Evening Edition: Trump directs attorney general to create regulations to ban ‘bump stocks’
How the response to the shooting in Parkland compares to other recent massacres; Renewed debate on gun control puts spotlight on students, public officials
The device, which turns semi-automatic firearms into automatic weapons, was used by the shooter who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas in October, prompting calls for lawmakers to ban such devices. At the time, the White House and the National Rifle Association made clear that they were open to the idea, but no action was taken.
For one thing, the NRA has been silent on Twitter for nearly a week since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. That's the longest its account has gone without tweeting since early 2015.
As mourning continues after the Parkland, Fla., massacre, a series of high-profile events this week will put a glaring spotlight on the question that has been asked over and over since the attack: What can be done to stop it from happening again?
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In the aftermath of last week's shooting in Florida, American Olympic biathlon competitors try to reconcile the guns in their sport and the latest gun carnage back home.
Rachel Crooks, one of the 19 women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct, also has to keep asking herself: Will it ever make a difference?
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President Trump has now offered a few different reactions to the indictments of 13 Russian nationals. And all rely upon a willful misreading of the facts and/or transposing two things that sound the same but aren't.
The decision stems from a 2015 investigation that found members of the coaching staff provided prostitutes and strippers for players and recruits. It is the first time in modern NCAA history that a Division I men's championship has been vacated.
The state's high court redrew the congressional district map after finding that the previous map was an illegal gerrymander that deprived voters of their right to participate in free and equal elections.
People across the country are reporting long waits to replace iPhone batteries through a program launched after the company admitted it slowed down phones with older batteries.
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