3 days agoSupreme Court ruling on firearms a victory for gun rights advocatesThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense — a major expansion of gun rights.
3 days agoUvalde school police chief on leave after mass shootingThe Uvalde school district’s police chief has been put on leave following allegations that he erred in his response to a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
3 days agoCDC touts vaccine for gay men for Florida meningitis surgeHealth officials are recommending that men in Florida who have sex with other men get a meningococcal vaccine following one of the worst outbreaks among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history of a bacteria that causes meningitis.
Police: 2 dead, 1 hurt in church shooting; suspect detainedPolice say a lone suspect fired on a small group meeting at a church near one of Alabama’s major cities, fatally wounding two people and injuring a third victim.
Tulsa police: Multiple people shot at medical buildingA police captain says multiple people have been shot at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus and “some unfortunately were killed.”
4 killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building, shooter deadPolice officials say four people have been killed in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus.
15 Northeast Florida church officials on Southern Baptist list of accused sexual abusersMore than a dozen Jacksonville-area church officials were named in a newly-released list of accused or admitted sexual abusers.
Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampageAn 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom.
Alabama sheriff: Ex-jail official, inmate she helped escape caughtEscaped inmate Casey White and former jail official Vicky White were taken into custody Monday in Indiana, according to an Alabama sheriff.
Amid Roe v. Wade controversy, Jacksonville women share thoughts on abortionA leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country’s highest court could be poised overturn Roe v. Wade.
Key takeaways from Roe v. Wade Supreme Court initial draft opinionThe Supreme Court’s leaked initial majority opinion on Roe v. Wade is nearly 100 pages long, and on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the document’s authenticity — but said it does not represent a final decision.
Dede Robertson, wife of religious broadcaster, dies at 94Dede Robertson, the wife of religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and a founding board member of the Christian Broadcasting Network, died Tuesday at her home in Virginia Beach, the network said in a statement.
Gilbert Gottfried, legendary comedian, dies at age 67The iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died, his family wrote Tuesday on Twitter. He was 67 years old.
DEA issues nationwide warning over fentanyl-related ‘mass-overdose events’The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a warning about a nationwide increase in “mass-overdose events” specifically related to the drug fentanyl.
