Whereabouts of more than 1,200 Missouri sex offenders unknown: auditor
Local authorities in Missouri do not know the locations of more than 1,200 sex offenders, including nearly 800 who would be classified as the most dangerous, according to a report by the state auditor released on Monday.
Trump authorizes FBI to expand Kavanaugh investigation: NY Times
President Donald Trump has authorized the FBI to expand its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing two people briefed on the matter.
Eclipsed by Kavanaugh fight, divided U.S. top court opens new term
The short-handed U.S. Supreme Court launched its new term on Monday, with the legal arguments in its stately courtroom overshadowed by the harsh fight over President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime job as a justice.
Trump says he wants ‘comprehensive’ FBI investigation of Kavanaugh
President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants the FBI to conduct a comprehensive and quick investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but not a “witch hunt.”
Trump says close to finalizing effective ban on gun bump stocks
(Corrects fifth paragraph of this Oct. 1 story to say not all machine guns are illegal in the United States.)
One year later, Las Vegas remembers mass shooting that killed 58
White doves flew overhead, each tagged with a name of the 58 people killed one year ago in the largest mass shooting in modern American history, as loved ones gathered in Las Vegas at a sunrise service on Monday to remember them.
Supreme Court opens new term, overshadowed by Kavanaugh brawl
The short-handed U.S. Supreme Court launched its new term on Monday, with the legal arguments in its stately courtroom overshadowed by the harsh fight over President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime job as a justice.
U.S. Supreme Court snubs review of defamation suit against Cosby
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to avoid a defamation lawsuit brought by a well-known former model who said the comedian sought to destroy her reputation after she publicly accused him of rape.
Boeing, Embraer to build KC-390 military cargo jet in U.S.: newspaper
U.S. planemaker Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer are in talks to set up an assembly line to build KC-390 military cargo jets in the United States, Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Monday.
Tropical Storm Rosa will still pack a punch to southern California, Arizona
Tropical Storm Rosa diminished from a Pacific hurricane over the weekend, but will still bring strong winds and dangerous rip currents to southern California on Monday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
