North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country it called its “enemy”. The announcement by the country’s top military body came a day after the United Nations Security Council agreed a U.S.-backed resolution to...

Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. A month after that...

After criticizing the video game industry for promoting violence, the National Rifle Association has released an app where users can take target practice on their iPhone or iPad. The app, NRA: Practice Range, which was released Sunday, is intended to promote safety, training and education about guns and “puts the NRA’s broad scope of resources in the...

James Tracy loves his conspiracy theories, harboring doubts about everything from the Kennedy assassination to the Aurora theater shootings. Now the Florida Atlantic University professor has cast his unconvinced (some might say unhinged) eye on Newtown, claiming that not only did the Sandy Hook tragedy not happen as reported, it might not have happened at all....

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Hostess Brands Inc. is asking for a judge’s approval to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans. The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos says the incentive pay is needed to retain the 19 corporate officers and “high-level managers” during the liquidation process, which could take about a...