Two U.S. toddlers have been shot within hours of each other, both by siblings who found guns in their homes. Both incidents occurred on Thursday night.

MA governor's office says bun bill is filed to give police extra tools and tackle illegal gun sales. The Governor’s Office issued a statement yesterday announcing with great sadness that Lilian Bemus, the mother of First Lady Diane Patrick, has passed away after a lengthy illness.

For the first time in history, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a definitive ruling on the right of Americans to own guns. A five-to-four majority of the court ruled that individual citizens have the right to own firearms, and in the process it struck down a 32-year-old ban on handguns in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more on the high court's landmark ruling from Washington.

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation yesterday released 600 pages of the 2,000 page final report into the Jokela school shooting. 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen opened fire at Jokela High School, killing eight before turning his gun on himself, receiving fatal wounds.