Commentary / World Jun 27, 2016
Mass shootings are America's new normal
by Ted Rall
Congress's failure to act over the last 12 years has transformed the U.S. into a nation awash in military hardware.
Commentary / World | THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK Jun 24, 2016
Guns make the U.S. less fair and less tolerant
by Hiroaki Sato
Commentary / World Jun 20, 2016
America has long fostered a culture of violence
by Cesar Chelala
We cannot decry the consequence of our actions if we foster a culture of violence in the United States.
Business Jun 18, 2016
Experts say it's too soon to gauge whether a week of horrific news out of Orlando will hurt tourism there. But travel agents are not seeing widespread cancellations, and many travelers say they're committed to visiting. "I had more people worrying last year about, 'Should ...
Editorials Jun 17, 2016
Despite some efforts by Democratic lawmakers, if the past is any precedent the massacre in Florida will have no effect on U.S. gun control laws.
World / Crime & Legal Jun 16, 2016
Obama to again become 'consoler in chief,' meeting survivors of Orlando massacre
Reprising his frequent role of "consoler in chief," President Barack Obama will fly to Orlando on Thursday to meet with survivors of the massacre at a gay nightclub and families of some of the 49 people killed. The White House said Obama's visit to the ...
World / Crime & Legal Jun 15, 2016
The pattern seems clear: A mass shooting is followed by loud calls to tighten America's gun laws, yet there is no change before the next massacre. That is not exactly accurate, however. Change often does happen — but toward looser gun laws, according to an ...
National Jun 14, 2016
Candlelight vigil held in Shinjuku for Orlando massacre victims
by Daisuke Kikuchi
A large crowd gathered Tuesday evening in Tokyo's Shinjuku district for a candlelight vigil to mourn the victims of the LGBT nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida. The event near Shinjuku Ni-chome, Tokyo's main LGBT neighborhood, drew over 130 participants. They gathered in Hanazono Nishi Park, ...
World / Crime & Legal Jun 14, 2016
Macho assault rifle ads may be silver bullet in U.S. gun-control debate
"Forces of opposition bow down. You are single-handedly outnumbered." That's how one advertisement reads for a semi-automatic rifle made by Bushmaster, whose AR-15 is increasingly the gun of choice for America's mass shooters, including the suspect in Sunday's massacre at a gay dance club in ...
World / Crime & Legal May 21, 2016
U.S. Secret Service shoots gun-wielding man near White House
A Secret Service agent shot a man who brandished a gun near the White House on Friday while President Barack Obama was out golfing, and the man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said. The Secret Service, which protects the president and ...
World / Crime & Legal May 14, 2016
Top U.S. auctioneers refused to sell gun from Trayvon Martin shooting
Two of America's leading auctioneers of guns refused on ethical grounds to handle the sale of the 9-mm pistol that George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. The firearm is so toxic that another auctioneer, the man who sold the revolver used ...
World / Crime & Legal May 12, 2016
Arizona grandfather jailed for leaving 5-year-old in desert with gun after car broke down
An Arizona man was sentenced to six months in jail for felony child abuse for leaving his 5-year-old granddaughter in the desert with a loaded and cocked handgun with the instruction to "shoot any bad guys," prosecutors said on Wednesday. Paul Armand Rater, 54, pleaded ...