At least 14 students and one teacher are dead after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. The alleged gunman is also dead. Carter Evans reports.
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“I would normally say in a moment like this — we would all say, naturally, that our hearts break. But our hearts keep getting broken,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.
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Michelle Carter, who was released from jail in 2020, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter because she used text messages to encourage a friend to take his own life. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty takes you inside the groundbreaking trial of a crime of the digital age. Watch Saturday, May 28 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
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Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and president of the nonprofit Child Mind Institute, describes the neurochemical component that can make adolescents vulnerable to mental illness, and how you communicate with someone experiencing suicidal thoughts like Conrad Roy could make all the difference.
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Sen. Chris Murphy gave an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, begging his colleagues for bipartisan efforts to prevent more school shootings after 14 students and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school. The former Connecticut representative was a major voice for gun control following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which occurred in his district.
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There were 61 active shooter incidents in 2021 — twice as many as in 2017, according to the FBI. The shootings took place in 30 states and 103 were killed. Scott MacFarlane has more.
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The suspect in a deadly shooting of a man on a New York City subway train is now in police custody. The suspect has a long criminal history and negotiated his surrender through a pastor who showed up at the police station in a Rolls Royce.
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Women looking to protect themselves have more options now than ever before. “Good Housekeeping” Magazine’s chief technologist joins “CBS Mornings” with the best products, and how to choose the right one for you.
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A 30-year-old teacher and former beauty queen, Tara Grinstead, vanished in October 2005. Now, 33-year-old Ryan Alexander Duke has been charged with her murder. Manuel Bojorquez reports on how investigators cracked the case. [Editor’s note: On May 21, 2022, Ryan Duke was acquitted of murder in Tara Grinstead’s 2005 death. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for hiding Grinstead’s body.]
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Police said the attack that left Daniel Enriquez dead was apparently random. It was the latest in a string of violent incidents on NYC subway trains and in stations.
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