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How to help your child make friends at a new school

Starting a new school can be daunting for students, but parents can help ease the transition

The Independent UK · Aug 21

Anonymous tipline started after Sandy Hook school shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports

The tipline recently led to a high profile arrest of a student

The Independent UK · Apr 29

From eight-year-old ‘influencers’ to trans anarchists, today’s gun owners aren’t who you think

IN FOCUS: The demographics of gun ownership are changing, with a huge uptick in Black and Latino people, women and members of the LGBTQ community. Meanwhile, gun influencers are getting younger and younger. Holly Baxter speaks with the people at the forefront of the change — and considers how high…

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Sandy Hook’s tragic legacy on gun safety takes a new turn 10 years on

In the decade since the shooting, a reinvigorated movement aimed at ending gun violence has spread across the country

The Guardian - US · Dec 14, 2022

‘I don’t want people to forget Dylan’: Mother of Sandy Hook first-grader remembers her son as his legacy saves lives

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Nicole Hockley thinks about who her son, Dylan Hockley, would be today, a crush of questions begins to tumble through her thoughts.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

A decade after Sandy Hook, grief remains but hope grows

Ten years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families and survivors say grief and trauma remain but hope continues to grow

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Alex Jones trial: Families testify of confrontations with Sandy Hook deniers

A mother who lost one of her sons in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre testified Tuesday that her biggest fear is that people who believe the shooting was a hoax will harm her other son, who survived the attack at his school.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Alex Jones trial updates: Sandy Hook dad recalls stranger’s vile verbal assault after 4 years of Infowars lies

The third week of Jones’ defamation trial against Sandy Hook families has concluded

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Parents of a murdered Sandy Hook child describe decade of stalking and harassment. ‘It was targeted,’ a mom says

HARTFORD, Conn. — The parents of one of the first graders murdered in the Sandy Hook school shootings described Tuesday how nearly a decade of harassment by followers of right wing broadcaster Alex Jones has shattered their sense of security and left them looking warily over their shoulders at strangers.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022

For the parents and families of the Sandy Hook victims, every mass shooting is re-traumatizing

HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Barden said that all week he’s been keeping track of the timeline the families in Uvalde, Texas, are on.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022