gun violence

75% of grantees asked for funding related to security planning and security technology. Others focused on mental health related services and programs in schools.

The gun rights group faces pressure to address allegations of financial mismanagement. The New York attorney general is investigating and the president said it needs to "get its act together quickly."

Attorney General Letitia James' announcement came shortly after the president of the gun rights group, Oliver North, said he would not seek a second term.

"If I find out there is a gun in my classroom with my teacher, I am going to ask to leave that room immediately."

"Without strong direction or oversight from the state education department, the school districts will likely continue to fall short of these requirements and that possibly puts lives at risk."

"When I remember it, even my kids, they went, moved from here. They didn’t want to stay in this place,” said Samir Khalil, who lost his wife in the attack.

A jury of seven men and five women, including three black jurors, found the former officer not guilty of murder in a racially charged case.

In this time of mass shootings, schools are feeling the pressure to make changes to how schools are constructed in an effort to keep intruders out.

"I want to teach them science, and now I have to learn how to send them home to their parents. And that's a heavy topic"

New York's so-called "red flag" law takes effect in about six months. It authorizes teachers, school administrators, and others to petition a court for the removal of guns from individuals who they believe pose a serious threat to themselves or others.