North Carolina’s Madison County is collaborating with the local sheriff’s office to place AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in each of their schools as part of an effort to enhance security in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting.
Israeli airstrikes have flattened homes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel are persisting for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict.
China blocked imports of citrus, fish and other foods from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by a top American lawmaker, Nancy Pelosi, but has avoided disrupting one of the world’s most important technology and manufacturing relationships.