The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background check...
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Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers following Lewiston mass shooting
The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history
Maine legislature passes sweeping gun safety laws in all-night session
Measures including background checks on private sales and waiting periods for purchases follow deadly shooting last year
Maine’s state legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning on Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.
The Democratic governor, Janet Mills, and the Democratic-...
Ukraine, Israel aid package faces major challenge: Lost time
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has embraced a sense of urgency to deliver aid for U.S. allies following Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend, moving ahead with a floor vote on a $95 billion national security package.
But after months of Israel and Ukraine expending resources in their respective wars absent U.S. assistance, questions remain about whether that top-line figure will be enough.
Johnson is proposing to bring a vote on four separ...
Instagram’s shift away from political content raises questions about what counts as ‘political’
Instagram’s recent decision to move the platform away from political content has sparked concerns among content creators and advocacy groups over which issues will be included.
The social media site began rolling out changes last month, following through on previously announced plans to stop recommending political content across Instagram and Threads.
Unless users change their settings, they will no longer see political content on various “recommendation surfaces,” s...
Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face lifelong challenges
Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children...
Kennedy family to endorse Biden in Philadelphia in latest rebuke to RFK Jr.
The Kennedy family is set to endorse President Biden in his reelection campaign on Thursday during an event in Philadelphia, a strong rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent White House bid.
The Biden campaign is expecting 15 members of the Kennedy clan to attend Thursday’s event alongside the president. Kerry Kennedy, the younger sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will deliver remarks outlining her family’s support for Biden.
“President Biden has been a champion...
Los Angeles officer who shot and killed teen girl in dressing room won’t face charges
A Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a teenage girl with a stray bullet will not be charged over the incident, the California Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. fired his rifle three times into a Burlington Coat Factory department store when pursuing a man who had attacked two women in December 2021.
Valentina Orellana Peralta, 14 years old, was shot and killed while hiding in a dressing room with her mother,...
NRA promises to reform charitable arm in new settlement with DC attorney general
The National Rifle Association (NRA) settled a suit with the D.C. Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday, concluding a three-and-a-half-year case by promising to reform its troubled charity arm, avoiding a trial.
Prosecutors said the NRA Foundation misused more than $10 million in tax-deductible donations, illegally funneling the money into its parent organization for political activity. The case was set to go to trial April 29.
The settlement comes as the ...