.
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