Authorities say numerous instances of mistakes, misjudgments or misfortune allowed the massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, school to continue.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
It’s not just Uvalde, Texas — gunfire on school grounds is at historic highs in the US
Gunfire on school property is at an all-time high, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database at the Naval Postgraduate School.
These adoptees refuse to be ‘political props’ in the debate over abortion rights
A growing chorus of adoptees are speaking out about the traumas of adoption. It’s not a replacement for abortion rights, they say.
Gun violence is seeping onto American sports fields – and it’s impacting kids
Gunfire sent hundreds of children and parents running last week at a football game in Virginia, the latest gun violence at kids’ sporting events.
Where your recycling actually goes – and what you can do about it this Earth Day
Americans have long been encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle. But less than 9% of plastic is recycled in the U.S.
As Russia escalates attacks, what a new phase of war means for Ukrainians in the east
Civilians in eastern Ukraine are stocking up on supplies, preparing exit plans and calling out to the world for assistance as Russia steps up attacks.
Lindsey Graham called for Putin’s assassination. Even discussing it brings danger to US, experts say.
The White House emphasizes that regime change is not US policy, but Sen. Lindsey Graham has called for someone to assassinate Vladimir Putin.
Jimmy Hill, American killed in Ukraine, was ‘true to his love’ and stayed with sick partner
Jimmy Hill touched lives around the world through teaching and storytelling before he was killed in Ukraine this week, family and friends say.
‘We don’t want to be casualties’: Hundreds of Indian, Nigerian students stranded in Sumy, Ukraine plead for help
University students in Sumy, Ukraine, are pleading for help as they run out of food and water.
Black and brown refugees are once again being turned away in Europe amid Ukraine migrant crisis
The growing Ukraine refugee crisis highlights a double standard in the way European nations treat refugees, experts tell USA TODAY.