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Missouri secretary of state predicts transgender restrictions won't stand

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At least one top Missouri Republican isn't defending Attorney General Andrew Bailey's rules on transgender medical care, which advocates say would make Missouri the first state to restrict treatments for adults.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bengals host Missouri DL DJ Coleman on visit before NFL draft

The Bengals had DJ Coleman in for a visit.

USA Today Sports Media Group

After days of silence, Missouri Gov. Parson accuses Biden of politicizing Yarl shooting

After days of refusing to weigh in on last week’s shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old Kansas City student, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday broke his silence and accused President Joe Biden of politicizing the incident.

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US man charged with shooting Black teen pleads not guilty

Andrew Lester, 84, faces first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges for shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl.

Al Jazeera

Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 3 separate shootings

In the span of six days, four young people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place

The Independent UK

Calls grow for man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl to be charged with hate crime

Homeowner, 84, already faces two felonies for shooting Black teen who knocked on wrong door to pick up siblings

The Guardian - US

Ralph Yarl making stunning recovery, family lawyer says

The attorney for Ralph Yarl's family says the Black teenager was shot by a white homeowner at point-blank range in the head but miraculously survived the bullet to his skull

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Ralph Yarl rang the wrong doorbell and was shot by Andrew Lester. These key questions remain unanswered

As Ralph Yarl begins a long road to recovery and Andrew Lester faces the possibility of a life sentence on felony charges, Io Dodds explains what we still don’t know about the shooting

The Independent UK

Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, and Viola Davis have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

The Independent UK

‘No denying:’ Activists demand Ralph Yarl’s shooting be investigated as a hate crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Civil rights leaders, elected officials and activists on Tuesday banded together for a downtown Kansas City rally in support of Ralph Yarl, the Black 16-year-old whose shooting outside a Northland home has sparked national outrage and calls for reforms.

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Ralph Yarl’s mom says he’s ‘replaying the situation over and over’

Cleo Nagbe revealed that the bullet was lodged in Ralph’s head for a staggering 12 hours after Andrew Lester, 84, shot him twice

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $3.2m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner

Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting: Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting?

A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City

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What to know about shooting of Black teen after home mix-up

Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong address in Kansas City, Missouri, to pick up his younger brothers

The Guardian - US

‘Stand your ground’: the US laws linked to rising deaths and racist violence

The shooting of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell, revives concerns about expanding self-defense laws

The Independent UK

Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie reports

The Independent UK

US senators denounce shooting of Ralph Yarl, Black teenager who knocked on wrong door

‘I hope that they’ll prosecute this thing and that there’ll be justice,’ the Missouri Republican tells The Independent

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Teen shooting victim Ralph Yarl sheds ‘buckets of tears’; gunman in custody

Andrew Lester, 84, surrendered in Kansas City, Missouri, a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

The Independent UK

Can a doorbell ring justify a 'stand your ground' shooting?

A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri House approves bill limiting transgender athletes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — House legislators have approved a plan limiting transgender athletes, requiring individuals in sixth grade or older to play on sports teams aligning with their birth gender.

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl’s mother reveals horror injuries as Black teen had bullet lodged in head for 12 hours

Ralph Yarl had a bullet in his head for 12 hours after Andrew Lester shot him twice through a glass screen door

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl's mom: 'Buckets of tear,' but he's coping well

The mother of Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager shot when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers, says her son is crying “buckets of tears” as he comes to grips with what happened to him

Al Jazeera

Suspect surrenders after outrage in US shooting of Ralph Yarl

Lawyers for Yarl are demanding to know why gunman was initially released after Thursday’s shooting in Missouri.

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl’s mom says teen can’t stop crying after shooting: ‘He’s replaying the situation over and over’

Cleo Nagbe revealed that the bullet was lodged in Ralph’s head for a staggering 12 hours after Andrew Lester, 84, shot him twice

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