Democrats have staged a sit-in on the U.S. House floor demanding action on gun control.
Senator Susan Collins, a Republican representing Maine, introduced a proposition which would deny any person on the federal governmentโs โno flyโ list the ability to buy a firearm.
Wildfires, propelled by an intense heatwave near Los Angeles, have forced residents to evacuate their homes on Tuesday.
The Senate, as predicted, blocked four gun measures offered after theย shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
The U.S. Senate will vote on gun control measures on Monday; prospects for change are low due to conflicting proposals and expected lack of compromise.
Iraqi forces report they have retaken Fallujahโs central government compound, marking their first notable victory inside the city during a weeklong struggle against Islamic State.
The second black box from the crashed EgyptAir Flight 804 flight has been found in the Mediterranean Sea.
According to a statement by Egyptโs investigation committee, the memory unitย of the EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean last month was found.
After a 14 hour, 50-minute filibuster, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy ended his filibuster on gun control reform.
Noor Salman, the wife of Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed 49 people at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, could be charged in connection to the shooting.