Top Los Angeles homeless official steps down as crisis deepens
The chief of a top Los Angeles homeless agency announced his resignation on Monday, saying he was proud of its work even as America’s second-largest city grapples with spiraling numbers of people living on the streets and rising home prices.
North Carolina panel of judges rule in favor of new congressional map
A panel of judges in North Carolina ruled on Monday that a new congressional map approved by lawmakers last month will be used for the state’s 2020 primaries, saying there was not enough time to determine whether it was a form of partisan gerrymanderin…
Court denies Trump administration bid to resume federal executions
A U.S. appeals court on Monday dealt another setback to plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to resume the death penalty at the federal level after a 16-year hiatus, denying a Justice Department bid to pave the way for four scheduled execut…
California congressman Hunter set to plead guilty in campaign finance case
U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican, is scheduled to plead guilty on Tuesday to federal charges stemming from allegations that he and his wife misused $250,000 in campaign funds, court records showed on Monday.
Snowstorm blasts U.S. Northeast, scuttling flights
A blizzard-like blast from a storm that has been raging across the United States since before Thanksgiving slammed the Northeast on Monday, snarling travel ahead of the evening rush hour.
FCC chair, Democrats call on Congress to reverse planned spectrum sale
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday joined several Democratic senators in urging the cancellation of an auction of wireless spectrum used by U.S. law enforcement agencies because of the costs and difficulty of moving them…
Wisconsin student who refused to give up gun shot by officer at high school
A 17-year-old student was shot and wounded inside his Wisconsin high school by a police officer after bringing a handgun into the building and failing to comply with orders to surrender the weapon, officials said.
Chicago mayor fires police chief weeks before his retirement, accusing him of lying
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Monday even though he was about to retire, accusing him of lying to her about an incident in October when patrol officers found him sleeping in his car.
U.S. Supreme Court justices debate whether to dismiss major gun case
The U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of a major gun rights case could end in a misfire, with the justices on Monday debating whether to dismiss a challenge backed by the powerful National Rifle Association to a New York City handgun ordinance.
Trump re-election campaign to deny credentials to Bloomberg News reporters
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign said on Monday it will no longer issue press credentials to reporters working for Bloomberg News, the agency owned by Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg.
