Ex-NRA chief turned gun group into ‘Wayne’s World’, prosecutors say Wayne LaPierre, chief executive who resigned last week, accused of taking millions ‘for personal benefit’ in corruption scheme The Guardian - US · Jan 8, 2024
NRA corruption trial is underway in New York. Here’s what to know Trial seeking to hold NRA and three of its former or current executives accountable for alleged financial improprieties The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024
2023 saw record killings by US police. Who is most affected? Officers killed at least 1,232 people last year – the deadliest year for homicides by law enforcement in over a decade, data shows The Guardian - US · Jan 8, 2024
Half of Latin America's Homicides Can be Linked to Organized Crime, UN Study Says The document concluded the region had the highest proportion of homicides related to organized crime worldwide Latin Times · Jan 8, 2024
GOP plans aggressive push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas President Biden heads to SC, addressing a historic church while a House GOP push for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas' impeachment heats up at the border. Top News · Jan 8, 2024
New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that temporarily ban firearms at public parks and playgrounds by treating gun violence as a public health crisis The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024
Man sues Victorian police after being shot in leg during routine response to noise complaint Andrew Wilczewski, 50, was shot in his yard in 2020 while holding a shovel, after an officer scaled his fence The Guardian - AU · Jan 8, 2024
Tyre Nichols' family to gather for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him Tyre Nichols' loved ones are set to gather in remembrance at the site where police fatally beat the Black man one year ago The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2024
Mother of teenager murdered by ex warns ‘end of a relationship is the most dangerous time in a woman’s life’ As knife crime against women and girls rises, Lydia Patrick talks to the families who have lost their loved ones to violent ex-partners The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2024
Knife crime against women and girls doubles as campaigners warn not enough is being done to tackle crisis Exclusive: As new figures lay bare scale of knife-related offences across the UK, families of victims say there should be ‘national outcry’ The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2024
Accused in a gruesome murder, Omana Edadan still on the run Doctor Omana Edadan wanted for murder of her lover in 1996 still on the run, Interpol Red Corner Notice issued. The Hindu · Jan 7, 2024
The Maine mass shooter is being tested for CTE. Experts have a message about the results Katie Hawkinson speaks to experts about the misperceived link between mental illness and violence — and the ongoing fight to end the harmful stigma it fuels The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2024
Trump comments on Iowa school shooting: ‘We have to get over it’ ‘We have to move forward,’ Mr Trump told the crowd in Iowa, where the shooting took place just a day before The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a a 17-year-old killed a sixth-grader and wounded seven other people before police say he died by suicide The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024 11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting remembered as a joyful boy who loved soccer and singing The mother of an 11-year-old who was killed in a school shooting in Iowa this week remembers the boy as a friendly child who exuded happiness
The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2024 Former NRA chief of staff admits wrongdoing before corruption trial Joshua Powell, one of five defendants in lawsuit including former CEO Wayne LaPierre, has agreed to pay $100,000
The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2024 Trump tells Iowans to ‘get over’ school shooting at campaign event Former president made the comment 36 hours after one student was killed and seven people wounded during the first day of school
Top News · Jan 6, 2024 Arkansas's Tax Cuts and Quality of Life Attract Population Surge! Discover how states like Arkansas are attracting residents with low taxes, law and order, and a high quality of life, while blue states struggle to retain ...
The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2024 Wayne LaPierre: the man who remade the NRA as the ‘good guy with a gun’ Known for extreme rightwing rhetoric, LaPierre resigned Friday amid civil corruption charges
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024 Nearly 300,000 lives could be saved in next decade with gun laws, says study The Everytown for Gun Safety group says all states should adopt measures like those implemented in California and New York
The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2024 Ex-police officer sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing Elijah McClain in 2019 Randy Roedema, found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, is the first official to be sentenced in the 23-year-old’s killing
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 Ron DeSantis dodges question on gun control hours after Iowa school shooting Ron DeSantis was grilled on gun control laws in Florida hours after school shooting in Iowa
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 Man, 49, charged after shots fired at cinema, house and newsagent in Liverpool A 49-year-old man was charged following a shooting spree at three locations in Liverpool on Wednesday
Top News · Jan 5, 2024 Shocking: Wayne LaPierre resigns from NRA amid corruption trial Shocking resignation of NRA's Wayne LaPierre amidst corruption allegations. Lavish spending, misuse of funds, and removal from leadership create a tumultuo...
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial The longtime head of the National Rifle Association is resigning, just days before the start of a New York civil trial that’s poised to scrutinize his leadership of the powerful gun rights organization