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Meghan Markle fights back tears honouring 21 killed at Texas school shooting memorial

A spokesperson for Meghan Markle said she went to the scene of the Texas school shooting in Uvalde in a "personal capacity as a mother" as she wanted to offer her condolences and support in person

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022

Border agent’s bullet-ridden hat reveals officer narrowly avoided becoming victim of Texas shooting massacre

A picture of the cap worn by the unidentified US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer shows a gash in the top of the cap

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

US education chief seeks action to prevent school shootings

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says he's ashamed the United States is "becoming desensitized to the murder of children” and he's calling for action to prevent more lives from being lost in school shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies after suffering heart attack

Dad-of-four Joe Garcia died "due to grief" after his heroic teacher wife Irma Garcia, 46, was killed trying to protect pupils at Robb Elementary School during shooter Salvador Ramos' rampage

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022

Texas shooting: Videos show parents pleading with police to act

One video shows parents breaking through yellow police tape and yelling at officers to go into Uvalde primary school.

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022

Georgia football among top schools for 4-star Alabama RB

The Georgia Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers are among the contenders to land a commitment from four-star class of 2023 running back Jeremiah Cobb

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 26, 2022

For lockdown generation school shootings are their 'reality'

Students processing the attack in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers  — yet another school shooting — returned to a common theme: They are the “lockdown generation.”

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Cruz's Uvalde solution: Door control

Security experts say Cruz’s “bad” one-door idea could actually “kill more kids than it ever protects”

Salon · May 26, 2022

Heartbroken dad of hero schoolgirl shot dead in Texas says she 'wanted to save everyone'

Amerie Jo Garza, 10, was among 19 children slaughtered by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos during a 90-minute rampage which ended when he was shot dead. The girl was killed while trying to call authorities

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022

How are your kids processing the Uvalde shooting news? Share their creations with us

NPR wants to know how your children are coping with the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. Have they drawn a photo or written a letter or poem to express themselves? We'd like to share them with our audience.

WEKU · May 26, 2022