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Flanked by children who sent him letters, President Obama signed measures today to help curb gun violence.

Obama unveils national gun control proposals: “Let’s do the right thing”

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Joined by the families of the children who were killed in Newtown, Connecticut during the mass elementary school shooting in December, President Obama unveiled … Read More

Community members in Newtown, Connecticut try to console themselves after the school massacre.

Opinion: People are the problem, not guns

By Stephen A. Nuño

We're told America is a violent society with a “fatally counterproductive national identity”, says the German magazine Spiegel Online. We certainly do … Read More

Brenda Hernadez of Enfield Conn., comforts her daughter Crystal at a makeshift shrine on the Enfield Town Green, Friday evening, December 14, 2012, after a candlelight vigil in Enfield, Conn. (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud)

Opinion: America is ready to discuss gun control

By Raul A. Reyes

The Newtown massacre has shocked the nation.  In Washington, President Obama wiped away tears as he declared, “Our hearts are broken.”  Connecticut … Read More

Following recent police shootings and the ensuing protests, some question the role of local politics in Anaheim's struggles.

Opinion: Anaheim’s “Tragic” Kingdom

By Gustavo Arellano

I knew something was horribly amiss in Anaheim—my beloved hometown, where my family has lived on and off for over a century—a couple of years ago, when … Read More

Riot police fired bean bag rounds and pepper balls into a crowd of protestors on July 25 outside City Hall. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, )

Police arrest 24 in Anaheim Calif. as protests turn violent

By Amy Taxin and Gillian Flaccus, AP

ANAHEIM, CA (AP) - Authorities remained on alert Wednesday after protesters set fires, smashed windows and threw rocks at officers in a fourth day of violent … Read More