Authorities say the baby of a pregnant woman who was shot following a fight on a downtown street was delivered at a hospital and died.
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Shooting erupted during dispute at a Baltimore university, but victims were unintended targets
The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
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Gov. DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn the racist killings of 3 in Jacksonville
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – who has loosened gun laws in Florida and antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding ‘wokeness’ – was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil in Jacksonville.
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Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old used gun to shoot teacher
The case is one of three legal efforts seeking accountability, including the teacher’s $40 million lawsuit that accuses the school system of gross negligence.
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Cousin of Uvalde gunman arrested after allegedly threatening similar school shooting
The 17-year-old tried to purchase an AR-15 rifle on Monday.
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Neighbors say a Chicago man charged with killing an 8-year-old girl was upset over noise
The child was shot in the head as she rode a scooter.
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Attacks at U.S. medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation’s most violent fields.
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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman sentenced to death for the nation’s worst antisemitic attack
The DOJ has placed a moratorium on federal executions and has declined to authorize the death penalty in hundreds of new cases, but federal prosecutors said death was the appropriate punishment for Bowers.
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Three teens shot, wounded in Times Square as tourists run for cover
Video recovered by police shows the gunman having an argument with the victims, who were part of a larger group, then opening fire.
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U.S. sets grim milestone with record for deadliest 6 months of mass killings
From Jan. 1 to June 30, the nation endured 28 mass killings, all but one of which involved guns.