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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple on shaky ground in ‘The Drama’.

‘The Drama’: A dark comedy about thought, guilt, and perception

A pre-wedding confession spirals into paranoia and hilarity, as The Drama probes how our hidden thoughts reshape love, trust, and identity.

Limits to rights: A memorial for shooting victims outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. This is not the first — nor will it be the last — mass murder by young Americans. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP

OPINION| Americans free to live under the gun. How’s that working out?

Another dreadful school massacre in the US raises the question: Will Americans ever get to grips with the ghastly phenomenon?

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Florida lawmakers approve bill allowing teachers to be armed

Supporters of the bill say armed teachers could save lives in the event of a school shooting

A 50-year-old father allegedly shot dead his 16-year-old son at the Fred Norman Secondary School in Ennerdale last night.

Lesufi to visit Ennerdale school shooting site

Lesufi says a father allegedly shot and killed his son outside Fred Norman Secondary School in Ennerdale

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki

YouTube shooting shows how fake news spirals on social media

Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories

Governments need to create favourable frameworks and implement comprehensive policies to enable and encourage technology-enhanced learning to support future growth.

Florida passes bill to restrict guns, arm some teachers

America’s long moribund gun control debate was revived by survivors of the Parkland shooting and now the minimum age to buy firearms in Florida is 21

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Trump backs improved background checks on gun buys

The president signalled his support for improving background gun checks amid mounting pressure for reform in the wake of the Florida school shooting

US President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address.

Trump turns on FBI over school shooting after criticism from survivors

The president’s comments came as he faces criticism from survivors of the attack over his ties to the powerful National Rifle Association

Pupils are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting.

At least 17 dead in Florida school shooting

Authorities warned late on Wednesday that the death toll could rise as some of the more than 14 people who were wounded were in critical condition

Student kills two in Moscow in possible revenge attack

A teenager described as a model student has shot a teacher and a police officer dead and took more than 20 of his schoolmates hostage.

Sheriff: Colorado school gunman planned to attack five more spots

The pupil who opened fire at his US high school last week apparently planned to attack at least five different areas, investigators said on Tuesday.

An Arapahoe High School student arrives with flowers for a prayer vigil at the school in Centennial

News catch-up: What you missed while mourning Mandela

From Paul Kagame’s re-election as head of Rwanda’s ruling party to Khloe Kardashian’s divorce, here’s what you might’ve missed after Madiba’s death.

About 50 Wits students are blocking De Beer Street in Braamfontein, where a man was shot and killed by police during a student protest

Nevada school pupil shoots teacher dead, wounds two, kills self

A 12-year-old Nevada pupil has shot dead a teacher, critically wounded two classmates and turned the gun on himself at his school.

Dekalb county police run toward Ronald E McNair Discovery Learning Academy after reports of a gunman entered the Decatur school. (David Goldman, AP)

Gunman charged in Atlanta school shooting

A 20-year old man has surrendered to the police after opening fire at a school east of Atlanta in the US.

US district to arm teachers with weapons

When classes at Clarksville High resume, more than 20 teachers and other employees in the US school district will be carrying concealed weapons.

NRA pushes for armed officers in all American schools

NRA pushes for armed officers in all American schools

The powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby has declared that guns and police officers are needed in all American schools.

A line of 26 Christmas trees that visitors have decorated with ornaments

Newtown students return to class after massacre

The schools in Newtown will return to classes, four days after a gunman shot and killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary school.

US President Barack Obama.

Obama consoles Connecticut town, vows to tame violence

President Barack Obama has demanded changes in the way the US dealt with gun violence, at a memorial held for the massacre of 20 schoolchildren.

Mourners gather for a candlelight vigil at Ram’s Pasture to remember the shooting victims in Newtown on Saturday.

Obama to join vigil for Connecticut school shooting

President Barack Obama was due in the community of Newtown on Sunday to join in a vigil for the 20 children and seven adults slaughtered by a gunman.

Suspected California college shooter targeted administrator

Suspected California college shooter targeted administrator

An ex-student, suspected of opening fire at a Christian college in the US, was targeting a school administrator who he felt had treated him unfairly.