Tag: Mass Shootings

FBI Director James Comey also said there is still no evidence the couple were part of an organized cell or were in contact with any overseas militant groups. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

FBI: San Bernardino shooters didn’t post jihad support on social media

Kelly Cohen · December 16, 2015 4:46 pm

"The people in San Bernardino were communicating with people who the [Federal Bureau of Investigation] had been watching, but because their phone was encrypted ... it was lost," Kasich said. "We have to solve the encryption problem." (Screenshot)

Kasich claims encryption played a role in San Bernardino attack

Rudy Takala · December 16, 2015 3:40 am

French authorities said they have apprehended three suspects in connection with two separate shootings, including the November attack that left 130 people dead. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

National Security

French police arrest three suspects in two separate shootings

Kelly Cohen · December 15, 2015 12:15 pm

The .50 caliber sniper rifle is a bolt-action rifle, and bolt-action rifles weren't covered by the now-defunct 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. (AP Photo/Warren Westura)

NY Times shows it doesn’t know much about guns

Becket Adams · December 12, 2015 5:01 am

State and DHS are scrutinizing the program to see if flaws in it allowed a terrorist threat into the country. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Earnest: Changes to fiance visa program possible after shooting

Nicole Duran · December 10, 2015 8:26 pm

âÅWe must insist that we cannot have a bill leave the station that still has that ban on research in it,âï¿½ Nancy Pelosi said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Pelosi wants repeal of gun research ban in omnibus

Robert King · December 10, 2015 4:43 pm

Immigration Services gave Malik a K-1 visa, also known as a finance visa, allowing her to leave Saudi Arabia and enter the U.S. to marry Syed Farook. (AP Photo)

Immigration official can’t say if San Bernardino shooter was interviewed for visa

Dan Friedman · December 9, 2015 10:31 pm

The 57-year-old defendant said during the hearing that he was guilty and that there would not be a trial. He also objected to his lawyer's attempt to limit publicity. (Daniel Owen/The Gazette via AP, File)

Colorado shooting suspect says he’s a ‘warrior for the babies’

Anna Giaritelli · December 9, 2015 10:26 pm

State: ‘Too soon’ to know if visa process was bungled

Curt Mills · December 9, 2015 10:13 pm

"It is the responsibility of all Americans -- of every faith -- to reject discrimination," said President Obama in an address from the White House on Sunday. (Saul Loeb/Pool via Bloomberg)

Misunderestimating the American people

Michael Barone · December 9, 2015 10:00 pm

"It's OK to be afraid," Hillary Clinton said of the threat of homegrown terrorism while at a town hall meeting. "There's no reason not to be afraid. When bad things happen, it does cause anxiety and fear." (AP Photo)

Clinton: ‘There’s no reason not to be afraid’ of terror

Ariel Cohen · December 9, 2015 9:41 pm

Earnest said investigators are digging into the coupleâs contacts and determining how the tragedy occurred. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House won’t label terror attack intelligence failure

Nicole Duran · December 9, 2015 7:28 pm