Although the term "gangster" is used for any criminal from the 1920s or 30s that operated in a group, it refers to two different breeds. Mobsters belonged to organized crime rings. They generally ...

Short-barrel shotguns and rifles were banned in the 1930s; why would anyone, much less a senator, want them back?

During the Great Depression, casting gangsters as heroes created a new film genre that symbolized the decay of American society, as well as the fear that traditional values would not survive the ...

Director Legs McNeil's feature 'Pusherman,' centering on the figure memorably played by Denzel Washington, is set for home release this summer. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter The ...

President Donald Trump's gangster-like shakedown of Ukraine for its rare earth minerals is a breathtaking deviation from decades of American global leadership, effectively recasting the United ...