Bruce Mendenhall was convicted Wednesday in the 2007 killing of Carma Purpura, an Indiana woman with whom he had been speaking at a truck stop.

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Nashville investigators say they believe the teenager who opened fire in a high school and killed a girl before killing himself was influenced by material found on "harmful" sites.

A 17-year-old fatally shot one student, injured two others, and killed himself at Antioch high school on Wednesday

A 17-year-old gunman opened fire in a Nashville-area high school cafeteria on Wednesday, killing one student and wounding two others.

With an investigation underway, here is what we know so far:

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Students at Antioch High School are opening up about the scenes of panic that unfolded inside the building during the shooting; a victim's family is speaking out.

Red state legislators have also introduced a slew of bills targeting abortion pills and minors’ access to the procedure

Legislators in at least four states have introduced bills this year that would change the legal definition of “homicide” to include abortion – proposals that pave the way for states to charge abortion patients with murder.

Pregnancy Justice, a group that tracks these kinds of efforts, says it has recorded more “homicide” bills this year than ever before. Abortion bans have typically penalized providers, rather than patients.

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Details are emerging surrounding the alleged online writings of the gunman at Antioch High School as investigators in Nashville, Tennessee, are looking for a motive.

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the shooter at Antioch High School in Tennessee as 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson.