By CURT ANDERSON , AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious parcel sent to CNN, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats. The FBI did not identify to…
By CATHERINE LUCEY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday accused the media of being “the true Enemy of the People” in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot. Trump tweeted: “There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of…
By GEIR MOULSON , Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Angela Merkel announced Monday that she will step down as head of her conservative party in December after 18 years and won’t seek a fifth term as chancellor in 2021, launching a leadership transition in Europe’s biggest economy. Merkel has led her conservative Christian Democratic Union…
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Chris Sale’s final pitch for this Boston juggernaut triggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California — and even outside Fenway Park back home. The quest is complete. Yes, these 2018 Red Sox really are that great. A team to remember from…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in the nation’s capital to remember the 11 congregants killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue. A vigil was held Sunday evening in Washington’s Dupont Circle to pay tribute to those killed a day earlier at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Mourners sang and prayed together. Others held lit…
By MARK SCOLFORO, ALLEN G. BREED and CLAUDIA LAUER , Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The suspect in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue told officers that Jews were committing genocide and that he wanted them all to die, according to a charging document made public early Sunday. Robert Gregory Bowers killed eight men…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department intends to file hate crime and other charges against the man accused in a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that killed 11 people. In a statement Saturday, Sessions said the killings were “reprehensible and utterly repugnant to the values of this nation.” That echoes earlier comments…
By MARC LEVY and MARK GILLISPIE , Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A shooter opened fire during a baby naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, killing 11 people. At least six other people were wounded, including four police officers who dashed to the scene, authorities said. Police said a suspect was in custody…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The social media site Gab.com says the shooter at a Pittsburgh synagogue had a profile on their website. The company says the account was verified after Saturday’s shooting and matched the name of the gunman mentioned on police radio communications. A law enforcement official identified the shooter to The Associated Press as…
By GENE PUSKAR , Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A shooter opened fire during a baby naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, and people with knowledge of the investigation said at least 10 people were killed. At least six other people were wounded, including four police officers who dashed to the scene, authorities…