Immediately after it was passed, the law was challenged in court by gun rights supporters. Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun law, passed in response to the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown that claimed 26 lives, is also being contested in court.
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A populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in Slovakia
Saturday’s election was a test for the small eastern European country’s support for neighboring Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and family as tributes pour in
The gathering will take place in the same one-story structure where the Carters lived before he was first elected to the Georgia Senate in 1962.
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill
The GOP-controlled House Administration Committee, which oversees issues about the Capitol complex, posted a picture of a person pulling the fire alarm who appeared to be Bowman.
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Jimmy Carter admirers across generations celebrate the former president’s 99th birthday
he party was moved up a day to ensure it wouldn’t be canceled by a potential federal government shutdown that Congress was working feverishly Saturday to avoid.
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Truck crash in Illinois kills 5, seriously injures 5 and forces an evacuation due to ammonia leak
The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will review the crash, which also prompted an evacuation of area residents.
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Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She’s being lauded as an evolving ally
Feinstein, the nation’s oldest sitting U.S. senator, died Thursday at age 90.
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Supreme Court to take up abortion, gun cases in new term while ethics concerns swirl
A big unknown is whether the court will be asked to weigh in on any aspect of the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump and others.
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New York stunned, swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours expected
Some 8.65 inches of rain fell at John F. Kennedy Airport, surpassing the record set during Hurricane Donna in 1960.
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Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation
Duane Keffe D. Davis was arrested and charged with murder, with prosecutors saying he ordered and masterminded the killing.