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A look at the winding legal saga of Hunter Biden that ended in an unexpected guilty plea

The legal saga surrounding Hunter Biden has taken an unexpected turn

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

How to talk with kids about school shootings and other traumatic events

The U.S. is dealing with another school shooting: Two students and two teachers were killed at a school in Georgia

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

First court appearance set for Georgia teen accused of killing 4 at his high school

The 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school is expected to make his first court appearance Friday, a day after his father was also arrested for allowing his son to possess a weapon

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

JD Vance says school shootings are a 'fact of life,' calls for better security

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says school shootings are a “fact of life" and the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

Boy, 14, Charged With Killing Four In US School Shooting

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with shooting four people dead at a US high school, authorities said Thursday, adding that their investigation into the country's latest outburst of gun violence is ongoing.

International Business Times · Sep 5, 2024

‘Schools are supposed to be a safe place’: Friends remember beloved teachers gunned down in Georgia school

EXCLUSIVE: A relative of math teacher Cristina Irimie told The Independent that she considered her students her children: ‘To have one of her ‘own’ take her life is the most shocking thing to all this’

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

Suspect charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a deputy in Houston

A man has been charged with murder in the shooting of a Texas deputy constable at an intersection in Houston

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

Man charged with assault in random shootings on Seattle freeway

A 44-year-old man accused of randomly shooting at vehicles on Interstate 5 near Seattle has been charged with five counts of assault

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

Woman dies 18 years after Amish village mass shooting left her severely injured

Rosanna King was just six when gunman shot her and nine other girls, killing five, in Pennsylvania community in 2006

The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2024

Georgia school shooting suspect’s aunt breaks silence after tragedy: ‘Hearts and humble prayers’

EXCLUSIVE: Annie Polhamus Brown told The Independent that her thoughts right now are focused on “the families affected by this devastating tragedy.”

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024