Mother, daughter charged with slaying five family members in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday charged a 45-year-old woman and her daughter with murdering five family members whose bodies were discovered in an apartment outside Philadelphia, court records showed.

House set to vote to end Trump's border wall 'emergency'

The U.S. House of Representatives votes on Tuesday on a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the border with Mexico.

Can a sitting U.S. president face criminal charges?

The U.S. Constitution explains how a president can be removed from office for "high crimes and misdemeanors" by Congress using the impeachment process. But the Constitution is silent on whether a president can face criminal prosecution in court, and the U.S. Supreme Court has not directly addressed the question.

Judge gives green light to Trump ban on gun 'bump stocks'

A federal judge gave the Trump administration the go-ahead on Monday to ban "bump stocks" - rapid-fire gun attachments used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history - in a defeat for firearms rights advocates.

R&B star R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting teens

Grammy-winning R&B star R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998, weeks after a television documentary leveled new accusations against him.

Manafort asks judge for sentence far below the maximum: court filing

Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort asked a federal judge in Washington on Monday to impose a prison term "significantly below" the statutory 10-year maximum, saying he was remorseful for his misdeeds and facing deteriorating health.

Wisconsin governor pulls troops from U.S.-Mexico border

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Monday signed an order withdrawing the state's National Guard troops from the U.S.-Mexico border, saying there was not enough evidence of a national security crisis to justify keeping them there.

California AG endorses bill expanding consumer privacy protections

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday endorsed a state bill that would expand the state's new privacy act to allow consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data, despite months of tech lobbying against such a move.

Lawsuit accuses Trump of kissing campaign worker without her consent

A woman who worked on Donald Trump's presidential campaign sued the president on Monday, accusing him of kissing her without consent before a 2016 rally in Tampa, Florida.

Patriots owner Kraft formally charged in Florida prostitution sting

Florida prosecutors on Monday filed formal charges against Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots football team, and about two dozen other men for soliciting prostitution at massage parlors, authorities said on Monday.

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