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The debate over gun rights continues in Pennsylvania. State House Republicans on Tuesday blocked another attempt by Democrats to implement new gun control legislation. This time, the proposal involved background checks on private sales of rifles and shotguns. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee moved to rewrite the bill to...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge refused Wednesday to immediately reinstate a law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. That law was blocked in 2017 by a the judge, who said it illegally affected a woman’s right to an abortion. The...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will ban people from carrying firearms into many places of business unless the owners put up a sign explicitly saying guns are welcome, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. The Democrat said she and legislative leaders have agreed on the broad strokes of a...

The personal information of every Californian with a permit to carry a concealed weapon was leaked on Tuesday, according to state authorities. When the Department of Justice launched its "2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal," which was supposed to "improve transparency and information sharing for firearms-related data," according to a statement released by California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office Tuesday. However, it was not supposed to include the personal information of concealed carry weapon permit holders. According to Fresno County Sheriff's office, the breach affects every Californian with a concealed carry permit including, but not limited to "a person's name, age, address, Criminal Identification...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are investigating a $1.8 million cost overrun on a building leased by the attorney general's office under the late Wayne Stenehjem. Attorney General Drew Wrigley on Tuesday told the Legislature’s Budget Section that he learned in March of the problem that predates...

(The Center Square) – Years before a California law might negatively impact Missouri’s pork industry, farming organizations realized possible implications for farmers and consumers. “The fundamental question is can a state, like California, impose a regulatory framework that puts the compliance on people outside the state?” Garrett Hawkins,...

With the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday striking down New York’s gun law, there will be some changes coming for people applying for a concealed carry permit in New York State. Read more here:

The biggest news story in the last few days has been the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe versus Wade, the ruling from 1973 that effectively legalized abortion across the United States. This ruling held that abortion was included in the right to privacy protected by the 14th Amendment.

There isn’t much hope for Democrats this fall in ruby-red Oklahoma, but the GOP is so dominant in the state that primary battles abound. Oklahoma is a runoff state, so if no candidate gets 50% in the primary, a top-two runoff will follow in August. Coming in second is the goal of many candidates on primary day.

MINDEN, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana mayor has died after battling cancer. The city of Minden announced Tuesday that Mayor Terry Gardner had died at age 66 of complications from cancer. KTBS-TV reports that Gardner had been hospitalized over the weekend, a month after he announced that he...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is bringing state lawmakers back on Thursday to consider gun safety legislation in response to the Supreme Court striking down key portions of the state's licensing law.The court on Thursday overturned the state law that required that people applying for a concealed carry permit demonstrate a specific need to have a gun in public. The court's conservative majority said that violated the Second Amendment, which they interpreted as protecting people's right to carry a gun for self-defense outside the home.Hochul called the decision "reckless and reprehensible" as she announced she will convene a special session."Since the decision was released, I have been working around the clock with our partners in the legislature to craft gun safety legislation in response to this ruling that will protect New Yorkers," she said in a prepared statement.New York officials are considering restrictions on concealed carry in "sensitive locations," such as government buildings and bars. They're also looking at implementing specific training for permit applicants, among other options.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s century-old restriction on concealed firearms. The majority of justices sided with gun rights advocates that the state’s “proper cause” requirement to obtain a concealed carry license violates the constitution. The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, and two individual gun owners, are challenging the century-old New […]

It’s been a busy and embattled summer for the Supreme Court, and its justices show no sign of slowing down on issuing landmark decisions, handing down a ruling, on Thursday, that New York applicants for a license to carry a gun outside of their homes would no longer have to have a “proper cause” to do so.

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have the right to carry guns in public for self-defense.

WATERTOWN, S.D.–State Senator Lee Schoenbeck of Watertown, who presided over this week’s impeachment trial of now former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, says after reviewing all the evidence, he feels Ravnsborg was, “grossly undercharged” for killing pedestrian Joe Boever near Highmore in 2020. Schoenbeck was a guest...

ERIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been charged in a shooting that resulted in injury to a. BJ Brown, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday about two miles from the location of the shooting that occurred two days earlier, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Brown is charged with attempted first-degree murder.

After Supreme Court justices ruled that a New York gun law violates the second and 14th amendments, state officials are working to rewrite the law. Duke University Law Professor Darrell Miller joins CBS News Mornings with more analysis.

As America’s last frontier and the nation’s 49th state, Alaska is well-known for its remoteness and endless adventures. If you’re thinking of relocating to Alaska, you’ll need to be prepared for long and dark winters, cool summers, diverse wildlife and rough terrain. [. 5 Things to...

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A man already sentenced to death for a cold-case killing in Oklahoma pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the deaths of three girls whose disappearances in Texas also went unsolved for decades. William Reece, 62, pleaded guilty in a courtroom in Galveston in the 1997...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio police shot and killed a man early Monday in the parking lot of a business because he posed a “deadly threat” to officers, authorities said. Akron police Capt. David Laughlin told the Akron Beacon Journal that the man fired a shot at police from his vehicle on Ohio State Route 8 early in a pursuit that followed an attempted traffic stop.