Bend man arrested after threatening to carry out mass shooting following family argument. Authorities found him with AR-15-style rifle and ballistic vest.

The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by a group of gun-rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland's ban on AR-15 semi-automatic rifles under the Second Amendment.

The state legislation, enacted in 2013 after the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, specifically targets the AR-15 -- the most popular rifle in America with 20-30 million in circulation.

The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider a challenge to Maryland’s ban on AR–15 rifles. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas indicated they would have taken the case ...

R ESTON, VA — Funeral arrangements were released Tuesday for Catherine Hudgins, who died Saturday at 81. The former Hunter Mill supervisor was the first African American and non-white person ...