Analysis: Chairman says prisons should not be warehouses
The new chairman of the Mississippi Senate Corrections Committee inherited a challenging job — sharing oversight of a prison system rocked by violence and burdened by decrepit and underfunded facilities.
Trump reopens a seemingly settled video-game debate
In the wake of the Florida school shooting, President Donald Trump is reviving an old debate over whether violent video games can trigger violent behavior.
Trump predicts more protest violence to come this summer
Donald Trump said Monday he believes relations between police and the nation’s African-American community are “far worse” than people think, predicting that protests against police violence that followed last week’s slaying of five police officers in Dallas “might be just the beginning for this summer.”
Disorder at Trump rallies: As American as cherry pie?
Even before the presidential candidate arrived at the rally, the arena seethed. Fistfights broke out as the national anthem played. Supporters tore up demonstrators’ signs, beat them with sticks, pummeled them with folding chairs.
Ala. authorities regain control of prison dorm after uprising
Dozens of inmates barricaded themselves inside a dormitory at an Alabama prison for more than four hours Monday until authorities were finally able to regain control in what marked the second violent uprising in the same area of the overcrowded correctional facility in three days.
Living in fear: Residents of Southside deal with increased violence
When shots rang out near the intersection of Fifth Street South and 14th Avenue Thursday, neighborhood residents were suddenly faced with the possibility of stray bullets entering their homes and striking them or their loved ones.
CPD, city leaders talk about recent violence
The city of Columbus employs 54 full-time police officers. City leadership wants to raise that to 77.
Southside violence
It was a typical Friday night on Washington Avenue in South Columbus when T.C. Lowery heard gunshots ring out outside his home.
Froma Harrop: In Ferguson, as elsewhere, voting Is what matters
In covering the violence engulfing Ferguson, Missouri, media routinely cite the following numbers to explain the frustration of the minority community there: Ferguson’s population is two-thirds African-American, yet the mayor, five of the six City Council members and nearly the entire police force are white.
Our View: Gun violence in unexpected places
Sunday’s early-morning shooting at Buffalo Wild Wings that left one woman dead and another facing a murder charge created a different perception among some in the community, primarily because of where it happened.
Iraq crisis offers hint of vindication for Biden
As Iraq edges toward chaos, Joe Biden is having a quiet I-told-you-so moment.
FBI disrupts shootings through interventions
The FBI has helped to disrupt or prevent nearly 150 shootings and violent attacks this year, in part by steering potential gunmen toward mental health professionals.
Judge to decide if Zimmerman released on bail
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman’s arrest following a domestic dispute with his girlfriend marks the latest in a series of brushes with the law he
Cops: Wounded gang member behind Chicago shooting
CHICAGO — A Chicago man who was clipped in the leg by gunfire went looking for revenge, leading fellow gang members to a crowded park,
An opportunity to talk about gun laws? Not a chance.
Can we talk about gun violence now?
Of course not.
Since details of Monday’s murderous attack at the Washington Navy Yard are still emerging, it would be premature to use the tragic event, which took the lives of 12 innocents and the gunman, as the basis for a real conversation about the gun violence problem in the U.S.
Senate approves anti-violence act
By a robust bipartisan majority, the Senate voted Tuesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act with new assurances that gays and lesbians, immigrants and Native American women will have equal access to the act’s anti-domestic violence programs.
Senate tries again to move anti-violence bill
Senate Democrats, bolstered by Republican support, on Monday launched a new attempt to broaden a law protecting women from domestic abuse by expanding its provisions to cover gays, lesbians and Native Americans.
Violence plays role in shorter life expectancy
The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home in a place that is often unlocked, according to a report released Wednesday by two of the nation’s leading health research institutions.
Our view: NFL tragedies force discussion of gun laws, DUIs
It has been a tragic couple of weeks for the National Football League.
Veterans’ gun rights sticky issue in defense bill
Should veterans deemed too mentally incompetent to handle their own financial affairs be prevented from buying a gun?