Colorado Schools Reopen as FBI Examines Teen Suspect’s Past
LITTLETON, CO (AP) — The death of a Florida teenager who authorities say was obsessed with the Columbine school shooting and may have planned to carry out her own attack in Colorado did not end an investigation into the 18-year-old, authorities said as they examine whether the young woman acted alone and Denver-area schools prepared…
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Heightened Alert After Threat Locks Down Columbine
LITTLETON, CO (AP) — Schools in the Denver area are on heightened alert after authorities said a young woman who is "infatuated" with the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School made threats just days before the 20th anniversary of the attack that killed 13 people. Authorities are looking for Sol Pais, 18, who is thought to…
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Around The World, ‘Our Hearts Ache’ At Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press The world reacted with shock and prayers to the massive fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, united in grief and in solidarity with the people of France. As the flames tore through the 12th-century cathedral, Spain's prime minister offered France the help of his country in the recovery.…
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Democrats Raise $75M So Far, Signaling a Drawn-Out Fight
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates raised about $75 million during the first quarter of the 2020 election, a lackluster sum spread out across more than a dozen campaigns that signals a drawn-out battle likely lies ahead. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led the field by raising $18 million and California Sen. Kamala Harris came…
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Removal of Fuel in Pool at Fukushima’s Melted Reactor Begins
TOKYO, JAPAN (AP) — The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has begun removing fuel from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down in the 2011 disaster, a milestone in the decades-long process to decommission the plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that workers started removing the first of…
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