Supreme Court seems skeptical of Hawaii law limiting guns on private property that’s open to the public

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared skeptical of a Hawaii law that bars people with concealed-carry licenses from bringing their handguns onto private property that is open to the public unless they receive permission from the owner. Several of the conservative justices suggested during oral arguments that Hawaii was treating the Second Amendment…

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Long security lines at U.S. airports as DHS funding affects TSA staffing

Airline passengers in some of the United States’ largest airports are seeing long security lines just as spring break is kicking off. For several weeks, the Transportation Security Administration has been dealing with continued absences amid the ongoing partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security. TSA agents have been working without pay since…

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Investigators probe suspect’s background in D.C. National Guard shooting

Twenty-year-old Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a West Virginia National Guard member who was killed  in Wednesday’s Washington, D.C., shooting, was remembered Friday by devastated colleagues at Seneca Health Services, a behavioral-health agency based in West Virginia, where she worked prior to her deployment.  “She had a passion for serving people,” Marcie Vaughan, CEO of Seneca…

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