Autopsy of Epstein Performed, but Details Yet to be Released
The details of how Jeffrey Epstein died in his Manhattan jail cell over the weekend have yet to be...
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McConnell Wants to Consider Gun Background Checks in Fall
Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to...
Read MoreScandal-Ridden NRA Head LaPierre Digs in Against Gun Control
In the aftermath of the back-to-back shooting massacres in Texas and Ohio, the debate over gun control has returned to the National Rifle Association and its immense power to stymie any significant legislation on the issue. The...
Read MoreWalmart Pulls Violent Game Displays; No Change on Gun Sales
Walmart is removing from its stores nationwide signs, displays or videos that depict violence following a mass shooting at one of its stores in Texas, though it has not changed its policy on gun sales. The retailer instructed...
Read MoreMichael Brown’s Father Seeks New Investigation into Killing
On the fifth anniversary of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, his father is urging the top St. Louis County prosecutor to reopen the investigation into the white police officer who fatally shot the black and unarmed...
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UN Climate Report: Change Land Use to Avoid a Hungry Future
Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth’s land and the way people...
Read MoreNumber of Migrants Waiting at US Border Surges to 40,000
The Cameroonian men who share 10 mattresses on the floor of a third-floor apartment above a barber shop walk every morning to the busiest U.S. border crossing with Mexico, hoping against all odds that it will be their lucky day...
Read MoreMayors Urge Senate to Return to Washington for Gun Bill Vote
More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on gun safety legislation amid criticism that Congress is failing to respond to...
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Protesters Chant Against Trump as He Visits Dayton, El Paso
Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid...
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El Paso, with Deep Mexican American Past, Rallies Amid Pain
The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the...
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