Bitten by the cowboy handgun bug early on—and influenced by no less an innovator than Elmer Keith—the author finds that, in ...

More than just a pistol, the Colt .45 was a force of nature on the frontier — fast, brutal, and unstoppable. It didn’t just settle scores, it rewrote the rules ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was ...

VICTORY '45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders. By James Holland and Al Murray. Atlantic Monthly Press. 288 pages. $28. Most wars begin with a unilateral act. Americans fired “the shot heard ...

UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services is dealing with a cyberattack that has caused a multi-day outage of some of the company's operations, including hosting and porting ...

The father of the accused Apalachee High School shooter was in possession of a letter from his son asking for forgiveness on the day of the shooting, an investigator testified during a court hearing ...

David Uberti is a reporter in New York covering the intersection of financial markets and the economy for The Wall Street Journal. He aims to chronicle the people, places and businesses smack in the ...

Sleek, balanced, and deadly accurate, the Colt Navy became one of the most popular revolvers of the 19th century. Its use in the Civil War and on the frontier made it a symbol of American grit.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A woman with a gun going through a mental crisis caused a major backup on the North Freeway on Thursday afternoon when she got into a standoff with authorities after ...

The woman finally surrendered at around 6:30 p.m., after a nearly five-hour standoff with authorities after intentionally crashing into an 18-wheeler on the North Freeway. The woman dropped her gun ...

A woman sitting in a chair with a firearm caused a standoff on the North Freeway, leading to a shutdown of traffic for nearly five hours. It happened near the 17700 block of the I-45 North Freeway ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — Edgar Martinez wasn’t trying to be humble. He was being honest. Asked about Colt Emerson’s home run vs. the Cubs a day earlier, which was a prodigious blast that landed in the beer ...