Dems flip Kentucky House seat held by lawmaker who killed himself Democrats gained a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives Tuesday after a special election following the suicide of a GOP lawmaker who had faced sexual assault allegations. Linda Belcher, a retired teacher and former Democratic state lawmaker, soundly […]
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Trump Moves to Regulate ‘Bump Stock’ Devices President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to issue regulations banning so-called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons […]
Trump endorses recent GOP foe Mitt Romney for Utah Senate President Trump gave his full backing to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday, saying Romney’s bid for a Senate seat from Utah “has my full support and endorsement!” The president’s tweet suggested he may have buried the hatchet, […]
Uber Eats driver charged with murder in the shooting death of a customer, police say An Uber Eats driver has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a customer Saturday in Atlanta. Authorities said Robert Bivines, 36, opened fire on 30-year-old Ryan Thornton late Saturday night in the […]
Trump Adds Cautious Support to Changes to Background Checks for Gun Buyers President Trump signaled on Monday that he was willing to join a discussion on gun restrictions amid the national outcry led by teenagers who survived last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school. Mr. Trump is open […]
Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace At first, new recruits to the Internet Research Agency, the notorious Russian troll factory, were thrilled by the better-than-average salaries they earned simply for posting on the internet. But one says he eventually realized that the work hid a darker […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues New Congressional Map To Replace Gerrymandered One Republicans have enjoyed a considerable advantage under the earlier map, which was in place for three congressional elections. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a new congressional map to replace the state’s current one, which the court said is […]
Head bowed, Florida shooting suspect returns to court for hearing A former student accused of last week’s deadly shooting at a Florida high school returned to court for a hearing on Monday in a case that has galvanized advocates of stricter gun control, including many of the rampage survivors. Nikolas […]
Student survivors of Florida shooting slam Trump over FBI tweets Student survivors of the deadliest-ever shooting at a U.S. high school reacted angrily on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the FBI may have been too distracted with a Russia probe to follow leads that could have prevented the […]
Woman accused of fatally shooting driver for cutting her off A Massachusetts woman allegedly shot a driver for cutting her off — and bragged that she’d warned her victim, “don’t make me spank you,” on Facebook, according to local reports. Graciela Paulino, 20, was nabbed in Lowell Thursday for killing […]
