It’s unclear what exactly transpired in the time between when Salvador Ramos crashed a pickup outside Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, to when he was killed 90 minutes later. Since Tuesday — when the 18-year old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers — state and local law enforcement officials …
Read More »Husband of Slain Uvalde Teacher Dies of Heart Attack After Dropping Off Flowers at Her Memorial
The family of Irma Garcia — one of the two teachers who sacrificed their lives to save their students at the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, Texas — is now also mourning the loss of another family member. Garcia’s husband, Joe, died Thursday of a heart attack, minutes after dropping …
Read More »Armed Law Enforcement Was on the Scene in Uvalde. They Couldn't Stop the Shooter
Armed law enforcement officers were present on Tuesday as a shooter entered an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and slaughtered 21 people, including 19 young children. Witnesses say they weren’t doing enough to stop the shooter. The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that onlookers urged police to go into the …
Read More »'Enough is Enough': Students Demand Action on Gun Violence Epidemic
In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, which left 19 children and two adults dead, thousands of students from across the country walked out of their classrooms at 12:00 pm EST today to protest gun violence in schools. Organized by Students Demand Action, …
Read More »'Please Help Us': Families Broken as Texas School Massacre Victims Identified
Shortly after Tuesday’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left 19 students and two teachers dead, Laura Mejia shared a photo of her 10-year-old cousin Xavier Javier Lopez — posing while wearing a yellow soccer jersey at a local Burger King — to Facebook, asking for help …
Read More »Uvalde Gunman Posted About Shooting Grandmother, School on Facebook Before Deadly Attack
The Uvalde gunman reportedly shared three messages on Facebook before shooting his grandmother in the face and then killing 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a press conference Wednesday, May 25. Abbott said the messages were, at this time, the “only information …
Read More »'We Had No Idea This Was Goodbye': Victims of Texas School Massacre Remembered
In the hours since Tuesday’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, some family members are beginning the unimaginable mourning process after learning that their loved one was taken from them. Others, meanwhile, are still trying to find their missing child, praying that their biggest fear isn’t about …
Read More »He Wrote The Onion's Famous Mass-Shooting Headline. It Still Haunts Him
As the gut-wrenching news that 19 children and two teachers were killed in their Uvalde, Texas school on Tuesday, a few people remarked grimly on social media that it was time, once more, to post The Headline. “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens” was …
Read More »Dave Chappelle Reportedly Told Accused Attacker 'Your Story Will Die With You' During Backstage Meeting
Isaiah Lee, the 23-year-old accused ofattacking Dave Chappelle on stageearlier this month, recalled his backstage meeting with the comedian in a new interview withThe New York Post. Lee said Chappelle asked him why he tackled him during a stand-up set at the Hollywood Bowl, to which Lee said, “I told …
Read More »Is Monkeypox Just the Beginning?
A fresh outbreak of monkeypox in Europe and the United States in recent weeks isn’t just a threat to public health. It’s also a warning sign. More and more dangerous viruses, having evolved in animal populations, are jumping to the human population. Bird flu. MERS. SARS-CoV-1. And of course SARS-CoV-2, …
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