Man, 83, set to be executed for judge’s mail-bomb slaying
This photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Walter Leroy Moody.
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The Latest: Inmate asks Supreme Court to halt execution
This undated family photo made available by Joyce Vance, shows U.S. Circuit Judge Robert S. Vance, who was killed by a mail bomb sent to his home in Mountain Brook, Ala., in 1989. Walter Leroy Moore Jr. was convicted of capital murder in the blast and is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on April 19, 2018.
Package bomber set to be executed for judge’s murder
This undated family photo made available by Joyce Vance, shows U.S. Circuit Judge Robert S. Vance, who was killed by a mail bomb sent to his home in Mountain Brook, Ala., in 1989. Walter Leroy Moore Jr. was convicted of capital murder in the blast and is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on April 19, 2018.
China may be jamming US Navy jets off aircraft carriers in the…
China may be jamming US Navy jets off aircraft carriers in the Pacific - and the US will 'not look kindly on it' An EA-18G Growler assigned to the "Rooks" of Electronic Attack Squadron 137 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on February 28, 2018. The US Navy's USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has reached the Philippines, and a pilot on board reported possibly having his aircraft jammed by the Chinese.
Comey’s Biggest Reveal This Week Wasn’t About Trump
It is a firmly held belief among many Hillary Clinton supporters that the scandal surrounding her personal email server was, top-to bottom, an exercise in bad faith. Bad faith from the reporters and editors who splashed the story on the front pages.
U.S. Supreme Court restricts deportations of immigrant felons
A U.S. law requiring the deportation of immigrants convicted of certain crimes of violence is unconstitutionally vague, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday, in a decision that could hinder the Trump administration's ability to step up the removal of immigrants with criminal records. The court, in a 5-4 ruling in which President Donald Trump's conservative appointee Neil Gorsuch joined the four liberal justices, invalidated the provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act and sided with convicted California burglar James Garcia Dimaya, a legal immigrant from the Philippines.
Up to $10K reward offered after 58 firearms stolen from a Columbus pawn shop
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation , the trade association for the firearms industry, are seeking information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the burglary and theft of firearms from Express Pawn, in Columbus. ATF is offering a reward up to $5,000, which will be matched by the NSSF for a total reward up to $10,000.
Man accused of plotting to bomb Oklahoma City building facing additional charge
According to a criminal complaint, the FBI arrested 24-year-old Jerry Drake Varnell on Aug. 12 after he allegedly attempted to detonate what he believed to be an explosives-laden van in an alley next to BancFirst in downtown Oklahoma City. "He wanted to make the biggest impact wherever he was going to place his bomb.
U.S. Seeks to Send American ISIS Suspect to Another Country’s Custody
The United States military intends to transfer an American citizen who has been detained in Iraq for more than seven months to the custody of another country in several days, the Justice Department told a judge on Tuesday. But the man, whose name has not been made public, does not want to go to that country and intends to fight the proposed transfer in court, according to his lead lawyer, Jonathan Hafetz of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Supreme Court strikes down part of immigration law as too vague
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. The court's 5-4 decision - an unusual alignment in which new Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the four liberal justices - concerns a catchall provision of immigration law that defines what makes a crime violent.
James Comey Responds to President Trump’s Tweet Storm Calling for Him to Be Jailed
James Comey slammed President Donald Trump for saying on Twitter that he should be jailed for his actions as FBI Director, arguing that the American people are becoming dangerously numb to the President undermining the key tenants of the United States. "The President of the United States is calling for the imprisonment of a private citizen as he's done for a whole lot of people who criticize him.
Patrick Buchanan: Trump – Prisoner of the War Party?
"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying 'the United States should withdraw from Syria.' We convinced him it was necessary to stay."
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On Monday evening, after a peaceful but noisy confrontation by pro- and con demonstrators, the Los Alamitos City Council began hearing hours of public comment on whether it should enact an ordinance exempting the city on grounds that the state law is unconstitutional. No vote had taken place by midnight.
Therea s evidence that Trump committed a crime: Comey
In his first televised interview since being fired by the U.S. President Donald Trump, the former FBI director James Comey spoke on wide-ranging topics. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos broadcast on ABC, Comey declared that he believed Donald Trump was "morally unfit to be president."
Russians may have compromising information on Trump – ex-FBI chief
Former FBI director James Comey has said it is possible that Russia may have compromising information on US president Donald Trump. Mr Comey added that that there is "some evidence of obstruction of justice" in the president's actions, and that Mr Trump is "morally unfit" for office.
Comey speculates Russians may have damaging info on Trump
In his scathing appraisal of the man who fired him as FBI chief, James Comey cited "some evidence of obstruction of justice" in President Donald Trump's actions and speculated that Russians might have dirt on the president. Trump struck back, branding Comey a criminal.
Morning Press: Pretrial release; Fake Inslee letter; Homeless students; Golf courses & real estate
A Affordable Bail Bonds near Clark County Superior Court is pictured Tuesday evening, April 10, 2018. In the United States, people accused of crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Did The Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria Happen? We Need A Different Question
There has been a lot of debate other whether the chemical weapons attacks in Syria "really happened". On the one side, you have the corporate media for the West, on the other side you have the corporate media for the Russians, as well as the conspiracy-oriented fringe in the U.S. Obviously one side is correct, and the truth does matter, but it really is the wrong question to be asking.
Navy: Training jet flew too low _ for thrills _ before crash
The Navy is citing pilot error for a military training jet crash in Tennessee that killed the two aboard, saying it was being flown for thrills and too low. Navy officials said in a report the T-45C Goshawk was flying below allowable altitudes last October when it plunged into a forest near Tellico Plains.
Steve King keeps Donald Trump from linking NAFTA, illegal immigration
Rep. Steve King, a crusader against illegal immigration, has emerged as the unlikely culprit blocking President Trump from a crackdown on Mexico 's border jumpers in the renegotiation of NAFTA. Mr. Trump has repeatedly tied the issues together, saying he will scrap the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement unless Mexico does more to stop the flow of people headed north across its territory.