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Iran-Contra villain North to head NRA
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2018
» ATLANTA, USA: Retired Lt Col Oliver North, the US Marine at the centre of the Iran-Contra affair three decades ago, was named president Monday of the National Rifle Association, giving it star power as it faces a backlash over the massacres in Florida and Las Vegas.
More firms end ties with US rifle club as pressure mounts
Associated Press, Published on 24/02/2018
» NEW YORK: Three more companies said Friday they had ended discount programmes with the National Rifle Association, as US corporations take a closer look at investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry after the latest school massacre.
Five cops shot in western US, 1 fatally
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» DENVER: A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff's deputies in Colorado early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.
Revellers around the world ring in 2018
Associated Press, Published on 31/12/2017
» A look at how people around the world are ringing in 2018:
All 58 Las Vegas victims 'died of gunshot wounds'
Associated Press, Published on 22/12/2017
» LAS VEGAS: All 58 victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting died of gunshot wounds, a coroner said Thursday, revealing that no one was trampled to death trying to escape from an outdoor concert that turned into a massacre.
US 'Big Story of 2017' - with 9 runners-up
Associated Press, Published on 22/12/2017
» NEW YORK: The wave of sexual misconduct allegations that toppled Hollywood power brokers, politicians, media icons and many others was the top news story of 2017, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of US editors and news directors.
Las Vegas hotel worker warned before killings began
Associated Press, Published on 12/10/2017
» LAS VEGAS: A maintenance worker said Wednesday he told hotel dispatchers to call police and report a gunman had opened fire with a rifle inside Mandalay Bay before the shooter began firing from his high-rise suite into a crowd at a nearby musical performance.
Sheriff: Shooter shot guard before he fired on concert-goers
Associated Press, Published on 10/10/2017
» LAS VEGAS, Nevada, US: Law enforcement authorities on Monday made a significant change to the timeline of the Las Vegas mass shooting, saying the gunman shot a hotel security guard before he opened fire on concert-goers.
FBI rechecks Vegas gunman's house
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2017
» LAS VEGAS, Nevada, US: Federal investigators returned to search the home of the Las Vegas gunman for “re-documenting and rechecking".
Vegas probe examines possible bombing plan
Associated Press, Published on 06/10/2017
» LAS VEGAS: Authorities hunting for a motive behind the carnage at a Las Vegas concert are looking into the possibility that gunman Stephen Paddock planned additional attacks, including a car bombing.