All USA Update
Chicago park shootings: 13 in critical condition after gang violenceChicago park shootings injure 13 people in a late-night attack in a south side Chicago neighborhood. A witness says: It's 'just gang-banging stuff. It’s what they do.'
Fired! Profane, gun-blasting police chief loses job. Justice served?Mark Kessler, the Pennsylvania police chief whose pro-gun, anti-liberals YouTube videos gained national notoriety, was fired Thursday for inappropriate behavior.
Why a Texas court overturned Tom DeLay money-laundering convictionTom DeLay, former House majority leader, was accused of illegally routing $190,000 in corporate political contributions through the Republican National Committee.
Why is Mark Zuckerberg in D.C.? It's not what you might think.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week, not so much to discuss Internet issues but immigration reform, a top Silicon Valley priority.
Abducted Georgia teen Ayvani Hope Perez reunited with familyAyvani Hope Perez, the 14-year-old girl abducted from her home near Atlanta early Tuesday morning, has been found, and two suspects are in custody.
Aaron Alexis: a history of angry acts, seeking help, feeling 'slighted'Aaron Alexis, the suspected gunman in the Washington Navy Yard mass shooting, was arrested twice for gun violations and was being treated for mental illness. He felt that the Navy didn't respect him, friends say.
Martha Coakley announces bid for Mass. governor, saying she learned from 2010Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley kicks off her bid for governor with a three-day tour of 18 cities and towns, as she tries to prove her worth as an aggressive campaigner.
Navy Yard shooting: Gunmen killed 12 people, 2 armed men soughtNavy Yard shooting: Police were seeking information about two armed men, one white and one black, and both described as wearing military or military-style uniforms and as between 40 and 50 years old. The gunman killed in the Navy Yard shooting was identified as Aaron Alexis.
Colorado flood: There’s more where that came fromIt was raining again in Colorado Sunday, adding to flooding and making search and rescue operations difficult. Federal teams have joined state and local efforts, and FEMA administrator Craig Fugate goes to Colorado Monday.
California to allow driver's licenses for illegal immigrantsIn promising to sign the bill allowing illegal immigrants driver's licenses, California Gov. Brown said he hoped it would 'send a message to Washington that immigration reform is long past due.'
Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friends plead not guiltyThree friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of impeding the federal investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing.
Evacuations ordered in Colorado as record rains produce relentless floodingSeven inches of rain in a 24-hour period in Boulder smashes a 95-year-old record. National Guard evacuates thousands to escape flooding that National Weather Service calls 'biblical.'
Flash floods kill three in Colorado; more heavy rain expectedTorrential rainfall in Colorado has caused three deaths, destroyed a dam, and prompted massive road closures. The Colorado National Guard has been activated.
Hurricane Humberto just misses setting recordHurricane Humberto, as the first such storm of the season, would have been the tardiest to form if it had been three hours later. The hurricane was located west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands on Wednesday.
Colorado voters recall pro-gun control senators: 'Clear message' to nation?Colorado voters ousted two state senators who had pushed the state's tougher gun control laws. Despite recent gun massacres in the US, the vote shows the power of Second Amendment advocates.
Wife of George Zimmerman reverses story, says she didn't see a gunShellie Zimmerman, the estranged wife of George Zimmerman, called 911 Monday to say he was threatening her with a gun. She has now dramatically changed her story.
George Zimmerman questioned after wife calls 911: 'He's gonna shoot us'George Zimmerman and his estranged wife were involved in an incident that police are still trying to sort out. Shellie Zimmerman says he threatened her with a gun, but she won't file charges.
New York mayor's race: Is liberal a lock to win Democratic nomination?Bill de Blasio holds a wide lead in two new polls tracking the Democratic primary Tuesday for mayor of New York, but pollsters say it's unclear whether he can get the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff.
107-year-old man killed in gun battle with SWAT teamCentenarian Monroe Isadore shot at police and was killed when a SWAT team gassed his bedroom and broke down his door. It's unclear what might have set off the confrontation.
Montana judge behind lenient rape sentence sparks new outrageThe Montana judge urged to resign after imposing a 30-day prison sentence for the rape of a 14-year-old planned a re-sentencing hearing for Friday afternoon, but it was blocked by the state supreme court.
