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Obama taking 23 actions aimed at gun violence

Obama taking 23 actions aimed at gun violence
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is taking 23 executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence that don't require congressional action, including measures to encourage schools to hire police officers, increase research on gun violence and improve efforts to prosecute gun crime. The

Federal Grand Jury Indicts N. Idaho Man For Murder

Federal Grand Jury Indicts N. Idaho Man For Murder
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A Winchester man has been indicted for first-degree murder by a federal grand jury for his role in the June slaying of his mother.    Federal prosecutors announced the indictment Wednesday of 48-year-old Kenneth D. Broncheau.    

Federal Grand Jury Indicts N. Idaho Man For Murder

Federal Grand Jury Indicts N. Idaho Man For Murder
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A Winchester man has been indicted for first-degree murder by a federal grand jury for his role in the June slaying of his mother.    Federal prosecutors announced the indictment Wednesday of 48-year-old Kenneth D. Broncheau.    

Keeping Our Children Safe; Obama Announces Sweeping Gun Control Proposals

Keeping Our Children Safe; Obama Announces Sweeping Gun Control Proposals
Obama taking 23 actions aimed at gun violenceWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is taking 23 executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence that don't require congressional action, including measures to encourage schools to hire police officers, increase research on gun violence and

2 killed in shooting on Ky. college parking lot

2 killed in shooting on Ky. college parking lot
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) - A gunman who fired into a vehicle, killing a man and a woman and wounding a 12-year-old girl, has been charged with murder and attempted murder in a shooting police blamed on a domestic dispute. The violence late Tuesday in a college parking lot locked down the campus for more

In letters, children ask Obama to change gun laws

In letters, children ask Obama to change gun laws
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days after six teachers and 20 students were killed by a rampaging gunman at their elementary school in Newtown, Conn., an 8-year-old from Maryland pulled out a sheet of paper and wrote to President Barack Obama asking for "some changes

In letters, children ask Obama to change gun laws

In letters, children ask Obama to change gun laws
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days after six teachers and 20 students were killed by a rampaging gunman at their elementary school in Newtown, Conn., an 8-year-old from Maryland pulled out a sheet of paper and wrote to President Barack Obama asking for "some changes

Pakistanis protest killing of 18 in village raid

Pakistanis protest killing of 18 in village raid
By RIAZ KHAN and ASIF SHAHZADAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Several thousand people rallied Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, denouncing the killing of 18 local villagers in an overnight raid they blamed on security forces and displaying the victims' bodies in the provincial

AP-GfK poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws

AP-GfK poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws
By TOM RAUM and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence

AP-GfK poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws

AP-GfK poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws
By TOM RAUM and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence