Jury in US state of Texas orders host of Infowars website to pay compensatory damages to parents of a child who was killed in 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Nikolas Cruz had pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and is now contesting the death penalty sentence that prosecutors are seeking.
The proposed legislation will include support for tougher background checks and increased mental health resources.
Taser developer Axon said it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly in schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.”
US Justice Department will conduct a "Critical Incident Review" of law enforcement's response to the shooting amid criticism over why police failed to swiftly confront the gunman.
Gunman kills at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in south-central Texas state before being shot dead by responding police, officials say.
Democratic US Representative John Yarmuth, who chairs the US House of Representatives Budget Committee, condemned the tweet of US Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Fifteen-year-old student opens fire at a high school in Michigan state, killing three students and leaving eight other people including a teacher wounded, police say.
Gun sales and a mental health crisis among young people, both of which spiked during virus-related lockdowns, are seen as risk factors in school shootings.
Armed confrontation in Austin-East Magnet High School in Tennessee state's Knoxville city leaves a student dead and an officer wounded, officials say.
The incident took place at Savo Vocational College located in Herman shopping centre in Kuopio, police say, adding it was too early to comment on the attacker's motive.
Two masked men armed with a gun, knives, axes and crossbows descended on a school in southern Brazil on Wednesday, killing five students and two adults before taking their own lives, authorities said.
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