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WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing with families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, a tearful President Barack Obama says he's taking steps to expand background checks on firearms sales. One goal is to screen more sales of weapons at gun shows, flea markets or online. Republican candidates for president have pounced. Sen. Ted Cruz sent a fundraising email to supporters inviting them to register for a chance to win his "engraved shotgun."
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities investigating last month's terror attack in San Bernardino, California, need the public's help in accounting for every moment of the killers' whereabouts on that day. There's an 18-minute gap in the timeline between the massacre that left 14 dead and the shootout in which both shooters were killed.
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.
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials of a suburban Chicago Christian college have begun efforts to fire a political science professor who was placed on leave after saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins made the comment on social media, where she also wore a headscarf to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials say floodwaters blamed for at least 25 deaths in Illinois and Missouri can carry hidden risks from the sewage and other noxious pollutants they contain. Tens of millions of gallons of untreated sewage have spewed since last week into the Meramec River near St. Louis. The plants remain offline.
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