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Texas shooter got gun at private sale; denied in 2014 check

Authorities said Seth Ator “was on a long spiral of going down” and had been fired from his oil services job the morning of the shooting.

UK’s Johnson calls for new general election after Brexit loss

The 328 to 301 vote cleared the way for Johnson’s opponents to introduce a bill that would prevent Britain from leaving the European Union without a deal Oct. 31.

34 presumed dead as no boat fire survivors found

Officials said Tuesday that 34 people died after a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire near an island off the Southern California coast and they have called off search efforts for survivors.

McConnell waiting on Trump to chart path on guns

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation following another mass shooting in Texas.

Walmart to end sale of handgun ammunition

Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.

 
Bear cub rescued from dumpster near Lake Tahoe

When a late-night trip to a trash container left a wailing bear cub stuck inside a dumpster near a Lake Tahoe motel, deputies were called upon to help the cub reunite with its family.