10 people killed in mass shooting during Lunar New Year near Los Angeles

10 people killed in mass shooting during Lunar New Year near Los Angeles

Police have released images of the suspected gunman and surrounded a white cargo van believed to be connected to the incident.

  • byAndrew Dalton andJae C Hong

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Six-year-old boy detained after shooting teacher in Virginia school

Six-year-old boy detained after shooting teacher in Virginia school

The injury to the teacher,a woman in her 30s,was considered life-threatening,though she had shown some improvement in hospital,police said.

  • byDaniel Trotta
‘I hope more shootings happen’:The rise of anti-LGBTQ extremism in America

‘I hope more shootings happen’:The rise of anti-LGBTQ extremism in America

The US is experiencing a growth in anti-LGBTQ extremism fuelled in part by right-wing commentators and politicians riling up their bases.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
I was close to one of the US gun massacres. ‘Thoughts and prayers’ did nothing
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I was close to one of the US gun massacres. ‘Thoughts and prayers’ did nothing

Can the worship of weapons be stopped in a country at war with itself?

  • byGrace Tame
‘Armed speech’:In the US,the presence of guns is curbing protesters’ voices

‘Armed speech’:In the US,the presence of guns is curbing protesters’ voices

A partisan divide - with Democrats largely eschewing firearms and Republicans embracing them - has warped political speech in the US.

  • byMike McIntire
Migos rapper Takeoff,28,dead after Houston shooting

Migos rapper Takeoff,28,dead after Houston shooting

The rapper was killed after a shooting outside a bowling alley in Houston,Texas

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Jury spares life of Parkland school shooter,angering victims’ families

Jury spares life of Parkland school shooter,angering victims’ families

A jury has sent Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to prison for the remainder of his life in a decision that left many families of the victims angered,baffled and in tears.

  • byTerry Spencer
Australian personal trainer shot dead in Los Angeles

Australian personal trainer shot dead in Los Angeles

LA police have appealed for information from the public after a 30-year-old personal trainer from Sydney was killed outside a medical marijuana dispensary.

  • byAmelia McGuire andSarah Keoghan
US House passes assault weapons ban

US House passes assault weapons ban

Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the bill but it will struggle in the Senate. And she all but confirmed she’s heading to Asia Pacific next week.

  • byDiego Areas Munhoz andEmily Wilkins
Nearly 400 police on scene but ‘egregiously poor’ decisions:Uvalde report

Nearly 400 police on scene but ‘egregiously poor’ decisions:Uvalde report

The most exhaustive report yet on the mass school shooting in Texas spread blame across federal and state law enforcement,not just local authorities.

  • byJake Bleiberg andPaul J Weber
Highland Park shooting suspect contemplated second Independence Day massacre

Highland Park shooting suspect contemplated second Independence Day massacre

Fresh questions have also emerged about how the 21-year-old with a history of dangerous behaviour was able to bypass background checks to buy guns.

  • byFarrah Tomazin