Uvalde is an overwhelmingly Mexican-American small town. A Latino American community has been devastated by gun violence. I hope American media won’t gloss over that fundamental part of the story in the coming days and weeks. #UvaldeMassacre

Actor Matthew McConaughey, who is native to Uvalde, Tex., joined White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on June 7 to urge gun reform action.

Dr. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Uvalde, Texas, described to Congress seeing children so "pulverized" and "decapitated" by bullets "that the only clue as to their identities was their blood-spattered cartoon clothes still clinging to them." nyti.ms/3NEepyG

House votes to raise age to buy semi-automatic rifles after Uvalde, Buffalo families testify on mass shootings usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

my first USA Today byline!

“The guy didn’t have control of his body so I really felt like, if I don’t help him, who will help?” Anthony Perry told USA TODAY. “Everybody was just standing around recording.” bit.ly/3xImyw8

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion, a watershed decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and erased reproductive rights in place for nearly five decades. bit.ly/3xRL4Kh

This is for all the journalists out there covering the relentless breaking news. To help others understand the pace, the job, the responsibility, the impact. Please take care. @usatoday bit.ly/3yK17eH

Exclusive: New video, obtained by Austin Statesman and KVUE News, shows the Uvalde gunman enter Robb Elementary School and the arrival of heavily armed officers who delay confronting shooter. statesman.com/story/news/202…

CONFIRMED: Many of the United States Secret Service’s text messages sent on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 were deleted after a Department of Homeland Security watchdog asked for them, per letter sent to Congress and confirmed by House Homeland spox

'Dangerous levels': 100 million Americans are under heat warnings this week. Here's what we know. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

A small Mississippi city has a new police chief after its last was secretly recorded bragging about shooting and killing people in the line of duty — including a Black man who he claimed to have shot more than 100 times — in a racist and homophobic rant. bit.ly/3cBc1uT

Several apps aim to empower drivers who see flashing lights in their rearview mirror by informing them of their rights, recording the encounter — and even offering real-time legal advice. bit.ly/3BetGTq

Several apps aim to empower drivers who get pulled over by police by offering real-time legal advice and recording the encounter. USA TODAY’s Maria Aguilar and producer @PJElliottRadio have the details: omny.fm/shows/usa-toda…

Update: At least eight people are now confirmed dead after heavy rains caused massive flooding across eastern Kentucky. bit.ly/3cQv6Jm

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For the last few months, the USA TODAY breaking news desk was bolstered by three diligent, collaborative & enterprising summer interns: @jordybphotos, Maria Aguilar & Thao Nguyen. Today is our first day w/o them & we'll miss them. Recognizing their excellent reporting ...

🧵🧵🧵This was a really hot summer in much of the country. For inmates in state prisons without air conditioning, it felt like “torture.” At least 44 states don’t have universal A/C in prisons. My piece with Maria Aguilar usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

NEW: A really in-depth analysis here on the lack of air conditioning in many US prisons from Jeanine Santucci Maria Aguilar Most US states don't have universal air conditioning in prisons. Climate change, heat waves are making it 'torture' USA TODAY usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

An update on the active shooter incident at UVA: