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May 21, 2022 at 5:02 am

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America? VIEW

After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million...

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FILE – Garnell Whitfield Jr., left, the son of Ruth Whitfield, a victim of shooting at a supermarket, speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. After a weekend of gun violence in America, when shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. The number, once unthinkable, is now a pedestrian reality in the United States, just as is the reality of the continuing epidemic of gun violence that kills tens of thousands of people a year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) NY781 NY781

May 21, 2022 at 5:00 am

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America? VIEW

Americans have always tolerated high rates of death and suffering — among certain segments of society. But, here, the sheer numbers of deaths are from...

FILE – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks after a hearing challenging the constitutionality of the state legislature’s repeal of the religious exemption to vaccination on behalf of New York state families who held lawful religious exemptions, during a rally outside the Albany County Courthouse, Aug. 14, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. Kennedy is apologizing for suggesting things are worse for people today than they were for Anne Frank, the teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp after hiding with her family in a secret annex for two years. Kennedyâ€™s comments were made at a Washington rally on Sunday put on by his anti-vaccine nonprofit group. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) WX101 WX101

January 25, 2022 at 9:25 am

RFK Jr. apologizes after condemnation for Anne Frank comment

The anti-vaccine activist's comments, made at a rally in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, were widely condemned as offensive, outrageous and historically ignorant.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is broadcast on a large screen as he speaks during an anti-vaccine rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) DCPS117 DCPS117

January 24, 2022 at 11:59 am

RFK Jr. remarks on Anne Frank, vaccines draw condemnation

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum says anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was "reckless" and "outrageous" in remarks evoking the Holocaust to complain about vaccine...

FILE – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks at a rally outside the Albany County Courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Albany, N.Y., following a hearing about vaccine religious exemptions. An investigation by The Associated Press finds that Childrenâ€™s Health Defense has raked in money and followers as Kennedy used his star power as a member of one of Americaâ€™s most famous families to open doors, raise money and lend his group credibility. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) NY681 NY681

December 14, 2021 at 10:14 pm

How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19 VIEW

The anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense has raked in funding and followers as Robert F. Kennedy used his star power as a member of one...

October 27, 2021 at 3:56 pm

EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally

The House panel investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has focused some of its early work on the planning behind a massive rally at which...

FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, the face of President Donald Trump appears on large screens as supporters participate in a rally in Washington. The House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, with its latest round of subpoenas in September 2021, may uncover the degree to which former President Donald Trump, his campaign and White House were involved in planning the rally that preceded the riot, which had been billed as a grassroots demonstration. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) NY932 NY932

October 13, 2021 at 12:42 pm

Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee

At least three of the officials involved in organizing and running the Jan 6. rally that preceded the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol are...

People listen to speakers at the Chiropractic Society Health Freedom revival Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 in Oconomowoc, Wis. At a time when the surgeon general says misinformation has become an urgent threat to public health, an investigation by The Associated Press found a vocal and influential group of chiropractors has been capitalizing on the pandemic by sowing fear and mistrust of vaccines. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

October 8, 2021 at 5:12 am

Anti-vaccine chiropractors rising force of misinformation VIEW

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that a vocal group of chiropractors has become an influential force in stirring up anti-vaccine misinformation during...

October 1, 2021 at 9:38 pm

Subpoenas could shed light on how Jan. 6 rally came together VIEW

The latest round of subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection may help uncover the degree to which former President Donald...

October 1, 2021 at 1:11 pm

Subpoenas could shed light on how Jan. 6 rally came together VIEW

The latest round of subpoenas from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection may help uncover the degree to which former President Donald Trump,...