Fox News poll: Protecting against gun violence trumps gun rights, majority of voters says
A majority of voters said it’s more important to protect citizens from gun violence than it is to protect gun rights, according to a Fox…
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Poll: 69 Percent of Americans Want Stricter Gun Control
A new opinion poll shows that 69 percent of Americans support stricter gun control measures in the weeks after a school shooting in Florida left…
March for Our Lives: Everything You Need To Know
Hundreds of thousands of students and their families are expected to descend upon downtown Washington D.C. Saturday for the March for Our Lives rally. The…
Trump scraps blanket transgender military ban, major restrictions remain
US President Donald Trump late Friday rolled back his blanket ban on transgender people serving in the military — but they will still face major…
Don’t quit Facebook, but don’t trust it, either
By Luke Stark, Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology, Dartmouth College and Denise Anthony, Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College. What is this man doing with your data?…
Trump signs spending bill, averting government shutdown
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $1.3 trillion compromise federal spending bill despite being “unhappy” with many of its provisions — thereby averting…
BREAKING NEWS: Trump threatens to veto $1.3 trillion spending bill, raising risk of a government shutdown
President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday morning that he is “considering a VETO” of a bill funding the government because the legislation does not address…
Congress approves $1.3-trillion spending bill, averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON—Congress approved a $1.3-trillion spending bill after hours of wrangling and a flurry of unsuccessful Democratic efforts to force legislators to take up a measure…
Trump replaces H.R. McMaster with John Bolton as his national security adviser
John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser, President Donald Trump announced in a tweet….
John Dowd resigns as Trump’s personal lawyer in Mueller probe
John Dowd, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer for matters related to the special counsel’s Russia investigation, has resigned. In a brief statement to NBC News…
Regulating Facebook won’t prevent data breach
Facebook already controls how its users’ data can be gathered and shared. It’s university ethics boards that need to join the digital age. Shutterstock William…
Authorities: Bombing suspect was resident Mark A. Conditt
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — The suspected Austin serial bomber who apparently killed himself early Wednesday as authorities closed in on him was Pflugerville, Texas, resident Mark…
Mobile Pop-ups on MBFC: You have not won a gift card and you do not have a virus
*Update: It seems the mobile Firefox Browser does not have this problem. It might be worth a try while we sort it out for all …
Suspect of Austin bombings dead: police
The suspect in a spate of bombings that terrorized residents of Austin, Texas, died early Wednesday after setting off an explosive inside his vehicle as…
Cambridge Analytica scandal: legitimate researchers using Facebook data could be collateral damage
Annabel Latham, Manchester Metropolitan University The scandal that has erupted around Cambridge Analytica’s alleged harvesting of 50m Facebook profiles assembled from data provided by a…
Blast hits FedEx facility near San Antonio
Federal officials confirmed that an explosion hit a FedEx distribution center in Texas, an incident that comes on the heels of four bombings around Austin…
Trump calls for getting tough on drug dealers, proposes using death penalty
Tired of “talking and doing nothing,” President Trump on Monday said traffickers fueling the opioids crisis should face harsh prison terms and execution in some…
Austin blasts are the work of a serial bomber, police officials say
The fourth explosion in less than a month in Austin, Texas, appears to be the work of a serial bomber, officials said Monday. The latest…
Intimidation, reports of ballot stuffing in Russia poll
David Sepashvili went to Russia’s mountainous Dagestan region to work in a polling station and prevent violations in Sunday’s presidential election, but said a group…
Putin Expected to Easily Win Russian Presidential Vote
Russians are going to the polls Sunday for a presidential election that is certain to allow incumbent Vladimir Putin to retain his grip on power…