Massachusetts’ latest move to expand its assault weapons ban to a new class of rifles is a solution in search of a problem, according to gun rights groups who note the latest annual FBI statistics showed not one murder was committed in the Bay State using a rifle of any kind.
A proposed law inspired by a Green Beret’s heroic defense of a sexually abused Afghan boy has blown the lid off a systemic problem in the embattled nation, and one the Taliban has exploited in its quest to regain control.
Peter MacNicol's best guest actor Emmy nomination for his work on "Veep" this past season has been revoked after officials determined the actor appeared in too many episodes of the HBO comedy.
Police in South Florida Thursday said they were investigating an officer who shot and wounded an autistic man's caretaker, as video emerged apparently showing the caretaker lying down with his arms raised before being shot.
The mayor of a Massachusetts city has denied a request from police officers that a Black Lives Manner banner be removed from City Hall and replaced with one that says “All Lives Matter.”
A man suspected of tossing a hoax bomb through the window of a New York Police Department vehicle in Times Square before getting into a standoff with officers is now in custody, authorities said Thursday.
Russia lost its appeal Thursday against the Olympic ban on its track and field athletes, a decision which could add pressure on the IOC to exclude the country entirely from next month's games in Rio de Janeiro.
