12 students and teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil
DENVER — A girl who wrote to God in her diaries, a boy with learning disabilities who was just learning…
The O.J. Simpson case forced domestic violence into the spotlight, boosting a movement
PHILADELPHIA — Thirty years ago, as women’s rights advocates worked to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence…
Last 2 Mississippi ex-officers to be sentenced for torturing 2 Black men in racist assault
JACKSON, Miss. — Sentencing concludes Thursday with the last two of six white former officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty…
Surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US
WASHINGTON — Eleven-year-old Domonic Davis was not far from his mom’s Cincinnati home when a hail of gunfire sprayed out…
Violence forced them to flee. Now faith sustains these migrants on their journey to the US
TIJUANA, Mexico — Night after night for six weeks, Erika Hernández knelt outside her home in central Mexico and prayed:…
FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise
ST. LOUIS — Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the same level as before…
Ancient Skulls Reveal Shifts in Human Violence across Millennia
Anthropologists have long debated whether human societies have become more or less violent since the first states rose to power…
Doctor who treated Morgan State shooting victim is gunshot survivor himself
BALTIMORE — When Johns Hopkins trauma surgeon Dr. Joseph Sakran was notified about a shooting with multiple victims on the…
Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect
DENVER — When two Colorado gun control laws take effect Sunday, purchasing a firearm will require a three-day waiting period…
UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize…