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Legislative debates over gun rights, up significantly since the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., have spurred alleged death threats resulting in two high-profile arrests and causing lawmakers in one state to declare their legislature was under attack.

A Washington state man was arrested by federal agents on Tuesday after making threats against President Barack Obama in emails sent to the FBI, authorities said.

David Letterman is back at "Late Show" after a two-week vacation, his first day at work since a threat against his life was posted on a jihadist website....

Just-released records show there were death threats against then-senator as late as 1985.

Producers of "South Park" said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a radical Muslim group warned that they could be killed for insulting the Prophet Muhammad....

Lawmakers have received death threats and been victims of vandalism after voting in favor of the health care bill.

The Secret Service has determined that a juvenile was behind the online survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated, an agency spokesman said Thursday.

A man accused of making threatening statements about killing President Obama has been arrested in Nevada, the Secret Service said Saturday.

The public relations group that has represented octuplets mother Nadya Suleman is stepping down because of death threats, its president said Saturday.