The new law, signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont in June, bans the open carrying of firearms and prohibits the sale of more than three handguns within 30 days to any one person, with some exceptions. [Read more]

The New York Democrat says a mistake occurred as he was rushing to get to a vote, but Republicans have suggested Bowman was trying to delay the proceedings. [Read more]

His role in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry of the early 2000s turned Wakefield into a fan favorite whose impact went far beyond his numbers. [Read more]

"No one is safe," Paris first deputy mayor Emmanuel Grégoire said in a tweet on Friday. [Read more]

Turkey's defense ministry says it carried out raids on 20 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq after a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital. [Read more]

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the staunch defenders of funding for Ukraine, tells "Face the Nation" that despite the far-right Republican opposition to including it in the government funding deal. "Do you think I would leave Ukraine" I don't believe that one bit," Graham said. [Read more]

As the government shutdown looms, 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley sits down with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington D.C. Pelley speaks with the head of the Justice Department about the indictments of former President Donald Trump, the Hunter Biden probe, and the January 6th indictments. [Read more]

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," House Speaker Kevin McCarthy discusses Congress' last-minute vote to avoid a government shutdown, plus Jimmy Carter celebrates his 99th birthday in Plains, Georgia. [Read more]

Kyiv expressed confidence that the U.S. would continue to support its war against Russia, even after Congress passed a stopgap funding bill that did not include money for Ukraine. [Read more]

As the nation teetered on the brink of a shutdown, its citizens were largely focused on other things. [Read more]

A day after the Republican speaker turned to Democrats for help passing a stopgap spending bill to avert a shutdown, the far-right congressman promised to try to remove him from his post. [Read more]

The Republican speaker opted to keep the government open the only way he could — by partnering with Democrats — in a surprise reversal that left him as politically vulnerable as ever. [Read more]

No one picked the winning numbers for Saturday's Powerball lottery. The Powerball jackpot now rises to $1.04 billion for Monday's game. Most people who win choose to take a lump sum, which for Monday's game would be close to half a billion dollars after taxes – not a bad deal for a $2 ticket. The jackpot has grown so incredibly la [Read more]

The U.S. government stayed open Sunday, with funding assured through mid-November, but the political infighting among Republican lawmakers surrounding the votes to keep it operating only intensified. Conservative Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida told news talk shows that he would try this week to oust House Speaker Kevin McC [Read more]

A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous' conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota's two largest cities that were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners. The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon from Minneapolis to neighboring St. Paul had been expec [Read more]

Despite the fact that a U.S. government shutdown was averted, another week of turmoil seems to be in the making on Capitol Hill. A conservative legislator has promised to be “relentless' in his efforts to oust Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias has the latest. [Read more]

The rapper's sister welcomes news that a former gang leader has been charged with his murder. [Read more]

Republicans have accused Jamaal Bowman of trying to delay a vote on avoiding the government shutdown. [Read more]

President Biden signs a bill to keep the government funded for 45 days - but Ukraine aid is not included. [Read more]

Rep Matt Gaetz will seek to remove the Speaker this week, saying Republicans need "trustworthy" leadership. [Read more]

Newsom said said that he would not appoint any of the candidates who had been running to succeed Feinstein in 2024. Those include Lee as well as Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter. [Read more]

New York State Police are searching for a 9-year-old girl who they said was abducted Saturday night while camping with her family. [Read more]

Tens of millions of borrowers with student loan debt face tough decisions when loan repayments resume in October as they battle rising interest rates and inflation. [Read more]

Congress on Saturday passed a short-term bill to keep the government funded through Nov. 17, averting a government shutdown with just hours left until the deadline. [Read more]

A Georgia prison guard is dead after he was attacked by an inmate, official says [Read more]

At least 13 people were killed and several others were injured when a fire early Sunday ripped through adjoining nightclubs in Spain, authorities said. [Read more]

After a summer of extreme heat, the Arizona city is in the record books again. [Read more]

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.04 billion ahead of Monday night's drawing. [Read more]

The family of a victim and several survivors of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis filed a lawsuit against companies involved in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of the high capacity magazine used by the gunman who killed 8 people and injured several others in 2021. [Read more]

A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman on a spoof "rent-a-hitman" website, according to the Department of Justice. [Read more]

A Florida man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit returned to prison Monday after spending the past two years building a life outside prison walls. [Read more]

Three officials at the Fulton County, Georgia, jail have stepped down amid an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family said was housed in a filthy, bug-infested cell that "was not fit for a diseased animal." [Read more]

Baker Mayfield fired three touchdown passes in the game as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints, 26-9, on Sunday. [Read more]

The Philadelphia Eagles picked up their fourth consecutive win on Sunday with a 34-31 victory over the Washington Commanders to remain unbeaten. [Read more]

The Denver Broncos came back from 21 points down to win the game, 31-28, over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The team got big plays from the defense. [Read more]

Kirk Cousins found Justin Jefferson two times as the Minnesota Vikings outlasted the Carolina Panthers, 21-13, on Sunday to pick up first win. [Read more]