Judge Juan Merchan has rejected yet another attempt by former President Donald Trump to delay his criminal hush money trial set to begin in New York on Monday. Merchan issued an order Friday denying a motion from Trump's attorneys to delay the trial due to excessive pretrial publicity. read more
Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said he would push for legislation that would require voters to prove they are US citizens after meeting Donald Trump on Friday. It comes as some members of Mr Johnson's party are calling for him to be removed from his leadership post. But the former president says he believes the speaker is doing a "very good job". read more
Special prosecutors in New Mexico claim in a new legal filing that actor Alec Baldwin's behavior on the "Rust" movie set contributed to "safety comprises" that led to the fatal shooting of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. read more
The parents of a Michigan teenager who shot dead four students have each been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison. A seven-year sentence was recommended, but prosecutors asked for more. James and Jennifer Crumbley, the first parents of a US school shooter to be convicted, appeared together for the first time in months at Tuesday's sentencing hearing. read more
Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject Donald Trump's claims of sweeping immunity and to deny the former president any opportunity to delay a trial on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 election. read more
Knowing teachers have guns makes them targets
for gun thieves.