Tag: families
-
100 Lewiston mass shooting survivors and victims’ families claim U.S. military negligence
One year after an Army reservist perpetrated a mass shooting across Lewiston, Maine, lawyers representing survivors and families of the victims said Tuesday they are pursuing negligence claims against the federal government that could pave the way for 100 individual lawsuits. The claimants are serving legal notices of their intent to sue the Defense Department,…
-
On the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks, families share how they find comfort and hope for loved ones
He struggles with the sense that there is “no structure” to his days: “In most professions you can identify progress. The journalist tracks the number of articles they’ve written. The dentist tracks how many patients they have. But with us, the hostage families, how do you measure progress? It’s elusive because we just don’t know.”…
-
Hurricane Helene leaves Georgia community in ruins as families brace for long power outages
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Fear lingers in this hard-hit city, where trees toppled onto houses and several downtown buildings were destroyed. Anxious families worry their community could be without power for weeks in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Valdosta residents seeking bottled water, ice, tarps and food passed through an ever-growing line of cars Saturday morning…
-
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. The bill would have created a process for families to file a claim with the state if they believe the government seized their property through…
-
Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities. He is now in northern Haiti under the care of a U.S. organization after the director of Esai’s last orphanage fled the troubled Caribbean country where…
-
Families of workers killed and injured in Maryland bridge collapse sue owner and operator of cargo ship
Victims’ families and a survivor of a Maryland bridge collapse that killed six people filed claims Friday for wrongful death and punitive damages against the owner and the operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into the bridge earlier this year. The 100,000-plus-ton ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the…
-
Uvalde families confront officers charged in school shooting as tensions rise over delayed justice
UVALDE, Texas — Relatives and friends of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting shouted “Coward! Coward!” on Monday as one of the only two officers charged in the 2022 massacre sat in a white pickup outside a jail courthouse. The anger and emotion erupted at former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales after…