Older of two students arrested in Colorado shooting held on murder charge
The older of two students accused of opening fire in a suburban Denver high school, killing one classmate and injuring eight others, was being held on Wednesday on murder and attempted-murder charges, court records showed.
Older of 2 students arrested in Colorado shooting charged with murder
The older of two students accused of opening fire in a suburban Denver high school, killing one classmate and injuring eight others, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder and attempted murder, court records showed.
Factbox: U.S. states with the most and fewest school shootings
The shooting at a suburban Denver high school on Tuesday was the 1,369th incident in the United States since 1970, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database maintained by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
Explainer: How hard-hitting are U.S. Congress subpoenas, contempt citations?
A U.S. House committee on Wednesday was moving to hold U.S. Attorney General William Barr in “contempt of Congress.” What does that mean?
Explainer: Can Trump use executive privilege to withhold full Mueller report?
The White House on Wednesday invoked executive privilege to block the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted Russia report as a U.S. House panel met to vote on holding the U.S. attorney general in contempt of Congress for withholding th…
Ex-member of alleged New York sex cult felt ‘shame’ after forced encounter
A former member of an alleged New York sex cult testified on Wednesday that the secretive group’s leader forced her into an unwanted sexual encounter and took nude photos of her after he announced that he was her “grand master.”
Walmart raises U.S. tobacco purchase age to 21 starting in July
Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 across its U.S. stores starting July 1, responding to growing regulatory and political pressure to curb a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes.
Trump cites executive privilege to block Congress from getting full Mueller report
The White House on Wednesday invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block the release of the unredacted Mueller report on Russian election meddling, challenging U.S. House Democrats as they met to vote on holding Attorney General William…
Victim in Colorado school shooting was 18-year-old robotics enthusiast
The 18-year-old student killed in a shooting at a suburban Denver school was a high school senior days away from graduating, police said as they continued to search for a motive in the attack that also wounded eight people.
White House asserts ‘executive privilege’ as House panel takes aim at Barr
The White House on Wednesday took the aggressive step of invoking “executive privilege” to block the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report as a Democratic-led U.S. congressional panel moved toward holding Attorney General Willi…
