I lost my husband to gun violence. That's why I want teachers to be armed and protected Opinion: Allowing highly competent and approved educators to carry concealed firearms will undoubtedly save lives. 04/30/2024 - 5:00 am | View Link
EDITORIAL: ‘Please join us in protecting everyone’ Safety measures and vigilance are emphasized by the leaders of South Carolina State and Claflin universities to prevent violence on campuses. 04/29/2024 - 10:59 pm | View Link
Children Share Harsh Lessons of Unchecked Gun Violence If you want to know how young people feel about gun violence, just ask. Here's what two Ewing Marion Kauffman School students shared about their experiences. 04/24/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Are 75% of guns used in school shootings found unsecured in homes? A few studies have shown that around half of these incidents are carried out with firearms that were considered unsecured. 04/22/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Link
Are 75% of guns used in school shootings found unsecured in homes? Experts say more data is needed Experts say more robust data is necessary to better determine the link between gun storage and school shootings. But a few studies have shown that around half of these incidents are carried out with ... 04/22/2024 - 2:42 am | View Link
The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments allegedly made in 2016 to cover up an affair he had with adult film star Stormy Daniels. Here’s the latest—the key updates and absurd moments—from the historic trial.
Threats of jail time.
On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing that cannabis be reclassified from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, a classification that comes with steep penalties, to the less severe Schedule III, for drugs with significant medical use. If the White House Office of Management and Budget approves the decision, the DEA would be able to offer its proposal for public comment.
Eight years ago, in his 2016 run for president, Donald Trump said that women who have abortions should be criminally charged. “There has to be some form of punishment,” Trump said at the time. The comment caused a firestorm and his campaign walked it back within hours. It marked one of the few times that Trump recanted.
Early Tuesday morning, Columbia student protesters took over a building on campus, pledging not to leave until their demands—for the university to divest from Israel, financial transparency from Columbia’s endowment, and amnesty for pro-Palestinian protesters—are met.
The group of “autonomous protesters” took over Hamilton Hall, an academic building on the Morningside Heights campus, shortly after midnight, according to a media advisory from Columbia University Apartheid Divest, the group that organized the Gaza Solidarity Encampment over the past few weeks.
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial fined the former president $9,000 on Tuesday for violating a gag order—and he warned Trump that any further violations might result in jail time.
Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for his role in a 2016 scheme to cover up an alleged extra-marital affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.