NY Mayor Slams Failure to Enact Tougher Gun Laws After Attack on Cops

Published January 5, 2013

NY mayor slams failure to enact tougher gun laws after attack on cops
Washington's police chief also spoke out on Thursday in favour of tougher gun laws in the United States after statistics showed the homicide rate in the nation's capital at its lowest level in a half-century. Eighty-eight murders were committed in the … Read more on Oman Tribune

Detroit's 2012 murder rate up 10 percent over previous year
… capital, but residents are more likely to get killed today than they were back then according to the data. The 2012 crime statistics were announced Thursday morning during a press conference led by Police Chief Chester Logan and Mayor Dave Bing … Read more on Arab American News

Fiscal cliff reflects nation's state of mind
Consider a few statistics: — One in five American adults reported suffering from mental illness in 2011. That was 45.6 million people aged 18 and older. One in 20 reported serious mental illnesses that resulted in “functional impairment.” (Source … Read more on MarketWatch