NEW YORK (AP) – A former journalist from St. Louis has pleaded not guilty to charges he made threats against Jewish organizations. Juan Thompson entered the plea Monday during a brief appearance in federal court in New York. Prosecutors have accused the 32-year-old Thompson of making threats against Jewish community centers, schools or other facilities…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA (AP) The San Bernardino police chief says two adults are dead after a shooting at an elementary school. San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan says on Twitter that investigators believe “the suspect is down.” He says there is no further threat to the school. Burguan says the shooting is believed to be a murder-suicide. He…
WASHINGTON (AP) Justice Neil Gorsuch is thanking his former law clerks, family and friends as he is sworn into the Supreme Court during a White House ceremony. Gorsuch says of his former law clerks, “your names are etched in my heart forever.” The new justice joined President Donald Trump, members of the nation’s high court and…
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) The Supreme Court says Neil Gorsuch will be sworn in as the 113th justice on Monday in separate ceremonies at the court and the White House. Justices take two oaths, one required by the Constitution and the other set by federal law. Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the constitutional oath to Gorsuch…
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles Thursday night in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the U.S. assault as vital to deter future use of poison gas and called on other nations to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Russia has “failed” in its responsibility to deliver on a 2013 commitment to secure Syria’s chemical weapons. Tillerson briefed reporters shortly after the U.S. launched cruise missiles against a Syrian air base in retaliation for a gruesome chemical weapons attack. The secretary says Russia has either…
