The annual number of mass murders and attempted mass murders in the U.S. has tripled since 2008, to 15 last year, according to statistics that the FBI and Justice Department have been citing in recent weeks.
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Probation For Teen Who Killed 4: Here’s The Judge’s Thinking
Most of the reports we’re seeing focus on the argument from the boy’s attorneys that he suffered from “affluennza” — a coddled upbringing during which his wealthy parents have never held him accountable for his actions.
Pope Francis Is Person Of The Year, ‘Time’ Says
“For pulling the papacy out of the palace and into the streets, for committing the world’s largest faith to confronting its deepest needs and for balancing judgment with mercy, Pope Francis is Time’s 2013 Person of the Year.”
Judge Rules Texas Abortion Restrictions Unconstitutional
New abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday in a divisive case the state has already vowed to appeal.
Ex-Navy Carrier USS Forrestal Sold For 1 Cent
The U.S. Navy’s first “supercarrier” is being sold for just 1 cent to a ship breaker.
Legal Advocates Want Overhaul Of Public Defender System
Prominent members of the legal community are pressuring the Obama administration to do more to ensure that poor criminal defendants have access to a lawyer, a situation that Attorney General Eric Holder has already likened to a national crisis.
Who Are The Two Republicans Who Crossed Lines?
The Senate’s votes have been along party lines when it comes to the so-called shutdown showdown.
Fort Hood Gunman Nidal Hasan Sentenced To Death For 2009 Attack
Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan has been sentenced to death by a military jury. The same jury found Hasan guilty last week of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in 2009.
Court-Martial To Begin Tuesday In Fort Hood Shooting Rampage
Former Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with opening fire in a troop processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, and killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in 2009.
Justice Kennedy At Center Of Gay Rights Decisions For A Decade
Kennedy, who often serves as the swing vote on a divided court, has been a quiet if crucial figure in the stunning advance of civil rights for gay Americans over the past decade.