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Trump Heads to CA to Talk Border Security

President Trump heads to the Golden State to inspect border wall prototypes amid immigration-based protests.

House Panel’s Initial Report Says No Collusion with Russia

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or coordination between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, a finding that pleased the White House but enraged Democrats who had not yet seen the document.

Police: Two Deadly Package Bombs In Texas Are Linked

Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin on Monday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, and they’re considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black.

Fatal Helicopter Crash in NYC's East River

A helicopter crashes into New York City's East River, claiming five lives.

Trump Backs off Push for Raising Assault Rifle Purchase Age

The White House unveiled a new plan to prevent school shootings that backs off President Donald Trump’s support for increasing the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21.

Florida Gov. Signs Sweeping Gun Bill Into Law

The political and legal fallout from Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to sign a sweeping gun bill into law following a school massacre was nearly immediate as the National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit to stop it and political candidates in both parties criticized it.

Schools Brace For Massive Student Walkouts Over Gun Violence

As schools around the country brace for student walkouts following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, principals and superintendents are scrambling to perform a delicate balancing act: How to let thousands of students exercise their First Amendment rights while not disrupting school and not pulling administrators into the raging debate over gun control.

Police Try To Connect 'Serial Killer Couple' To Other Murders

The Polk County Sheriff is concerned that a couple who is charged in connection with four different murders, in two different states, may be connected to other murders.

Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Gun Control Bill

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a school safety bill passed by the Legislature in response to the Valentine’s Day mass shooting that killed 17 people at a high school.

‘Pharma Bro’ Gets 7 Years In Prison In Securities Fraud Case

The smirk wiped from his face, a crying Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud Friday in a hard fall for the pharmaceutical-industry bad boy vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug.

Gunman Reportedly Takes Hostages At California Vets Home

Napa County Fire captain Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken hostages at a veterans home in California.

President Trump Plans to Meet Kim Jong Un for Nuke Talks

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump plan to meet in May for nuclear disarmament talks, a whiplash development that would put two leaders who’ve repeatedly insulted, threatened and dismissed each other in the same room, possibly in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

Trump Rolling Out Big Trade Tariffs, Sparing Mexico, Canada

After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. He suggested Australia and “other countries” might also be spared, a shift that could soften the international blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners.

Northeast Tries To Dig Out, Power Up After Latest Storm

Residents in the Northeast dug out from as much as 2 feet of wet, heavy snow Thursday, while utilities dealt with downed trees and electric lines that snarled traffic and left hundreds of thousands without power after two strong nor’easters in less than a week — all with possibility of another storm in the wings.

Will Gov. Rick Scott Sign Legislature’s Compromise on Guns?

All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he’ll sign the Florida legislature’s narrowly approved response to last month’s high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn’t what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.