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Military says officers ‘made error in judgment’ by agreeing to prevent soldier from heading event; pluralism groups accuse body that administers site of ‘working to silence women’

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Law enforcement killed the gunman more than an hour after the first officers arrived at an elementary school in Texas. Nineteen students and two teachers died in the attack.

A group of Republicans and Democrats have begun an urgent set of talks aimed at reaching an elusive compromise on new gun laws. After a decade of failure, can this time be different?

Uvalde officials had trained to confront gunmen and, like other schools around the country, had invested in security.

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Foreign ministry summons Swiss envoy, who represents American interests in Tehran, to lodge a diplomatic complaint against confiscation of vessel for reported sanctions violations

Author Bram Stoker only had one bloodthirsty creature of the undead in mind when a visit to the seaside Yorkshire town of Whitby inspired “Dracula”. But to mark the 125th anniversary of the chilling book’s publication, 1,369 people have gathered

Decades after fleeing the Philippines with bags and boxes stuffed with jewels, gold and cash, former first lady Imelda Marcos has achieved her ultimate ambition: her son winning the presidency. The frail but flamboyant 92-year-old matriarch has been the driving

Law enforcement killed the gunman more than an hour after the first officers arrived at an elementary school in Texas. Nineteen students and two teachers died in the attack.