More and more Americans are in favor of tougher gun laws, but are pessimistic that lawmakers will do anything soon to bring about changes, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents support stricter laws, while most favor nationwide bans on the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons, such at the AR-15, […]
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met with FBI officials on Saturday about the use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, campaign spokesman said. The approximately three-and-a-half-hour interview took placed at FBI headquarters in Washington. “Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was […]
In a rare cosmic occurrence, Mercury has begun to move across the sun. It’s called the transit of Mercury, and it started at around 7 a.m. local time in Washington. During the event, the smallest planet will move across the sun for about 7.5 hours. The last transit was in 2006, and the next one […]
An anonymous bidder paid $17.2 million for a statue of Adolf Hitler at an auction Sunday. The statue is the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, and is called “Him.” Completed in 2001, the statue depicts an adult Hitler sculpted with childlike proportions, kneeling as if in prayer. Auctioneer Christie’s had expected the statue would […]