After Texas church massacre, cities sue Pentagon for failing to report criminals to FBI gun database
Lawsuit comes nearly two months after a gunman, who should not have been permitted to buy a weapon, killed more than two dozen churchgoers in Texas.
Administration change allows businesses to claim religious, moral objections to covering birth control in company health plans.
Under the bill lawmakers have sent to Gov. John Kasich, doctors could face jail time if they knowingly perform the procedure on a woman who wants it because of a Down diagnosis.
CHIP funding will run out soon in some states. “You can’t say ‘probably’ everything is going to be all right,” a Virginia health official said.
Major gaps in what the bureau knows about people in the market for firearms can prove deadly.
No motive has yet been identified by police.
A hearing in federal court in Washington on Wednesday could determine whether a 17-year-old who crossed the border illegally can get the procedure.
Despite requests, two-thirds of U.S. counties still haven’t set up a system for wireless alerts.
With cell towers compromised and not enough time to organize alerts in Northern California, emergency personnel raced to homes to rouse residents.
Gun control group says the companies that make and sell “bump stocks” were negligent in making the devices widely available.
