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Guns, explosives found after Fla. student suicide
A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida early Monday and investigators found homemade explosives and two guns ...
UN adopts plan to combat violence against women
Conservative Muslim and Roman Catholic countries and liberal Western nations approved a U.N. blueprint to combat violence against women and girls, ...
Colo Legislature OKs expansion of firearms checks
A landmark expansion of background checks on firearm purchases was approved Friday by lawmakers in Colorado, a politically moderate state that was the ...
Conservatives confident on gun measures
Conservatives are all but declaring victory on their defense of gun rights, exuding confidence as calls for aggressive controls in the wake of the ...
AP Exclusive: FBI says fed agent killing justified
An immigration agent was justified in fatally shooting a colleague who opened fire on their boss in a federal office building last year, the FBI has ...
Zimbabwe to vote on new constitution
One campaign ad on the Internet shows video footage of a lawmaker in Zimbabwe's tenuous coalition government punching a Cabinet minister appointed by ...
Dems push assault weapons ban through Senate panel
Democrats pushed an assault weapons ban through a Senate committee on Thursday and toward its likely doom on the Senate floor, after an emotion-laden ...
Egypt: 38 soccer fans charged with violence
Egyptian prosecutors have charged 38 members of a die-hard soccer fan club with belonging to an illegal group and other offenses, one of the first ...
Newtown gunman had interest in other mass murders
The man who killed 26 people inside a Connecticut elementary school last year showed interest in other mass killings, people close to the ...
Ill. gov. wants appeal of concealed carry ruling
Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that he wants the Illinois attorney general to appeal a federal court ruling that the state's last-in-the-nation ...
Egypt's Brotherhood blasts UN women's document
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood sharply criticized an anticipated U.N. document on combatting violence against women, saying on Wednesday that it was ...
Colorado gun control bills near final passage
Fiercely debated ammunition limits cleared Colorado's Democratic Legislature on Wednesday and were on their way to the governor, who has said he'll ...
AP EXCLUSIVE: Police blamed in Egypt revolt deaths
The highest-level inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters in Egypt's uprising has concluded that police were behind nearly all the killings ...
On edge at times, Newtown school tries to cope
They relocated the entire student body to a new school unstained by blood. They brought in counselors to soothe shattered nerves, and parents to ...
Government money to help reduce domestic violence
Vice President Joe Biden says the Justice Department is handing out more than $2 million in grants to help reduce homicides from domestic violence.
Senate panel approves gun background check
Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence, pushing a bill requiring nearly universal ...
Infant the latest victim of Chicago gang violence
A 6-month old girl became the latest innocent victim of Chicago gang violence when a gunman ambushed her father while he was changing her diaper along ...
Status of proposals for gun control legislation
Status of proposals for curbing gun violence announced earlier this year by President Barack Obama: ___ NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION: —A divided Senate ...
Chicago infant shot 5 times dies in gang-related shooting
A 6-month-old Chicago girl who was shot five times while her father was changing her diaper died of her wounds Tuesday, authorities said.
Senate panel ready to OK gun background checks
Democrats are ready to muscle expanded background checks and other gun curbs through a Senate committee, giving President Barack Obama an initial if ...
Colorado Senate give final OK to gun control bills
A gun control package pushed by Colorado Democrats cleared the state Senate on Monday, as sponsors described it as a needed response to Colorado's ...
NRA steps up lobbying efforts in Connecticut
The National Rifle Association helped bus hundreds of supporters to the Connecticut Capitol on Monday, the latest sign of its stepped-up presence in ...
No suspensions from Canada-Mexico brawl at Classic
The violent misdeeds of the Mexican and Canadian baseball teams will go unpunished. The World Baseball Classic decided no players will be suspended ...
Beyond the brawl: World Baseball Classic scenes
Of course, there was the bunt single that turned into a brawl between the players - and the fans - in the Mexico-Canada WBC matchup. But the World ...