gun violence

Law enforcement officers stand close to the scene where two West Virginia National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., Nov 26, 2025.

Two National Guard soldiers shot near White House, suspect in custody

[WASHINGTON] Two US National Guard soldiers were critically wounded on Wednesday in a targeted shooting near the White House - an extraordinary security incident fueling controversy over President Don...

Ryan Routh, 59, faces a possible sentence of life in prison for attempting to kill US President Donald Trump.

Man convicted of attempting to kill Trump at Florida golf course

A MAN charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course during last year’s presidential campaign was convicted by a federal jury on all counts on Tuesday.

A makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk in Phoenix, Arizona. The viral videos of his assassination highlight the failures of platforms to protect their users.

Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people’s sense of the world

They may begin to see the world as potentially more dangerous than it really is

Charlie Kirk, a right-wing influencer and a close ally of President Donald Trump who did much to shape the hard-right movement that coalesced around him over the last decade, died of a gunshot wound in Orem, Utah, Sep 10, 2025.

Police search for killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead on Wednesday, sparking fears of more political violence.

(Centre) Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street on Dec 4, triggering a nationwide manhunt that ended last week when he was spotted at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s.

US CEO slaying suspect charged with murder as ‘act of terrorism’

US AUTHORITIES on Tuesday charged the man suspected of gunning down a health insurance CEO in New York earlier this month with murder, including a charge of second-degree murder “as an act of terroris...

Luigi Mangione is escorted by police to his arraignment at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Dec 9, 2024.

Brainy, ‘normal guy’: the suspect in US insurance CEO’s slaying

THE suspect in the high-profile killing of a health insurance CEO that has gripped the United States graduated from an Ivy League university, reportedly hails from a wealthy family, and wrote social m...

Luigi Mangione was being held by officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being found with a weapon that police described as a “ghost gun” capable of firing 9MM rounds and equipped with a suppressor.

Suspect arrested after hunt for US insurance chief’s killer

A 26-YEAR-OLD man was arrested on Monday over the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, with investigators charging him with possession of fake IDs and a gun.

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) handout image of an individual wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHeatlhcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Killer of UnitedHealth’s Thompson still at large amid manhunt in New York

NEW York police released new photos on Thursday showing the face of the man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan, with the shooter still at large nearly...

Rep. Madeleine Dean points to a map of the shooting scene as she questions witnesses during a hearing of the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., US, Sept 26, 2024.

Lawmakers blame Secret Service over Trump assassination bid

LAWMAKERS probing the Pennsylvania assassination attempt against Donald Trump blamed Secret Service failures during their first hearing on Thursday for a series of security lapses that allowed a gunma...