Violence

Two Firefighters Fatally Shot And Two Wounded By Gunshot While Battling A Fire This Morning

WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - Two volunteer firefighters are dead, and two others are hospitalized in critical condition, after someone opened fire on them this morning as they responded to a pre-dawn house fire near Rochester, N.Y.    There's no word on what happened to the shooter or

Police: NY gunman set 'trap' for firefighters

By JOHN KEKISAssociated Press WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - An ex-con gunned down two firefighters after luring them to his neighborhood by setting a car and a house ablaze early Monday, then took shots at police and committed suicide while several homes burned. Authorities used an armored vehicle to help

Mom: Okla. Teen Didn't Seriously Plan Violence

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) - The mother of an Oklahoma teen accused of plotting to attack his high school says her son has symptoms of possible mental illnesses, but did not seriously plan violence. Jessie Chavez told the Tulsa World that 18-year-old Sammie Eaglebear Chavez sent her a text

Unwavering NRA opposes any new gun restrictions

By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An unwavering National Rifle Association said Sunday that new gun regulations would not make children safer and that a White House task force on gun violence may try to undermine the Second Amendment. The organization blasted "a media machine" that