Crim­i­nol­o­gist James Fox of North­eastern Uni­ver­sity said mass killers are impos­sible to spot until after the fact. “The irony is that these mass killings are the very kind of crimes that … read more »

In 1998, when new laws were passed, 65 mur­ders were com­mitted with firearms. In 2010, the latest figure avail­able, it was almost twice as many: 122, an increase of 88 per­cent. … read more »

Crim­i­nol­o­gist Jack Levin at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity said Lanza’s iso­la­tion and a pos­sible rivalry with other mass killers are char­ac­ter­is­tics that the Sandy Hook gunman shares with other shooters. “It is … read more »

After a widely crit­i­cized per­for­mance in this week’s debate, Pres­i­dent Obama proved he’s not immune to the pit­falls of the modern pres­i­den­tial cam­paign cycle. But the pres­i­dent can take solace … read more »

As soon as America knew the name of the man who allegedly opened fire in a Col­orado movie the­ater Friday, the brother of Jes­sica Ghawi, one of the vic­tims of … read more »

So far, we know very little about James Holmes, the 24-​​​​year old former PhD stu­dent who is sus­pected of opening fire in a Col­orado movie the­ater early Friday morning. But … read more »

Often thought of as the center of the home, the kitchen island is a recent inven­tion that is now a fea­ture in about 50 per­cent of new homes. Nancy Giles reports.

Mass­a­chu­setts high school stu­dents would be required to stay in school until age 18 under a bill approved Thursday by a leg­isla­tive panel hoping to reduce the number of stu­dents … read more »

The latest FBI fig­ures show there’s a lot less vio­lent crime across the country this year, a trend experts attribute to a larger invest­ment in crime pre­ven­tion by gov­ern­ment and … read more »

Here’s some good news: Vio­lent crime dropped 6% in the United States in 2010, the FBI reported Monday, making it the fourth con­sec­u­tive year that vio­lent crime has declined on … read more »