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AR-15-style rifles are on display at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank, Calif., June 23, 2022. Gun manufacturers have made more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, and for two companies those revenues have tripled over the last three years, a House investigation unveiled Wednesday, July 27, found. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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AR-15 style guns sold as a sign of manhood as shootings rise
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Wed,07/27/22-9:32AM , 5,428 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun makers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, at times marketing them as a way for young men to prove their masculinity, even as the number of mass shootings increases, according to a
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Jada Pinkett Smith, left, and Will Smith hold hands in the audience at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022. Will Smith stunned the audience of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday when he walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke the presenter made about his wife. Pinkett Smith turned her husband’s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment on “Red Table Talk,” her Facebook Watch show on June 1. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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EXPLAINER: Alopecia affects millions, including kids
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Wed,06/01/22-2:09PM , 345 Reads
Millions of people around the world are affected by alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss and was thrown into the spotlight after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars.
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People visit a memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Monday, May 30, 2022. On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old entered the school and fatally shot several children and teachers. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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Probe could shed light on police time lapse in Uvalde deaths
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Mon,05/30/22-4:54PM , 369 Reads
Since the Columbine High School massacre more than 20 years ago, police have been trained to quickly confront shooters in the horrific attacks that have followed.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, attends a news conference with Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 4, 2018. A longtime senator known for working across party lines, Hatch died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at age 88. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Long-serving US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at age 88
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Sun,04/24/22-12:26AM , 1,344 Reads
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history and a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, has died at age 88.

The retired senator's death Saturday was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause.
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