University News, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
20 hours ago by C. Sweeney, E. Casey
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
16 hours ago by MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
ATLANTA (AP) - The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens' ability to defend themselves from intruders in their homes. But research shows that surprisingly often, gun owners use the weapons on themselves.
Suicides accounted for 55 percent of the nation's nearly 31,000 firearm deaths in 2005, the most recent year for which statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The UTD Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
16 hours ago by Lee Brown
If you're like me, a news junkie and barstool political theorist, this one's for you.
The UTD Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
16 hours ago by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote."
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
19 hours ago by FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Writer
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors Wednesday in a daring helicopter rescue so successful that not a single shot was fired.
Betancourt, who was seized on the campaign trail six long years ago, appeared thin but surprisingly healthy as she strode down the stairs of a military plane and held her mother in a long embrace.
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