A 4-year-old boy unintentionally shot his 1-year-old brother after finding an unsecured gun inside a Texas home, authorities said Tuesday.
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North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to become law; GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto
Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Northern California, jolt felt in San Francisco
Thursday’s magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred near the community of East Shore in northeast California, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Teens require training before joining social media, APA recommends
In its guidance, the APA advised that adolescent development is gradual and that social media use should be tailored to youths’ developmental stage.
California to pay $24M settlement to family of man who died in custody
Edward Bronstein, 38, was taken into custody in 2020 by California Highway Patrol officers on suspicion that he was driving under the influence.
North Carolina House approves bill tightening abortion limits
North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would ban abortions after 12 weeks.
Illinois man using leaf blower in his yard fatally shot by neighbor, authorities say
A 79-year-old Illinois man was charged with murder for fatally shooting his neighbor while he was doing yard work earlier this month, police said.
New York woman driven to wrong address fatally shot by homeowner, sheriff says
Kaylin Gillis, 20, was looking for a friend’s house in upstate New York and was fatally shot after her group made a wrong turn onto a property.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting school restroom use by transgender people
Arkansas has become the first of GOP several states to ban trans people from using restrooms at public schools that align with their gender identity.
Colorado dentist killed wife by poisoning her protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, police say
James Toliver Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in a “complex and calculated” poisoning of his wife, police said Sunday.