Editor’s Note: (6/27/24) Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, according to court records…
Read more Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements.…
Read more Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s some background information about violence against US politicians and diplomats throughout history. January 30, 1835 – President Andrew Jackson is shot at by Richard Lawrence…
Read more Violence Against US Politicians and Diplomats Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from…
Read more Syrian Civil War Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about the deaths of 13 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. Twelve students and one…
Read more Columbine High School Shootings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The International…
Read more North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho…
Read more Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols. Birth date: April 1, 1955 Birth place: Lapeer County, Michigan Birth…
Read more Terry Nichols Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on…
Read more Atlanta Courthouse Shootings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides, gang-related incidents…
Read more US School Violence Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look back at the events of 2023. January 3 – Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker of…
Read more 2023 In Review Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, six adults and 20 children were killed by Adam…
Read more Sandy Hook School Shootings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Birth date: November 23, 1950 Birth…
Read more Chuck Schumer Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s some background information about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. November 22, 1963– 11:37 a.m. – Air Force One arrives…
Read more John F. Kennedy Assassination Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were…
Read more Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Birth date: November 12, 1948 Birth place: Sorkheh, Iran Birth name: Hassan Feridon Marriage:…
Read more Hassan Rouhani Fast Facts | CNNEditor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause of death of children in the US. Read…
Read more She lost her mother to gun violence. 5 years later, this vibrant fourth grader was killed while getting ice cream | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from 1979 to…
Read more Judges Targeted Fast Facts | CNNEditor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause of death of children in the US. Read…
Read more Three generations of women under one roof raised an outgoing, curious boy. They’ll never see him graduate from high school | CNNCNN — The suspect in the Maine mass shooting started making statements about hearing voices and wanting to hurt fellow soldiers while serving at a military base this…
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