“Enough is enough”: U.S. students stage huge walkout against gun violence
They bowed their heads in honor of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National Rifle Association and the politicians who support it....
View ArticleNewberry: Colin Kaepernick, you’re still not wanted
As free agency kicked off the start of a new football season, the NFL sent a clear message to anyone paying attention: Colin Kaepernick, you’re still not wanted. Probably not ever. Oh, and while we’re...
View ArticleEverything you need to know for Saturday’s March For Our Lives in Denver
This Saturday, students and adults alike will take to the streets, calling for an end to gun violence at schools. The official March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., was started by teenage survivors...
View ArticleReligious communities will join young people for Denver’s march to end gun...
Young people across the country will march Saturday in solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors from Parkland, Fla., to declare that gun violence needs to end. But...
View ArticlePoll: Support soars for stricter gun control laws
NEW YORK — Support for tougher gun control laws is soaring in the United States, according to a new poll that found a majority of gun owners and half of Republicans favor new laws to address gun...
View ArticleThousands gather across U.S. to march for gun control and spark activism
WASHINGTON — Summoned by high school students swept up in school violence, thousands swarmed into the nation’s capital and cities across America on Saturday to march for gun control and ignite...
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Faces of Denver’s March for Our Lives
Many among the thousands of people who attended Denver’s March for Our Lives event on Saturday used signs to convey a variety of stories and messages. Here are just a few: Elizabeth Hernandez, The...
View ArticleFrontier gun maker Remington seeks bankruptcy protection
Remington, the storied gun maker that began turning out flintlock rifles when there were only 19 states in the Union, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization amid years of slumping sales and legal and...
View ArticleSlain black man’s family angry: White officers in Louisiana not charged
By Michael Kunzelman and Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Nearly two years after a black man was shot and killed during a struggle with two white police officers, Louisiana’s...
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Protests block streets after funeral for man shot by Sacramento police
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A standing-room-only crowd packed into a church Thursday to celebrate the life of a 22-year-old black man who was shot to death by Sacramento police, prompting angry protests in...
View ArticlePoll: Majority of young people believe Trump is racist, dishonest and...
NEW YORK — A majority of young people believe President Donald Trump is racist, dishonest and “mentally unfit” for office, according to a new survey that finds the nation’s youngest potential voters...
View ArticleStephon Clark was shot eight times by Sacramento police officers, mostly in...
Stephon Clark, the unarmed 22-year-old killed by Sacramento police officers earlier this month, was shot eight times, with most of the bullets hitting him in the back, according to an independent...
View ArticleTwo cities: Denver and Sacramento. Two police shootings. Two different...
On Monday, March 19, police in Denver and Sacramento, Calif., shot and killed men under questionable circumstances. In Sacramento, police body camera footage of officers shooting an unarmed man was...
View ArticleKentucky, Oklahoma teachers rally as rebellion grows
By Sean Murphy and Bruce Schreiner, The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — The state Capitol in Kentucky filled with teachers protesting pension changes and demanding generous school funding Monday, and...
View ArticleCalifornia proposal would limit when officers can open fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Several lawmakers and the family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police proposed Tuesday that California become the first state to significantly restrict...
View Article7 killed, scores wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza protest
KHUZAA, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians protested along Gaza’s sealed border with Israel on Friday, engulfing the volatile area in black smoke from burning tires to try to block the view of...
View ArticleGun rights supporters: Bring your unloaded rifle to rallies
Organizers are encouraging gun rights supporters to bring unloaded rifles to rallies at state capitols across the U.S. this weekend, pushing back against a wave of student-led gun violence protests...
View ArticleTeacher walkout over school funding forces Englewood Schools to cancel all...
All classes have been canceled in Englewood this coming Monday, as more than a hundred teachers walkout to demand better funding for public schools. In an announcement posted on the school district’s...
View ArticleTeachers in Denver, Jeffco plan walkouts next week to call for more funding
Teachers from Colorado’s two largest school districts are planning back-to-back walkouts next week to call for more funding for education – and they could be joined by other districts. Jeffco Public...
View ArticleA day of student protests to end gun violence: “If people across the country...
By Marissa J. Lang,Joe Heim and Sarah Larimer, The Washington Post Students calling for an end to gun violence walked out of school Friday, the 19th anniversary of the school shooting in Columbine,...
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