
MIT police officer killed in campus shooting
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was shot and killed at the campus outside Boston, authorities said early Friday. No arrests had ...

For gun control, now what? A look at the issue
The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress.

What now for gun control? A look at the issue
The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress.

Official: School couldn't expel accused teens
The attorney for the family of a 15-year-old Northern California girl who hanged herself after she was allegedly sexually abused by three boys ...

Brazil official: World Cup, Olympics will be safe
Brazilian officials said Tuesday they were closely following the investigation into the explosions at the Boston Marathon as they consider whether to ...

New York's assault weapon registration begins
Key measures of New York's tough new gun law kicked in Monday, with owners of firearms now reclassified as assault weapons required to start ...

Newtown parents back study for clues to violence
As parents, Jeremy Richman and Jennifer Hensel were plunged into grief when their only child, 6-year-old Avielle, was killed in the massacre at Sandy ...

Gun debate revives questions about self-defense
The beam from the intruder's flashlight pierced the blackness of the bedroom at 4:45 a.m., sweeping across the down comforter and into Eric Martin's ...
Uncle: Family of suspect in Va. shootings stunned
The family of a man charged with wounding two women at a community college shooting in southwest Virginia is stunned and worried about the school's ...

Student charged in Va. mall shootings; 2 wounded
An 18-year-old college student was charged Friday with shooting and wounding two women at a mall branch of a southwest Virginia community college ...

Warrant: Texas suspect interested in cannibalism
A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college told investigators that he had fantasized about cannibalism and ...

Boost for background checks: Senators compromise
Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum ...

Newtown sends out the last post-shooting donations
Thousands of the toys and other gifts that poured into Newtown following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School ended up going to children's ...

Dem, GOP senators work on background check deal
Two influential senators, one from each party, are working on an agreement that could expand background checks on firearms sales to include gun shows ...

School faces new questions in Colorado massacre
New questions confronted the University of Colorado, Denver on Friday amid disclosures that a psychiatrist who treated theater shooting suspect James ...

Rangers fan honors daughter killed in massacre
Longtime Texas Rangers fan Robbie Parker grabbed former star catcher Ivan Rodriguez in a long embrace and didn't seem to want to let go. A few months ...

Conn. lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law
Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ...

In Colorado, Obama presses for gun measures
Ratcheting up pressure for Congress to limit access to guns, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that recent steps by Colorado to tighten its gun ...

Ohio school: Jesus portrait has been taken down
A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio school district since 1947 was taken down Wednesday, because of concerns about the potential costs ...

Reaction to Rice video has Rutgers reconsidering
Rutgers officials had already seen the video showing coach Mike Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing basketballs at players during practice and yelling ...

NRA study suggests trained, armed school staffers
The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train ...

Conn. lawmakers unveil bipartisan gun control plan
With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other ...