Melissa Chan

National reporter

I'm an award-winning reporter with more than a dozen years in journalism. I mostly focus on veterans’ issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.

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I'm an award-winning reporter with more than a dozen years in journalism. I mostly focus on veterans’ issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.

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Latest from Melissa Chan

167d ago

NYC shooter Shane Tamura had CTE, medical examiner says

The gunman who suspected he had CTE when he killed four people and himself in a Manhattan office building in July did in fact have the degenerative brain disease, a medical examiner said Friday
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NYC Shooter Shane Tamura Had CTE, Medical Examiner Says

The gunman who suspected he had CTE when he killed four people and himself in a Manhattan office building in July did in fact have the degenerative brain disease, a medical examiner said Friday
170d ago

How Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist reshaped free speech on campus

Experts say the Professor Watchlist, launched by Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA, helped spur other attempts to limit what professors say in the classroom.
180d ago

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Stadium-sized vigil for Charlie Kirk planned in Arizona

Suspect accused of killing Charlie Kirk was known for 'squeaky clean' image
181d ago

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect referenced fascism and memes on bullets, officials say

The suspect accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk left behind ammunition engraved with a seemingly anti-fascist message.
183d ago

He flipped his middle finger at a war memorial. Then he was shot dead.

Albert Sturgill Jr. was pacing alone at a memorial site for veterans, flipping his middle finger to the American flag and the monuments erected to honor generations of fallen soldiers
189d ago

Marine files countersuit against Texas woman who claims he spiked her drink with abortion pills

Capt. Christopher Cooprider, 34, said he did not drug Liana Davis’ drink, causing her pregnancy to end in April, as she alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court last month. He filed a countersuit.
198d ago

A high school dean was charged with sex crimes against children. Parents say school failures enabled the alleged behavior.

A Wisconsin high school dean’s recent arrest on multiple charges of sex crimes against children has triggered an uproar among parents who say school leaders dismissed warning signs and failed to alert authorities to at least one credible claim.
212d ago

'Cold-hearted’ scammers targeted hundreds by posing as grandkids in distress, prosecutors say

Thirteen citizens of the Dominican Republic have been charged with scamming 400 grandparents in the U.S. out of $5 million by posing over the phone as their grandchildren in need of help — sometimes targeting the same victims over and over — federal prosecutors said Tuesday
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Texas woman sues Marine, claiming he spiked her drink with abortion pills

A Texas woman is suing a U.S. Marine, alleging he spiked her drink with nearly a dozen abortion pills, killing their unborn child, after she rebuffed his repeated requests to “get rid of it.”

Fort Stewart shooting suspect was a hard worker who had been bullied over his stutter, Army soldiers say

The soldier accused of opening fire Wednesday at his Army base in Georgia, wounding five people, had endured relentless bullying over his stutter almost as soon as he joined the military, former co-workers said.Sgt.