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ALL TOO COMMON: Pallbearers carry the body of Joseph Briggs following a funeral in Chicago. Briggs, 16, was shot during a drive-by shooting while he was sitting on his front porch with his sister—one of nine people killed and 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago during the June 9 weekend.

Loaded questions

Gun Rights | The mass shootings that have prompted a national debate over gun control are tragic—but rare. What about the gun violence that takes the most American lives? Are we ready to pursue solutions that are hard-fought and…

Violently ill?
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Violently ill?

Science |  It’s a mistake to presume mental disorders and violence go hand-in-hand

The names of Adam Lanza and his mother, Nancy, are attached to candy canes at a memorial in Newtown, Conn.

Troubled

Shooting |  “Now when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him” (Matthew 2:3). There’s a saying in some households: “If Mama’s not…

What does God want us to think about this Christmas?

Faith & Inspiration |  “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” is a hot cocoa-and-popcorn-snuggle-up-in-your-footie-pajamas kind of rhyme. Christmas has associations with Currier…

Wayne LaPierre speaks during a news conference.

NRA calls for armed guards in schools

Law |  The National Rifle Association (NRA) broke its weeklong silence following the Dec. 14 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., by calling for armed guards at every…

Mourners attend the funeral of Newtown shooting victim Anne Marie Murphy.

Must every tragedy be a lesson?

Shooting |  Here we are, exactly one week removed from the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. I first heard the news while sitting with some co-workers at a company…

VIOLATED: Residents of Newtown react to news of the shooting.
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A town clothed in misery

Shooting |  As they mourn, local churches seek to bring hope to a spiritually desolate city after the horrific Sandy Hook shooting

Ana Márquez-Greene

‘Ana is with Jesus’

Shooting |  A portrait of one family affected by Friday’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., as they prepare for their daughter’s funeral

Names of victims hang on a U.S. flag on a makeshift memorial in Newtown.

Explaining evil

Shooting |  Trying to explain an evil act like the one that killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is on a par with…

An Egyptian referendum official counts votes at a polling station in Cairo Saturday.

Globe Trot: International reaction to shooting, Egypt draft constitution vote ...

International |  Worldwide condemnation and concern over the shooting in Connecticut is increasing pressure on Washington to enact stricter federal gun laws. Egypt’s Muslim…

The earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand

Signs and Wonders: New Zealand revival, mark of the beast, Romney's Mormonism …

Newsworthy |  New Zealand revival. In February 2011, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christ Church, New Zealand, the country’s second largest city. The quake killed 185…

President Obama pauses as he delivers a speech Sunday night in Newtown.

'You're not alone'

Shooting |  President Obama, and Newtown, grapple with grief after Friday’s mass shooting

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