‘Don’t be numb to this’: Battling despair over gun deaths

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — More and more it appears like America is at conflict with itself. From a triple murder in New Orleans simply days into the brand new 12 months to the capturing of a Virginia instructor by a six-year-old to a sequence of mass shootings in California. Merely maintaining monitor of the shootings has turn out to be troublesome, with areas and particulars and explanations operating collectively right into a blur of bloodshed and heartbreak. But when it would make you suppose America has gone numb to gun violence, Zeneta Everhart would really like a phrase. Everhart’s then-19-year-old son survived after being shot within the neck in Might when a gunman stormed into right into a Buffalo grocery store.  “I don’t suppose that the nation is turning into numb to it, however I feel that the nation is pissed off,” she mentioned. “I feel that persons are drained.”

Elon Musk’s mysterious methods on show in Tesla tweet trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s enigmatic character and unconventional techniques are rising as key reveals in a trial revolving round one in every of his most polarizing pursuits — tweeting. The trial, centered on a pair of tweets asserting Musk had obtained the cash to take Tesla non-public in 2018, reeled the 51-year-old billionaire right into a courtroom for 3 days of testimony that opened a peephole into his typically inscrutable thoughts. Proof submitted up to now in a trial scheduled to finish this week has proven Musk had made a proposal to steer a buyout, however that he hadn’t locked up the cash to pay for it as he tweeted in 2018.

Mates mourn volunteer killed serving to civilians in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mates and volunteers have gathered at Kyiv’s St Sophia’s Cathedral to say goodbye to a New Zealand scientist who was killed in Ukraine with one other volunteer whereas they have been making an attempt to evacuate individuals from a front-line city. Andrew Bagshaw, a twin New Zealand-British citizen, was 48 years outdated, and British citizen Briton Parry, who was 28, went lacking earlier this month whereas heading to the city of Soledar, in jap Ukraine’s Donetsk area. Additionally Sunday, Russian forces closely shelled town of Kherson. Regional officers mentioned three individuals have been killed and 9 have been wounded. Russia’s Overseas Ministry accused Ukraine and its allies of conflict crimes within the shelling of two hospitals in occupied components of Ukraine.

Biden, McCarthy to debate debt restrict in talks on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is trying ahead to discussing with President Joe Biden a “cheap and accountable manner that we are able to raise the debt ceiling” when the 2 meet Wednesday on the White Home. It’s going to be their first sit-down since McCarthy turned speaker. McCarthy tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he needs to deal with spending cuts together with elevating the debt restrict. However the White Home has dominated out pairing these two collectively as the federal government tries to keep away from a probably devastating monetary default. The speaker is pledging that cuts to Social Safety and Medicare can be off the desk.

Protesters: ‘Cop Metropolis’ activist’s killing does not make sense

ATLANTA (AP) — Self-proclaimed “forest defenders” in Atlanta are calling for a extra thorough investigation into the dying of a protester who was killed by authorities after officers mentioned the activist shot a trooper. The activist’s dying has been met with vigils world wide. Mates say they knew 26-year-old Tortuguita, or “Little Turtle,” as humorous, curious and considerate, not the type of one that would hearth a gun on police. However authorities say that is simply what Tortuguita did as they tried to clear an 85-acre forested space that is set to be developed as a police and firefighter coaching facility. Protesters have dubbed the positioning “Cop Metropolis” and have been tenting there for greater than a 12 months.

Issues over prayer breakfast lead Congress to take it over

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nationwide Prayer Breakfast is among the most seen and long-standing occasions that brings faith and politics collectively in Washington. However on account of considerations the gathering had turn out to be too divisive, it is now splitting from the non-public non secular group that had overseen it for many years. The organizer and host for this 12 months’s breakfast, which is scheduled for Thursday, can be a brand new basis headed by former Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas. Sen. Chris Coons, an everyday participant and chairman of the Senate ethics committee, says the transfer was prompted partially by considerations in recent times that members of Congress did not know necessary particulars in regards to the bigger multiday gathering that included the breakfast.

Specialists urge higher opioid rescue drug entry to avoid wasting lives

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Entry has improved throughout the U.S. to a rescue drug that reverses opioid overdoses, however advocates say naloxone — generally recognized by its model title Narcan — nonetheless is not attending to everybody who wants it. A small group of volunteers run a corporation that seems to be the biggest distributor of naloxone in Albany, Georgia. However many communities lack related constructions. Public well being consultants are telling U.S. state and native authorities officers in control of utilizing funds from opioid settlements to think about getting extra naloxone into the arms of people that use medication and people who are round them. In some locations, it goes principally to first responders.

Ought to federal grants favor freeway restore over growth?

Advocates for freeway development are involved their initiatives are getting shortchanged within the competitors for grant cash below the brand new infrastructure regulation. The Division of Transportation is predicted to formally announce the regulation’s first Mega Grants this week. The preliminary batch, which was shared with Congress, consists of some freeway initiatives, in addition to cash for bridges and mass transit. However some candidates have a beef with what they are saying is the Biden administration’s clear choice for initiatives that restore roads relatively than construct or broaden them. One of many initiatives that did not make the reduce seeks to widen a notoriously congested stretch of interstate freeway on the route between Arizona’s two largest cities.

‘Avatar 2’ tops field workplace for seventh weekend

“Avatar: The Means of Water” claimed the No. 1 spot on the home field workplace charts for the seventh weekend in a row with a further $15.7 million in line with studio estimates on Sunday. Second place went to Common and DreamWorks’ family-oriented providing “Puss In Boots: The Final Want,” which made $10.6 million in its sixth weekend. Third place was claimed by “A Man Referred to as Otto” The meme-able horror “M3GAN,” a Common launch, got here in fourth place with $6.4 million and whereas fifth place went to the Indian blockbuster “Pathaan.” Following Tuesday’s Oscar nominations, A number of studios additionally re-released their greatest image nominees in theaters.