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Beginning today, California residents will have to pass a background check before buying ammunition. California is the first state in the U.S. to pass such a requirement, which reportedly sent gun own...

10 people were killed Sunday when a private plane crashed into an airport hangar outside Dallas. Witnesses say the plane had just taken off from Addison Municipal Airport on its way to St. Petersburg,...

The Georgia mansion that was used in the classic movie “Gone With The Wind” is up for auction. The auction bids for the home will begin July 4 at $1 million and the live auction will begin...

Stephanie Grisham is barely into her new role as White House press secretary but she’s learning government work ain’t easy. Grisham was reportedly bruised while in a scuffle with other mem...

After a two-week standoff, Italy’s interior minister ordered the arrest of Carola Rackete, a ship captain who rescued 53 migrants drifting off the coast of Libya. Rackete says the Sea-Watch was ...

In a bold move for both parties, the Cleveland Cavaliers have hired UC-Berkeley women’s coach Lindsay Gottlieb as an assistant coach. Gottlieb, the first women’s collegiate head coach recr...

Looks like Jon Stewart’s tirade worked – on Wednesday, a House panel unanimously passed a bill to fund the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. On Tuesday, the former Daily Show host appeared b...

According to scientists, humans around the world are swallowing and inhaling enough plastic to make a credit card every week. Researchers say most of it comes from ‘microplastic’ particles...

In what would be a first for this country, lawmakers in New York have introduced a state-wide bill to decriminalize sex work. The bill rolled out Monday is called the ‘Stop Violence in the Sex T...

Got a TV in the bedroom? Dozing with the lights on? You might want to flick the switch before falling asleep. According to a new study, this could be the reason why you’re gaining weight. Publis...