Hundreds gather for candlelight vigil to honor victims in Nashville shooting

Hundreds of people have gathered at a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults slain in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville shooting victim Hallie Scruggs remembered at father's former North Texas church

9-year-old victim Hallie Scruggs and 61-year-old victim Cynthia Peak had previously lived in Dallas-Fort Worth. 9-year-old victim Evelyn Dieckhaus has extended family who lives in the area.

Nashville school shooting: Officers who took out suspected Covenant shooter identified

Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo fired at the 28-year-old suspect "and fatally wounded her," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.

Nashville school shooting: Suspect who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled campus, police say

The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults.

Nashville school shooting victim is former Dallas pastor's daughter

The 9-year-old daughter of a former pastor at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas has been identified as one of the young victims in Monday’s mass school shooting.

Tennessee becomes first state to ban drag shows on public property

The legislation criminalizes an “adult cabaret performance” that takes place on public property or in a location where the performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult.

5 former Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, and Justin Smith made their first court appearances on Friday in Nichols’ violent arrest and death.

Officer drew gun as he approached Tyre Nichols, report finds

The Memphis police chief has said she saw no justification in video of the incident for pulling Tyre Nichols over in the first place.

Tyre Nichols: More Memphis officers could be disciplined in beating death

Six officers already have been fired and one more has been relieved of duty after Nichols was pulled over for an alleged traffic violation and beaten by Memphis police.

Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols' funeral

Tyre Nichols' family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and emotional tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police.

Tyre Nichols death revives calls for change in police culture

Tyre Nichols' case exposes an uncomfortable truth: More than two years since the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks touched off protests, policing reforms have not significantly reduced such killings.

Tyre Nichols bodycam video shows police beating Memphis father for several minutes

Police bodycam footage shows five Memphis officers attacking and beating Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop on January 7. The 29-year-old father died three days later.

Tyre Nichols: Dallas police preparing for potential protests over killing in Memphis

Dallas police say they are preparing for protests following Friday's release of body camera footage of the confrontation between Memphis police officers and Tyre Nichols.