This year’s convention came just days after mass shootings at a school in Nashville, Tennessee and at a bank last week in Louisville, Kentucky, the latter of which marked the 15th mass killing of the year in the U.S.
Two young Black Tennessee state legislators have gone from neophyte politicians to national prominence. They’re being heralded as living echoes of the civil rights struggles of the 1960s
Republicans banished Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting
The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council restores Representative Justin Jones to office just four days after Republicans stripped him of his seat
Since Roe v. Wade fell, states with strict abortion bans are trying to reach outside their borders to keep their residents from getting abortions in other states
Representative Justin Jones, a Black Democratic lawmaker, was expelled by Republican colleagues for participating in a gun control protest on the Tennessee House floor last week
Justin Jones and Justin Pearson follow their ouster by the Republican-led Legislature for a protest on the House floor urging passage of gun-control measures in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. The Nashville metro council is likely to reappoint Jones during a specially called meeting Monday
The removal of two Black lawmakers reflects a trend in dozens of states where Republicans are trying to make it harder to cast ballots and challenging the integrity of the election process
County commissions in each of the expelled lawmakers’ districts will now choose temporary replacements until a special election is held
The tornado was part of a powerful weather system moving through the Midwest and South
Police say they have not yet established a motive, but the FBI is continuing to review Hale’s writings. Police also disclosed that Hale ‘considered the actions of other mass murderers’
Confirmed or suspected tornadoes struck 11 states and destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and lay waste to neighborhoods
Since the legislation was signed by President Joe Biden last summer, the number of mass shootings in the United States has only grown
Hundreds protested at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday, haranguing the Republican-led Legislature to take action following this week’s school shooting in which three children and three adults were killed
The National Weather Service said 16.8 million people live in the highest risk zone, and more than 66 million people overall should be on alert Friday
Pope Francis sent a telegram Wednesday to Nashville Catholic Bishop J. Mark Spalding in which he conveyed his condolences and decried the violence
Around the United States, private schools generally do not face as many requirements as public schools for developing security plans
Seattle has overhauled virtually all aspects of its police department since DOJ investigators in 2011 found officers were too quick to use force
A federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age for Tennesseans to carry handguns publicly without a permit to 18
The assailant, Audrey Hale, was under a doctor’s care for an undisclosed emotional disorder and was not known to police before the attack, according to the police
The dramatic, six-minute video shows them confronting and opening fire on the assailant, who killed three children and three adults at the Tennessee grade school
Supercells are going to become more frequent, according to a new study. These are nature’s nastiest storms, producing most damaging hail and killer tornadoes, like the ones that devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi
The suspect, a 28-year-old who was killed by the police, had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and done surveillance prior to Monday’s mass shooting
The automaker says the assembly and battery plants will employ about 6,000 people with an investment of roughly $5.6 billion
The Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission voted to decertify Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, Justin Smith and Desmond Mills on Friday morning
Grammy-winning artists took to stages this week, alongside drag performers and trans and queer singer-songwriters, to raise money for LGBTQ support organizations and to encourage fans to vote
The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such restrictions at public schools
