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Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers stage for Democratic candidate hopefuls
As Americans commemorated Martin Luther King Jr., Democratic presidential hopefuls fanned out across the country to honor the civil rights leader and make themselves heard on the national stage. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., used the holiday to launch a presidential campaign that, if successful, would ...
Lawyers worry accused Wisconsin murderer-kidnapper can't get fair trial after 'thorough confession'
Defense attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping a Wisconsin teenager and killing her parents acknowledged Wednesday that they're starting the case at a disadvantage after their client gave detectives a detailed confession and said they're not sure he can get a fair trial ...
Brazilians split over Bolsonaro's easing of gun laws, but many want to have firearms at home
Silvana Tavares, a long-time sports shooter who is a vendor in a firearms store in Sao Paulo, says she has never brandished a weapon at anyone, and she does not want to kill anyone. But she is determined to keep a gun at home. "Nobody goes ...
Brazil's Bolsonaro decrees eased gun laws and woos weapons makers
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree loosening the country's restrictive gun regulations, and hinted at further measures to arm law-abiding citizens to combat rampant crime. The decree, which does not require congressional approval, scraps the requirement that Brazilians need to prove their 'effective need' ...
Wisconsin kidnapping suspect targeted girl after seeing her get on bus, police say
A Wisconsin man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and holding her captive for three months made up his mind to take her when he spotted the teenager getting on a school bus near her home, authorities said Monday. Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, told detectives ...
Florida governor suspends sheriff who 'failed' in Parkland school shooting
Florida's governor on Friday suspended the sheriff who oversaw the response to last year's Parkland school shooting over failings in his handling of the massacre. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel had "repeatedly failed" and "demonstrated a pattern of poor leadership" following ...
American woman brings pistol and bullets onto U.S.-Japan flight
An American woman who was recently found to be in possession of a pistol and bullets “mistakenly” taken onboard a flight from Atlanta to Narita airport is denied entry into Japan.
U.S. Democrats introduce bill to beef up background checks for gun buyers
U.S. Democrats unveiled landmark gun safety legislation Tuesday five days after regaining the House majority, seeking swift action on a measure to expand background checks on firearm sales. A similar bill was introduced last year by Democrats, but Republican leaders declined to bring it to ...
Baltimore police have collected nearly 2,000 weapons, including a rocket launcher, as part of a buy-back program aimed at reducing violence in the eastern U.S. city. The three-day operation last week was announced in a bid to rid the streets of illegal weapons in a ...
Austrian police holding witness, victim linked to organized crime in deadly Vienna eatery shooting
Austrian police say they have detained both a witness and a man who was wounded in a shooting at a Viennese restaurant that left another man dead. Police said Sunday that the 29-year-old witness, who was eating with the two other men at a central ...
FBI agent guilty of shooting Denver bar patron while doing back flip on dance floor
An ex-FBI agent who accidentally shot a Denver bar patron in June after performing a dance-floor back flip pleaded guilty on Friday to misdemeanor assault under a plea deal that spares him from serving jail time, prosecutors said. Chase Bishop, 30, pleaded guilty to third-degree ...
Osaka cop leaves loaded gun behind in convenience store toilet
An Osaka Prefectural Police officer forgets to take his loaded pistol with him following an early morning toilet break at a convenience store in the city.
