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The US just saw its 44th school shooting this year. The disturbing data shows the true scale of the problem

IN FOCUS: There have been hundreds of mass school shootings since the Covid pandemic, with 120 child victims last year alone. As Minnesota lawmakers call for stricter gun laws, millions of firearms are sold each month. Alicja Hagopian reports.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Who Is Minneapolis Shooter's Mum Mary Grace Westman — and Why Won't She Cooperate with Police?

Police say Mary Grace Westman, mother of the Minneapolis shooter, is refusing to cooperate with their investigation. Her silence has raised questions about what she knows and why she won't assist detectives.

International Business Times UK · Aug 29, 2025

Parents identify victims of Minneapolis school shooting: ‘Our hearts are broken’

Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025

Fact check: Have mass shootings decreased in the US since 2022 law?

Then-President Biden signed 2022 gun violence legislation aiming for reform, but its effect remains unclear.

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2025

Father of boy killed in Minneapolis church shooting: Remember his love, not the violence

The families of the two Catholic school students fatally shot while celebrating Mass at a Minneapolis church are continuing to wrestle with their grief

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Minneapolis church shooter 'obsessed' with the idea of killing children, police say

Acting US Attorney Joe Thompson said videos and writings the shooter left behind show that the shooter "expressed hate towards almost every group imaginable.”

Euronews · Aug 29, 2025

RFK Jr. uses Minneapolis church shooting to push his latest health initiative

Minnesota’s junior senator Tina Smith branded Kennedy’s antidepressant comments ‘bulls***’

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Neighbor watched cops take Minneapolis shooter’s family from their home as ‘surreal’ connection to killer set in

Exclusive details: ‘This was not a family you would have thought this kind of thing would happen to,’ Jim White, who lives across the street from suspected shooter Robin Westman, told The Independent

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

RFK Jr ally chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – as it happened

Deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill will become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quit. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2025

Maybe Prayer Isn't Bullshit

Plus: Beware of distorted data, inside the mind of Curtis Sliwa, a thong-related clarification, and more...

Reason · Aug 28, 2025