An agreement between the Army and one of the nation’s largest ammunition manufacturers is receiving new scrutiny because of a little-known provision allowing a government facility to produce hundreds of millions of rounds for the retail market. Over more than a decade, contracts between the Pentagon and a series of private companies have permitted an […]
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Banning Phones in School Is Hard. But It’s the Right Thing to Do.
The hardest rule I ever set for my kids was refusing them cellphones until high school. I’d seen the research on the doleful effects of social media, screens and surveillance parenting on kids’ mental, physical and cognitive well-being. If it turns out that the data is wrong, I figured, they will have survived a mild […]
Read MoreExcerpts From Nashville School Shooter’s Writings Are Published Online
A conservative political commentator published three photographs on Monday that appeared to show excerpts from writings by the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville Christian school, enraging parents of the surviving students and prompting an investigation into the leak. For months there has been a court battle over whether any of the assailant’s […]
Read More‘A Bright Light in a Dark Time’: A New School for Uvalde
In the year since a teenage gunman strode into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers, the building has stood empty, its windows boarded over, its students dispersed to other campuses with little chance to maintain the bonds they once shared. That was poised to change on Saturday, as […]
Read MoreBates College Students Wait Anxiously After Lewiston Shooting
At Bates College, the active shooter alert on Wednesday night interrupted a birthday celebration in a dormitory room. The alarm, at about 8 p.m., prompted Mavy Le, 19, and 11 of her friends to take the elevator up to a higher floor. Instinct told them to get to higher ground and away from windows. “We […]
Read More‘We Still Don’t Have Answers’: A Uvalde Mother Is Running for Mayor
On a recent Saturday morning, a day after what would have been Lexi Rubio’s 12th birthday, dozens gathered in the Texas city of Uvalde for a run in her honor. Blasting Lexi’s playlist, Kimberly Mata-Rubio, her mother, took off from under a towering mural of Lexi, one of 19 children and two teachers killed in […]
Read MoreMichigan School Shooter Is Found Eligible for Life Sentence Without Parole
Ethan Crumbley, who as a 15-year-old killed four students and injured seven others during a shooting at his Michigan high school in 2021, is eligible for a sentence of life without parole, a Michigan judge ruled on Friday. Ethan’s age and difficult home life are mitigating factors, said Judge Kwame L. Rowe. But they do […]
Read MoreA Mass Shooting Survivor Relives Trauma During Back-to-School Season
“Welcome to Helena Middle School!” the principal, Cal Boyle, was saying to her now, on the evening before the first day of school, as Brenda and her family arrived for a walk-through with all the new students. Caleb wanted to practice opening his locker and meet a few of his teachers. Brenda trailed a few […]
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