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Almost three months after Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student, she filed a $40 million lawsuit Monday alleging school administrators shrugged off multiple warnings from staff and students who believed the boy had a gun and posed an imminent threat on the day of the shooting, …

A second suspect was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a string of drug-facilitated robberies of men who visited gay bars in New York City that included two deaths, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News on Monday.  Robert Demaio, 34, was charged with murder, robbery, grand …

A powerful Senate Republican is demanding answers from a private-equity backed hospital in southeast Iowa amid revelations that a male nurse practitioner at the facility sexually assaulted nine female patients there in 2021 and 2022. The facility, Ottumwa Regional Health Center, is part of Lifepoint Health Inc., a hospital system headquartered in Brentwood, …

Five people are also dead in Owen and Sullivan counties in Indiana, according to officials. A couple, identified as Brett Kincaid, 53, and Wendy Kincaid, 47, were found dead in the campground at McCormick’s Creek State Park following the severe storms in Owen County. At least three tornadoes were confirmed …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dozens of members of the LGBTQ community in Nashville came together Saturday for a private meeting to grieve and heal amid palpable and widespread fear since last week’s school shooting. The location was closely guarded because of safety concerns for the participants, some of whom have been …

Manchin: Trump indictment ‘a very sad time for America’ Sen. Joe Manchin, D, W.Va., on Sunday called Trump’s indictment “a very sad time for America.” “I would hope and pray that whatever comes forth, if they’ve done due diligence, they’re very, very accurate in what they’re doing and understanding that …

WNBA star Brittney Griner has shared her concern and support for Evan Gershkovich, urging the Biden administration to “use every tool possible” to secure the release of the American journalist, who is being held in Russia on espionage charges. “Every American who is taken is ours to fight for and …

One person was killed and three others were seriously injured Saturday in a drug-related shootout outside a Trader Joe’s grocery in Los Angeles, police said. The shooting was reported at 3:45 p.m. in the community of West Hills in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles Police Officer J. Chavez said. …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cindy Peak was remembered as a devoted mother who fiercely loved her family, a “spitfire” and a longtime educator who brought out the best in her students. Hundreds of people filled Christ Presbyterian Church on Saturday to celebrate the life of Peak, 61, a substitute teacher killed during …

Sanders announced she would be visiting tornado damaged areas Saturday and meeting with Arkansans impacted by the storm in Little Rock. A severe weather event across northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana brought “widespread wind damage with multiple tornadoes,” thunderstorms and scattered large hail to the area, according to a preliminary report …