Exactly what constitutes a so-called "assault weapon" is a highly contentious issue and something that riles up some gun advocates. Some gun control backers pushing for an assault weapons ban include ...

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 28, 2016) - As the topic of sexual assault gets continued examination via the US Presidential election, new data about US psychiatrists and psychologists' discussions on ...

A federal judge has ruled that California’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban is unconstitutional – and that the state cannot limit civilian access to weapons he considered to be “fairly ordinary, ...

In a highly anticipated move that will affect how prison violence is reported in the state, Tennessee's prison chief announced new definitions for assault on Thursday. After months of reports that the ...

In August 2025, the definition of what constitutes sexual assault under the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) expanded, and as a result impacted the way Title IX Coordinators must ...

Using the broad terminology behind the oft-cited (and federally embraced) one-in-five statistic, a survey at Rutgers University finds that 20 percent of female students have been sexually assaulted.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALBANY — The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's new definition of assault in prison unusual ...

Following last week's Florida school killings, there's movement by gun control advocates in some states to ban so-called assault weapons. Yet exactly what constitutes an "assault weapon" is a ...