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A disturbing NPR report suggests the surging crime rates during the pandemic, particularly shootings, are not going away anytime soon, declaring it the "new normal."

The Rev. Ed Young on Sunday urged his congregation to vote out local elected officials who he blamed for the rise in homicides in Harris County, setting off an online firestorm.

People in hard-hit communities say guns have become more present, and deadly gunplay more common and chaotic.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly 100 calls to report rapes this year have been quickly downgraded from emergency status, leaving survivors to wait hours for police — and, increasingly, to leave before officers arrive, a New Orleans newspaper and TV station report.

People in hard-hit communities say guns have become more present, and deadly gunplay more common and chaotic.

Lengthy waits are raising concerns among advocates about the emotional toll being taken on rape survivors.

“It’s worse than it’s been since we’ve had the ability to track it,” said crime analyst Jeff Asher. “And it’s much worse.”

As we rely more and more on home delivery of purchases 13 states have passed or introduced laws to make the crime a felony <br>

Former President Donald Trump criticized the state of Georgia and its leaders amid an ongoing investigation into him and others who challenged the results of the state's 2020 election.

New Orleans tops U.S. cities in per capita murder rate: Fox News-