National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, seeking to escape lawsuit
The suit says NRA officials diverted millions of dollars to fund luxury lifestyles and to buy the silence and loyalty of former employees, costing the group $64 million over three years.
Eight hurt in shooting at Wisconsin mall as gunman remains at large
Eight people were injured in a shooting at a U.S. mall in Wisconsin on Friday according to police, who said they were still hunting for the shooter. The FBI and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office tweeted that their officers were on the scene at the ...
Gunman on the run after Vienna 'terror attack' leaves two dead
A huge manhunt was under way Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at multiple locations across central Vienna, killing at least two people and wounding several more in what Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz describes as a "repulsive terror attack." One of the gunmen was shot dead ...
Australian Brenton Tarrant is expected to become the first person in New Zealand imprisoned for life without prospect of parole when his sentence is handed down.
Gunmen attacked a drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico killing at least 24 people and leaving seven wounded Wednesday, local authorities said. According to preliminary information, the attackers "entered the scene, forced (the victims) on to the ground and shot them," said Pedro Cortes, secretary ...
Shooter's rampage in Canada began with assault on girlfriend, police say
The worst mass shooting in Canadian history started with the suspect assaulting his girlfriend, and this may have been the "catalyst" for the 22 grisly slayings that followed, police said Friday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superintendent Darren Campbell said the shooter's motives are still under ...
Investigators on Monday scoured crime scenes from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history to try to understand why a dental worker with no criminal past killed at least 18 people. The gunman, identified by police as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, began his rampage late Saturday ...
Fired worker dead after gunning down six at Milwaukee brewery
A former employee who had just been sacked opened fire Wednesday at the Milwaukee campus of brewing giant Molson Coors, killing six before dying in the rampage, local media reported. The shooter had been fired earlier in the day, according to the local Fox affiliate, ...
U.S. calls fatal shooting by Saudi officer on Florida naval base 'act of terrorism'
The fatal shooting of three Americans by a Saudi Air Force officer at a Florida naval base last month was "an act of terrorism," U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday, adding that 21 Saudi military trainees will be pulled out of the ...
U.S. Supreme Court justices wrestle over dismissing major gun case
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday grappled with whether to dismiss a challenge to a New York City handgun ordinance and sidestep a ruling that could lead to an expansion of gun rights. The nine justices heard arguments in the first major gun case to ...
Three-quarters of U.S. kids killed in mass shootings were victims of domestic violence, study says
Three-quarters of U.S. children and teenagers killed in mass shootings over the past decade were victims of domestic violence and generally died in their homes, according to a study released on Thursday by the gun control group Everytown. While the specter of school shootings looms ...
Student guns down two, wounds three at California high school before shooting himself
A Southern California high school student killed two classmates and wounded three on Thursday, pulling a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun from his backpack and emptying it in a matter of seconds as the school day began. He saved the last bullet for himself. It was ...
