FBI: Violent Crime Down Slightly in 2017

Attorney General Sessions credits increased prosecutions

Stephen Gutowski and Charles Fain Lehman
September 24, 2018 2:55 PM

Americans committed about 1.2 million violent crimes in 2017, a rate of 382.9 per 100,000 people and modest dip from the year before, according to a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program released on Monday.

Shaq: More Cops Are Essential to Preventing Future School Shootings

Haris Alic
March 15, 2018 2:20 PM

Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, a Florida resident who has long expressed an interest in law enforcement, said on Wednesday that the only way to prevent future school shootings is to ensure the nation's K-12 educational institutions have a pronounced police presence.

MTV, Other Viacom Channels Go Dark to Stand With Students ‘Against Gun Violence’

Haris Alic
March 14, 2018 4:24 PM

MTV and other Viacom channels went dark for 17 minutes on Wednesday in solidarity with students staging a national school walkout to protest gun violence.

Romney Delays Senate Announcement ‘Out of Respect’ for Florida Shooting Victims

Cameron Cawthorne
February 15, 2018 9:00 AM

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced Wednesday night that he would be delaying his Senate announcement following a mass shooting in Florida that left 17 dead.

Georgia Tech Marksmanship Club Teaches Students How to Use Firearms Amid Crime Spike

Cameron Cawthorne
February 13, 2018 5:19 PM

Dozens of Georgia Tech students who participate in sports shooting are training fellow students on the use of firearms amid a spike in off-campus shootings around Atlanta, Ga.

Poll: Americans Split on Guns, But 89% Believe Better Mental Health Screenings and Treatment Key to Violence Prevention

74% believe tougher sentences on criminals required

A customer sights a shotgun at a gun shop

Stephen Gutowski
December 13, 2017 5:00 AM

Americans remain split on guns and gun control but find some areas of common ground, a poll released on Monday shows.

Scores Injured, One Dead as Palestinians Hold ‘Day of Rage’ Over Jerusalem

Reuters
December 8, 2017 10:14 AM

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) — Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated, scores were hurt, and at least one killed in clashes with Israeli troops on a "day of rage" on Friday against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi Tells Viewers Misleading History of Second Intifada

Claims Israeli visit to holy site prompted uprising when Palestinian leaders had already planned violence

Aaron Kliegman
December 7, 2017 2:31 PM

Rand Paul’s Neighbors: ‘Erroneous and Unfounded’ That He Was Attacked Over Landscaping

Paul Crookston
November 8, 2017 8:50 PM

Several neighbors of Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) have dismissed the theory that next-door neighbor Rene Boucher broke six of the senator's ribs over a landscaping dispute.

Fla. Mayor on Suspected Serial Killer Loose in City: We’re Going to Hunt Down and Catch the ‘Son of a B***h’

Cameron Cawthorne
October 24, 2017 3:57 PM

Tampa Bay Mayor Bob Buckhorn declared Monday night during a community meeting that law enforcement is going to hunt down and catch the "son of a b***h" suspected serial killer who has shot and killed three people within a one-mile radius in the past two weeks.

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