Police response to Texas school shooting questioned
Frustrated onlookers say officers didn't enter the school quickly enough but authorities praised the courage of those who went inside and said they did so as soon as circumstances allowed.
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Frustrated onlookers say officers didn't enter the school quickly enough but authorities praised the courage of those who went inside and said they did so as soon as circumstances allowed.
A woman sobbed as she and other parents arrived Tuesday at the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students were evacuated after a deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school.
Authorities in Uvalde, Texas, said the gunman in Tuesday's deadly shooting encountered a school district security officer outside Robb Elementary before storming the building and killing 21 people. According to local officials, no gunfire was exchanged in that initial confrontation. Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers, joined CBS News to discuss the role of such officers during a crisis situation and what more can be done to protect students.
Senators are voting on a bill designed to combat domestic terrorism two days after the Texas school shooting. CBS News' Tanya Rivero chats with CBS News Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns about why the bill is expected to fail and the lasting impact of the mass shootings that have occurred this month.
March for Our Lives is planning a nationwide protest this June in response to the Uvalde school shooting, roughly four years after the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida that killed 17 people. Vanity fair contributor Dave Cullen is the author of best-sellers "Columbine" and "Parkland: Birth of a Movement." He joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green to discuss the lessons learned from those tragedies.
In the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, parents may be struggling on how to talk about the traumatic event with their children. With school violence on the rise, the discussion is all the more prevalent in the U.S. Maureen Brogan of the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth at Rutgers joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
Public records show the federal government has paid tens of millions of dollars on school safety protocols.
Lilia Luciano spoke to some of the heartbroken families as well as some of the youngest survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
People in Britain, Australia and New Zealand are yet again struggling to comprehend why America's lawmakers appear unmoved by a massacre of innocents.
Linda Beigel Schulman's son was a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He was killed trying to protect his students during that mass shooting in 2018. Schulman joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
They had been amid a group of girls when the shooting occurred on Tuesday, but "they are all gone now," Jackie Cazares' father said.
In the wake of a deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the community is almost entirely focused on planning vigils, funerals, and fundraisers.
At least 19 children and two adults were killed in the deadliest elementary school shooting since Sandy Hook.
President Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde Texas "in the coming days."
The gunman legally purchased two AR-style rifles at a local federal firearms licensee on May 17 and on May 20, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
It happened after Sandy Hook, Parkland, Orlando and Buffalo. Uvalde is no exception.
"It's just hard to imagine, hard to fathom, how a great nation like the United States can go on like this," said French President Emmanuel Macron.
The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has drawn reactions and messages of condolence from leaders across the globe. Roxana Saberi reports.
Following the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, many Americans are once again calling for new gun control legislation. Adam Skaggs, chief counsel and policy director for the Giffords Law Center, spoke with CBS News' Lana Zak about what can be done to prevent another shooting.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the school shooting suspect posted several messages about his plans on Facebook minutes before the attack. The company says they were private chat messages. CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson has the latest on that part of the investigation.
President Biden again called on Congress to pass gun control measures in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. He also spoke about a new executive order aimed at reforming federal law enforcement and creating a national database of officer misconduct. Watch his remarks.
Authorities are trying to piece together the suspect's background and actions leading up to the elementary school mass shooting Uvalde, Texas. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins "Red & Blue" with more on what investigators are looking at.
Law enforcement investigating a deadly mass shooting in Uvalde, TX say the accused gunman barricaded himself in a classroom, killing 19 children and two teachers. CBS News' Lilia Luciano explains why investigators are still having trouble determining exactly how many students were in that classroom.
As the U.S. mourns after another school shooting, parents and children are navigating how to deal with the fear and trauma that follows these tragedies. Jessica Glass Kendorski, a school psychologist and chair of school psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, joins CBS News with advice on how parents can speak with their children in the wake of a mass shooting.
The number of shootings that included schools and killed 10 or more people has mounted.
The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues. Follow live updates here.
President Trump told reporters as he flew into Japan that he expects to have a trade agreement with China finalized by the end of his tour of Asia.
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm early Monday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding to the northern Caribbean.
Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are ratcheting up, with a showdown between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro putting the two nations on the brink.
The USDA notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through SNAP.
Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.
In an exclusive interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he will consider a presidential campaign after the 2026 midterm elections.
Concerns about a weakening labor market may outweigh worries about rising inflation, tipping the Fed toward another rate cut, economists say.
Dr. Peter Attia has declared war on what he calls the marginal decade, the final years of life that are often plagued by sickness and immobility.