After a four-hour hearing, a committee of the Florida House of Representatives voted 23-6 to approve a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21 […]
Gun control bill advances in Florida
High court won’t hear “Dreamers” case
The fate of “Dreamers”– persons brought illegally into the United States as children – will continue to work its way through the lower federal courts as the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday […]
Fla. ban on sale of all guns to under-21?
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that he supported a ban in his state on the sale of all firearms to anyone under the age of 21. He also called for […]
Fallout from Florida shootings continues
The aftershocks of the Feb. 14 shootings at a Florida high school that took the lives of 17 people – most of them children – continued to dominate the news on Thursday. […]
Evangelist Billy Graham is dead at 99
Billy Graham, the man some called “America’s Pastor” during his heyday in Fifties through Seventies, has died at the age of 99. According to the Associated Press, he died on Wednesday at […]
Trump may back tougher gun checks
President Donald Trump may support a strengthening of federal background checks on people seeking to buy guns. According to the Associated Press, Trump had spoken on Friday to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) […]
Compromise immigration bill fails
A compromise plan that would offer a path to citizenship for 1.8 million “Dreamers” – people who came illegally into the United States as children – was rejected by the U.S. Senate […]
At least 16 dead in Florida school shooting
UPDATE: The death toll in the shooting at a Florida high school has been raised to 16. UPDATE: The suspect in the shooting has been identified by authorities as Nicolas de Jesus […]
Netanyahu denies corruption charges
Israeli prime Benjamin Netanyahu is denying accusations of corruption. In a national television address on Tuesday, he rebutted claims that he had accepted expensive gifts and given special treatment for favors and […]
Military would get big budget boost
A proposed $4.4 federal budget for 2018-19 unveiled Monday by President Donald Trump will provide more money for defense, and make major cuts for domestic programs such as Medicare. It would help […]
