5 Killed, Others Wounded At Maryland Newspaper Shooting
By BRIAN WITTE , Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A shooter killed five people Thursday and wounded others at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and police said a suspect was in custody. A reporter at The Capital Gazette tweeted that a single gunman fired into the newsroom and shot multiple employees. Phil Davis, who…
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Immigrant Mom Heads To Court To Get Her Son Back
By MARTHA IRVINE and JULIE WATSON , Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When Lidia Karine Souza would call her 9-year-old son — allowed just 20 minutes per week — he would beg his mom though tears to do everything in her power to get him out of U.S. government custody and back to her. The…
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Justice Kennedy’s Exit Triggers Epic Supreme Court Clash
By CATHERINE LUCEY and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement is setting off a momentous confirmation battle for President Donald Trump's next Supreme Court nominee that is certain to consume the Senate, inflame partisan tensions and shape the outcome of the midterm elections. All sides quickly mobilized Wednesday after…
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Officer Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Teen
EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager has been charged with criminal homicide. The charge against East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld is included in court records obtained by media organizations. It wasn't known Wednesday if the 30-year-old Penn Hills resident has retained an attorney, and the district…
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States, Immigrant Supporters Demand Family Reunifications
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, WILL WEISSERT and GENE JOHNSON , Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seventeen states, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the border, as the legal and political pressure on the White House to…
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