On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected for the second time in three days a bid by gun rights activists to block the President's new ban on “bump stock” attachments that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly.The policy went into effect on Tuesday. The ban...
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On Wednesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos fought back after receiving criticism over her exchange on Capitol Hill about the Trump administration's proposal to cut funding from the federal budget for Special Olympics.DeVos argued that her position was mischaracterized, and said, "It is unacceptable, shameful and...
On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh City Council gave initial approval to gun-control legislation introduced in the wake of 2018's synagogue massacre. It is expected to be challenged in court by Second Amendment advocates who point out that state law doesn't allow municipalities to regulate firearms.The legislation...
On Tuesday, the Senate failed to advance the Green New Deal, the ambitious plan to combat climate change proposed by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, after what Democrats said was a politically-motivated show vote.The measure needed 60 votes to clear a procedural hurdle, but failed in...
The House of Representatives failed to garner enough votes to override President Donald Trump's veto of the resolution crafted to terminate his national emergency declaration to divert military funds and build a wall along the United States border with Mexico. Since Congress could not override Trump's...
The father of a child killed in the Sandy Hook school shootings was found dead in an apparent suicide, according to police. The Newtown Police Department in Connecticut announced the death of Jeremy Richman, 49, the father of Avielle Richman, 6, who died in the...
U.S. prosecutors from New York and California have charged President Donald Trump-critic and attorney Michael Avenatti with extortion and bank and wire fraud. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said Avenatti was arrested Monday in New York.Avenatti -- best known for representing...
Attorney General William Barr said on Sunday that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump’s election team and Russia in the 2016 election. Barr said he had determined that Trump did not obstruct justice during the investigation.Mueller, who...
Officials said on Sunday that a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has died in what police are calling an apparent suicide. The student's age, sex and name have not been released; however Coral Springs Police Department Public Information Officer Tyler Reik said the...
On Thursday, Facebook said that an internal security review found the passwords of hundreds of millions of users had been stored on company servers without encryption, but that no passwords were leaked and the company has found no indication the sensitive data was improperly accessed.The...