PARIS — A man holding a gun on a French female soldier at Orly Airport shouted, “I am here to die in the name of Allah … There will be deaths,” before two of the soldier’s comrades shot the attacker dead Saturday morning, a prosecutor told reporters. None of the soldiers were wounded, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said. The suspect,
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to head the civil division of the Justice Department. The Wall Street Journal reports that George Conway was chosen to head the office that has responsibility for defending the administration’s proposed travel ban and defending lawsuits filed against the administration. Conway is a partner
SCHYULKILL HAVEN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa — A Pottsville man is dead after he lost control of his snowmobile Friday night. Dennis G. Keefer III, 22, was driving a snowmobile aroun 11:30 p.m. on Second Mountain near Weiser State Game Lands in Wayne Township when he lost control and struck a tree Schuylkill County Assistant Coroner Debra Detweiler responded to the
WASHINGTON — The House Republican health care bill has competition from another GOP group, governors with their own proposal on how to overhaul Medicaid for low-income people. They’re hoping Republican senators will find their ideas more persuasive. It’s a gradual approach, with additional options for states. It’s likely to involve more federal spending than the House bill, but also keep
MORAGA (AP) — Authorities say a hiker found human remains near a creek in a secluded area close to the border between the cities of Moraga and Lafayette. The East Bay Times reports Moraga police say the remains were found in a spot only accessible by foot or by a 4-wheel drive vehicle. The hiker led investigators from the Moraga
Watch Video After serving seven years in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend and feeding her to dogs, Brazilian goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza is controversially back in the game, signed by Brazilian club Boa Esporte for two years. Fans and sponsors of the Brazilian second-division team quickly denounced the move but so far Boa Esporte isn’t backing down. In a
BISMARCK, N.D. — An appeals court has refused to stop the imminent flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday denied a request from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes for an emergency order. That means the pipeline to move North Dakota oil to Illinois
POCATELLO, ID – The family of a teenage boy sprayed by a cyanide explosive that killed their dog is outraged they weren’t told the device was planted near their home, reports East Idaho News. Canyon Mansfield, 14, went on a walk Thursday afternoon with his family’s 3-year-old yellow Labrador, Casey, on a hill behind their Pocatello home on Buck Skin
Watch Video WASHINGTON — Two government officials told CNN Friday evening that the classified report the Justice Department delivered to House and Senate investigators does not confirm President Donald Trump’s allegations that President Barack Obama wiretapped him during the campaign. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, spoke with knowledge of the classified report’s contents. When asked if the DOJ’s
Sahro Mohamed Mumin, 30, looks at her son Abdulrahman Mahamud, 2, who was diagnosed with pneumonia and severe malnutrition, at a government run health clinic on February 25, 2017 in Shada, Somalia. Mumin’s family lost all of their animals due to drought and had traveled 150 kilometers in search of a better situation. Somalia is currently on the brink of
