US Domestic News Roundup: Trump plans televised address, visit to Mexico border; Suspect arrested in LA bowling alley shooting

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Tennessee governor grants clemency to woman championed by Kim Kardashian

Tennessee's governor on Monday commuted the life sentence of a woman convicted as a teenager of murdering a man who paid to have sex with her, after Kim Kardashian and other celebrities took up her cause. Cyntoia Brown, now 30, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Johnny Allen, a 43-year-old Nashville real estate agent. She will walk out of prison on Aug. 7 after serving 15 years, Governor Bill Haslam's office said. Brown was 16 at the time of the murder.

Politicians cannot block social media foes: U.S. appeals court

A federal appeals court said on Monday a Virginia politician violated the Constitution by temporarily blocking a critic from her Facebook page, a decision that could affect President Donald Trump's appeal from a similar ruling in New York. In a 3-0 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Phyllis Randall, chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, violated the First Amendment free speech rights of Brian Davison by banning him for 12 hours from her "Chair Phyllis J. Randall" page.

Uber driver in Michigan pleads guilty to killing six in shooting spree

An Uber driver accused of fatally shooting six people in Michigan and wounding two others while on the job pleaded guilty to all charges on Monday, after initially blaming the ride sharing company's app for compelling him to kill. Jason Dalton, 48, was charged with 16 counts, including six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder after his nearly five-hour shooting spree on Feb. 20, 2016 in Kalamazoo, about 150 miles (240 km) west of Detroit.

U.S. high court's Ginsburg misses arguments after cancer surgery

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday missed oral arguments for the first time since joining the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993 as the 85-year-old liberal jurist continues to recuperate from lung cancer surgery last month. Chief Justice John Roberts addressed Ginsburg's absence before the first of the day's two arguments in cases before the court, saying she was "unable to be present today." Ginsburg instead will work from home and use the case briefs and argument transcripts to participate in the cases, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.

Actor Kevin Spacey denies sexually assaulting teen on Nantucket

Former "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey stood impassively in a Nantucket courtroom on Monday before pleading not guilty to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man at an island bar over two years ago, a charge his lawyer dismissed as "patently false." Spacey did not speak during a brief hearing in Nantucket District Court to face one count of felony indecent assault and battery, though a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf.

U.S. House committee queries airport staffing during shutdown

The chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security committee has asked the Trump administration how it is ensuring adequate staff at airports as some transportation employees fail to show up for work due to a partial U.S. government shutdown. Representative Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, also asked the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the exact number of employees who are calling in sick and if the agency has a contingency plan for future mass absences or resignations of its screeners.

Alabama attorney general asks feds to investigate 2017 election

Alabama's attorney general asked federal elections officials on Monday to investigate allegations that the 2017 U.S. Senate election that Republican Roy Moore lost to Democrat Doug Jones was tainted by use of a misleading social media campaign. Attorney General Steve Marshall has said he was concerned over tactics used in the election. Jones, a former federal prosecutor, became the first Democrat in a quarter-century to win a U.S. Senate race in the state when he upset Moore by a narrow margin to win the seat formerly held by Republican Jeff Sessions.

Suspect arrested in California bowling alley shooting that killed three

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting last week in which three people died and four others were injured in a brawl at a bowling alley in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, police said on Monday. The suspect's role in the shooting on Friday night at Gable House Bowl was not immediately clear and Torrance police said they would release more information about the arrest later on Monday.

Trump plans televised address, visit to Mexico border

President Donald Trump announced on Monday he would make a prime-time address and visit the U.S.-Mexico border this week as the partial federal government shutdown entered its 17th day after a funding impasse over his demand for money to build a border wall. The moves indicate the Republican president has no intention of backing off his pledge to build a wall that he believes will stem illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Democrats in Congress say a wall would be expensive, inefficient and immoral.

Parolee charged with murder, attempted murder in Malibu shootings

A man already jailed on parole violations was charged with murder and attempted murder on Monday in connection with a string of shootings in the foothills above Malibu that killed a research scientist camping with his daughters. Anthony Rauda, 42, was arrested in October following the seemingly random shootings dating back two years and was serving a six-month sentence for parole violations stemming from his possession of a firearm and ammunition.

(With inputs from agencies.)