Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was gunned down near the Las Vegas strip in a killing that rocked the rap world, the trial of the man prosecutors allege did everything but pull the trigger got underway Monday with new revelations.

Nevada prosecutors allege Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a one-time Compton gang member, killed Shakur as revenge ...Read more

A judge on Monday postponed a court hearing over whether a California law disqualifies Nick Reiner, accused of killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner, from accessing funds from a trust they set up when he was a baby.

Judge Ruben Garcia scheduled a hearing for Oct. 23, despite pressure from Reiner’s probate attorney, Anita Wu, to release at ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With less than three months to go before Election Day, control of both chambers of Congress remains in play.

While Democrats lack many guaranteed pickups, there continues to be growing softness or vulnerability for Republicans on the outskirts of the House and Senate battleground. President Donald Trump’s low job approval ...Read more

NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial was pushed back indefinitely Monday amid his double jeopardy argument to get the case tossed following his unexpected guilty plea to federal stalking charges in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

In a brief order, Justice Gregory Carro adjourned Mangione’s next court ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Fourteen people have been charged in a cocaine trafficking case at Pennsylvania State University, the state attorney general’s office announced Monday. The drug ring involved students purchasing large quantities of cocaine from Philadelphia and New York, cutting and packaging it at two fraternities, and distributing it to ...Read more

Women working in Donald Trump’s White House were not surprised that press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced last week she was leaving her job — and they don’t think it was just because she wants to spend time with her young children.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, several anonymous White House employees spoke of the pressure that...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to terminate three agreements the county has in place that allow federal immigration agents and other federal law enforcement personnel to train at two firing ranges that are either owned or leased by the county.

Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland’s third beaver attack this summer was different than the others — as of Monday, officials still haven’t been able to capture a live animal to test it for rabies.

In Montgomery County’s Seneca Creek State Park, where a beaver attacked a 10-year-old girl at summer camp, the environment contains “a stream that is ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to send 1,000 monitors to watch voting during the midterm elections in November, a historic figure for a Republican administration, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said.

Dhillon, who oversees DOJ’s civil rights division, said the monitors’ job will be to observe whether elections are ...Read more

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The College of William & Mary is under investigation by the United States Justice Department on the grounds the nation’s second-oldest university has violated its students’ civil rights.

Federal authorities alleged Monday that William & Mary has shown favoritism by way of scholarships and benefits to some students on ...Read more

A 16-year-old lifeguard, whose viral video rescue of a boy at a Santa Cruz beach last month drew widespread praise, met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday afternoon.

Ryder Williams, 16, met with Trump at the Oval Office, after the president announced that Ryder would receive a “High Civilian Honor” for the rescue.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a controversial elections bill on Monday that would have cut the early voting period for primary elections, among a suite of other Republican-backed changes.

At a ceremony at the Executive Mansion, Stein was joined by Democratic lawmakers, voting rights activists and students as he vetoed the ...Read more

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier is inching toward completion after successfully undergoing sea trials.

The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the Navy’s second Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and is currently undergoing its final outfitting in the James River. Huntington Ingalls Industries announced ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The prospects for peace in the Middle East suffered a fresh setback, with President Donald Trump saying he’s not interested in extending the expiring agreement with Iran and fighting flaring anew in Lebanon.

Asked whether he would seek an extension of the memorandum of understanding signed in June — which technically expires...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A 30-year-old man who was spotted coming out of bushes near where the Sorrento fire ignited Sunday was arrested on suspicion of starting the 131-acre blaze, authorities said.

The man, Brandon Glasco, was being held in county jail on $75,000 bail on a felony charge of arson involving forest land, according to the San Diego County ...Read more

NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial was pushed back indefinitely Monday amid his claim of double jeopardy following his unexpected guilty plea to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

In a brief order, State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro set Mangione’s next court appearance for Dec....Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court for a second time rejected President Donald Trump’s request to overturn a jury finding that he sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.

The rebuff leaves intact a $5 million award that Carroll collected after the high court’s June 29 refusal to take up Trump’s appeal. The president had ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky man was sentenced to more than two years in prison Friday after making threats of violence against lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie.

Benjamin Keebler, 55, of Florence, will serve two and a half years in federal prison, which was handed down in Covington by U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning. The ...Read more

Hayden Panettiere, a two-time Golden Globe-nominated actor who had performed on screen since she was a toddler, died Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina.

Panettiere, who earned acclaim for her roles as a cheerleader with supernatural powers on the TV show “Heroes” and as a troubled country music diva on the show “Nashville,” was 36.

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LAS VEGAS — Attorneys began delivering opening statements Monday in the trial of the man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, is on trial in connection with the shooting of Shakur, who was shot near the Las Vegas Strip in September 1996.

No one was arrested in the slaying until Davis was taken ...Read more