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NRA accuses companies of ‘cowardice’ after severing ties under threat of boycott

The National Rifle Association has swung back at companies severing their partnerships with the gun-rights advocacy group under the threat of boycott, accusing them of "political and civil cowardice."

February 25, 2018

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, Columbine High School killers, inspire mass shooters

The 1999 Columbine High School massacre gave rise to a fascination with the two teenage killers and mass shootings in general, spawning a social media subculture and inspiring dozens of disturbed young men to seek fame and vengeance by emulating their deadly heroes.

February 22, 2018

Democrats defeat Columbine survivor’s concealed carry guns bill

Colorado Democrats defeated a bill Wednesday to remove restrictions on concealed-carry in K-12 public schools, a measure introduced by a Columbine survivor aimed at providing another line of defense against mass shootings.

February 21, 2018

Women’s March leader works behind scenes on ‘student-led’ Parkland gun-control protest

The students billed as leading the gun control charge "from their parents' living rooms" after last week's deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, are receiving help from seasoned left-wing activists.

February 21, 2018

Jill Stein, Bernie Sanders under fire as Robert Mueller Russian indictments reopen old wounds

The feud over whether Jill Stein and Bernie Sanders helped sink Hillary Clinton's presidential bid re-erupted after the Russian indictment found that the trolling operation tried to boost their 2016 election prospects along with those of Donald Trump.

February 19, 2018

Columbine survivor introduces bill to expand concealed-carry in schools

Some students are calling for tougher gun-control laws after escaping last week's horrific massacre in Parkland, Florida, but another school-shooting survivor is going in a different direction.

February 19, 2018

Bloomberg-backed gun-control group slammed for inflating school-shooting numbers

Last month, a shot fired at a high school near Seattle entered an office window and hit a three-ring binder. Six weeks later, 17 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

February 17, 2018

Increase in school shootings blamed on pressure to succeed, culture changes

Adam Lankford, University of Alabama associate professor of criminology, said today's teens and young adults are under more pressure to succeed, and they increasingly define success as being famous.

February 15, 2018

Milo Yiannopoulos ‘10 Things I Hate About Mexico’ speech canceled by UCLA Bruin Republicans

The UCLA Bruin Republicans nixed the event Wednesday, just one day after announcing that Milo Yiannopoulos would appear Feb. 26 to deliver a speech entitled, "10 Things I Hate About Mexico."

February 15, 2018

Winter Olympics’ cold weather chills global warming hype

The climate-change movement's dire warnings about how the Winter Olympics face an existential threat from global warming have been all but buried by the flurry of reports about frigid conditions at the 2018 games in South Korea, which are expected to set an Olympic record for cold temperatures.

February 14, 2018

Liberal Center for American Progress calls for restrictions on overseas military voting

After years of accusing states of voter suppression, the Center for American Progress, citing election security, wants to make voting tougher for Americans serving overseas in the military.

February 13, 2018

Oxfam official resigns after reports of sexual misconduct by aid workers in Haiti, Chad

A top Oxfam official resigned Monday after the leading global aid organization was rocked by reports of sexual misconduct by aid workers in Haiti and Chad, including an alleged "Caligula orgy" with prostitutes.

February 12, 2018

Charles Young Jr., Democratic lawmaker, waves handgun on Mississippi House floor to protest bill

A Mississippi state legislator brandished his handgun Thursday on the House floor in order to make a point about his opposition to a proposed gun-rights bill.

February 8, 2018

Prosecutors to drop last charges in Cliven Bundy Nevada standoff case

Federal prosecutors moved Wednesday to dismiss the charges against four low-level figures in the 2014 Nevada standoff, including two Bundy brothers, but it wasn't all good news for the Bundy ranching family.

February 8, 2018

Cliven Bundy, sons file lawsuits over public lands, Oregon standoff

The Bundy camp has launched a legal offensive against federal and state authorities, filing three civil lawsuits in the last two weeks challenging public-lands policy in Nevada and alleging official misconduct in the 2016 Oregon standoff.

February 7, 2018

NFL ratings down due to anthem protests: survey

The reasons for the NFL's ratings decline have been hotly disputed, but a newly released survey suggests that the take-a-knee protests were primarily to blame.

February 6, 2018

Super Bowl airs T-Mobile ‘equal pay’ ad, rejects #PleaseStand ad as too political

Conservatives called foul after a T-Mobile ad airing during Super Bowl LII made a plug for "fair and equal pay," referring to the left's much-disputed contention that U.S. women earn less than men as a result of discrimination.

February 5, 2018

Overnight figures show Super Bowl ratings take another tumble

Sunday's broadcast of the Super Bowl drew the big game's smallest audience since 2009, the Nielsen rating company announced Monday.