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House Democrats are pushing legislation that will require Americans to get government permission before buying a gun in any setting, retail or otherwise.

A judge sentenced a Maine woman to 150 days in prison on Tuesday for cracking her father’s skull using a fire poker while drunk.

A group of teenage girls started a violent brawl at a Los Angeles, California, McDonald’s after a mother asked them to leave the children’s play area, police said.

A set of Chicago area twins is now both serving prison terms after being convicted in separate murders.

A Florida substitute teacher took the term “party pooper” literally when she allegedly scattered feces at a school principal’s party.

A Kentucky teacher was caught on video dragging a nine-year-old autistic boy down the hallways of an elementary school.

Authorities are on the lookout for a man allegedly caught on camera Saturday licking a California home’s doorbell for three hours.

As the debate about the construction of a wall and other border security issues, here are 29 facts that you need to know. The topics came up during the most recent episode of “Coffee with Scott Adams.” Brandon Darby, the Managing Editor for Breitbart’s Border and Cartel Chronicles, sat down with the famed creator of the Dilbert comics to discuss the intricacies of border security.

Former Democrat Governor Jim McGreevey has been fired as head of a prisoner re-entry program after charges of misappropriating funds were lodged against him.

Two Mississippi teenagers were arrested late Friday, accused of brutally stabbing and shooting their mother after she reportedly punished them for attempting to run her over using a vehicle.

The rate of Americans dying from cancer hit a 25-year low, according to a study from the American Cancer Society published Tuesday.

David Hogg suggests efforts to declare a “national emergency” regarding border security could be better spent with action against “gun violence.”

Police say a 25-year-old woman with a concealed carry permit shot and killed a robber on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday morning.

As House Democrats embark on an effort to expand background checks Gabby Giffords is making clear that it is only the “first step” in a larger push for gun control.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Authorities in this border city are investigating a disturbing video widely shared on social media where a man is seen stabbing a dog. The footage sparked outrage with many residents calling for an arrest.

A Wisconsin babysitter accused of killing a two-month-old boy allegedly tried to hide the infant’s death from his mother by dressing him and propping his body up in a car seat, police said.

Former Vice President Joe Biden will likely decide in the next two weeks if he will run for president in 2020, according to a report.

A New York City firefighter who plunged to his death off of a Brooklyn bridge Sunday evening had been trying to rescue two injured car crash victims trapped under their vehicle.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) struggled to explain how she would pay for $40 trillion in federal government programs during a Sunday interview with Anderson Cooper on CBS’s 60 Minutes.

An exotic dancer in Plant City, Florida, was arrested after allegedly posting notes to social media about having “visions” of committing a mass shooting, police say.

A man released from a Dayton, Ohio, jail allegedly tried to rob the bank across the street only minutes later, police said upon his rearrest.

Thirteen children have died from the influenza virus this flu season, according to the latest statistics released from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Tens of thousands of students and leaders at a Christian conference raised $400,000 to translate the Bible into unique sign languages in areas of the world with limited access to the Gospel.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not see the humor in the Game of Thrones memes President Donald Trump used to announce his plans to build a wall along the U.S. southern border, telling him he had “enough.”

Outgoing Democrat California Gov. Jerry Brown decided to defend the state’s sanctuary laws in one of his final acts as governor, saying that Cpl. Ronil Singh’s death had “nothing to do” with them.

Detectives in Harris County now believe that the murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes was a case of mistaken identity and not a hate crime. Officials say the shooters allegedly fired at the wrong vehicle and the family were “innocent victims.”

A man attempting to kidnap a woman chased her into a karate studio and found he made a huge mistake when the martial arts instructor inside put a quick end to the situation.

A man who ran an international child porn ring was beaten to death in prison this week, but one of his victims predicted his fate long before his demise.

A Pittsburgh-area woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly bagging $200,000 in food stamps while she operated a business that received $1.24 million from Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services.

A woman in a vegetative state for several years gave birth in a Phoenix care facility this week, prompting a sexual assault investigation.

A former Illinois high school teacher accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy had her bail set at $1 million on Thursday.

A Washington state judge set a trial date for the welfare fraud case of Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who made her claim to fame by posing as a black woman for decades.

Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton raised a transgender flag outside her Capitol Hill office as one of her first acts as a newly sworn-in member of Congress.

New Hampshire State Rep. NH State Rep. John Burt (R-Goffstown) says he will carry his handgun in the State House whether rules allow it or not.

Newly elected Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema refused to be sworn in on a Bible, opting instead to place her right hand on a book of laws.

A Texas junior high school teacher was arrested for allegedly trying to sex traffic an underage female family member with men in Morocco, say local law enforcement authorities.