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The Chicago City Council voted to ban concealed weapons in all bars and restaurants that sell liquor.

Officials in Newtown, Conn., have unanimously approved a local ordinance limiting recreational shooting in the town, according to Time.

U.S. travelers will be chosen on a case-by-case basis to use expedited-screening lines at airports without having to provide more personal information than they now give airlines.

Seventy-five percent of Americans agreed with the statement “occasional acts of terrorism in the U.S. will be part of life in the future,” according to an April survey conducted after the Boston Marathon bombing.

Michigan State University researchers have developed a laser that can detect micro-traces of explosive chemicals on clothing and luggage, creating the possibility of laser-driven security checkpoints, MSU Today reports.

Four men rammed their car into an upmarket jewelry store in central Paris on Monday, smashing the shop window and stealing $2.6 million (two million Euros) in jewelry, according to AFP.

The federal courts servicing New York City and Long Island are facing force reductions that could compromise public safety and security.

Got a cold? That’s no problem to the graduate students and researchers at UT Dallas, who are developing systems to identify speaking voices despite difficult conditions, such as whispering, speaking through various emotions, or talking with a stuffy nose, Phys.org reports.

Money is big business in Peru – over the past two years, Peru has overtaken Colombia as the top source of counterfeit U.S. dollars, according to the U.S. Secret Service. In response the service has opened a permanent office in Lima last year (only the fourth such office in Latin America), and has since helped Peru arrest 50 people on counterfeiting charges, CBS News reports.