The world over, mass shootings are frequently met with a common response: Officials impose new restrictions on gun ownership. Mass shootings become rarer. Homicides and suicides tend to decrease, too.
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Sweden, Finland NATO bid: Officials travel to Turkey in push to overcome their objections
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senior officials from Sweden and Finland met with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in an effort to overcome Turkey’s strong objections
COVID fight in Chinese capital leads to curbs, punishments for violations
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Beijing officials said Wednesday that the Chinese capital’s fight against COVID-19 was at a critical moment. Zhong Dongbo, a senior health official, told
Russia Is Weaponizing Global Food Supply in Ukraine War, Blinken Says
In a meeting led by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, United Nations officials warned that the war in Ukraine has exacerbated a global hunger crisis already strained by
G7 Finance Ministers Race to Secure More Ukraine Aid
KÖNIGSWINTER, Germany — Top economic officials from the world’s advanced economies moved closer toward agreement on a global rescue package for Ukraine on Thursday, with finance leaders negotiating the details
WATCH LIVE: White House health officials provide latest COVID updates
The White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials are holding a news conference Wednesday to provide the latest updates on the pandemic.
Shanghai Declares Victory in Covid Outbreak, but Lockdowns Continue
Shanghai health officials said on Tuesday that the city had brought the Covid outbreak there under control, after a nearly two-month lockdown that disrupted residents’ access to food and medicine,
Oklahoma leaders push Biden administration to keep Title 42, ‘stop playing politics’ and ‘secure the border’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oklahoma officials said Title 42 – the Trump-era public health order that tightened border restrictions to mitigate COVID-19 –
Ukrainian Fighters Evacuated by Bus From Mariupol Steel Plant
Ukrainian officials said more than 260 service members were evacuated from the steel factory, where they had been sheltering from constant Russian bombardment.
British intelligence says Russia has ‘lost momentum,’ fallen well behind Ukraine invasion schedule
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! British intelligence officials reported that Russia’s Donbas offensive has “lost momentum” as the military falls “significantly” behind schedule. The Defence Ministry’s update
Kim Jong-un Orders Lockdown as North Korea Reports First Covid Cases
The news agency did not reveal if officials knew how the virus had entered the country. After closing its borders from the rest of the world for two years, North
County, governor spar over protests at justices’ homes
Fairfax County officials have rebuffed a request from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to establish a security perimeter around the neighborhoods of U.S. Supreme Court justices living in the county after
Ukraine believes Russia still plans to capture Kyiv
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian defense officials on Wednesday said they believe Russian President Vladimir Putin still intends to capture Kyiv in order to absorb the
Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailer
It was about three hours after sheriff’s officials in Alabama realized a capital murder suspect and a senior jail official who had taken him for a mental health evaluation had
Russia Was Behind Cyberattack in Run-Up to Ukraine War, Investigation Finds
Officials in the United States and Ukraine had long believed that Russia was responsible for the cyberattack against Viasat, but had not formally “attributed” the incident to Russia. While U.S.
Pentagon: ‘We don’t have a clear picture’ on what Putin will do next
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby discusses the increasing concerns from US officials on Putin’s next steps in Ukraine with CNN’s Erin Burnett. #CNN #News
Ukrainian officials alarmed by discovery of Russian pontoon bridge
Ukrainian officials are raising the alarm about a Russian pontoon bridge in the country’s Luhansk region. CNN’s Tom Foreman explains the role this bridge could play in future combat. #CNN
Former Heads of State Call on U.S. to Commit $5 Billion for Global Covid Aid
Global health officials are increasingly concerned about what many are calling “Covid fatigue,” as world leaders deal with crises like the war in Ukraine, or turn to other pressing health
Don’t rush Bally’s casino deal in River West, city officials warned
An artist’s rendering of the proposed Bally’s casino in River West. Provided City officials were grilled on Monday over the decision to back Bally’s proposal for a River West casino
Russia bombs Ukrainian school serving as shelter; 60 feared dead
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian officials believe as many as 60 people are dead after a Russian bomb razed a school serving as a shelter Saturday.
Why Did a U.N. Agency Give a Family $61 Million?
At the United Nations, two officials had a problem. The little-known agency they ran found itself with an extra $61 million, and they didn’t know what to do with it.
$300M luxury yacht owned by oligarch seized in Fiji
US officials announced the seizure of a $300 million yacht belonging to a Russian oligarch close to Putin, its second yacht seizure in recent weeks. CNN’s Kara Scannell has more.
US panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases
Nearly 40 law enforcement officials, tribal leaders, social workers and survivors of violence have been named to a federal commission tasked with helping improve how the government addresses a decades-long
Putin Could Use Russia’s Victory Day to Expand Ukraine War, Some Fear
With the Russian military still struggling, Western officials and Ukraine’s traumatized residents are looking with increased alarm to Russia’s Victory Day holiday on May 9 — a celebration of the
US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials announced plans Tuesday that they characterized as extraordinary to keep hundreds of billions of gallons of water stored in a reservoir on the
North Korea preparing nuclear test for first time in years, intelligence officials say
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Western intelligence officials say North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear weapons test for the first time in over four years.
LA County urges workplace safety as COVID spread continues
Los Angeles County health officials urged employers on Monday, May 2, to use “common sense strategies” to combat COVID-19 in light of increasing spread of the virus. The urging came
Stephen A. on Draymond’s ejection: UTTERLY RIDICULOUS BY OFFICIALS | NBA Countdown
Stephen A. Smith sounds off on the officials who assessed Draymond Green a flagrant 2 foul for bringing down Brandon Clarke. ✔️
Russia uses ammo depot in Transnistria to smuggle weapons across Ukrainian borders
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian defense officials said Friday that Russia is using an ammunition depot in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria to smuggle arms
Vaccines for Young Children
Why hasn’t the F.D.A. approved a Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5? Government officials have given two conflicting answers in recent days — one that places responsibility on vaccine manufacturers,