Nation

WATCH: Federal officials announce Dayton shooting charges

A friend of the Dayton gunman who killed nine people told federal agents he bought him body armor, a gun accessory and a 100-round magazine earlier this year, according to a court document unsealed Monday.

Attorney general says 'irregularities' found at jail where Epstein died

By Jim Mustian, Michael Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The 66-year-old financier accused of sex trafficking underage girls was found Saturday morning in his cell at the chronically short-staffed Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Barr defends police, takes swipe at progressive prosecutors

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

In a speech to the Fraternal Order of Police conference in New Orleans, Attorney General William Barr said his tough-on-crime approach in the 1990s helped reduce violent crime.

Trump overhauls enforcement of Endangered Species Act

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The changes allow the government to put an economic cost on saving a species and end blanket protections for species newly listed as threatened.

New Puerto Rico governor pledges to scrutinize all contracts

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Wanda Vázquez announced late Sunday that she was suspending a pending $450,000 contract that is part of the program to rebuild and strengthen the island's power grid.

WATCH: Trump administration issues rules to deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers will now weigh public assistance along with other factors such as education, household income and health to determine whether to grant legal status.

Epstein autopsy complete but details not yet released

By Jim Mustian, Michael Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Jeffrey Epstein, who had been accused of trafficking underage girls, died in an apparent suicide in his Manhattan jail cell over the weekend.

Mass shootings have Latinos worried about being targets

By Russell Contreras, Anita Snow, Associated Press

The spate of recent mass shootings have some Hispanics looking over their shoulders, avoiding speaking Spanish in public and seeking out escape routes amid fears they could be next.

Pelosi: Immigration reform is Congress' moral responsibility

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees comprehensive immigration reform not only as Congress' official work but also as its moral responsibility as she finishes up a tour of Central America.

Gun-control backers concerned about changing federal courts

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

A federal judiciary that is becoming increasingly conservative under President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has gun control advocates on edge.