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On June 17, 1972, Washington, D.C., police arrested five men for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Although the administration’s press secretary, Ron Ziegler, dismissed the crime as a “third-rate burglary,” its scope would grow to consume Richard Nixon’s presidency and then bring it to an end…

Mass shootings in the United States are all too common and, sadly, unsurprising to much of the world.

The U.S. must impose a ban on assault weapons, and expand checks for gun ownership

President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam

Despite hundreds of mass shootings unfolding in the US every year, Congress has repeatedly failed to pass major gun-control legislation

As divisions in society deepen, an understanding of a common reality is eroding, social scientists warn.

ANDY Murray has expressed his anger over a school shooting in America that left 19 children dead, calling it "f***ing madness".

Gunman kills 19 children and two adults in attack on Texas primary school. Here’s what we know so far.

Gunman kills 19 children in attack on school in Uvalde, Texas, sparking renewed calls for gun control legislation.

Former US president Barack Obama says America is "paralysed" by Republicans, as reaction from around the world pours in over the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

In today’s newsletter: how the killing of 19 children and two adults at a school in Texas will reignite America’s gun control debate