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DeLorean is back (to the future) with an electric car, and some caveats
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
The DeLorean Motor Company — the latest corporate iteration of the brand and not the creator behind the iconic 1980s model — is previewing an electric vehicle that will debut at a car show in August.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he was 'misled' about the Uvalde shooting police response
Friday, May 27, 2022
Abbott says the information that he provided at a press conference two days ago was a recitation of what law enforcement had told him in a room beforehand.
What we know about the victims of the Uvalde school shooting
Friday, May 27, 2022
Two teachers and 19 students were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, making it the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. At least four others were injured.
Caught in a storm of criticism and internal strife, the NRA meets in Houston
Friday, May 27, 2022
This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.
Comfort dogs have been deployed to Uvalde, Texas, from near and far
Thursday, May 26, 2022
At least five organizations in and beyond the state have sent dogs to Uvalde, where they are visiting hospitals, churches and schools. Many have responded to other mass shootings across the country.
The Uvalde school massacre lasted at least 40 minutes
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Local and state officials in Texas release more information, while Americans across the nation continue to express shock and grief at the massacre.
'The Onion' has republished a grim headline about mass shootings 21 times since 2014
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The satirical news site publishes modified versions of the article after major mass shootings, always with the same headline: "No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens."
How world leaders are reacting to the Uvalde school shooting
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Officials around the world are responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the deadliest such incident to take place in the U.S. in nearly a decade.
Ukrainian officials offer their condolences to Uvalde
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian leaders took to social media to stand in sympathy and solidarity with a tragedy unfolding across the world.
All of the Uvalde school shooting victims were in the same 4th grade classroom
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The 19 students and two teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, shooting were all in the same classroom, Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN on Wednesday.
Here's what Matthew McConaughey said about the shooting in his hometown
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
McConaughey urged people not to accept such tragedies as the status quo.
How to help Uvalde families following yesterday's elementary school shooting
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families.
She lost her daughter in a mass shooting. Here's what she will tell parents in Uvalde
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sandy Phillips, whose daughter died in the 2012 movie theater mass shooting in Colorado. She's been supporting shooting survivors in Buffalo, now she heads to Texas.
Male Afghan TV anchors cover faces in solidarity with women after a Taliban order
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Male anchors in Afghanistan are wearing masks on air in solidarity with their female colleagues. This is the latest Taliban order to threaten the freedoms and careers of Afghan women.
Last call: New York City bids an official farewell to its last public pay phone
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Officials gathered in Times Square for the removal of what they called New York City's last public pay phone, which is headed to a local museum. But a number of other pay phones are still standing.
A California police department offered gas money for unwanted guns. It ran out
Monday, May 23, 2022
Sacramento police had to cut Saturday's event short because of the "overwhelming response." Meanwhile, a buyback event in Brooklyn gave iPads to people who dropped off certain types of firearms.
A Russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's first war crimes trial
Monday, May 23, 2022
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, had pleaded guilty last week to shooting an unarmed Ukrainian man in late February. On Monday, a panel of judges in Kyiv sentenced him to life in prison.
Russia aims to capitalize on controlling the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
Friday, May 20, 2022
More than a thousand soldiers were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, and Russia is consolidating control of Mariupol. It is making plans to annex the southwestern parts of the country.
Remembering Urvashi Vaid, an LGBTQ activist who spent decades fighting for equality
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Colleagues, friends and admirers are paying tribute to Vaid, the pioneering attorney and organizer who died at age 63 on Friday. She worked for the ACLU and National LGBTQ Task Force, among others.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr paid off art school graduates' student loans
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Spiegel and Kerr, who have been married since 2017, gave the commencement speech and got honorary degrees from Otis College of Art and Design. Then they surprised graduates with a gift of their own.