The leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York City's suburbs has been sentenced to 68 years in prison in a federal case involving eight Long Island murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls.

States and localities are increasingly tapping federal funds to help finance efforts to build more affordable housing, repair dilapidated units or reduce their homeless numbers.

ROANOKE, Va. Ahead of new guns laws that take effect in Virginia on Wednesday, gun owners in the Roanoke Valley are speaking out about the new restrictions. Gun owners, including Aliya Fitz-El, stopped at Roanoke Firearms to stock up. A lawsuit filed by gun rights lobbyists to block the law was denied by a judge last week. That kind of hurts the gun shows a little bit because instead of instant background check, youve got an hour or two or maybe a day or two background check, said Cochran. I havent seen a lot of people coming in just to buy their handguns because the new laws taking place tomorrow, said Cochran.