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Nation & World

Two doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting

by KATHLEEN FOODY, COREY WILLIAMS and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

One was an Army veteran who sacrificed his life to save his wife during the shooting.

Nation & World

Two people shot in Wisconsin cemetery shooting, police say

by Associated Press June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

Police said multiple shots were fired in the direction of a funeral service Thursday afternoon.

Nation & World, Politics

Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’

by WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

He calls for expanded background checks, red flag laws, safe storage laws and a ban on assault weapons.

Nation & World

School police chief wasn’t told of panicked kids’ 911 calls, Texas senator says

by JAY REEVES and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

State police have said that police didn’t breach the classroom faster because the school police chief believed the situation had morphed from an active shooting to a hostage situation.

Nation & World

Tulsa gunman targeted surgeon he blamed for pain, police say

by SEAN MURPHY, JILL BLEED and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

A man who had had recent back surgery bought an AR-style rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing 4 people and then himself.

Nation & World, Politics

Recent massacres prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles

by ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press June 1, 2022

The gunmen in 2 of the nation’s most recent mass shootings, in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in the killings after they turned 18.

Nation & World

How to help kids get through the horror of Texas school shooting

by Los Angels Times staff Tribune News Service May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

The first thing a parent should do is make sure their children know adults are available to talk to them.

Nation & World

‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting

by ELLIOT SPAGAT and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press May 25, 2022May 26, 2022

The names of the victims in Tuesday’s Texas school shooting are only beginning to emerge, as the grief-stricken community of 16,000 tries to process what happened.