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US Gun Maker Remington Files For Bankruptcy Protection

U.S. gun maker Remington Outdoor Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, after years of falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Trump On Transgender Ban: Doing Military A Favor

President Trump discusses banning transgender people from the military.

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto

President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure Friday, averting a midnight government shutdown just hours after declaring he was considering a veto.

Utah Governor Signs Law Legalizing 'Free-Range Parenting'

So-called free-range parenting will soon be the law of the land in Utah after the governor signed what appears to be the country’s first measure to formally legalize allowing kids to do things on their own to foster self-sufficiency.

Behind Facebook’s Baby Step Fixes: Defending Its Ad Business

Wondering why Facebook seems to be taking baby steps to address the biggest scandal in its history? Stronger safeguards on user data might damage Facebook’s core business of using what it knows about you to sell ads that target your interests.

Trump Orders Huge Tariffs On China, Raises Concerns About Possible Trade War

Primed for economic combat, President Donald Trump set in motion tariffs on as much as $60 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. on Thursday and accused the Chinese of high-tech thievery, picking a fight that could push the global heavyweights into a trade war.

President Trump Replacing McMaster With Bolton As National Security Adviser

President Donald Trump is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Toys R Us Founder Dies Days After Chain’s Announced Shutdown

Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us, has died at age 94, a week after the iconic chain he started six decades ago announced it will shut down its stores across the U.S.

Septuagenarian Smackdown? Trump, Biden Trade Fighting Words

Imagine: A pay-per-view steel-cage fight featuring Donald “Kick His A--” Trump versus Joe “Beat the Hell Out of Him” Biden. Price to tune in? Enough to eliminate the government’s deficit.

TV Personality Known For Playing Bozo The Clown Dies At 89

Longtime Boston television personality and entertainer Frank Avruch, who was the star of the popular children’s TV program “Bozo the Clown,” has died. He was 89.

Newly-Released Video Shows Vegas Shooter in Hotel

The New York Times obtained surveillance video from inside the MGM Grand Hotel, showing gunman Stephen Paddock's movements in the days and hours leading up to the Las Vegas shooting.

Mark Zuckerberg Willing to Testify Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Mark Zuckerberg gives exclusive TV interview to CNN, following Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Bomber’s Video Amounts to Confession, but No Motive

A 25-minute cellphone video left behind by the bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for weeks details the differences among the weapons he built and amounts to a confession, police said. But his motive remains a mystery.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Admits Mistakes, But No Apology

Breaking five days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm.

With Police Near, Suspected Austin Bomber Blows Himself Up

As a SWAT team closed in, the suspected bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for three weeks used one of his devices to blow himself up.

Officer’s Response Praised as School Shooting Ends Quickly

In the latest school shooting in America, the gunfire was over and done with in less than a minute.

Another Blast Rocks Austin, But Unrelated To Other Bombings

Emergency teams rushed Tuesday night to another reported explosion in Austin — this one at a Goodwill store — but police and federal authorities said the blast wasn’t related to recent bombings that have killed and injured people and caused panic across Texas’ capital for weeks.

Minneapolis Officer Charged In Shooting Of Australian Woman

A Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Australian woman in July minutes after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home was charged Tuesday with murder and manslaughter.

New Blast Sends Bombing Investigators To Texas FedEx Center

Investigators pursuing a suspected serial bomber in the Texas capital shifted their attention Tuesday to a FedEx shipping center near San Antonio where a package exploded on a conveyor belt in the middle of the night and caused minor injuries to a worker.

Panthers Sign WR Jarius Wright

The Carolina Panthers have signed free agent wide receiver Jarius Wright to a three-year contract. Wright previously played six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.