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/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/14070-violence.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-vows-to-fight-concealed-carry-ruling.html CHICAGO (AP) — With parts of the city in the grip of gang warfare and spiking homicide rates, Chicago aldermen urged state officials to appeal an appellate court's decision tossing Illinois' ban on concealed weapons, with some suggesting they might launch their own legal battle. Outside a City Council meeting Wednesday, one alderman after another said the... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-vows-to-fight-concealed-carry-ruling.html 2012-12-13T15:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763284-senate-legislation-targets-cyberstalking-software.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For around $50, a jealous wife or husband can download software that can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse better than any private detective. It's frighteningly easy and effective in an age when nearly everyone carries a cellphone that can record every moment of a person's physical movements. But it soon might be illegal. Th... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763284-senate-legislation-targets-cyberstalking-software.html 2012-12-13T14:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1763250-sao-paulo-awarded-copa-sudamericana-final.html SAO PAULO (AP) — The image of Brazilian soccer in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup took a hit Wednesday when the final of the Copa Sudamericana was abandoned after visiting club Tigre accused security officials of pulling guns and beating its players. Sao Paulo was awarded the title when Tigre refused to take the field for the second half of Wednesday's ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1763250-sao-paulo-awarded-copa-sudamericana-final.html 2012-12-13T07:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1760452-police-ore-mall-shooter-used-stolen-rifle.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gunfire rang out in the mall food court, instantly transforming a casual afternoon of holiday shopping into a nightmare. The shooter, armed with a rifle, was dressed in dark clothing and wore a hockey-style face mask. As panicked shoppers fled for cover, workers ushered some into hiding places within stores, or helped them to the exi... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1760452-police-ore-mall-shooter-used-stolen-rifle.html 2012-12-13T05:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html CHICAGO (AP) — Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court struck down the nation's last such prohibition as unconstitutional and ordered the state to craft a law allowing it. Chicago aldermen joined gun control advocates in urging state Attorney Gener... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html 2012-12-13T01:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html PHOENIX (AP) — A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in federal prison. Jaime Avila Jr., 25, received a sentence of 57 months, a penalty on the lower end of federal guidelines, for his acknowledged role in a gun smuggling... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html 2012-12-12T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1760616-trading-soccer-wickets-nigeria-cricket-boom.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks the rebirth of a colonial sport now finding a second life. Cricket, once the preserve of Nigeria's educated elite, is finding favor in schools for poor children and in the streets of some... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1760616-trading-soccer-wickets-nigeria-cricket-boom.html 2012-12-12T10:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757872-egypt-opposition-fears-violence-brotherhood.html CAIRO (AP) — They showed a military-style precision: Crowds of bearded Islamists proclaiming allegiance to Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi and chanting "God is great" as they descended on tents set up by anti-Morsi protesters outside the presidential palace, swinging clubs, firing rifles and calling for burning down the opposition. They set up a detention facility, interrog... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757872-egypt-opposition-fears-violence-brotherhood.html 2012-12-11T18:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758028-un-despite-law-afghan-women-suffer-abuse.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan women are frequent victims of abuse, despite some success by authorities in prosecuting rape cases, forced marriages and domestic violence under a 3-year-old law, according to a report issued Tuesday by the United Nations. The report came out a day after gunmen shot and killed the head of the women's affairs department for... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758028-un-despite-law-afghan-women-suffer-abuse.html 2012-12-11T13:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754852-tragedy-rocks-nfls-regularly-scheduled-world.html The games go on. For the second straight weekend, tragedy rocked the regularly scheduled world of the NFL. It left families, friends, teammates and coaching staffs grieving over yet another senseless loss of life. It also left the league facing questions not only about efforts to safeguard players on the field but whether it's doing enough to help them st... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754852-tragedy-rocks-nfls-regularly-scheduled-world.html 2012-12-09T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751158-bahrain-shiite-clerics-prohibit-violence.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's Shiite religious leaders must more forcefully denounce violence as a key step to ease the kingdom's 22-month uprising, the country's crown prince said Friday at the opening of an international security conference. The appeal by Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa underscores the view of Bahrain's Sunni monarchy that Shiite clerics... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751158-bahrain-shiite-clerics-prohibit-violence.html 2012-12-07T19:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748156-protestant-militants-target-northern-ireland-party.html DUBLIN (AP) — Northern Ireland leaders appealed for calm Thursday after Protestant militants attacked offices and a home connected to the most compromise-minded political party over its support for reducing the display of British flags on government buildings. The overnight violence in two Belfast suburbs came on the eve of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748156-protestant-militants-target-northern-ireland-party.html 2012-12-06T18:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748400-riots-hint-potential-chaos-tunisias-future.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Five days of riots last week in a town in Tunisia's impoverished interior wounded hundreds of people and deepened the rift between the two most powerful forces in this North African country: the moderate Islamist ruling party and the main labor union. With the two at loggerheads, the threat of a nationwide general strike next week co... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748400-riots-hint-potential-chaos-tunisias-future.html 2012-12-06T14:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746020-colo-shooting-suspect-romance-friends.html DENVER (AP) — It didn't take long for suspicions to surface at a Colorado university that the man who just hours earlier shot up a midnight movie was a student who recently resigned from a school program. The name of James Holmes began to circulate in news reports a few hours after the early-morning shooting July 22 at an Aurora movie theater that killed ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746020-colo-shooting-suspect-romance-friends.html 2012-12-06T09:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746018-ky-school-shooter-seeks-to-take-guilty-plea.html CINCINNATI (AP) — A man who killed three of his classmates at a Kentucky High School in 1997 is fighting to take back his guilty plea and get a trial, arguing that his schizophrenia made him incompetent and unable to accept responsibility for the crime. Four days after the 15-year anniversary of the shooting, a three-judge panel with the 6th U.S. Circuit ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746018-ky-school-shooter-seeks-to-take-guilty-plea.html 2012-12-05T19:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1742312-3-youths-to-charged-fatal-soccer-attack.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Richard Nieuwenhuizen was doing what he loved: watching his son play soccer and volunteering as a linesman. On Monday, the 41-year-old father's passion for the sport cost him his life. Prosecutors announced Tuesday they are charging three players, two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, in the attack on Nieuwenhuizen after a yout... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1742312-3-youths-to-charged-fatal-soccer-attack.html 2012-12-04T15:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738212-chiefs-owner-hunt-so-people-hurting.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt offered his condolences Sunday to the families affected by the murder-suicide involving one of his players, calling it "an incredibly difficult 24 hours for our family and for our organization." Hunt spoke to The Associated Press on the field before the Chiefs' game against the Carolina Panthers. He said ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738212-chiefs-owner-hunt-so-people-hurting.html 2012-12-02T19:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738272-kc-fans-observe-moment-violence-victims.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Before the Kansas City Chiefs kicked off their game Sunday, fans at Arrowhead Stadium observed a moment of silence for the victims of domestic violence and their families. Not mentioned was Jovan Belcher, the Chiefs linebacker who killed his girlfriend and then himself a day earlier, across the parking lot from the stadium. Barely ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738272-kc-fans-observe-moment-violence-victims.html 2012-12-02T18:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725676-aid-group-raises-concern-south-sudan-violence.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An international aid group says the increasing level of violence in South Sudan's Jonglei state is causing a humanitarian emergency. Medecins Sans Frontieres or Doctors Without Borders in a new report Tuesday says health facilities are being targeted in the violence caused by inter-communal cattle rustling, fighting between governmen... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725676-aid-group-raises-concern-south-sudan-violence.html 2012-11-27T09:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723438-tourists-trickle-violence-hit-western-myanmar.html MRAUK-U, Myanmar (AP) — It was dusk in a corner of Myanmar recently shaken by some of the bloodiest sectarian violence in a generation, and a dozen Canadian tourists climbed to the top of a grassy hill, cameras ready to capture the sweeping view. Moss-covered pagodas rose from foggy hilltops all along the horizon, their bell-shaped silhouettes dark agains... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723438-tourists-trickle-violence-hit-western-myanmar.html 2012-11-26T23:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1719814-psycho-shower-violence-movies.html NEW YORK (AP) — For his first professional acting job, a 22-year-old Anthony Hopkins took a train from South Wales to Manchester. With time to kill on a rainy day, he dropped off his bags and headed to the movies, where a long queue wound outside the cinema. "It was packed," Hopkins recalls. "I sat down and I didn't know what the hell I was in for. I had ... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1719814-psycho-shower-violence-movies.html 2012-11-24T01:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1719570-dc-pace-fewer-than-100-homicides-2012.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The crack epidemic that began in the 1980s ushered in a wave of bloodletting in the nation's capital and a death toll that ticked upward daily. Dead bodies, sometimes several a night, had homicide detectives hustling between crime scenes and earned Washington unwelcome monikers such as the nation's "murder capital." At the time, some feared the murder rate ... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1719570-dc-pace-fewer-than-100-homicides-2012.html 2012-11-24T00:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1719836-2-dead-violence-south-africa-gold-mine.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African gold mining company says two of its workers have been killed and another injured in violence at one of its mines as unrest continues in the industry. Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. said Friday that the attack happened late Thursday at its Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Joh... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1719836-2-dead-violence-south-africa-gold-mine.html 2012-11-23T13:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1715974-movie-attack-suspect-guns-despite-psych-issues.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and Walmart store legally bought the guns he allegedly planned to use, despite being forced to undergo a psychiatric exam three years ago after stalking a store clerk he said he planned to kill, authorities said. Blaec Lammers, 20, was arrested last week after ... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1715974-movie-attack-suspect-guns-despite-psych-issues.html 2012-11-22T00:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1714230-boy-charged-fatal-shooting-florida-bus.html MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida teen was charged with fatally shooting a girl in front of her younger sister and several other students while riding the bus to school Tuesday morning, Miami-Dade police said. The 15-year-old male student was taken into custody at the scene in Homestead and later charged with manslaughter and carrying a concealed firearm. The ... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1714230-boy-charged-fatal-shooting-florida-bus.html 2012-11-21T01:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1711014-sons-anarchy-making-case-tv-violence.html NEW YORK (AP) — I want to pay tribute to TV violence. In particular, I want to celebrate "Sons of Anarchy," FX network's bloodthirsty and brilliant drama series about a motorcycle gang. (It airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST.) Now I don't make a habit of championing violence, even make-believe violence on my TV screen. On the contrary, I count myself among those... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1711014-sons-anarchy-making-case-tv-violence.html 2012-11-19T13:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1708940-rights-group-myanmar-forces-supported-attacks.html BANGKOK (AP) — A leading international rights group on Sunday accused Myanmar security forces of supporting some of the brutal anti-Muslim violence last month that forced 35,000 people from torched homes. The government rejected the allegations, which came one day before President Barack Obama's visit to the Southeast Asian nation after a year and a half of unprecedented dem... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1708940-rights-group-myanmar-forces-supported-attacks.html 2012-11-18T05:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1701242-chicagos-top-cop-code-silence-tolerated.html CHICAGO (AP) — Just before the beating of a female bartender by an off-duty Chicago police officer persuaded him to end his own career, then-police Superintendent Phil Cline said the officer caught on videotape had "tarnished our image worse than anybody else in the history of the department." Nearly six years later, a federal jury has not only awarded ba... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1701242-chicagos-top-cop-code-silence-tolerated.html 2012-11-14T22:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1699068-will-chicago-verdict-cop-beating-trial.html CHICAGO (AP) — Will the city act? That's the question many Chicagoans will be asking Wednesday — a day after the dramatic conclusion of a civil trial that stemmed from a notorious 2007 beating of a female bartender by off-duty police officer Anthony Abbate. A video recording of the attack later went viral worldwide. Jurors came back wi... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1699068-will-chicago-verdict-cop-beating-trial.html 2012-11-14T12:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1697706-apnewsbreak-idaho-inmates-claim-gangs-prison.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A gang war that appears to have taken over parts of an Idaho private prison is spilling into the federal courts, with some inmates contending prison officials are ceding control to gang leaders in an effort to save money on staffing. Eight inmates at the Idaho Correctional Center are suing the Corrections Corporation of America, conten... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1697706-apnewsbreak-idaho-inmates-claim-gangs-prison.html 2012-11-13T18:27:00Z