Snowstorm batters western New York, restricting travel ahead of Thanksgiving
Reuters Snowfall of more than two metres in western New York state prompted local officials on Saturday to further restrict road travel and forced airlines to cancel flights in the Buffalo area, just ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday week. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called in the National Guard, deploying about 150 members to […]
My Mission: Meet the first minister of gun violence prevention
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, meets Rev Deanna Hollas, the first ordained minister of gun violence prevention in the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States…
COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
MICHELLE R SMITH, of Associated Press, reports from the US that the sheer numbers of deaths – caused by everything from from COVID-19 to mass shootings – has some grappling with the question of whether mass death become accepted in the US…
Essay: More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13 per cent of shooters are motivated by racial hatred, criminologists find
In an article first published on The Conversation, two US professors of criminal justice – JILLIAN PETERSON and JAMES DENSLEY – look at what the data shows about mass public shootings in the US…
In the US, Buffalo shooting latest example of targeted racial violence
AP Black people going about their daily lives – then dying in a hail of bullets fired by a white man who targeted them because of their skin colour. Substitute a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, with a church in South Carolina, and Malcolm Graham knows the pain and grief the families of those killed Saturday are feeling. […]
“Hero” guard, shoppers among Buffalo shooting victims in US
Buffalo, New YorkAP Aaron Salter was a beloved community member and security guard who knew the shoppers of Tops Friendly Market by name. When they came under attack from a gunman with a rifle, he quickly sprung into action to protect his community. The retired Buffalo police officer fired multiple times at the attacker, striking […]
US Catholic activist Martin Gugino sues city of Buffalo, mayor and police after fracturing skull
RNS A Catholic social justice activist who was knocked to the ground by police during a protest over racism last year has sued the city of Buffalo, its mayor, the police commissioner and several police officers. The lawsuit, filed by Martin Gugino on Monday in US District Court for the Western District of New York, alleges […]
Buffalo Catholic peace activist Martin Gugino back on his feet, determined to protest
RNS Three months after police shoved him to the ground during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Martin Gugino, the Catholic peace activist, has quietly moved back to his home in Buffalo, New York. The 75-year-old Gugino, who ended up in intensive care after he fractured his skull and suffered a brain injury, […]
Martin Gugino is a Catholic peace activist, not an “Antifa provocateur”, friends say
RNS Is Martin Gugino an Antifa provocateur? Or a beloved Catholic peace activist who was the victim of police brutality in Buffalo, New York? Martin Gugino bleeds on the sidewalk after being shoved by two Buffalo police officers Thursday, 4th June, in Buffalo, New York. PICTURE: Video screengrab via WBFO A Tuesday morning (9th June) […]
STRANGESIGHTS: NEBRASKA OWNS ITS “BORING” LANDSCAPE; PETITION FOR A “REALISTIC” STATUE; NOSE WARMERS THE NEW WINTER ACCESSORY
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…