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The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While much of what we know about the Roman settlement comes from the eruption of ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- District attorneys, county sheriffs and local police chiefs joined Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday to discuss shared support of proposals to strengthen New York’s gun laws.

During the Korean War, Master Sergeant Woodrow “Woody” Keeble led one of the most daring battlefield actions of the conflict. Facing multiple enemy machine-gun positions, he crawled forward alone ...

At first glance, Idaho’s draft bill RCB204 may not seem particularly dramatic. It doesn’t declare a constitutional showdown with the federal government. It doesn’t attempt to ignore federal law. And ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new bill in Springfield could ban the sale of DIY machine guns in Illinois. The proposal would prohibit the future sale of semi-automatic handguns that can be easily ...

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A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites and apps — are funneled across the border to fuel the country’s most violent crimes.

Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr., reports the arrest of a Rensselaer County man on felony larceny related charges, and two more men for helping him to Greenport man charged after two-county ...

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