Police and federal agents, acting on a tip, have arrested one person on weapons charges after confiscating more than 1,000 guns in Los Angeles.
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Should guns be seized from those who pose threats? More states saying yes to red flag laws
More and more states are passing red flag laws to take away guns from someone who is suicidal or an imminent threat. But a federal law isn’t likely.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin blasts U.S. sentencing of Maria Butina as a ‘travesty of justice’
Gun-rights activistMaria Butina was sentenced to18 months in prison on Friday for her role in a Russian effort to infiltrate U.S. politics.
4 killed by runaway truck on Denver interstate; driver faces homicide charges
A stretch of I-70 westof Denverremained closed hours after a semi-tractor trailercarrying wood slammed into stopped cars causing multiple deaths.
‘For the good of the city’: Maryland governor calls on Baltimore mayor to resign after FBI raids
FBI and IRS agents executed search warrants atthe homes of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh in the scandal over sale of herchildren’s books.
Sri Lankan president shakes up defense forces, says attack warnings went unheeded
Sri Lanka’s president has demanded thatthe defense secretary and national police chief resign after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings.
Sen. McConnell to offer bill raising nationwide age limit for buying tobacco and vaping products to 21
Sen. Mitch McConnell said he willintroduce a bill to raise the nationwide minimum age for buyingtobacco products and vapingdevicesfrom 18 to 21.
Severe storms move east, leaving 3 dead and more than 100,000 without power
Bad weather, including gusty winds and possible tornadoes, is expected to intensify from Florida to the Mid-Atlantic on Friday.
Severe storm brings strong winds, flooding, tornadoes to Deep South; 3 dead
A three-day severe storm system that brought hail, high winds and sometornadoes to the Kansas-Texas corridormoved slowly eastward.
28 killed on Portuguese island of Madeira as tourist bus plunges off embankment and hits a house
A bus carrying German tourists plunged off an embankment onthe Portuguese islandof Madeira, leaving 28 dead.