A man has been charged with murdering three colleagues at a Maryland machine shop.

Thousands of protesters are expected to rally in Washington and in separate demonstrations across the US as part of a renewed push for nationwide gun control.

The funeral for a teacher killed in the Texas school shooting has been told how she loved her dog, hiking and exercising – but mostly, she loved her family and her students.

The Texas school police chief criticised for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in US history has said that he did not consider himself the person in charge as the massacre unfolded, and assumed someone else had taken ...

Nineteen children and two teachers died when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle inside the school on May 24

McConaughey related the personal stories of a number of the victims, displaying the artwork of one girl, and the trademark green tennis shoes worn by another

The violence erupted as many, including US president Joe Biden, call on Congress to enact meaningful gun control measures, especially in the wake of deadly mass shootings last month in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas.

The 14-year-old girl died after being taken to the hospital, two women have life-threatening injuries and six other people have injuries that are not life-threatening

The commander overseeing police during a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside and it is unclear who at the scene was aware of the calls as the massacre ...

Speaking at the White House, Mr Biden acknowledged the stiff political headwinds as he sought to drive up pressure on Congress to pass stricter gun limits after such efforts failed following past attacks

A man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain after a recent back operation bought a rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself, police in the US said.

Tulsa police department deputy chief Eric Dalgleish confirmed the number of dead and said the shooter is also dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

At least four people were killed on Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building in a scene which police called “catastrophic”.

At least three people have been shot and multiple others injured in a shooting at a medical building which police have described as “catastrophic”.

A grand jury has charged the white 18-year-old accused of shooting 10 black people at a Buffalo supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder.

Mourners have gathered at a Catholic church in Texas to say goodbye to Robb Elementary School teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at the Uvalde grade school — and her husband, Joe — who died two days later from a heart attack.

Hundreds of mourners have turned out for the funeral of Amerie Jo Garza, a smiling 10-year-old killed a week ago when a gunman stormed into her primary school and opened fire.

Steven McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a Friday press conference that after following the gunman into the building, officers waited over an hour to breach the classroom

Nineteen children and two teachers lost their lives in yet another school shooting and yet the NRA continues to enjoy the support of politicians terrified of losing their lucrative funding

This week alone, funerals are planned for 11 children and teacher Irma Garcia

US President Joe Biden has grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde, mourning privately for three hours with the anguished families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by a gunman.

The US Justice Department has said it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

This devotion to the right to bear arms is horrifyingly outdated. It brought terror to Texas — and it will happen again and again, writes Jonathan Freedland

US Vice President Kamala Harris called for a ban on assault weapons as mourners laid to rest the last of 10 black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday.

Senior Republicans including former US president Donald Trump have addressed the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Texas – the same state which saw 19 children and two adults killed by a teenage gunman at an elementary school ...

The 1791 Second Amendment to the United States Constitution allows its people to bear arms. This was deemed necessary at that time to ensure “the security of a free state”.

Governor Greg Abbott, who had lauded the police response to the Texas school shooting, said on Friday that he was “misled” and is “livid”. In his earlier statements, Mr Abbott told reporters, he was repeating what he had been told.

More innocent lives lost in an orgy of violence. This is not the Land of the Free that America's founding fathers intended, writes Pádraig Hoare 

A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school said she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive.

Mr Abbott said he is 'livid' about receiving inaccurate information

Almost 20 officers waited in a hallway of the Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before confronting the gunman, authorities confirmed

Little is known about the gunman or his motives at this stage, but some online warning signs are there for anyone to stumble upon

It is important to reassure children about their own safety and to try to lean the conversation towards hope

Joe Garcia has been married to Irma Garcia for 24 years

As an immigrant to the US, gun violence is the most painful and difficult phenomenon to understand

Fetished 'right to life' doesn't tally with gun laws

The divisions in US society are strong and are reflected in the population's political affiliations

Unfounded claims that the gunman was an immigrant living in the US illegally, or transgender, quickly emerged on Twitter, Reddit and other social media platforms

The motive for the attack remained under investigation, with authorities saying Ramos had no known criminal or mental health history.

Counter-protests expected as about 55,000 NRA members to attend event, including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott

Irish parents raising their children in the US have expressed their fear and anger in the wake of yet another mass shooting in which 19 children were killed at a Texas elementary school.

About 30 minutes before the attack, gunman Salvador Ramos made three social media posts, Texas Governor Gregg Abbot said

The gunman, Salvador Ramos, killed at least 19 children and their two teachers at the school in Uvalde

The gunman legally brought two AR-style rifles just days before the attack, soon after his 18th birthday