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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 ULVALDE, Texas (AP) — Nineteen children were looking forward to a summer filled with Girl Scouts and soccer and video games. Two teachers were closing out a school year that they started with joy and that had held such promise. They're the 21 people who were killed Tuesday when an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in a fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town of Uvalde. Some families have been willing to share their stories with The Associated Press and other media. Others asked for privacy. Here are their names. Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, 10 Her aunt noted that Nevaeh’s first name is heaven spelled backward. In a Facebook posting, Yvonne White described Nevaeh and her friend Jailah Silguero as “Our Angels.” ___ Jacklyn Cazares, 9 Javier Cazares said his daughter was someone who would … [Read more...] about The names: 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde school

Five years ago, Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden sat down for an interview with The Washington Post and said "we believe that climate change is real. We believe that the threat of climate change is real. And we believe that action is needed." Then he added: "It doesn't mean we have to kiss hydrocarbons goodbye. In fact, we can't. But it does mean that we have to make more intelligent choices." Today, however, Shell and other oil companies are under fire from those who don't believe industry leaders are making intelligent choices. Dissident shareholders sought to use annual meetings to press their cases this week. And at Shell's annual meeting in London on Tuesday, dozens of climate activists wore "Christian Climate Action" T-shirts and rhythmically chanted "we will, we will stop you," forcing the company's chairman to halt the proceedings for over an hour. At the heart of the matter is the disagreement over the purpose of big oil and gas companies. Should they do further … [Read more...] about Climate pressure from employees, shareholders rattles Big Oil

Police admitted to a stunning string of failures — including driving right by the gunman — in responding to the Texas school shooting while children were being massacred inside, with the head of the state's Department of Public Safety saying the time for making excuses about the botched response was over. The Friday news conference came after days of confusion, inconsistencies and a muddled timeline of law enforcement's response to the rampage at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Speaking on the delay in breaching the classroom where the shooter was, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said that “from the benefit of hindsight where I’m sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision. There’s no excuse for that.” Texas official: 'Wrong decision' for officers not to breach Uvalde classroom door sooner May 27, 2022 01:30 “There were children in that classroom that were still at … [Read more...] about Waiting to confront Texas school shooter was ‘the wrong decision,’ police admit along with string of other failures

Multiple law enforcement sources from separate agencies tell Breitbart Texas that Uvalde-area police officers are receiving death threats following the Robb Elementary School shooting that left 21 people dead. Officers from separate, highly-placed law enforcement agencies report that officers are receiving death threats as news media stoke the narrative that first responders waited too long to engage the Robb Elementary School shooter. Police continue the process of investigating and reporting the timeline of events throughout the campus. In the absence of a formal release of all the details, many media outlets may be fueling the threats, one source argues. The threats put officers and their families’ lives at risk, one source told Breitbart. The threats also distract officers from their investigative and typical duties. Several law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting were parents of students at the school, other sources stated. One officer’s child did not … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Uvalde Police Officers Receiving Death Threats After Texas School Shooting

Bette Midler, star of Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2, wants to take away Americans’ constitutionally protected right to bear arms and is pushing for a total repeal of the Second Amendment. “What a fantastic idea!” the actress enthused in a tweet on Friday. WHAT A FANTASTIC IDEA! https://t.co/5zIXnmENlK — bettemidler (@BetteMidler) May 27, 2022 Midler was responding to a series of tweets not only calling for the nullification of the Second Amendment but also blaming Republicans for this week’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Democrats and anti-gun activists have long insisted that they don’t wish to deprive law-abiding Americans of their right to bear arms but only want to limit access to assault weapons. Midler’s declaration seems to confirm what many conservatives have long suspected — that Democrats are being disingenuous about their end goal and actually want a universal ban on the private ownership of firearms. The actress has been rage-tweeting at Republicans … [Read more...] about Disney Actress Bette Midler Pushes for Repeal of Second Amendment: ‘What a Fantastic Idea!’