Jordan Chariton / TruthdigMay 27, 2018
Assurances from the state of Michigan and the Environmental Protection Agency that the city’s water is now safe are questionable at best. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )
Paul Morantz / TruthdigMar 17, 2018
In any situation when every second lost could mean another child lost, he would take the risk of entering, because risking his life to save others was his job. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 6, 2014
In yet another incident underscoring the prevalence of gun violence in the U.S., a gunman opened fire at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, killing a 19-year-old man and wounding at least three others before being tackled by a student and arrested. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 28, 2009
Despite any illusions some of us may still harbor about our manual dexterity and multitasking prowess behind the wheel, a study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has found that text messaging and driving really don't mix. Surprise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigMay 22, 2007
If you want to understand why the gun debate is so intense, look no further than Virginia, where Second Amendment advocates flaunt their rights in the faces of parents whose children have just been shot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 1, 2007
With his closing monologue from last week's "Real Time," Bill Maher took aim at the president and his followers, "the 29 percent of Americans who still think he's doing a heckuva job." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 1, 2007
Mentally ill people who've been deemed a danger to themselves and involuntarily committed will no longer be able to legally buy guns in Virginia. Gov. Timothy Kaine issued the executive order in response to the massacre at Virginia Tech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2007
Keith Olbermann handed "comedian" Rush Limbaugh the "worst person in the world" award Friday for claiming that the Virginia Tech shooter must have been a liberal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2007
Why did we lower flags to half-mast for students and faculty killed in the Virginia Tech shootings but do not do the same for our fallen soldiers in the Middle East? That's the provocative question posed by Sgt. Jim Wilt from his Army outpost near Kabul, Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigApr 20, 2007
With enough money behind it, any ridiculous argument will find supporters, especially in Congress. It shouldn't take mass murder for politicians to realize the obvious: Guns kill people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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