Texas Teenager Kills 10 People on School Rampage Spree

A 17-year-old confessed to aiming for people he didn't like at a Texas high school when he opened fire Friday, killing 10 people Friday, a court document shows. Suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, said to an investigator he spared people he liked to tell his story, and he acted alone, a probable cause affidavit says.

3rd District ballot hits double digits

Boxboro's Patrick Littlefield, former executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation, announced Friday on Twitter that he had collected enough verified signatures to make the ballot. Littlefield became the 10th Democrat on the ballot, joining Jeff Ballinger, Alexandra Chandler, Beej Das, Rufus Gifford, Dan Koh, Barbara L'Italien, Patrick Littlefield, Bopha Malone, Juana Matias and Lori Trahan.

Russia probe pushback: 5 times the pattern plays oout

President Donald Trump started his Friday with a provocative tweet: "Reports are there was indeed at least one FBI representative implanted, for political purposes, into my campaign for president. It took place very early on, and long before the phony Russia Hoax became a 'hot' Fake News story.

Marginalizing Melania is not an attractive look

Need more evidence that there are two Americas? Here: Left-wing hatred of Melania Trump is inversely proportional to flyover admiration for the first lady. In just the last month, late-night clown Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump's Slovenian accent, CNN contributor April Ryan attacked her as former Hillary Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines derided her genteel presence at former President George H.W. Bush's funeral, and horror writer Stephen King snickered at her hospitalization this past week for kidney surgery.

Editorial: GOP moderates, step up on DACA discharge

In recent days, 20 Republican congressmen have signed a discharge petition aimed at forcing legislation out of committee and onto the floor, the better to resolve the standoff over DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - and the Dreamers. Those are the undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as youngsters, have grown up and gone to school here, and hope to become citizens.

Jeff Jacoby: Fire your congressman? There’s a fund for that

NORBERT RICHTER, an engineer whose business is the construction of ultra-light turbine helicopters, has a knack for getting innovative contraptions off the ground. That skill may prove handy as he attempts to gain altitude for a different sort of vehicle: a scheme to disrupt the shield of incumbency that makes it almost impossible to dislodge a sitting member of Congress.

Democrats May Back Challenger To Simcha Felder – Or Boot Him

Democrats will consider moves to back a primary challenge against turncoat state Sen. Simcha Felder - or even boot him out of the party. The party's convention this week will vote on unusual measures to support an opponent to Felder in his heavily Jewish Brooklyn district because he has effectively been serving as a Republican.

Texas school shooting suspect won’t face death penalty

Accused Santa Fe HS shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, won't face the death penalty if he is convicted of capital murder , and could be paroled when he's 57, thanks to two US Supreme Court rulings. A 2005 decision made it unconstitutional for anyone under 18 at the time of their crime to face execution, and a 2012 ruling outlawed life without parole.

Dreamers’ Plan – Community Organizing,’ – Social Justice’ Summer Camps

The United States Congress has sidelined legislation to give amnesty to as many as 3.6 illegal aliens after the courts put President Donald Trump's end to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on hold, but the so-called "Dreamers" are busy putting their "here to stay" tagline into action. United We Dream , "the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country," is planning "community organizing" and "social justice" summer workshops in Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.