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Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» LAS VEGAS - Three people were killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a Las Vegas university on Wednesday, police said, with the suspect also dead.
Deceased Maine shooter had mental health problems: police
AFP, Published on 28/10/2023
» LEWISTON (UNITED STATES) - Police in Maine said Saturday that the man who gunned down 18 people at a bar and a bowling alley and later committed suicide, suffered serious mental health issues, but was able to buy weapons legally because he had never been forcibly committed to treatment.
US freezes gun exports to Thailand and others
Published on 28/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Commerce Deparrtment is halting exports of most US-made firearms to Thailand and other major markets for 90 days and reviewing its support of the country’s biggest gun trade show to ensure it “does not undermine US policy interests” — steps that could slow two decades of growth of gun sales abroad.
Former gang leader charged with rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder
AFP, Published on 30/09/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A former gang leader has been charged with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, a prosecutor said Friday.
Griner-less USA make ominous start to women's basketball World Cup
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» SYDNEY - Breanna Stewart drilled 22 points and grabbed four rebounds as the United States launched their bid Thursday for a fourth straight women's basketball world title with an 87-72 win over Belgium.
Two dead, one hurt in church shooting in Alabama
New York Times, Published on 17/06/2022
» An assailant opened fire at a church in Alabama on Thursday evening, killing two people and wounding one other, authorities said.
Sandy Hook families settle with gunmaker over school massacre
AFP, Published on 16/02/2022
» NEW YORK - Families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with US gunmaker Remington, in a landmark deal for a country plagued by campus massacres.
Multi-millionaire killer Robert Durst dead
AFP, Published on 11/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Real estate heir and convicted murderer Robert Durst, who was jailed for life for the killing of his best friend, died Monday in a California prison, his lawyer said.
Schauffele rides hot start to three-shot lead at CJ Cup in Las Vegas
AFP, Published on 17/10/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Xander Schauffele rolled in six straight birdies en route to an eight-under par 64 and a three-shot lead after the second round of the US PGA Tour's CJ Cup in Las Vegas on Friday.
Trump's Proud Boys: US chauvinists who refuse to apologise
New York Times, Published on 01/10/2020
» NEW YORK: When hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered for a Labor Day rally in Oregon, a man in the signature black-and-gold shirt of the Proud Boys approached the crowd with a welcoming smile.