Gun Violence

Kermit Ruffins on the hometown gun violence that rocked his family: "I could have been doing 2 funerals"

Kermit Ruffins has performed on some of the world's biggest stages. With his trumpet in hand, the 59...

entertainment | 5 months ago

Gun injuries in 2023 still at higher rates than before pandemic across most states, CDC reports

Rates of gun injuries last year remained above levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic for a fourth...

us | 3 months ago

U.S. surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast...

us | 3 months ago

Gun violence crisis prompts doctors to ask patients about firearm safety at home

A gun range may feel like a world away from a doctor's office, but some medical professionals in Wis...

us | 3 months ago

Indianapolis police department to stop selling its used guns following CBS News investigation

Candace Leslie says she'll never get over her son Cameron Brown's shooting death. But Leslie says th...

us | 3 months ago

Gun violence over July 4 week dropped in 2024, but still above 2019 levels

The number of people killed and/or wounded in shootings over the Fourth of July week in the U.S. dip...

us | 3 months ago

Ammo vending machines offer "24/7" access to bullets at some U.S. grocery stores

Some grocery stores in the U.S. have something unusual in stock — 24/7 access to bullets. Texas-base...

us | 3 months ago

Attempted assassination of Donald Trump spurred a huge spike in calls for violence and civil war online

The day after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the internet saw a huge spike in calls fo...

us | 2 months ago

Teen suspect in Ricky Pearsall shooting "very sorry," defense attorney says after 1st court appearance

The 17-year-old suspect in the shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall m...

us | 1 month ago

Woman and her 3 young children found shot to death in a car in Utah

A woman and her three children were found shot to death in a car in Utah. Authorities said they do n...

us | 1 month ago

Fearing the worst, schools deploy armed police to thwart gun violence

PITTSBURGH — A false alarm that a gunman was roaming one Catholic high school and then another in Ma...

us | 1 month ago

Haiti's gangs luring more children into crime and sexual abuse, HRW says, as 115 people killed in attack

Haiti's rampant criminal gangs are luring more children into lives of crime and sexual abuse, as hun...

world | 6 days ago