Gunman Who Seriously Injured Man Outside Milo Yiannopulos Event Is Strong Trump Supporter

The man who told police he shot someone outside a Milo Yiannopoulos event at the University of Washington on Friday is a supporter of President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association, according to The Seattle Times . The victim of the shooting, who suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot in the abdomen, is a member of a radical labor union who showed up at the event to protest against Yiannopoulos.

The Latest: 36, 35, 34 _ Serena says 30s is the new 10

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic makes a backhand return to Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. . Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni makes a backhand return to Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.

States argue in court for more say over endangered species

In this Dec. 7, 2011, file photo, a female Mexican gray wolf at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central N.M. Republicans in Congress are readying plans to roll back the reach of the Endangered Species Act after decades of complaints that it hinders drilling, logging and other activities on public lands. Over the past eight years, GOP lawmakers sponsored dozens of measures aimed at curtailing the landmark law or putting species such as gray wolves and sage grouse out of its reach.

GOP targets landmark Endangered Species Act for big changes

This Nov. 4, 2013, file photo shows a salmon making its way up the salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova, Calif. In control of Congress and soon the White House, Republicans are readying plans to roll back the influence of the Endangered Species Act, one of the government's most powerful conservation tools, after decades of complaints that it hinders drilling, logging and other activities.

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While Al Sharpton is planning to have an anti-Trump inaugural march on Washington, the real civil rights leader, my good friend Roy Innis, who passed away on Jan. 8th, will be remembered as the man who knocked Sharpton on his butt on the Morton Downey TV show. He will also be remembered for choking a white supremacist for calling him an Uncle Tom.

US Army wants biodegradable bullets which transform into plants

Firearms are an accepted part of modern warfare and military operations, but after the job is done, the environment suffers. Not only do spent shells and casings litter the landscape, but they can also prove to be a hazard to local wildlife -- not to mention the impact that chemical residues, such as bullet metals and rust, can have on future plant growth and sustainability.

Obama administration moves to protect some of the most remote areas of Alaska

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration may be nearing, but that doesn't mean President Barack Obama's Interior Department is finished making decisions about the future of the United States' vast natural resources and open spaces. This week, the agency's Bureau of Land Management issued four plans to shape the management of some 6.5 million publicly owned acres of Alaska's eastern interior, a remote area stretching from Fairbanks to the Canada border that is filled with rivers, streams, forests, and very few major roads.

Western US sagebrush defense plan will endure, official says

A new wildfire-fighting plan to protect a wide swath of sagebrush country in the Western U.S. that supports cattle ranching and is home to an imperiled bird will likely continue after the Obama administration ends, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday. Jewell spoke after receiving her last update at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise where managers oversee the nation's firefighting resources.

NRA Asks US Supreme Court To Hear Two Concealed Carry Lawsuits

The NRA still claims that there is a right under the Second Amendment to carry weapons concealed in public and the NRA still claims that states can ban Open Carry in favor of concealed carry. You will never read about this in the mainstream press but, in a couple of weeks, you will be able to read the NRA's cert petitions to the United States Supreme Court in a couple of concealed carry cases the NRA lost in the 9th circuit.

A look at areas Obama has protected

President Barack Obama designated the 300,000 acres of land in the Gold Butte area as the Gold Butte National Monument. President Obama this week established two more national monuments, raising to 29 the number of times he has created or added to monuments, usually to protect the environment, under the 1906 Antiquities Act.

Obama names Utah, Nevada monuments despite GOP opposition

President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West, marking the administration's latest move to protect environmentally sensitive areas in its final days. The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah will cover 1.35 million acres in the Four Corners region, the White House said.