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The president visited the supermarket where last weekend's deadly shooting took place, then forcefully denounced white supremacy and the racist "Replacement" theory that inspired the shooter.

Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald suggests in court filings that Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to testify in the perjury case against Lewis Libby, his former chief-of-staff.

Massachusetts has enacted legislation to provide health insurance for virtually every citizen within the next three years. The measure would be the first in the nation to require people to buy health insurance if they don't get it at work.

The most sweeping changes to the nation's bankruptcy rules in a quarter century take effect Monday and make it tougher to file certain types of bankruptcy. Among other measures, the new laws require mandatory credit counseling before filing for bankruptcy, which has been getting mixed reviews.

The Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of a statewide school voucher program. The program allows students in low-performing public schools to attend private schools at the expense of taxpayers. The case has implications for several other states trying school-voucher programs.

A new report by Human Rights Watch disputes the Uzbek government's account of a brutal crackdown on protesters in the country's eastern Ferghana Valley. The report says government troops opened fire on unarmed demonstrators, killing as many as 500.

Language in bill would require exam of student athletes’ “internal and external reproductive anatomy” if their sex is questioned.

The report recommends ways to address the "lingering negative effects" of slavery — from policing reforms to housing grants to increased voting access to free tuition.

English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73. She was one of the the biggest pop stars in the 1970's and early 1980's.

Philip Pullman's beloved fantasy series traces the adventures of brave young Lyra Belacqua (and her daemon, Pantalaimon), through an alternate universe that occasionally spills over into our own.