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Mexico sees first conviction of soldier in disappearance of civilian

MEXICO CITY – A judge in Mexico has handed down the first conviction ever of a Mexican soldier for the disappearance of a civilian. Mexico’s Federal Judiciary Council announced the verdict Tuesday. The second lieutenant was sentenced to just over…

Lawmakers take aim at EPA ‘sue-and-settle’ collusion

Faced with President Obama’s vastly expensive Clean Power Plan to remake the U.S. electrical system and other looming regulatory decisions that dramatically affect energy supplies, Republican lawmakers have renewed their offensive against alleged under-the-table legal collusion between the administration and…

Paul: ‘Very good chance’ Clinton lied about knowledge of arms to rebels in Libya, Syria

Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Wednesday that he believes “there’s a very good chance” Hillary Clinton was lying when she said in 2013 that she didn’t know about the alleged U.S.-backed flow of weapons to rebels in Libya and Syria…

Fox News Poll: Voters distrust government, say Obama not most transparent

June 29, 2015: President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington before signing H.R. 2146 Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act and H.R. 1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The nation’s…

Connecticut’s strict gun licensing law linked to steep drop in homicides? Not really

A new study in the American Journal of Public Health claims that the state of Connecticut’s 1995 gun licensing law has reduced firearm homicide rates by 40 percent. But this just released study gives academics a bad name. Not surprisingly,…

1 dead in shooting at popular Iowa mall, suspect in custody

June 12, 2015: Shoppers and employees wait outside the Coral Ridge Mall following a shooting. (AP) One person was killed in a shooting at a popular Iowa shopping mall, authorities said Friday. Witnesses say they heard gunshots near the food…

Texas gov poised to roll back 140-year-old open carry gun ban

If signed into law, the measure would take effect Jan. 1, 2016, and make Texas the 45th state to allow open carrying of handguns. (AP) The near-certain signing into law of an open-carry gun measure will send Texas back to…

Aeromobil flying car crashes during test flight

(Aeromobil) Despite the list of difficulties of getting a flying car into production being a vast one, there’s no shortage of enterprising businessmen and women trying to be the first to offer one to the public. However, reminding us all…

All-Star Panel: Reaction to rioting in Baltimore

This is a rush transcript from “Special Report,” April 27, 2015. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRET BAIER, ANCHOR: Looking live in Baltimore as police are trying to get the situation under…

Seattle minimum wage increase takes effect and eating out gets more expensive

Eating meals out in Seattle just got more expensive as tens of thousands of low wage workers got a raise this week to $11 an hour. It was the first scheduled pay increase on the way to $15 an hour,…