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PBS American Experience: ‘Oklahoma City’ (VIDEO)

“Oklahoma City" details the lead up to the horrific bombing by Timothy McVeigh on April 19, 1995, that resulted in 168 people killed and 675 people injured.

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Rep. Gohmert: Orlando is to guns as Boston was to pressure cookers (VIDEO)

Rep. Louie Gohmert, of Texas, indicated the energy of the House Democrats, which has been focused on gun control, is in all the wrong places.

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Attack in Brussels

This week's bombing in Brussels is one more in a list of horrors, but we have to take a moment to recall what exactly what we're fighting for.

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Last survivor of the USS Oklahoma dies at 95 (VIDEO)

Ed Vezey, who was 95 years old, was instrumental in establishing the USS Oklahoma memorial in Hawaii.

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Facebook will use ‘safety check’ button for ‘more tragic events’

The functionality was intended for natural disasters, but Facebook's founder said it will be use it for incidents like the Nigerian bombing or Paris attacks.

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Heroic WWII Doolittle Raiders sip on 117-year-old cognac as they toast for the final time

The surviving World War II heroes known as the Doolittle Raiders gathered for their final annual toast over Veterans Day weekend at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio. The Doolittle Raiders were a group of 80 servicemen who after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, volunteered for high-risk missions that not […]

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Editorial: Ammo Sales Surge After Boston Bombing?

Once a month, or so, I check in with an update on the state of the the big picture. Ammunition. Gun sales. As a review writer, I go through a lot of ammo. So I'm more than just curious. And I was elated by the news coming out of the senate two weeks ago. But then....

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BREAKING: Explosions at Boston Marathon leave 3 dead, dozens wounded (VIDEO)

Two people are dead and dozens wounded after an explosion near the finish line at the Boston Marathon today.

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