Nation & World

By Jim Mustian, Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The warden at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life over the weekend was removed Tuesday and two guards who were supposed to be…

By Jim Mustain and Michael R. Risak Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, federal prosecutors in New York have shifted their focus to possible charges against anyone who assisted or enabled him in…

By Jim Mustain and Michael R. Sisak Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring, killed himself while awaiting trial in a New York prison, officials said…

By Michelle Chapman AP Business Writer Walmart is removing from its stores nationwide signs, displays or videos that depict violence following a mass shooting at one of its stores in Texas, though it has not changed its policy on gun…

By Matt Sedensky and John Seewer Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A man who fatally gunned down nine people outside a Dayton, Ohio, bar had long wrestled with mental illness that manifested itself in a fascination with tragedy,…

By Mathew Daily Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Newtown. Orlando. Parkland. And now after mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, Congress again is confronted with the question of what, if anything, lawmakers should do…

By Matt Sedensky AP National Writer Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, shocked communities built makeshift memorials to 31 victims, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered Monday…

By Dan Sewell and John Minchillo Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people, including his sister, and wounding dozens of…

By The Associated Press undefined A gunman opened fire Saturday at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen. A list of some of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States in the…

By Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The only black House Republican, a critic of President Donald Trump's, has joined a growing list of GOP lawmakers not seeking reelection next year, jarring the party's efforts to woo…

By Lisa Mascaro AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee upended the rules Thursday for immigration legislation that would extend family detentions as chairman Lindsey Graham muscled…

By Steve Peoples and Sara Burnett Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under withering attack from moderates in a debate…

By Elliot Spagat and Astrid Galvan Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply…

By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence, is resigning after a turbulent two years in which he and President Donald Trump were often at odds over…

By Andrew Taylor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Observing a rare cease-fire in their battles with President Donald Trump, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday easily passed bipartisan debt and budget legislation to permit the…