The Washington Post One unsettling result of the debate over gun violence has been a spike in firearm purchases. New figures released by the FBI suggest that Americans bought firearms in record numbers in November, December and January.

Blizzard Nemo follows Hurricane Sandy, and drought spreads from the plains to the American Southwest. 2012 was the warmest U.S. year on record.

My entire professional life has been practicing internal medicine, primarily cardiology. This was overlapped with two special experiences with guns.

For the second consecutive year the Brainerd Public Schools Foundation has offered opportunities to our schools to apply for new 4A grants.

Under pressure from religious and conservative groups, the Obama administration has offered another compromise on the issue of birth control coverage within the Affordable Care Act.

Two weeks ago Governor Mark Dayton released his long awaited "Tax Reform" agenda in a 45-minute presentation to the media and interested parties.

In the past few months Vladimir Putin has terminated the work in Russia of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ended American adoptions of Russian children and, most damagingly, drastically reduced the audience and credibility of U.S.

In the summer of 2011, when the "Grand Bargain" on deficit reduction failed, House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama of "moving the goal posts" - shifting his demands to the left.

Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association's (NRA) chief executive, arrived for his hearing on Capitol Hill in the organization's trademark fashion: violently.

If Mali is any example, "leading from behind" is the right policy choice for the United States to follow in most of today's international confrontations with what is now termed "terrorism.