Texas police chief who delayed response did active shooter training in December  —  The police chief who officials said decided to wait to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, completed an active shooter training course in December, according to law enforcement records.

Uvalde: 90 minutes of terror, a failed police response and shattered trust  —  UVALDE, Tex. — After slipping into Robb Elementary through an unlocked side entrance, 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos stormed into adjoining classrooms and informed terrified fourth graders that it was “time to die.”

No evidence of exploitation of Dominion voting machine flaws, CISA finds  —  The federal government has found no evidence that flaws in Dominion voting machines have ever been exploited, including in the 2020 election, according to the executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Man Confronts Ted Cruz At Restaurant: '19 Dead Kids, That's On Your Hands'  —  The Texas man told HuffPost he believes the time for “civil discourse” is over in the face of so many mass shootings.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, fresh off the stage at the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston …

Why Tom Cruise's Jacket in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Had Taiwan Moviegoers Clapping and Cheering  —  Hollywood just did something “unprecedented” with the new Top Gun movie, a film critic said.  —  RC  —  Classic '80s action flick Top Gun is back with a sequel.

Debate Over Guns Unfolds in Uvalde, a Rural Texas Town in Grief  —  UVALDE, Texas — Living in a rural Texas town renowned for white-tailed deer hunting, where rifles are a regular prize at school raffles, Desirae Garza never thought much about gun laws.  That changed after her 10-year-old niece …

How a Mapmaker Became New York's Most Unexpected Power Broker  —  Jonathan Cervas, a former bartender from Las Vegas, radically redrew New York's House district lines, forcing some Democratic incumbents to scramble for new seats.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Harris, at funeral for Buffalo shooting victim, says America experiencing ‘epidemic of hate’  —  10 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Buffalo  —  Kamala Harris: America experiencing an ‘epidemic of hate’  —  Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday spoke …

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Booed By Trump Supporters At Rally  —  MAGA MANIA  —  Republican House minority leader Kevin McCarthy was booed Saturday afternoon in Casper, Wyoming, during a Donald Trump rally.  The heckling almost immediately rang out as McCarthy appeared virtually …

Burger Prices to Remain High as Cattle Ranchers Shrink Herds  —  Drought adds to feed costs, prompting cutbacks that threaten meatpackers' profits, household budgets  —  Burgers and steaks are set to stay pricey as U.S. cattle ranchers shrink their herds, further constraining U.S. beef production in the months ahead.

More baby formula shipments arrive from overseas in an effort to ease the shortage  —  The U.S. will distribute another 1.25 million cans of baby formula in effort to replenish the country's dire supply in the coming weeks, the Food and Drug Administration says.

Ted Sarandos Talks About That Stock Drop, Backing Dave Chappelle, and Hollywood Schadenfreude  —  The Netflix executive says he — and the company he helped build — will survive a bout of bad earnings numbers.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Maybe it was the tower of seafood sitting before us.