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The seven-person civil jury began its deliberations at 3 p.m. Friday and finished for the day about two hours later. They will resume Tuesday. (Image credit: Steve Helber/AP)

Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety.

Rabbi Becky Eisenstadt started b’nai mitzvah tutoring in her hometown in Bethesda, Maryland. Twenty years later as more Jews skip the synagogue, she’s made it into a mini-empire

State public safety director says cops should have immediately breached room where shooter holed up with dead and wounded children, amid growing outrage over police inaction

In the second episode of season three of Beyond the Canvas, we highlight five artists whose work truly pushes the boundaries of their fields. Whether in comedy, architecture, theatre, music, or the culinary world, each creator has found innovative ways

Particularly online, the teenager who killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school provided dark warnings about the carnage to come.

Donald Trump rejects gun control at NRA conference after Uvalde shooting  The Texas Tribune Trump, Cruz, make defiant stand against gun control in NRA speeches  The Washington Post Trump and GOP leaders speak at NRA event in Houston after Texas school shooting  CNBC

As the Uvalde, Texas, massacre raises questions about the police response, experts describe complex, shifting circumstances. Speed, they say, is essential.

Former US president tells pro-gun lobby that events like the ‘evil’ slaughter of 21 people in elementary school are ‘one of the very best reasons’ to arm citizens

Talks focus on regional security issues, threats posed by Iran, report says; meeting comes ahead of Biden visit to the region, as US pushes for cooperation