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Ketanji Brown Jackson applauds New Zealand's assault weapons ban at Harvard commencement

Future Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was seen applauding New Zealand’s assault weapons ban during Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's commencement speech at Harvard University last week.

Christchurch mosques shooter claims he was under duress when he plead guilty

Brenton Tarrant recently provided his lawyer, Tony Ellis, with a 15-page description of the alleged mistreatment the murderer said he experienced while in custody for the massacre at the mosques.

Roblox players keep recreating mass shootings in video game

Roblox players keep recreating mass shootings inside the popular video game — and the company isn’t doing it enough to stop it, an extremism researcher claims.  Users of the free...

New Zealand mosque shooter launches legal challenge to prison conditions

WELLINGTON - The mass shooter who killed 51 people in New Zealand in 2019 has launched a legal challenge seeking a review of his prison conditions and his status as...

New Zealand marks two years since Christchurch mosque killings

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Saturday marked the second anniversary of one of its most traumatic days, when 51 worshippers were killed at two Christchurch mosques by a...

Global terror deaths plummet despite surge in far-right attacks

The worldwide number of deaths caused by terrorism has plummeted by 59 percent since 2014, but North America, Western Europe and the region around Australia have seen a dramatic 250...

New Zealand mosque shooter gets sentenced to life without parole

The white supremacist who gunned down 51 people during Friday prayer at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been sentenced to life in prison without a chance for parole....

Survivors of New Zealand mosque attack confront terrorist in court

Survivors and the loved ones of slain worshipers in the 2019 New Zealand mosque attacks confronted terrorist Brenton Harrison Tarrant in court Monday during a hearing ahead of his sentencing....

Mass-shooting notes, anti-Semitic flyers found in Queens arsonist's car: feds

A Queens pharmacist who set a traffic camera on fire last month had a notebook expressing a desire to emulate New Zealand mosque killer Brenton Tarrant and stacks of anti-Semitic...

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism charges

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all...

New Zealand mourns 1st anniversary of Christchurch mosque massacre

New Zealand marks the grim first anniversary Sunday of the Christchurch mosque massacre -- but while coronavirus concerns led to the canceling of an official remembrance service, a crowd still...

New Zealand massacre manifesto sent to Syracuse students

A white supremacist manifesto reportedly authored by the suspect behind the Christchurch, New Zealand, mass shooting was believed to be electronically distributed to students at Syracuse University early Tuesday —...

New Zealand bans video game that seems to glorify mass shooting

WELLINGTON - New Zealand’s Chief Censor said on Thursday he had banned a video game that appeared to glorify the mass shooting in Christchurch earlier this year that killed 51...

'OK' hand gesture added to list of white supremacist hate symbols

An "OK" hand gesture is now on par with a Nazi salute. The Anti-Defamation League this week added the hand symbol to its longstanding database of symbols, memes and other...

Hearings begin for California synagogue shooting suspect

Prosecutors began presenting evidence Thursday against the maniac who opened fire on a California synagogue in April. John T. Earnest, 20, allegedly carried out the fatal shooting at Chabad of...

New Zealand proposes further gun ownership restrictions after mass shooting

The proposed measures come after New Zealand in April rushed through legislation to ban assault weapons such as AR-15 style rifles.

New Zealand mosque shooter wanted police to tell him the body count

The monster who went on a shooting spree at two New Zealand mosques only had one concern after his arrest: how many people he killed in the bloodbath, according to...

New Zealand buys back 10,000 firearms returned after Christchurch attack

Residents of New Zealand have returned more than 10,000 firearms to the government in less than a month as part of a buyback program put into effect after the Christchurch...

New Zealand begins gun buyback after mosque shootings

Hundreds of New Zealand gun owners have surrendered their weapons in exchange for cash -- the first of many gun buybacks in the country after the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings....

Man who shared New Zealand massacre video gets 21 months in prison

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A Christchurch businessman who shared a video of worshippers being slaughtered at a New Zealand mosque was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in prison. Philip...