US gun violence

The parents and brother of Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman spoke out for the first time since the shooting last week.

Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their home in what officials have called a "politically motivated assassination" attempt.

Vance Luther Boelter attempted to kill two other Minnesota state lawmakers, authorities revealed at a press conference on Monday.

Yvette Hoffman, one of the victims of Saturday's shootings, shielded her daughter from being shot.

Hortman and her husband were killed and Hoffman and his wife injured in what officials called "targeted political violence".

Police say Ashley Pardo "knowingly aided" her son's plans to attack his school in exchange for him babysitting his younger siblings.

The fatal beating of a black motorist in Memphis triggered nationwide protests against police brutality.

Rodney Hinton Jr allegedly ran over an officer after watching footage of police shooting his son.