SHERO on Sunday
A lightning-fast rundown of the week's most significant political and legal events for October 6th - 12th, 2025
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Gun Violence This Week
At SHERO, we document all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, so please take a moment to review them and remember to keep up the fight for sensible gun reform. There were seven separate mass shooting events in the United States this past week, where 15 people were killed and 48 were injured.
Sunday, October 5, 2025: Fort Worth, Texas
Tuesday, October 7, 2025: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wednesday, October 8, 2025: St. Louis, Missouri
Friday, October 10, 2025: Leland, Mississippi
Friday, October 10, 2025: Youngstown, Ohio
Sunday, October 12, 2025: Anderson, South Carolina
Sunday, October 12, 2025: Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
A new Health Information and Trust Tracking Poll from KFF found that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen a decline in public trust as the Trump administration works to dismantle many of its mandates.
The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will not hear an appeal from longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of sex trafficking of a minor, among other charges.
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