Second phase of NRA civil trial over nonprofit’s spending begins

NEW YORK (AP) -- The second phase of the civil trial against the National Rifle Association and its top executives began Monday in Manhattan, with New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking an independent monitor to oversee the powerful gun rights group. The Democrat also is seeking to ban Wayne LaPierre, the organization's former CEO, from serving in leadership positions for or collecting funds on behalf of charitable organizations conducting business in New York, as well as seeking to impose other restrictions on John Frazer, the organization's corporate secretary and...