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“What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in Canada,” Trudeau said in a press briefing announcing the bill. Canadians would be able to keep and use the handguns they already own, with the ban effectively acting as a cap on the…

The review will be “fair, transparent, and independent” and conducted similar to previous reviews of mass shootings, the department said. Law enforcement’s response has come under scrutiny for the length of time it took to stop the shooter, as officials work to piece together a timeline of police’s response. Federal agents…

A booking report shows Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested at 11:44 p.m. PT Saturday, booked at 4 a.m. Pelosi was charged with misdemeanors for allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher. Bail was set at $5,000. Nancy Pelosi was not in California at the time of her…

China and the U.S. are working to finalize what would be the first face-to-face meeting between their top defense officials on the sidelines of a conference in Singapore in June. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he will travel to the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual defense conference to be held this…

Officials said in October that they would review their decision not to prosecute the agents. The monthslong inquiry analyzed evidence and the outcome “reflects the recommendation of experienced prosecutors,” the department said in a written statement. “This does not in any way reflect a view that the investigation of Nassar…

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said Friday, when asked why police at Robb Elementary School didn’t engage the shooter sooner. “A decision was made on the scene – I wasn’t there — that this was a barricaded subject situation, there was time to retrieve the keys and…

The bill, named after Alex Schachter and Luke Hoyer, another Parkland, Florida, shooting victim. The bill would of required the Department of Homeland Security to establish a “Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices” for use by state and local educational and law-enforcement agencies, institutions of higher education, health professionals, and the…

Biden spoke of the order as a tangible result in response to nationwide protests in the summer of 2020. “It’s a measure of what we can do together to heal the very soul of this nation,” Biden said. “To address profound fear and trauma, exhaustion that particularly Black Americans have…

The co-founder of Twitter, who has echoed some of Musk’s free speech stances in recent weeks, will leave the board on Wednesday. Dorsey echoed Musk’s statement that he does not support permanent bans on the social media platform, noting the banning of former President Donald Trump’s account “shouldn’t have been” a “business decision.”…

Law enforcement official told the Associated Press that an agent rushed into Robb Elementary School without waiting for backup. The Border Patrol agent shot and killed the gunman, who was hiding behind a barricade, this source said. The as-yet-unidentified agent was wounded but able to walk out of the school, the source added.…