Viewfinder: Crosses Mark the Las Vegas Massacre Anniversary
Retired carpenter Greg Zanis, who installed 58 crosses last year—one for each person killed—set up the memorial again with new crosses for the massacre's anniversary.
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‘There Seems to Be a Target on the Back on the Live Music Community’: A Terrorism Insurance Salesman Explains Why America’s Artists Are So Frightened
Lockton Companies Vice President John Tomlinson sells terrorism insurance to the stars. Business is booming.
A History of Violence: The U.S. Government’s Relationship With Guns and the NRA
How does sensible gun control come about when the American government is one of the gun industry's biggest benefactors?
‘Soft Target’: How Should Las Vegas Address Its Serious Safety Concerns?
After the attack on Sunday night, decision-makers on the Strip will need to consider what new policies they must implement to keep visitors safe.
Viewfinder: A Vigil in Las Vegas
Matthew Helms, who worked as a medic the night of the shooting, visits a makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on October 3rd, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Las Vegas Shooting Isn’t Just About Gun Laws—It’s About Gun Culture
Perhaps the ubiquity of firearms has made us less vigilant to the threats that lax protections pose.
Trump Calls Las Vegas Shooting ‘An Act of Pure Evil’
Authorities believe the accused shooter, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, killed himself.
A Las Vegas Judge’s Long History of Prosecutorial Misconduct
The behavior of former Las Vegas prosecutor Bill Kephart was repeatedly lambasted by the Supreme Court of Nevada. But that didn't stop him from becoming a judge in 2010. This month he was charged with misconduct in that position too.
When Home Birth Goes Wrong
In 30 states, Certified Professional Midwives are licensed to practice medicine with virtually no medical training. Is this a health-care disaster waiting to happen?
When Sex Workers Join Academe
Current and former sex workers are taking a stand against their portrayal as victims and conducting studies of their own.