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School Shooting Tracker: Counting school shootings since 2013

NBC News is tracking school shootings. Here’s what we found.
Illustration of children evacuating school.
Illustration of children evacuating school.
2h ago

Grandma gossip helped lead FBI to Capitol riot suspect, officials say

Robert Lee Petrosh, 51, of Mays Landing, New Jersey was charged in connection with the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, authorities said.
Robert Lee Petrosh (circled) is charged in the January 6 raid of the U.S. Capitol building.
Robert Lee Petrosh (circled) is charged in the January 6 raid of the U.S. Capitol building.
2h ago

Saniyya Dennis, missing Buffalo State College student, took her own life, DA says

The 19-year-old was last seen leaving her dorm room at the SUNY Buffalo State College on April 24, authorities said.
Missing Buffalo State student Saniyya Dennis
Missing Buffalo State student Saniyya Dennis
2h ago

She responded to a smishing scam. Then the spam texts got worse. Experts explain why

With more people using their smartphone to make payments, and many banks and utilities verifying users' accounts through text messages, the fraud floodgates have opened.
Illustration of overlapping speech bubbles that read," Your account may be suspended due to suspicious activity" and "ALERT!".
Illustration of overlapping speech bubbles that read," Your account may be suspended due to suspicious activity" and "ALERT!".

World hails U.S. reversal on vaccine patents, but hurdles persist for countries in crisis

"It's heartening to see the U.S. government signal that it'll put people's lives and rights first," one activist lawyer said.
Image: Covid vaccination
Image: Covid vaccination
3h ago

Man accused of organizing illegal 153-person Grand Canyon hike

Joseph Don Mount spent months organizing the hike, despite park officials repeatedly telling him that it violated their Covid-19 restrictions.
Image: View of the Grand Canyon, Arizona,
Image: View of the Grand Canyon, Arizona,
3h ago

From PTSD to tears, nurses say burnout is real, and it's putting patients at risk

"There was no one we could speak to, and our mental well-being was beginning to deteriorate," nurse Joanna Engman said.
Image: Joanna Engman
Image: Joanna Engman
3h ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is auctioning off a seat on its first space tourism flight

The first flight of the company's New Shepard rocket and capsule will take place July 20 and one seat will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
The same New Shepard booster that flew to space and then landed vertically in November 2015 has now flown and landed again.
The same New Shepard booster that flew to space and then landed vertically in November 2015 has now flown and landed again.
5h ago

Tracking unemployment in America

The coronavirus has destroyed America's job market, making millions unemployed.
6h ago

Chance to shoot bison at Grand Canyon draws 45,000 applicants for just 12 spots

The work is expecting to be grueling, done on foot at elevations of 8,000 feet or higher at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim.
Image: Bison in the national forest adjacent to the Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona.
Image: Bison in the national forest adjacent to the Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona.

Federal judge overturns national eviction moratorium as U.S. Covid infections slow

A federal judge has overturned the national eviction moratorium, which has helped people struggling to pay rent keep their homes during the pandemic. NBC News’ Danny Cevallos breaks down why the judge has ended the eviction ban and whether Congress could overturn the ruling. 
Federal judge overturns national eviction moratorium as U.S. Covid infections slow
Federal judge overturns national eviction moratorium as U.S. Covid infections slow