Melissa Chan
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New York, NY, United States
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Desperate to leave: Sailors face lack of options when trying to quit the Navy
The number of sailors who deserted the Navy more than doubled from 2019 to 2021, while desertions in other military branches dropped or stayed flat, pointing → Read More
USS George Washington sailors detail difficult working conditions after string of suicides
As her one-year anniversary with the Navy approached last May, Hannah Crisostomo swallowed 196 pain relievers. Her organs shut down. → Read More
A Year After the Atlanta Spa Shootings, Asians in America Are Facing a Different Kind of Abuse
Unfairly blamed for COVID-19, Asian Americans increasingly are subject to verbal harassment, but that's rarely considered a hate crime → Read More
How Their Son's Death Drove His Parents to Find an Alternative to Tradition
Church leaders are among those who oppose efforts to make aquamation, an alternative to flame creation and burials, widely available → Read More
How the Sandy Hook Families Showed That Gun Makers Aren't Invincible
Remington's agreement to pay a $73 million settlement to Sandy Hook families shattered the perception that gun makers are untouchable in court, but several factors made this case unusual → Read More
Remington to Pay Sandy Hook Families $73 Million in 'Wake-Up Call' to Gun Industry
An attorney for the families says the settlement is a historic victory that could lead to more lawsuits against gun makers whose products are used to commit crimes → Read More
Death Doulas Used to Be Rare. The COVID-19 Pandemic Changed That
Death Doulas say demand for their services has soared during the pandemic as many people face end-of-life issues → Read More
From Ghislaine Maxwell to Kim Potter, It's the Risk Every Defendant Weighs
Several high-profile defendants have opted to testify in their own defense lately, with mixed results. There are several factors to consider before putting a defendant on the witness stand → Read More
Parents of School Shooters Rarely Are Held Responsible. This Case Is Different
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, face multiple charges related to the fatal shooting of four teenagers at their son's high school in Oxford, Michigan → Read More
In the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial, Self-Defense Takes Center Stage
Jurors were left with the task of deciding if Rittenhouse provoked the violence or killed in self-defense → Read More
There's a Travel Ban on Dogs From More Than 100 Countries, and You Can Blame COVID-19
The CDC has toughened rules against bringing dogs to the U.S. amid concerns that pandemic pups adopted from overseas could carry rabies → Read More
Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Expanding Gun Rights
The newly conservative court is considering a case that would overturn a New York state law that limits the carrying of concealed weapons outside of the home → Read More
Why the Gun Rights Case Before the Supreme Court Matters So Much
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will take up the biggest gun rights case in more than a decade. → Read More
Happy the Elephant Is Sentient and Complex, But Does an Animal Deserve the Same Rights of a Human?
Animal activists say Happy the elephant deserves more than the Bronx Zoo gives her, and the appellate court of New York state has agreed to hear the case → Read More
How the Pandemic Era May Have Deterred Witnesses From Trying to Stop a Rape
Social isolation during the pandemic has made it less likely that people will step in to help strangers, experts say → Read More
A Record Number of People Are Trying to Get Guns Onto Planes
Most of the guns seized so far this year at airport checkpoints have been loaded, according to new TSA figures. → Read More
He Was Shot by a Stranger but Treated Like a Criminal When He Reached the ER
'There’s a notion in emergency rooms that young Black men don’t just get shot, but that they get themselves shot' → Read More
On Top of the Pandemic, Hospitals Face Another Crisis: Children and Teenagers Are Being Shot in Record Numbers
Already this year, at least 13,000 people have been killed by guns, according to one tally. More than 1,000 of them were children and teenagers. → Read More
The Gun Maker Being Sued for the Sandy Hook Shooting Wants School Records for Some of the Children Who Died
Remington has filed subpoenas to obtain report cards, attendance lists and other academic records for five of the children who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. → Read More
‘Not a Victim.’ Asian American Elders Stand Resilient in the Wake of Hateful Violence
In families that experienced firsthand the surge in attacks on Asian American elders, the strength of their loved ones is clear. → Read More