AP sources: Inmate fatally beaten at US prison in Illinois
An inmate was killed Thursday after being beaten inside a high-security federal prison in Illinois By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press March 7, 2020, 3:42 AM 2…
Suit: Website sold ammo to underage accused Texas shooter
A lawsuit alleges that a teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 was able to buy more than 100 rounds of ammunition online…
Virginia lawmakers reject assault weapon ban
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons has failed after members of his own party balked at the proposal By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press February…
Coroner: 2 new Mississippi inmate deaths were from beating
A coroner says two inmates were beaten to death in an understaffed Mississippi prison that has been shaken by deadly violence in recent weeks By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press…
12 shot, five dead, in single day of shootings in Baltimore
Authorities say 12 people have been shot, five of them fatally, in eight separate weekend shootings in Baltimore January 12, 2020, 9:01 PM 2 min read BALTIMORE — Authorities say…
Florida officer charged with violating women’s civil rights
A Florida police officer has been indicted on federal charges following allegations that he sexually assaulted several women December 13, 2019, 9:49 PM 2 min read MIAMI — A Florida…
Video games more often blamed when school shooters are white
(Reuters Health) – In the wake of school shootings, people are more likely to blame violent video games for the crime when perpetrators are white than when they are black,…
Woman accused of threatening to shoot up old school
Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old Oklahoma woman accused of threatening to carry out a mass shooting at her old high school. Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris says Alexis Wilson, of…
Brawl after high school football game involves hundreds
Police in Rochester, New York, say hundreds of people were involved in fights that erupted after a high school football game. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports that it took…
Trump eyes mental institutions as answer to gun violence
When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Donald Trump quickly turned his thoughts to creating more mental institutions. Interested…