Recordings of Lori Daybell shortly after her husband's death played at her trial

The second week of Lori Vallow Daybell's Arizona trial began on Monday with testimony from investigators. She is accused of conspiring with her brother to kill her former husband, Charles Vallow.

Elephants at San Diego zoo huddle to protect calves during earthquake

As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young.

Sen. Mike Lee seeks to crack down on 'secret meetings' of local Washington, D.C., government

The D.C. Council could be blocked from holding secret meetings to discuss sensitive topics and strategic plans under a new bill introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, last week.

Trump administration wants to nearly halve State Department budget

President Donald Trump's administration wants to slash the State Department budget by about half, according to internal planning documents.

Exhausted government workers decide to take Trump's second buyout offer

Many civil servants are suffering from nervous exhaustion after three months of chaos and cuts.

IRS chief information officer announces resignation on eve of tax-filing day

The chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service said he would resign, according to an email sent to staff and seen by Reuters on Monday, the day before the April 15 tax-filing deadline for most U.S. taxpayers.

Funeral home owner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year pleads guilty

The Colorado funeral home owner accused of leaving a woman's corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 people pleaded guilty in court Monday.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to expanded sex trafficking indictment

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleaded not guilty on Monday to an expanded federal indictment charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking.

Nebraska teens set up hammock at a Walmart to try to steal after close, sheriff says

Three Nebraska teenagers planned to steal from a megastore by staying inside after close, a sheriff says.

‘The Breakfast Club’ stars reunite for the first time in 40 years

(cnn) — The cast of “ The Breakfast Club ” reunited over the weekend for the first time in 40 years. Stars of the 1980s

Trump administration sued over tariffs in US Court of International Trade

A legal advocacy group on Monday asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, arguing the president overstepped his authority.

Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help

A former Colorado sheriff's deputy convicted of killing a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, the maximum sentence, by a judge who said the shooting was about power.

Yawning may be more dangerous than you think, experts say

Find yourself yawning a lot? Do you need that third or fourth cup of coffee to make it through the afternoon at work? Such signs of sleepiness may be a red flag of a serious sleep deficit that could put you in physical danger and harm your long-term health, according to a new position paper by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Southern California jolted by a strong earthquake near San Diego

Southern California was jolted Monday morning by a strong earthquake near San Diego.

El Salvador's president says he can't return man the US mistakenly deported

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Monday he had no plans to return a man mistakenly deported from the United States as he met with President Donald Trump at the White House.

FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash

Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director.

Suspect in Pennsylvania arson attack 'harbored hate' against Gov Shapiro

The suspect in an arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence told state troopers that he used homemade Molotov cocktails to set the mansion on fire and planned to attack Shapiro with a hammer.

Thousands attend Sen. Bernie Sanders ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in Salt Lake

Thousands gathered at the University of Utah as Sen. Bernie Sanders' 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour stopped in Utah.

A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says

(cnn) — A Wisconsin teenager allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate President Donald Trump,