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Parade Shooting Suspect Bought 5 Weapons Despite Threats

Parade Shooting Suspect Bought 5 Weapons Despite Threats

A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including the high-powered rifle used in the shooting, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said.Read more

Georgia Subpoenaing Giuliani, Graham in Trump Election Probe

Georgia Subpoenaing Giuliani, Graham in Trump Election Probe

The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is subpoenaing U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and other members of Trump’s campaign legal team to testify before a special grand jury.Read more

6 Dead, 30 Hurt in Shooting at Chicago-Area July 4 Parade

6 Dead, 30 Hurt in Shooting at Chicago-Area July 4 Parade

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said.Read more

Personal Info on California Gun Owners Wrongly Made Public

Personal Info on California Gun Owners Wrongly Made Public

The California Department of Justice on Wednesday acknowledged the agency wrongly made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners in up to six state-operated databases, a broader exposure than the agency initially disclosed a day earlier.Read more

Buttigieg Launches $1B Pilot to Build Racial Equity in Roads

Buttigieg Launches $1B Pilot to Build Racial Equity in Roads

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects, pledging wide-ranging help to dozens of communities despite the program’s limited dollars.Read more

Louisiana AG Warns Doctors Against Performing Abortions

Louisiana AG Warns Doctors Against Performing Abortions

Arizona’s Republican attorney general on Wednesday said that a total ban on abortions that has been on the books since before statehood can be enforced, putting him at odds with GOP Gov. Doug Ducey, who says a 15-week abortion ban he signed in March takes precedence.Read more

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Parade Shooting Suspect Bought 5 Weapons Despite Threats

Parade Shooting Suspect Bought 5 Weapons Despite Threats

A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including the high-powered rifle used in the shooting, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said.Continue Reading

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