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Biden invites Ralph Yarl to the White House once he recovers from shooting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Joe Biden has invited Ralph Yarl to visit the White House once the Kansas City teen recovers after being shot last week after he rang the wrong doorbell.

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Ralph Yarl: Man charged over shooting of Black teenager who rang doorbell turns himself in to police

Andrew Lester, 84, surrendered to police in Kansas City on Tuesday

Evening Standard

2 shootings at mistaken addresses have renewed the focus on 'stand your ground' laws

Stand your ground laws have proliferated in the years since the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Black teenager killed in 2012. Research shows the laws have led to an increase in firearm homicides.

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Ralph Yarl shooting suspect Andrew Lester walks free from jail a second time shortly after surrendering

The 84-year-old white homeowner now in custody, says Clay County Sheriff’s Office

The Independent UK

Patrick Mahomes given three reasons not to panic despite Chiefs' wide receiver problem

Despite losing their leading receiver in free agency, the Kansas City Chiefs have shown before that it is simply business as usual - and with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, success is never far away

Daily Mirror

Ralph Yarl’s mother reveals horror injuries as Black teen had bullet lodged in head for 12 hours

Ralph Yarl had a bullet in his head for 12 hours after Andrew Lester shot him twice through a glass screen door

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl's mom: 'Buckets of tear,' but he's coping well

The mother of Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager shot when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers, says her son is crying “buckets of tears” as he comes to grips with what happened to him

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Suspect surrenders after outrage in US shooting of Ralph Yarl

Lawyers for Yarl are demanding to know why gunman was initially released after Thursday’s shooting in Missouri.

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Kansas City man opened fire ‘within a few seconds’ of seeing Ralph Yarl at door: Charges

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 84-year-old Kansas City man who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl admitted to Kansas City detectives that he opened fire “within a few seconds” of seeing the Black teen on his Northland doorstep, according to charging documents filed in Clay County on Monday.

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UFC boss Dana White "p***ed off" after fighter faked retirement to get interview

Clay Guida faked retirement by taking his gloves off after losing to Rafa Garcia at UFC Kansas City and White was less than impressed by the trick

Daily Mirror

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $2.8m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner

Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting

The Independent UK

‘A license to kill’: Missouri self-defense laws criticized in wake of Ralph Yarl shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri state Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern has been sounding the alarm for years over the state’s loose gun laws and in February introduced a bill limiting the scope of Missouri’s “stand your ground” law. The bill went nowhere.

Tribune News Service

Breaking down Chiefs’ picks in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock draft

Our @goldmctNFL takes a look at Dane Brugler's picks for the #Chiefs in his recent 7-round mock draft.

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First Thing: West prepares for Putin to use ‘whatever tools he’s got left’ in Ukraine

Officials braced for nuclear threats and cyber-attacks as part of Russian response to predicted counteroffensive. Plus, what’s behind the disgusting food of TikTok?

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The Independent UK

New York homeowner shoots dead woman who went to wrong house – two days after Ralph Yarl shooting

The shooting of Kaylin Gillis is eerily similar to the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl in Kansas City

The Independent UK

Halle Berry and Viola Davis voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Amy Schumer, and Chrissy Teigen have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

Tribune News Service

Sam McDowell: The concern about the Chiefs’ WR situation is greatly exaggerated. Here’s the reality.

The first phase of the Chiefs’ offseason workout programming arrives Monday in Kansas City, but for quarterback Patrick Mahomes, it began earlier this month some 500 miles outside the city.

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

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Evening Standard

Ralph Yarl: Man, 84, charged over shooting of Black teenager turns himself in to police

Andrew Lester surrendered to police in Kansas City on Tuesday

Chicago Sun-Times

White homeowner charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl in Kansas City

An 84-year-old white man has been charged with first-degree assault in the shooting of a 16-year-old who went to the wrong address to pick up his brothers.

France 24

White man charged in shooting of Black teen who knocked on door

An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man's home to pick up his younger brothers.

Tribune News Service

Kansas City Royals 1-hit by Texas Rangers, fall to 1-10 this year at Kauffman Stadium

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals’ latest letdown left plenty to examine in its own right — a 4-0 Monday eveninv loss to the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium, where the result was basically settled before the clock hit 7 p.m. on a 6:40 start.

Reuters

White Kansas City man, 84, charged for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

Prosecutors charged an 84-year-old white Kansas City man with two felonies on Monday in the shooting of a Black teenager who was wounded after walking up to the wrong house when going to pick up his younger twin brothers.

Tribune News Service

‘Every child deserves to be safe’: VP Kamala Harris responds to Ralph Yarl shooting

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday became the highest-ranking official so far to react to the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black Kansas City student, saying “every child deserves to be safe.”

The Independent UK

Prosecutor says Ralph Yarl shooting had ‘racial component’ as suspect’s alleged threat revealed

The Black teenager was trying to pick up his younger twin brothers but rang the wrong doorbell by accident, family said

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