http://www.mail.com/subjects/14070-violence.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/14070-violence.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089316-brothers-arrested-mothers-day-parade-shooting.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a sudden bloody end to a Mother's Day parade in a New Orleans neighborhood. The arrests by city police and U.S. marshals came less than four days after gunfire scatt... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:32:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089316-brothers-arrested-mothers-day-parade-shooting.html 2013-05-17T01:32:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091290-newtown-parents-seek-focus-school-security.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The moment Alissa Parker learned of a shooting at her daughter's school, she suddenly regretted not pointing out what she had seen as security gaps at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Parker, whose 6-year-old daughter Emilie was among 20 first-graders killed in the Dec. 14 massacre, had thought security could have been tighter, althoug... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091290-newtown-parents-seek-focus-school-security.html 2013-05-16T20:35:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a treatment program at a state prison. Michael Watkins, 22, of Weiser, was sentenced Thursday for his role in the Nov. 17 crime that caused shock and outrage in Idaho's capitol c... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:48:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html 2013-05-16T19:48:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090194-tale-mexican-drug-violence-rattles-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival has had its first shock to the system, in the shape of Mexican director Amat Escalante's unsparingly violent drug war drama "Heli." The story of the devastation wreaked by narco-violence on an ordinary Mexican family, the movie paints such a bleak picture that one journalist told its director Thursday that sh... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090194-tale-mexican-drug-violence-rattles-cannes.html 2013-05-16T13:47:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090244-man-shoots-head-paris-school.html PARIS (AP) — A dozen students and a teacher saw a man kill himself with a shot in the head at a private Catholic school on Thursday, Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe said. The mayor said his thoughts were with "all the little Parisians who were present, their parents and all the educational community." Police said the suicide happened shortly before noon as c... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:46:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090244-man-shoots-head-paris-school.html 2013-05-16T13:46:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087794-inmate-who-killed-wash-guard-sentenced-to-death.html EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is a convicted rapist who already was serving life in prison when he attacked officer Jayme Biendl and strangled her with an amplifier cord at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe in J... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:40:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087794-inmate-who-killed-wash-guard-sentenced-to-death.html 2013-05-16T04:40:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087336-wave-bombings-kills-33-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials said. The bloodshed came amid growing tensions between the Shiite-led government and minority Sunnis following a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087336-wave-bombings-kills-33-iraq.html 2013-05-15T20:01:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086830-prezs-fired-aide-highlights-skorean-gender-divide.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean presidential spokesman who was fired after inappropriately touching a woman during a U.S. trip blames a "cultural difference" with America. Other South Koreans say the fault for such incidents truly lies with a society that allows powerful men to get away with harassment. Five months after the country elected its f... Wed, 15 May 2013 09:57:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086830-prezs-fired-aide-highlights-skorean-gender-divide.html 2013-05-15T09:57:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085766-va-tech-president-retires-reflects-massacre.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The president of Virginia Tech announced his retirement Tuesday, satisfied he had elevated the university's reputation and acknowledging that the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history on his campus would be a part of his legacy. Charles Steger, 65, continues to be a central figure and criticized for the way the Blacksburg campus ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:22:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085766-va-tech-president-retires-reflects-massacre.html 2013-05-14T21:22:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084328-psg-city-hall-celebrations-scrapped-violence.html PARIS (AP) — A celebration of Paris Saint-Germain's first league title since 1994 was canceled Tuesday, a day after rioting during festivities in the French capital led to 21 arrests and injuries to more than 30 people. "Thugs won't have the last word in Paris," Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe declared. Fans threw stones and other objects at police, who repl... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084328-psg-city-hall-celebrations-scrapped-violence.html 2013-05-14T19:00:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083328-hrw-sex-workers-china-subject-to-police-abuse.html BEIJING (AP) — Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, a rights group said Tuesday in a report that called on the government to discipline abusive officers. Officers sometimes detain women only on the basis of their carrying condoms, thus det... Tue, 14 May 2013 06:48:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083328-hrw-sex-workers-china-subject-to-police-abuse.html 2013-05-14T06:48:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2083520-nationals-beat-dodgers-6-2-lose-harper.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Harper put a scare into himself and his Washington Nationals teammates after his latest violent collision with an outfield wall. He received 11 stitches in his chin and jammed his shoulder, but didn't sustain a concussion after slamming into the wall in right field on Monday night. Harper left the game in the fifth inning and the ... Tue, 14 May 2013 06:33:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2083520-nationals-beat-dodgers-6-2-lose-harper.html 2013-05-14T06:33:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082764-psgs-title-celebrations-marred-fan-violence.html PARIS (AP) — The celebration to honor Paris Saint-Germain's first French league title in 19 years was cut short Monday following fights between fans and riot police in which 30 people were injured. Paris police commissioner Bernard Boucault said three police officers were among the injured from the clashes, a huge embarrassment to a club that has been try... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:50:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082764-psgs-title-celebrations-marred-fan-violence.html 2013-05-13T22:50:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ad in the Republican's home state defending her stance on gun legislation. Rubio's Reclaim America political action committee says in the new ad that Ayotte has sought to reduce gun violence ... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html 2013-05-13T21:23:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078210-newtown-panel-tear-sandy-hook-rebuild.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown parents Steven Uhde and Peter Barresi didn't want the town to abandon the elementary school property where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in December and build a new school elsewhere, saying that would be like letting the gunman win. So they were glad Friday night when a task force of 28 local elected official... Sat, 11 May 2013 07:04:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078210-newtown-panel-tear-sandy-hook-rebuild.html 2013-05-11T07:04:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071976-teen-charged-with-homicide-assault-death.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family and friends honored the memory of a Utah soccer referee at an emotional funeral service Wednesday evening just hours after the teenager who punched him before he fell into a coma was charged with homicide by assault. After an afternoon wake at a community center, a group of men carried a wooden casket with the remains of Ricar... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:58:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071976-teen-charged-with-homicide-assault-death.html 2013-05-09T02:58:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069060-reports-gun-homicides-1990s.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun homicides have dropped steeply in the United States since their 1993 peak, a pair of reports released Tuesday showed, adding fuel to Congress' battle over whether to tighten restrictions on firearms. A study released Tuesday by the government's Bureau of Justice Statistics found that gun-related homicides dropped from 18,253 in 1993 ... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:27:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069060-reports-gun-homicides-1990s.html 2013-05-07T23:27:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067338-biden-asks-clergy-to-moral-argument-guns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden wants pastors, rabbis and nuns to tell their flocks that enacting gun control is the moral thing to do. But another vote may have to wait until Congress wraps up work on an immigration overhaul. Biden met for two-and-a-half hours Monday with more than a dozen leaders from various faith communities — Christian, Je... Tue, 07 May 2013 01:50:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067338-biden-asks-clergy-to-moral-argument-guns.html 2013-05-07T01:50:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066172-medal-honor-society-honors-newtown-educators.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The six educators killed in the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School were honored Monday by an organization comprised of Medal of Honor recipients. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society said it chose the women to receive its Citizen Honors Medal, the highest award it gives to a civilian, after receiving dozens of nomi... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:13:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066172-medal-honor-society-honors-newtown-educators.html 2013-05-06T22:13:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064914-giffords-receives-profile-courage-award.html BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence. Giffords, who was seriously wounded in a 2011 shooting ... Sun, 05 May 2013 22:44:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064914-giffords-receives-profile-courage-award.html 2013-05-05T22:44:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2063078-nra-gun-control-advocates-fight.html HOUSTON (AP) — National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. Proponents of gun control also asserted that they are in the... Sat, 04 May 2013 23:09:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2063078-nra-gun-control-advocates-fight.html 2013-05-04T23:09:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062636-police-39-killed-nigerian-ethnic-clash.html YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say at least 39 people have been killed in ethnic violence in a rural town in Nigeria. The attack happened Friday in Wukari, a town in Nigeria's Taraba state. A state health official and residents said Saturday that others were also injured in the violence that sparked during a funeral service that pitted the Jukun people again... Sat, 04 May 2013 21:27:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062636-police-39-killed-nigerian-ethnic-clash.html 2013-05-04T21:27:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate. NRA First Vice President James Porter, a Birmingham, Ala., attorney who will assume the organization's pres... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:39:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html 2013-05-04T00:39:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just begun. The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party — both to celebrate the victory in Wa... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html 2013-05-03T11:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2058008-ky-child-shooting-urban-rural-gun-debate.html BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As Stephanie Sparks cleaned the kitchen, her 5-year-old son, Kristian, began playing with a rifle he was given last year. She stepped out onto the front porch, poured grease out of a frying pan for the dogs and "heard the gun go off," a Kentucky coroner said. Authorities said the boy had fatally shot his 2-year-old sister, Caroline... Thu, 02 May 2013 09:00:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2058008-ky-child-shooting-urban-rural-gun-debate.html 2013-05-02T09:00:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2057488-biden-abused-women-fear-raped-system.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says many women who are raped or physically abused don't report it because they don't want, in his words, "to get raped again by the system." Biden says many women who are abused are ashamed and embarrassed. He says it takes enormous courage for women to come forward and ask for help after being victims of domest... Thu, 02 May 2013 00:06:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2057488-biden-abused-women-fear-raped-system.html 2013-05-02T00:06:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2056582-utah-nbc-affiliate-pulls-gory-hannibal-tv.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah has pulled the "Hannibal" TV show because of its graphic violence. The first three episodes of the serial-killer drama that aired on KSL-TV became increasingly graphic and "extremely gory," drawing complaints from many viewers and rising eyebrows among station executives, said Tami Ostmark,... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2056582-utah-nbc-affiliate-pulls-gory-hannibal-tv.html 2013-05-01T21:48:32Z