Police officials said the man approached a guard booth carrying a pistol and was shot after he refused to put it down. The man, identified by two law enforcement officials as Jesse Olivieri of Pennsylvania, was hospitalized in critical condition.
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2016The presumptive GOP nominee, who just a few years ago praised President Obama's appeal for stronger gun control after the Newtown mass shootings, attacked Hillary Clinton Friday on gun reforms.
The GOP presidential candidate’s history on taxes collides with his campaign rhetoric.
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It is easy to scoff at the idea of Internet addiction, yet a growing number of parents and experts say addiction to screens is becoming a major problem for many young Americans, causing them to drop out of school, withdraw from their families and friends, and complain of deep anxieties in social settings.
Gov. Mary Fallin said she felt the bill, viewed by supporters of abortion rights and opponents alike as unprecedented, was too vague and poorly constructed.
Loretta Alessandrini, 72, who lives in an age 55-plus community, was part of a letter-writing campaign to support the bill. She said police “begrudgingly” busted her community's $4 mah-jongg game last year after a resident who lost $20 snitched.
They were “at-will” employees who could be let go at the discretion of General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld. More than one-third of the dismissed managers worked in subway operations.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe said shortening the process that felons go through to buy guns wasn’t part of his intention when he signed a measure restoring their ability to vote.
The death of John Rufus Evans III was preceded weeks earlier by an argument over an image on Instagram, authorities said Friday during a hearing for Jovante Hall, who is charged with second-degree murder.
Some are questioning the validity of the poll, and others argue that the name, a dictionary-defined slur, should be changed even if only a minority find it disparaging.
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After struggling against Miami in three previous starts this season, right-hander Tanner Roark pitched into the seventh inning to help Washington secure a 4-1 victory.
On the way to the door, Moshe Yaalon blasted Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he has lost confidence in the prime minister’s decision-making and morals.
In the 1960s TV sitcom, his character was the human sidekick (of course) of a talking palomino horse.
Companies owned by Democratic billionaire Jim Justice, a coal-mining baron who has vowed to create jobs, owe more than $3 million to the federal government.
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Republicans have physically dodged reporters, twisted their words and flip-flopped.
