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WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle threw fresh uncertainty into the debate over renewing warrantless surveillance authority on Monday.

Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said the program known as Section 702 of...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — A proposed class-action settlement filed in federal court Monday would set aside up to $1.5 million to compensate people who were wrongly arrested or held in jail too long because of errors in software ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department accused former FBI Director James Comey of illegally directing the sharing of secret national defense information 10 years ago, according to a court filing unsealed on Monday.

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SEATTLE — Days before the midterm election, the Department of Justice is demanding Washington elections officials set aside the ballots of more than 400 people, asserting they are noncitizens who are illegally registered...Read more

Peter Berg has promised his forthcoming Call of Duty film will steer clear of superhero-style soldiers.

Instead, he insisted the military blockbuster will explore the psychological and human cost of warfare rather than ...Read more

WASHINGTON — An Illinois man has been charged with sending letters with substances inside to four congressional offices, apparently separate from dozens of other suspicious letters addressed to members of Congress this ...Read more

DENVER — After Denver’s top Catholic cleric led a prayer over President Donald Trump in the White House last week, he said he knew the event might be used for political purposes — but he didn’t intend for his ...Read more

CHICAGO — Ald. Anthony Beale tilted his head forward at his wooden desk Monday morning, peering over the spectacles that had slid down his nose for an opening salvo in City Hall’s budget negotiations.

Beale, the 9th ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Trump administration’s unceremonious firing of veteran Manhattan prosecutor Maurene Comey was unconstitutional and flew in the face of “ nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent,” a federal ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — Fresh out of a closed-door City Council meeting in April 2019, then-Oakland Council member Sheng Thao was upset and wanted to strategize about what she had just heard.

She dialed Andy Duong, the well-...Read more

Walter Koenig, the actor who became a science fiction favourite playing Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek television series, has had an emotional tribute paid to him by his longtime friend and former co-star George ...Read more

Adam Brody has admitted he regrets his decidedly unromantic proposal to wife Leighton Meester.

Revealing their whirlwind engagement lacked the grand gesture he now believes she deserved, the 46-year-old actor discussed ...Read more

Eric Bauza has been remembered as a devoted guardian of the Looney Tunes legacy in an emotional tribute from producer Chris DeFaria, who said the voice actor's sudden death had left him heartbroken and the animation ...Read more

As hope that a mass revolt that could help topple the Cuban government fades away, the Trump administration is carefully watching the dynamics in Havana, looking for insiders willing to break away from the communist regime...Read more

President Donald Trump headed to Mississippi on Monday as Democrats hope to put more very deep-red states in play in next week’s midterm congressional elections.

With Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., locked in a ...Read more

President Donald Trump stumped for Florida candidates at a packed rally last week at Alico Arena in Fort Myers.

He encouraged voters to cast their ballots for Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds as Florida’s next ...Read more

Officials on Monday opened applications for a $200 million clean energy auction to help fund solar, wind and other energy projects. But the program isn’t expected to lower residents’ electric bills anytime soon.

The ...Read more

High tides inundated Southern California communities with water on Monday, flooding streets from Newport Beach to Long Beach, as the region braces for days of coastal flooding from near-record or record-high sea levels ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration’s list of people it says may be noncitizens who are improperly registered to vote is at the center of numerous fast-moving legal cases that could force changes to ...Read more

Walter Koenig, the "Star Trek" franchise's original Chekov, died Sunday of natural causes at his home in North Hollywood. He was 90.

"Walter helped inspire audiences with his optimism, humor, and adventurous spirit. ...Read more