Prosecutors plan to tell a judge why they think a teen who fired on a South Carolina school playground and killed a first-grader should spend his life in prison.

A woman who spoke out against Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing was among three more women who are suing his estate.

A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers at airports and other U.S. ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment.

The U.S. government had nearly 70,000 migrant children in custody this year, a record number of infants, children and teens at risk for trauma that can cause continuing physical and emotional problems even after they reach their families.

Georgia prison officials are preparing to execute a man convicted in the killing of a convenience store clerk.

The Wisconsin Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution recognizing National Bible Week.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to Emory University Hospital for a surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls.

A federal appeals court has heard arguments to halt the military-funded construction of President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico.

A top Democrat says President Donald Trump's $16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly picks winners and losers, pitting the South against the North and small farms against wealthy producers.

A new report says the nation's elections are vulnerable to attack due to a lack of robust federal oversight of the private companies involved in manufacturing voting systems and maintaining voter registration databases.