Oct 28 Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence By Claire Galofaro, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press As authorities intercepted more than a dozen pipe bombs addressed to President Donald Trump’s most ardent critics, political scientists and ordinary Americans observed, again, that rabid partisanship had devolved to the point of acts of violent extremism. Continue reading
Oct 28 Shut for over 6 years, Syria’s national museum reopens By Albert Aji, Associated Press More than six years after it was shut down as the country’s civil war encroached, Syria’s National Museum in the heart of Damascus reopened on Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 28 Married couple, brothers among synagogue victims By Associated Press The 11 people killed in the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh included a married couple, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, and two brothers, Cecil and David Rosenthal. Continue reading
Oct 28 Police: Synagogue gunman said he wanted all Jews to die By Mark Scolforo, Allen G. Breed, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The suspect in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue told officers afterward that Jews were committing genocide and he wanted them all to die, according to charging documents made public Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 27 Charges filed against suspected synagogue gunman By Associated Press In a 29-count criminal complaint, a man suspected of killing 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been charged with using a firearm to commit murder, weapons offenses and seriously injuring police officers while obstructing the exercise of religious… Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: FBI, law enforcement hold press conference after mass shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue By Kamala Kelkar The FBI and other law enforcement officials are expected to speak during a press conference at 4 p.m. after a shooter opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing at least 10 people. Continue reading
Oct 27 Gunman attacks Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people By Gene Puskar, Associated Press A gunman who’s believed to have spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a baby-naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in… Continue reading
Oct 27 Trump says Pittsburgh attack lays bare ‘hate’ in US By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday lamented the “devastating” attack by a shooter on a Pittsburgh synagogue, saying it lays bare the “hate in our country” and speculating that the deadly violence would have been curbed if the building had had… Continue reading
Oct 27 After arrest, Republicans struggle with mail bombs fallout By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Republicans this week scrambled to draw a firm line between the alleged actions of 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc and President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 27 How do bomb squads assess a suspicious package? By Prachi Patel , Scientific American Explosives experts use a combination of x-ray scans, chemical swabs and other tools to evaluate the parcel. Continue reading