Anti-transgender sentiment follows Nashville shooting
Metropolitan Nashville Police (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — After authorities said the Nashville school shooter identified as transgender, anti-trans sentiment about the community surged from far-right political figures. Gun reform advocates and LGBTQ activists say the transgender community is being
Adnan Syed murder conviction reinstated by Maryland appeals court
ilbusca/Getty Images/STOCK (BALTIMORE) — A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction after finding that a lower court violated the victim’s family the right to attend a hearing on vacating the conviction. Syed, the subject
Nashville school shooting puts renewed focus on doors, security
Metropolitan Nashville Police Dept. (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Security video from inside Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, captured the suspect entering the main school building unabated by blasting through two sets of glass double doors and stalking the halls
10 deadliest US shootings of past decade all involved legally purchased guns
Metro Nashville Police Department (NEW YORK) — A suspect armed with multiple legally purchased firearms killed three children and three adults at a Tennessee school Monday, authorities said. The tragic incident marked yet another mass shooting in the
Nashville fire chief reflects on first responders actions on Covenant School shooting
ABC News (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Nashville Fire Chief William Swann spoke with GMA 3 Tuesday about the first responders who sped to The Covenant School after three students and three adult staff members were shot. GMA 3: Joined
Friend says she contacted authorities after speaking to Nashville shooter Audrey Hale on morning of attack
Obtained by ABC News (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A friend of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale tells ABC News that she contacted local authorities on Monday morning after Hale messaged her online about “planning to die today” — but
Nashville police lauded for speedy response in school shooting
Metro Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The swift and organized police response to the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday was roundly lauded by local officials and credited with preventing additional carnage and casualties. A six-minute
Tornado destruction highlights low-income disaster preparedness challenges
Scott Olson/Getty Images (ROLLING FORK, Miss.) — The South was devastated by tornadoes last weekend – destroying homes, shattering families and leaving thousands to pick up the pieces of what they’ve lost. More than 20 people have died
Timeline: How the Nashville shooting at Covenant School unfolded
Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Three children and three adults were killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. The alleged shooter, who was identified by police as 28-year-old Nashville resident
What we know about Tennessee's gun laws after Nashville shooting
Ketchana Jedsenarak/EyeEm/Getty Images/STOCK (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Over the last few years, gun laws in Tennessee have become less strict after lawmakers approved legislation that removed requirements for permits and background checks. Despite calls from local law enforcement, Republican