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Walmart is removing from its stores nationwide signs, displays or videos that depict violence following a mass shooting at one of its stores in Texas, though it has not changed its policy on gun sales. Interested in Gun Control? Add Gun Control as an intere…

Walmart is removing from its stores nationwide signs, displays or videos that depict violence following a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, store that killed 22 people. The retailer instructed employees in an internal memo to remove any marketing material,…

On a swelteringly hot July day in New York City, I took a look around in Times Square at the hordes of tourists with selfie sticks slowly shuffling shoulder-to-sweat-stained-shoulder. There were people in Pikachu and Transformers costumes pushing for tips fro…

New York — The sound of a motorcycle backfiring sparked widespread panic in Times Square late Tuesday after crowds mistook the noise as gunfire. In the wake of recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, chaos quickly ensued as people raced to escape what th…

Broadway’s theater owners say the Times Square panic and its spillover into some theaters last night was handled by those venues in accordance with security procedures developed by the Broadway community and the New York Police Department, but at least some s…

The sound of a backfiring motorcycle sent the crowd in New York City's Times Square into a panic Tuesday night, as fleeing visitors mistook the noises for an active shooter, according to WCBS-TV.  Police say at least one motorcycle backfired around 10 p.m. a…

Updated August 08, 2019 08:07:17 United States President Donald Trump has paid visits to two cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded. Key points: The President and First Lady are visiting victims of Sunday's d…

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New York — There was widespread panic Tuesday night in Times Square after crowds mistook a backfiring motorcycle for gunfire and a possible mass shooting, CBS New York reports. The bike was in a large group of motorcycles traveling through the area at the tim…