Singer R. Kelly charged in Minnesota with soliciting sex from minor
Singer R. Kelly, jailed in New York last month after he was charged in Brooklyn and Chicago with numerous sexual misconduct felonies, was charged on Monday in Minnesota with soliciting sex from a minor at a Minneapolis hotel room 18 years ago.
Trump condemns white supremacy, vague on gun measures after U.S. shootings
President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to two mass shootings over the weekend that left 32 people dead in Texas and Ohio.
Two more Texas shooting victims die in attack called domestic terrorism
Two more victims of a shooting rampage at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas died of their wounds on Monday, police said, raising the death toll to 22 in a massacre that prosecutors say was an act of domestic terrorism.
Walmart faces pressure to stop gun sales after latest U.S. mass shootings
Walmart Inc said on Monday there has been no change in its policy on gun sales after two mass shootings over the weekend, including one at a Walmart store, left 31 people dead in Texas and Ohio.
Puerto Rico Supreme Court puts lawsuit seeking to oust governor on fast track
Puerto Rico’s supreme court agreed on Monday to hear a lawsuit filed by the bankrupt U.S. territory’s Senate president seeking to remove newly installed Governor Pedro Pierluisi from office on constitutional grounds.
Lawsuits seek to oust Puerto Rico’s new governor
Puerto Rican officials filed two separate lawsuits on Monday asking the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court to remove newly installed Governor Pedro Pierluisi from office on constitutional grounds, raising the prospect of more political instability…
Two Texas shooting victims die in hospital, raising death toll to 22
The death toll rose to 22 people on Monday in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, increasing with two deaths in a hospital days after a spate of shooting sprees, El Paso Police said on Twitter.
U.S. emergency alert test on TV and radio expected this week
A test of the U.S. Emergency Alert System will be sent to radios and televisions across the United States on Wednesday, excluding cell phones hit by a presidential alert last year, U.S. agencies said on Monday.
After mass killings, Trump condemns white supremacy but faces pressure for gun control
President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio.
Death toll rises to 21 in Texas mass shooting at Walmart
The death toll rose to 21 people on Monday in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, one of two weekend shooting sprees that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to condemn white supremacy.