The Latest Breaking News from Uvalde

Cruz was asked to explain his gun violence action plan during Wednesday's Judiciary Committee hearing

Lawmakers call out public safety officials for "neglecting to provide critical information"

Many people have noted a common thread between the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas: In both cases, the attackers were 18 years old and bought AR-style, semi-automatic rifles legally.

The day after the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson promptly blamed the violence on rap music and video games.

What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public.

Hollywood stars including Amy Schumer, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo signed a letter published on Monday calling for movies and television shows to depict responsible gun ownership and to limit scenes involving children with firearms. The open letter, penned in response to recent US mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo,…

A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings.

In a call two days after the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting, the senator seemed "deeply disconnected from the very urgent and chilling realities" the U.S. is facing, says writer Rebecca Traister.

If shocking photos like those of Emmett Till ever do leak out, and I hope they do, they won’t chasten the NRA or the gun manufacturers or their bought-and-paid-for stooges in the Senate. But they might motivate those who already know that this can’t go on.