Tag: Gun violence
Newly confirmed surgeon general to focus on COVID, opioids
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed a soft-spoken physician as President Joe Biden's surgeon general Tuesday. While Dr. Vivek Murthy says ending the coronavirus pandemic...
Some states to seek gun waiting periods after shootings
<p>Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through <a href="https://apnews.com/article/asian-americans-wake-of-atlanta-attacks-1731404048730b467d2b45944ad2c661">Asian American communities</a> nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal...
Some states to seek gun waiting periods after shootings
Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through Asian American communities nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal purchase:...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to arm base, alarming gun experts
<p>SAO PAULO — Katia Sastre was walking her 7-year-old to class in Suzano, a violent city near Sao Paulo, when she saw a young...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
<p>WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to arm base, alarming gun experts
SAO PAULO — Katia Sastre was walking her 7-year-old to class in Suzano, a violent city near Sao Paulo, when she saw a young...
Hartford guard leads fight off the court against violence
<p>Traci Carter vowed to help make a difference for at-risk youth when he lost his brother to gun violence less than a year ago....
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Appeals court upholds conviction in Black partygoer’s death
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina appeals court upheld the murder conviction Tuesday of a white man who fired a shotgun at an unarmed...
Hartford guard leads fight off the court against violence
Traci Carter vowed to help make a difference for at-risk youth when he lost his brother to gun violence less than a year ago....