A terrorism trial in the federal courts

Republicans raged over what they called the White House's weak and dangerous decision last week to prosecute in federal court a man suspected of belonging to Al Qaeda, rather than shipping him off to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sorry, wrong year.

Philippine mayor and more than a dozen others killed by police

Philippine police fatally shot more than a dozen people, including a mayor whom President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked to the drug trade, during an early morning raid Sunday. Reynaldo Parojinog, mayor of Ozamiz City in Mindanao in southern Philippines, and at least 14 others, including his wife, are the latest casualties in Duterte's brutal drug war.

From Times Opinion pages: Why Dianne Feinstein shouldn’t run again

At age 84, Dianne Feinstein is the oldest of the 100 United States senators. And the word, both in Washington and around California, is that she plans to run for reelection next year to a six-year term that will end when she's 91. That would squeak her in under the actuarial wire.

Resentencing try stalled for most Florida juvenile lifers

Florida has roughly 600 inmates whose life sentences for homicide are potentially affected by court rulings mandating a second look at the punishment of juvenile offenders, but most still await a shot at resentencing. Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the latest last year, concluded that it's unconstitutional to impose mandatory life sentences without a chance for parole on juveniles convicted of homicide.

Child advocates urge back-seat alarms as 2 die in Arizona

A proposed law that would require carmakers to build alarms for back seats is being pushed by child advocates who say it will prevent kids from dying in hot cars. The law also would streamline the criminal process against caregivers who cause the deaths - cases that can be inconsistent but often heavier-handed against mothers.

For Sessions, being attorney general is chance to make mark

America's top law enforcement officer wandered through a Salvadoran jail, sizing up the tattooed gang members who sat with their backs to him on the concrete floors of their cells. His soft voice was barely audible over the downpour pelting the tin roof as he spoke to the local police.

House Republican: US just as focused on data security as Europe

Rep. Will Hurd said Sunday that Europe can't pretend to be more idealistic on privacy issues than the U.S. while many of its nations try to enact laws limiting encryption. Hurd is one of a sturdy number of legislators - including a bipartisan House Judiciary working group on encryption - that opposes laws allowing law enforcement agencies to access all encrypted data in the United States.

US President Donald Trump doesn’t bother to disguise his thuggish instincts

OPINION: US President Donald Trump, speaking on Friday on Long Island, told a gathering of police officers: "I said, please, don't be too nice - like when you guys put somebody in the car and you're protecting their head ... I said you can take the hand away, OK?" That's not a trash-talking guy with a Confederate battle flag. That's the head of the executive branch , who has sworn to uphold the Constitution.

On This Day: Johnson signs Medicare into law

In 1619, in Jamestown, Va., the first elected legislative assembly in the New World -- the House of Burgesses -- convened in the choir loft of the town's church. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law , dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted the seeds of compassion."

Trump to award first Medal of Honor to Vietnam Army medic

McCloughan, from Michigan, who risked his life nine times to rescue comrades in Vietnam is becoming the firs... Phone companies plan to boost cell coverage in rural areas that will be prime locations for viewing the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. Phone companies plan to boost cell coverage in rural areas that will be prime locations for viewing the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.

Named for a San Diego hero, Navy’s newest destroyer reports for duty

Each of the 2,400 white seats set out for the commissioning was filled, and hundreds more stood behind the rows, including the ranks of the Peralta's crew. Each of the 2,400 white seats set out for the commissioning was filled, and hundreds more stood behind the rows, including the ranks of the Peralta's crew.