Quick Glance: Kansas City Shooting: Dispute Escalates During Super Bowl Parade
- Police: Injured victims aged 8 to 47, at least half under 16
- Three suspects in custody after shootings
- No link to terrorism confirmed by police
- Police seek witnesses and information on shooting incident
Quick Glance: NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre Resigns
- Wayne LaPierre, 74, to step down on 31 January after over three decades leading the NRA.
- Resignation precedes New York civil trial over alleged NRA fund misuse by senior leaders.
- Health reasons cited for resignation, confirmed by NRA statement.
- NRA to uphold defence in lawsuit despite LaPierre's resignation.
Quick Glance: Maine shooting suspect found dead, ending 2-day manhunt
- The man believed to have killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in a Maine city on Wednesday has been found dead, state officials confirmed Friday night.
- Maine Governor Janet Mills said Robert Card's body was found in Lisbon, a town about 12 kilometers east of Lewiston where the shootings took place.
- Card, 40, was a U.S. Army reservist who opened fire at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston on Wednesday night and then fled both scenes.
- A bulletin sent to police across the country shortly after the attack, which was viewed by the Associated Press, said Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this past summer after 'hearing voices and threats to shoot up' a military base.
Quick Glance: US Politician Arrested for Carrying Gun at Hong Kong Airport
- Politician arrested for gun possession in Hong Kong
- US Senator arrested at Hong Kong airport
- Investigation into firearm passing through US airport
- Growing concern over guns at US airport security checkpoints
Quick Glance: Brooks Robinson's 10 Greatest Moments as an Oriole
- No other Oriole was as beloved or as essential to the franchise's history as Brooks Robinson, who passed away at the age of 86.
- Here are 10 moments that perfectly capture Robinson's impact on baseball and on Baltimore.
- Robinson led all American League position players with 8.1 Wins Above Replacement and earned his fifth Gold Glove.
- Frank Robinson led the first Orioles team to win the World Series, achieving the Triple Crown after being traded to the club.
Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion and one firearm offense in federal court in Delaware, after a multi-year investigation into ... Show more https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/20/hunter-biden-plea-agreement-tax-gun-charges/70179331007/
Quick Glance: Hunter Biden Reaches Agreement with DOJ, to Plead Guilty to Tax and Gun Charges
- Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, has made an agreement with the Justice Department to avoid charges related to tax offenses and unlawful possession of a weapon.
- Biden will plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges and is expected to reach an agreement with prosecutors on the felony charge of owning a firearm as a drug user.
- The agreement concludes a lengthy investigation into Joe Biden's second son, who has struggled with addiction after his brother Beau Biden passed away in 2015.
- Hunter and Beau Biden hold the bible during a ceremony.
Breaking news: Local officials voted Monday to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones, one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican state lawmakers ... Show more
Quick Glance: Justin Pearson, who was expelled, could be reinstated in the Tennessee House.
- After a Memphis commission vote, one of the two Black Democrats removed from the Republican-led Tennessee House could be reinstated.
- Jones and Pearson have both stated that they want to run in the special elections.
- The vote in the House to remove Pearson and Jones while keeping white Rep.
- "You've got one job — to reinstate Justin Pearson," activist LJ Abraham said.
US: Tennesse House reinstates pro-gun control lawmaker Justin Jones
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Quick Glance: Silence During Donald Trump's Rally Indicates Serious DeSantis Issue
- The former president's appearance in Waco on Saturday marked the first time he attempted to insult Florida Governor Rick Scott in front of GOP voters in 2024.
- During his Saturday rally, Trump reverted to his usual strategy of attacking his former ally Ron DeSantis, amid speculation that the Florida governor will soon confirm his own 2024 bid.
- "DeSantis is well liked by many Republicans so attacking him this early without a specific reason may backfire for Trump."
- Kimi Lynn King, a political science professor at the University of North Texas, believes Trump will continue to attack DeSantis and other GOP figures once they enter the 2024 primary race.
VOX POPULI: Parents of slain teen end 30-year ‘4-legged race’ for gun control
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