THE CONVERSATION — In one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old suffered after being shot twice on April 13 by the owner of the house whose doorbell he rang, thinking it was where he was due to pick up his two younger brothers, did not prove fatal. Others who have made […]
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Guardsman in leak case wanted to kill a ‘ton of people,’ prosecutors say
A judge has put off a decision on whether the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents should be held in jail until his trial.
Biden welcomes ‘Tennessee three’ to White House to thank them for ‘standing up’
The president will meet with the 3 Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month’s school shooting in Nashville.
A Florida man shot at an Instacart driver who went to the wrong house
Waldes Thomas Jr., 19, said his car was shot at as he tried to deliver groceries. Prosecutors are investigating after Florida police did not file charges.
Nine teenagers injured in shooting at prom after-party in Texas
A sheriff’s office in Texas says 9 teenagers were shot in a home at a prom after-party attended by hundreds.
A once-a-week nightmare: Mass killings in the U.S. are on a record pace
Only 2009 was marked by as many such tragedies in the same period of time.
Grandson says Kansas City man who shot Black teen believed disinformation
Andrew D. Lester, 84, shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl twice – including once in the head – when Yarl accidentally went to the wrong house while trying to pick up his younger brothers.
Homeowner who shot Black teen at his door pleads not guilty
The case is among three in recent days involving young people who were shot after mistakenly showing up in the wrong places.
Texas cheerleaders shot after 1 says she got in wrong car
The team member says she tried to apologize after realizing her mistake, but the man threw up his hands, pulled out a gun and opened fire on the group.
Tyre Nichols’s family sues Memphis city officials, police officers
The lawsuit compares the beating of Tyre Nichols to the 1955 killing of Emmitt Till, and describes the officers involved as a “modern-day lynch mob.”
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