Background checks, assault weapons ban gain support: US poll
Support for background checks for gun purchases and a ban on sales of assault weapons have reached new highs among US voters following a series of mass shootings, according...
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Lawyer: Freedom nears for man wrongfully convicted in 1974
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Nearly 50 years after he was arrested in the kidnapping and rape of a nurse, a Louisiana man was preparing to walk out of...
What You Need To Know About The Crisis In Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans who tuned into their state television channel in the early hours of Wednesday found that an army general, clad in military camouflage, had replaced their usual programming.
Military seizes power in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's military seized power saying it was holding President Robert Mugabe and his family safe while targeting “criminals” in the entourage of the only ruler the country has known...
43 Photos Of Adopted Siblings That Show Family Is About Love, Not DNA
Many adoptive parents find that people sometimes ask if their children are “real” siblings. In honor of National Adoption Month, we asked the HuffPost Parents Facebook community to share photos of their...
Prisoner kills inmate who beat infant daughter to death
Authorities said a man serving a life sentence for murdering his two-day-old baby was found dead in his U.K. prison cell over the weekend.
Putin to intervene in Ukraine prisoner swap
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would hold talks with the leaders of eastern Ukraine’s self-proclaimed pro-Russian republics, in a rare public move to get involved in...
18 Cool Gifts For Your Boyfriend That He'll Actually Like
Stumped on what to get the coolest guy in your life for the holidays? We’ve got you covered.
Gunmen shoot dead police officer and family in southwest Pakistan
By Gul Yousafzai ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead a senior Pakistani police officer, as well as his wife, son and grandson on Wednesday as the...
Christopher Steele believes his dossier on Trump-Russia is 70-90% accurate
Christopher Steele is quoted in Luke Harding’s book Collusion as saying: ‘I’ve been dealing with this country for 30 years. Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer who compiled...
