Founder of site linked to mass shootings says he created ‘a monster’
The creator of a far-right online message board connected to three mass shootings that killed dozens of people has described himself as “naive and ignorant”, likening the platform 8chan to Frankenstein’s monster, with no limit to its extremism.
His cross to bear: carpenter creates memorial for yet another shooting
Volunteers on Monday planted crosses, each representing a fatality in Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, at a shrine to the victims that included “El Paso strong” signs, flowers, candles, bible verses and U.S. and Mexican fl…
Biden leads Democrats as minorities favor most electable candidate versus Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search of the safest bets for beating President Donald Trum…
Death toll from Texas shooting rampage rises to 22, Trump to visit El Paso
Two more victims of a shooting rampage at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, died of their wounds on Monday, police said, raising the death toll to 22 in the massacre as U.S. President Donald Trump planned a visit to the stricken community.
Teen victim of Texas mass shooting straddled bi-national culture
Several hundred students, teachers and relatives filled a high school athletic stadium in Texas on Monday to honor a teenager of U.S.-Mexican citizenship who was the youngest of 22 killed in a shooting rampage police suspect was driven by racism.
U.S. has lost 24 million acres of natural land in 16 years: independent report
The United States has lost the equivalent of nine Grand Canyon national parks, or 24 million acres (9712455.41 hectares) of natural area, between 2001 and 2017 due to agriculture, energy development, housing sprawl and other human factors, making the c…
After shootings, Trump reins in his attacks – for now
After back-to-back mass shootings in two states over the weekend spurred widespread condemnation of his rhetoric and style, President Donald Trump chose to suppress his instinct to attack his rivals – at least for now.
After shootings, tech companies pressured to pull plug on 8chan
Critics pressed Twitter and other tech companies to shun online message board 8chan on Monday, after it was used by a mass shooter to announce an attack for the third time this year.
Mexico to open first terrorism probe of an event on U.S. territory
Mexico will investigate the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people, including eight Mexican citizens, as an act of terrorism and may request the suspected shooter be extradited to Mexico for trial, the country’s foreign minister said …
Puerto Rico high court to weigh legitimacy of U.S. territory’s governor
The future of Pedro Pierluisi as Puerto Rico’s governor will be up to the U.S. territory’s supreme court after the island’s Senate on Monday declined to vote on his confirmation, adding to the political turmoil that has swirled for weeks.
