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On March 9, Maryland state senator Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County) said he and his colleagues will not quit pushing gun control until they have an annual “death toll of zero” in the state.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced a paid suspension for Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes.

Charges by a girlfriend that he threw a cell phone and kicked her forced James Thompson IV to settle for prep school instead of South Carolina. And despite his unbelievable play at Eastern Michigan, Thompson could become first freshman ever to finish in the Value Add Basketball top 10 and not make the NBA.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reacted to Sarah Palin’s comments about her son Track Palin – who was recently ridiculed by critics of the family after police were called to respond to reports of domestic violence.

Video of a woman throwing her small dog in Fairfield, California is receiving a lot of attention–attention that may lead to charges against her. Surveillance video from outside a home shows Brandy Chin walking with the dog, then throwing it onto

A Christmas card has ignited a firestorm of controversy. The mother and the two daughters have their mouths taped shut and their hands are tied with Christmas lights. The father is holding a sign that says, “Peace on earth.” Their small son is giving a “thumbs up.”

Mere hours after reports emerged of the Cincinnati Reds exchanging reliever Aroldis Chapman for two Los Angeles Dodgers, allegations hit that the bullet-throwing hurler had fired real bullets at his home after arguing with his girlfriend. The disturbing story killed the trade.

Fewer than half of acid attack victims pursue criminal charges against their attackers, researchers have found. The study, also revealed that, contrary to the common perception of acid attacks, the majority of victims were white men. Researchers from the St.

A Pakistani woman passed away after her ex-boyfriend set her on fire when she turned down his marriage proposal.

On November 3, Democrat presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley pledged seven “unilateral executive” gun controls he will enact if elected president.

An aide to Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) was arrested in Baltimore last week for allegedly beating his male lover with a shovel, CQ Roll Call reports.

After three were wounded and one was killed on October 9 at Northern Arizona University (NAU), Vice magazine ran the headline: “Yet Another Mass Shooting Has Left One Dead and Three Injured at Northern Arizona University.”

On Wednesday’s “Garbage Time” on Fox Sports1, host Katie Nolan reacted to Dallas Cowboys defensive end and convicted domestic abuser Greg Hardy’s interview about coming back after serving a four-game suspension for being found guilty of choking his former girlfriend,

On October 5, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Americans’ safety is being sacrificed to the “radical agenda” of the National Rifle Association (NRA) by Republicans who are nothing more than “puppets” of the NRA to begin with.

Hope Solo, who led the U.S. women’s soccer team to two Olympic gold medals and victory at the Women’s World Cup in July, suffered defeat in court on Friday involving a domestic violence dispute dating back to June 2014.

Lena Dunham has issued an apology for comparing criticism written about her on the Internet to domestic violence.

Eight people were found dead inside a home in north Houston Saturday night. Police officers entered the home after receiving a call asking them to perform a welfare check on the residents.

When San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi released Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez from jail on April 15, he was likely focused on expunging criminal charges from his own record–charges that had been downgraded from “domestic violence” to “false imprisonment” after he had initially pleaded guilty in 2012 to false imprisonment over “a spat with his wife, Eliana Lopez, during which he bruised her arms.”

On June 9 a couple in Rogersville, Tennessee, allegedly beat and stabbed a neighbor who called cops over their loud sex noises.

A suspect in the Dallas police headquarters attack is in a stand-off with police, according to the Dallas Morning News. Police are continuing to negotiate with the man, James Lance Boulware, who was chased by police to Hutchins, Texas. Hutchins is nine months south of downtown Dallas.

During his Tuesday ESPN2 show “Olbermann,” host Keith Olbermann reacted to the “Outside the Lines” report where police records show U.S. Women’s National Team goalie Hope Solo was difficult with the police and beat up her six-feet-eight-inches, 270-pound 17-year-old nephew. Although

Recent evidence from police records have been released about U.S. Women’s Soccer goalie Hope Solo, which makes it appear she not only beat up the 6’8 270 pound son of her half-sister, but was also belligerent to the police while being arrested. Amid this report,

On May 26 a “domestic incident” in which a boyfriend allegedly began chocking his girlfriend ended because she had access to a gun and was able to shoot him with hit until he stopped.

On Monday, the Chicago Bears released defensive end Ray McDonald, 30, after his arrest on charges of misdemeanor domestic violence and child endangerment in Santa Clara, California.

Newlywed WNBA players Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson each received a seven-game suspension from the league on Friday for a domestic violence incident in April.

On Sunday’s “Outside the Lines” on ESPN, a report was done on boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and his history of domestic violence with women and ex-fiancé and one of the victims in Mayweather domestic violence history Shantel Jackson’s attorney Gloria

On April 22, a three-judge appellate panel from the New Jersey Superior Court ruled that a domestic violence accusation–that did not result in a conviction–is sufficient grounds for denying a resident a gun permit.

ESPN Radio host Dan Le Batard of “The Dan Le Batard Show” reacted to the news of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy being slapped with a 10-game suspension for domestic violence. Hardy missed 15 games of the 2014 season

On March 26, a drunk father who allegedly assaulted his own mother was shot by his son, then arrested.

Tuesday morning a man with previous a history of domestic violence walked into a pediatric office in Fresno and gunned down the mother of his five children and then shot himself minutes later killing both of them.

Mexican ruling party PRI Mayor Javier Garfio Pacheco has issued an apology after comments at a rally suggesting that female domestic employees not keep up with current events because “the news is not that good,” and instead to watch Mexican primetime soap operas, known as telenovelas.

A recent New York Times report reveals the dirty underworld of the theatre industry, which, despite all its glory, behind the curtain could be described as nothing more than a cesspool of unheralded sexual advances, personal misconduct, and malfeasance at the hands of a faction of homosexual managers, who often prey on young gay men.

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is launching a national boycott of Fifty Shades of Grey, calling it little more than a how-to for domestic violence.

Katy Perry joined President Barack Obama at the Grammy Awards Sunday night to urge artists and fans alike to join a pledge to end rape and violence against women.

While Kim Kardashian is unable to contain herself in her endorsement of the highly controversial film adaptation of the book Fifty Shades of Grey, health experts are warning parents of the dangers of allowing the film’s explicit bondage, domination, and sadomasochistic (BDSM) sexual violence to seep into what is considered “acceptable” in American culture.

Media morality watchdog The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCSE) issued a statement Monday questioning NBC’s decision to air both a domestic violence PSA and a trailer for the “sexually violent” film Fifty Shades of Grey during Sunday night’s Super Bowl broadcast.