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WASHINGTON (AP) — A visibly emotional President Barack Obama has unveiled his plan to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S. At the centerpiece of Obama's plan is a more sweeping definition of gun dealers that the administration hopes will expand the number of sales subject to background checks. During a White House ceremony, Obama insisted that his proposals are in line with the Second Amendment.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Critics of President Barack Obama's plan to tighten gun laws are already speaking out. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress will track the president's actions closely to ensure they follow the Constitution and federal law. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton tweeted her positive reviews of the president's proposals.
BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The situation appears calm at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon where a small, armed group has been occupying the remote area since Saturday. So far, authorities have taken no action against the group that numbers about 20. The activists seized the refuge about 300 miles from Portland as part of a decades-long fight with the federal government over public lands in the West.
WASHINGTON (AP) — One U.S. service member has been killed and two others wounded in fighting in southern Afghanistan. That word from the U.S. military command in Kabul. The fighting reflects intensified efforts by the U.S. and its Afghan partners to push back against recent Taliban gains. Details on the battle are sketchy.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman at the center of an end-of-life court battle has died while still on life support. A family lawyer says Aden Hailu (AY'-dehn hy-LOO') died yesterday afternoon at a Reno, Nevada, hospital, where she never awoke from anesthesia after surgery. Hailu's father lost a bid in court last week to delay brain-wave tests that the hospital said would show she was brain dead and wouldn't recover.
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